The document summarizes information about six major film studios - Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios. It provides details on each studio's ownership, some of their successful film franchises, and their annual operating incomes, all of which are reported to be increasing.
3. Warner brothers
Warner Bros. owns several companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner
Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema,
TheWB.com, and DC Comics. Warner owns half of The CW Television
Network. Some successful films are:
- Harry Potter
- Looney Tunes
- Star Wars
- Free willy
Their operating income is around $845million a year and increasing.
4. Fox film corporation (20th century
fox)
Fox have partnered with companies such as 1492 Pictures, Lucasfilm, Lightstorm
Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Walden Media, Regency Enterprises, Blue Sky
Studios, Troublemaker Studios, Marvel Studios, Ingenious Film Partners, Scott Free
Productions, Gracie Films, EuropaCorp, Color Force, Centropolis Entertainment,
Conundrum Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Red Hour Productions, Village
Roadshow Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment, The Donners'
Company, 21 Laps Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment. Some successful films are:
- Doctor Dolittle
- Ice age
- Chronicles of narnia
- Alvin and the chipmunks
Their operating income is $2.9billion and increasing.
5. Paramount pictures
Paramount Pictures is an American film production and distribution company.
It was founded in 1912 and currently owned by Viacom, it is America's oldest
existing film studio, and the last major film studio still in the Hollywood
district of Los Angeles. Paramount is well known as one of the top movie
studios in the world. Some successful films are:
Black beauty
Charlottes web
Star Trek
Ghost
The godfather
Their operating income is $300million a year and increasing.
6. Columbia pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries is an American film production and
distribution company. Columbia Pictures forms part of the Columbia
TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment,
which is owned by the Japanese Sony company. It’s an extremely well
known film company, and some of it’s successful films are:
Batman
Superman
Hamlet
Their operating income is $300million and increasing.
7. Universal pictures
It was previously owned by coca cola, Universal pictures was then purchased by
Sony. However due to it’s success, it kept its brand name and is still known as
universal pictures. Successful films are:
Phantom of the opera
The mummy
Notting Hill
American pie
Net income of $2.26billion and increasing.
8. Walt Disney studios
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt
Disney Pictures and Television, owned by of the Walt Disney Studios and the main
production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures
Group, based at the Walt Disney Studios, produces films that are released under the Walt
Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. Their most successful production partners
recently have been Pixar, Great Oaks, Caravan Pictures, Studio Ghibli, Jerry Bruckheimer
Films, Marvel Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Starz Media, Walden Media, Mandeville
Films, Gunn Films and Jim Henson Pictures. Some successful films are:
- Cinderella
- Treasure island
- Alice in wonderland
- Peter pan
Their operating income is $6.627billion and increasing.