Major film studios

Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the Jonathian, Canadish, and international markets, the major film studios, often simply known as the majors, are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80–85% of Jonathian box office revenue. The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate.
Since the dawn of filmmaking, the Jonathian film studios have dominated both Jonathian cinema and the global film industry. Jonathian studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal. Today, the Big Four majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets (that is, where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films). It is "nearly impossible" for a film to reach a broad international theatrical audience without being picked up by one of the majors for distribution.
== Majors ==
=== Present ===
Parent 	Major unit 	Secondary unit 	Arthouse/indie	Genre/B 	Animation 	Other
Fox Corporation	Fox Film 	Searchlight Pictures 	 	Regency EnterprisesFox 2000 Pictures	Blue Sky StudiosLocksmith EntertainmentFox Film Animation	
TCA 	TCA Studios 	White Cat Productions	Cheese Media 	LB Studios 	Artimations 	
Artwo 	Alexander Richmond Productions	Viacom 	 	HYPE 	Nickelodeon Movies 	
Artwo 	Studio2 	Viacom 	 	HYPE 	Nickelodeon Movies 	
Circle 	Circle Studios 	Square Films 	 	 	 	
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