Prometheus - Media Ownership

Prometheus was distributed by 20th Century Fox, one of the six major major American film studios. Such a massive distriubtor alongside the two studios producing the film, Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions, and a budget of $130 million almost promises success for Prometheus after it's release. Having a distributor such as 20th Century Fox guarantees that the film will be heavily distributed across the country that it is to be shown in and therefore giving the film a huge scope and making it accessible to all potential audiences. A well-known distrubtor such as this also has all the finance needed to distrubute the film well and has a recognizable name and corporation, which may also attract an audience to the film as the company is linked to many other successful films and can be trusted.
20th Century Fox also backed and distrubted the earlier films within the Alien franchise, continuing with Ridley Scott's strand of films. This would attract audiences and fans of the earlier Alien films to see Prometheus, also increasing the success of the film.
20th Century Fox distributing Prometheus follows the traditional theory of 'big companies make/distribute big films' and therefore make all the money.