Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (also known as Columbia Pictures, Columbia, or CPII) is an American film studio that is currently a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and has had a long history of involvement with Disney. It was the second independent distributor of Walt Disney Productions' films following Pat Powers' Celebrity Productions and preceding United Artists. In addition, Columbia had licensed Q*Bert to Disney for its use in Wreck-It RalphWreck-It Ralph end credits and they were also the co-production company for Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
==History==
===Pre-Disney events===
Columbia was founded on January 10, 1924 by Jack Cohn, Harry Cohn, and Joe Brandt as a successor to Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation, which was established on June 19, 1918, and took its current name in 1968. It released its first feature film on January 15, 1924 with "Discontented Husbands".
===Disney-related events===
Columbia served as the distributor for Walt Disney Productions' Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies short subjects released from 1929 to 1932. A falling-out with Disney and Columbia led Disney to strike a deal with United Artists. United Artists would continue to distribute Disney short subjects from 1932 to 1937.Mickey's Follies: Walt's Distribution Deals, Defeats, and Decisions (waltdisney.org)
===Post-Disney events===
Columbia acquired Winkler Pictures during production of their Krazy Kat cartoons.
Columbia Pictures Corporation was renamed to Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. in 1966.
Columbia was sold to Sony on September 28, 1989 for $3.4 billion.Sony to Pay $3.4 Billion for Columbia Pictures : Japanese Firm Willing to Offer High Price to Get Film, TV Software for Video Equipment It Makes (latimes.com) It optioned script versions of a Spider-Man film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in April 1999."Cameron Spun Out of Spider-Man Movie" - E! (4/5/1999)
==Filmography==
===Silly Symphonies===
# 	Title 	Release Date
1 	The Skeleton Dance 	August 29, 1929Motion Picture News (3/15/1930)
2 	El Terrible Toreador 	September 26, 1929
3 	Springtime 	October 24, 1929
4 	Hell's Bells 	November 21, 1929
5 	The Merry Dwarfs 	December 19, 1929
6 	Summer 	January 16, 1930Motion Picture News (9/13/1930)
7 	Autumn 	February 13, 1930
8 	Cannibal Capers 	March 13, 1930
9 	Frolicking Fish 	May 8, 1930
10	Arctic Antics 	June 5, 1930
11	Midnight in a Toy Shop	July 3, 1930
12	Night 	July 31, 1930
13	Monkey Melodies 	August 10, 1930
14	Winter 	October 30, 1930Harrison's Reports (1930)
15	Playful Pan 	December 28, 1930Motion Picture Herald (4/18/1931)
16	Birds of a Feather 	February 4, 1931Harrison's Reports (1931)
17	Mother Goose Melodies 	April 17, 1931Motion Picture Herald (Oct 1931)
18	The China Plate 	May 25, 1931Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)
19	The Busy Beavers 	June 27, 1931Harrison's Reports (1931)
20	The Cat's Out 	July 28, 1931
21	Egyptian Melodies 	August 27, 1931
22	The Clock Store 	September 30, 1931Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1932)
23	The Spider and the Fly	October 16, 1931
24	The Fox Hunt 	November 18, 1931
25	The Ugly Duckling 	December 16, 1931
26	The Bird Store 	January 16, 1932Motion Picture Herald (1932)
===Mickey Mouse===
;1930 (Re-releases)
#Steamboat Willie (January 31)
#The Gallopin' Gaucho (February 14)
#Plane Crazy (February 28)
#The Barn Dance (March 14)
#The Opry House (March 28)
#When the Cat's Away (April 11)
#The Barnyard Battle (April 25)
#The Plowboy (May 9)
#The Karnival Kid (May 23)
#Mickey's Choo-Choo (June 20)
#Mickey's Follies (June 26)
#The Jazz Fool (July 5)
#Jungle Rhythm (July 19)
#The Haunted House (August 1)
#Wild Waves (August 15)
;1930 (New releases)
#The Barnyard Concert
#Fiddling Around
#The Cactus Kid
#The Fire Fighters
#The Shindig
#The Chain Gang
#The PicnicMotion Picture Herald (1931)
#The Gorilla Mystery
#Pioneer Days
;1931
#The Birthday Party
#Traffic Troubles
#The Castaway
#The Moose Hunt
#The Delivery Boy
#Mickey Steps Out
#Blue Rhythm
#Fishin' Around
#The Barnyard Broadcast
#The Beach Party
#Mickey Cuts Up
#Mickey's Orphans
;1932
#The Duck Hunt
#The Grocery Boy
#The Mad Dog
#Barnyard Olympics
#Mickey's Revue
#Musical Farmer
#Mickey in Arabia
===Marvel Studios/Marvel Cinematic Universe===
;2017
*Spider-Man: Homecoming
;2019
*Spider-Man: Far From Home
;2021
*Spider-Man: No Way Home
;2026
*Spider-Man 4
===Touchstone Pictures===
*Bicentennial Man (1999) - distributed internationally by Columbia
==Gallery==
Fiddling Around.jpg|Columbia's credit on Fiddling Around (Mickey Mouse)
ss-hellsbells.jpg|Columbia's credit on Hell's Bells (Silly Symphonies)
==References==
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