Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (known simply as Sony Pictures and abbreviated as SPE) is an American entertainment company that produces, acquires and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary and the US headquarters of the Tokyo-based multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Corporation. Based in Culver City, California, it encompasses Sony's motion picture, television production and distribution units. Its group sales in the fiscal year 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017) has been reported to be of $8.064 billion.
SPE is a member of the Big Six and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
Sony Pictures' film franchises include The Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man, Men in Black, Underworld, Robert Langdon, The Smurfs (via Peyo), Sniper, and many more.
== Film Series ==
Title 	Release date	Notes
Blondie 	1938–1950 	
Five Little Peppers 	1939–1940 	
Boston Blackie 	1941–1949 	
Crime Doctor 	1943–1949 	
The Whistler 	1944–1948 	
Rusty 	1945–1949 	
Jungle Jim 	1948–1956 	
Annie 	1982–present	co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Ghostbusters 	1984–present	co-production with Ghost Corps (since 2016) and Village Roadshow Pictures
The Karate Kid 	1984–present	co-production with JW Films and Overbrook Entertainment
Terminator 	1991-2009 	Co-production with Orion Pictures, Hemdale, Carolco Pictures, Lightstorm Entertainment, C2 Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Halcyon Company, Skydance Productions, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox PicturesJudgment Day, Rise of the Machines (Internationally), and Salvation (Internationally)
Sniper 	1993–present	
3 Ninjas 	1994–1998 	co-production with Touchstone Pictures
Bad Boys 	1995–present	co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Jumanji 	1995–present	
Screamers 	1995–2009 	
Anaconda 	1997–present	co-production with Phoenix Pictures
Men in Black 	1997–present	co-production with Amblin Entertainment and Relativity Media
I Know What You Did Last Summer 	1997–2006 	co-production with Mandalay Entertainment
Starship Troopers 	1997–present	co-production with Touchstone Pictures
Wild Things 	1998–2010 	co-production with Mandalay Entertainment
Urban Legends 	1998–2005 	co-production with Phoenix Pictures
Baby Geniuses 	1999–present	co-production with Crystal Sky Pictures
Stuart Little 	1999–present	
Final Fantasy 	2001–2009 	co-production with Square Enix
Resident Evil 	2002–2017 	co-production with Constantin Film and Capcom
Spider-Man 	2002–present	co-production with Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios
XXX 	2002–present	co-production with Original Film, Paramount Pictures and Revolution Studios
Underworld 	2003–2017 	
Daddy Day Care 	2003–2007 	co-production with Revolution Studios
S.W.A.T. 	2003–present	co-production with Original Film
The Grudge 	2004–present	co-production with Ghost House Pictures
Hostel 	2005–2011 	co-production with Lionsgate Films
James Bond 	2006–2015 	co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(from Casino Royale to Spectre)
The Dan Brown series 	2006–2016 	co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Relativity Media
Open Season 	2006–present	
Rocky 	2006 	co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Revolution Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line CinemaRocky Balboa only
Ghost Rider 	2007–2012 	co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Crystal Sky Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Saturn Films, Imagenation Abu Dhabi, and Relativity Media
Surf's Up 	2007–present	
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	2009–present	
Insidious 	2011–present	co-production with Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, and Universal Studios
The Smurfs 	2011–present	co-production with The K Entertainment Company
Jump Street 	2012–present	co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Relativity Media, and Original Film
Hotel Transylvania 	2012–present	
The Equalizer 	2014–present	co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Relativity Media, and Original Film
Goosebumps 	2015–present	co-production with Scholastic Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, and Original Film
The Angry Birds Movie 	2016–present	co-production with Rovio Entertainment
Marvel Cinematic Universe 	2017–present	co-production with Marvel StudiosSpider-Man films only
MonsterVerse 	2021-present	co-production with Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Toho, and Tezuka ProductionsStar System films only
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