Major film studios (Alternative-Universe)

==Majors==
===Present===
Studio parent(conglomerate)	Major film studio unit	Year founded 	Arthouse/indie	Genre movie/B movie	Animation	Other divisions and brands	US/CA market share (2018)
NBCUniversal 	Universal Pictures 	1912 	 	 	 	 	14.9%
Viacom 	Paramount Pictures 	1912 	 	 	 	 	6.4%
WarnerMedia 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	1923 	 	 	 	 	16.3%
Walt Disney Studios 	Walt Disney Pictures 	1923 	 	 	 	 	15.8%
Sony Pictures 	Columbia Pictures 	1924Rozen, Leah (November 14, 1999). "It Happened With One Movie: A Studio Transformed". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2010. "...which may explain why C.B.C. incorporated itself as the classier-sounding Columbia Pictures in 1924. "	 	 	 	 	10.9%
Lionsgate Holdings 	Lionsgate Pictures 	1924 	 	 	 	 	20.5%
===Past===
Past majors include:
* RKO Pictures (1928–1959) defunct, then several times revived as an independent studio; their latest films were released in both 2012 and 2015, respectively.
* United Artists (1919–1981) acquired by MGM in 1981. Note: United Artists library wasn't included in the 1986 Ted Turner sale in 1986. 
* Judy Garland Pictures (1950-1994) became a division of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Groyp when Sony bought Judy Garland Entertainment.
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (1924–2010) acquired by Ted Turner in 1986, then sold the studio back to Kirk Kerkorian later that year and kept the pre-May 1986 library; became a mini-major studio up on the sale; emerged from bankruptcy in 2010.
* DreamWorks SKG (1930-2016) acquired by Comcast/NBCUniversal in 2016
* The Weinstein Company (1928-2018) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but bought by Lantern Entertainment in 2018 then its assets transferred to Spyglass Media Group
* 20th Century Fox (1935–2019) became a part of Walt Disney Studios when The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019.
==References==
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