Major movie studios

Big Five are the United States's major movie production studios which also distribute their product. All of them have historic flagship production facilities near Hollywood.
All Big Five major studios (Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures) are parts of much larger business enterprises, with their corporate headquarters offices far from Hollywood.
The group of major studios long numbered seven, but was reduced to six with the fading from importance of MGM in the 1980s.
They became five when, on November 6, 2017 - Disney announced its deal to buy Fox for $52.4 billion.

 Majors 

 Current 
Studio parent
(conglomerate)Major film studio unit
Second studioDate FoundArthouse/indieGenre movie/B movieAnimationOther divisions and brandsOTT/VODUS/CA market share (2023)Universal Studios
(NBCUniversal, Comcast)Universal Pictures
DreamWorks PicturesApril 30, 1912
August 30, 1934Focus FeaturesWorking Title Films

Go Fish PicturesUniversal Animation Studios

DreamWorks Animation

Illumination

Illumination Studios ParisAmblin Partners (minority)

Carnival Films

Makeready (JV)

NBCUniversal Japan

DreamWorks Classics

OTL Releasing

United International Pictures (JV)

Universal 1440 Entertainment

WT2 ProductionsPeacock
Hayu

Fandango at Home (75%)

SkyShowtime (JV)21.77%Paramount Pictures Corporation
(Paramount Global, merger with Skydance Media to form Paramount Skydance Corporation pending)Paramount Pictures
Red Rocket EntertainmentMay 8, 1912
Junly 29. 1918Miramax (49%)

Showtime Documentary FilmsParamount Players

Republic Pictures

BET Films

MTV Entertainment Studios

Colors Pictures

Nickelodeon MoviesRed Rocket Feature Animation

Paramount Animation

Nickelodeon Animation Studio

MTV Animation

CBS Eye Animation Productions

Avatar StudiosAwesomeness Films

Miramax Family (49%)

Paramount Digital Entertainment

Melange Pictures

United International Pictures (JV)Paramount+

RedStar

Pluto TV

BET+

My5

Philo (minority stake)
SkyShowtime (JV)9.55%Amazon MGM Studios
(Amazon)Oz Film Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer1914
April 17, 1924Orion Pictures

United Artists

Orion ClassicsAmerican International PicturesN/ALightworkers MediaPrime Video
MGM+
MX Player15.73%Warner Bros. Entertainment
(Warner Bros. Discovery)Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line CinemaApril 4, 1923
June 18, 1967HBO Films

HBO Documentary Films

Cinemax FilmsDC Studios

Cartoon Network Movies

CNN Films

TruTV Films

Alloy EntertainmentWarner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

Cartoon Network Studios

Williams Street

Hanna-Barbera Studios EuropeDC Entertainment
Flagship Entertainment Group (49%)

Spyglass Media Group (minority)

First National Pictures

Castle Rock Entertainment

Turner Entertainment Co.

Warner Bros. Japan [ja]Max
Discovery+
Fandango at Home (25%)
Philo (minority)21.26%Walt Disney Studios
(The Walt Disney Company)Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century StudiosOctober 16, 1923
May 31, 1935Disneynature

RKO Pictures

Searchlight Pictures

Hulu Documentary Films

A&E IndieFilms (50%)

History Films (50%)Marvel Studios

Lucasfilm

New World Pictures

National Geographic Documentary Films (73%)

Disney Channel Original Movies

Freeform Original Productions

The Muppets StudioWalt Disney Animation Studios

New World Animation

Pixar Animation Studios

Marvel Animation

Marvel Studios Animation

Lucasfilm Animation

20th Century Animation20th Century Family

Star Studios

Regency Enterprises (20%)

Vice Films (16%)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (JV)Disney+
Hulu

ESPN+ (80%)

Disney+ Hotstar (36.84%)

Movies Anywhere

Philo (minority stake)11.26%Sony Pictures
(Sony Group Corporation)Columbia Pictures
TriStar PicturesJanuary 10, 1924
March 2, 1982Sony Pictures ClassicsScreen Gems

Stage 6 Films

Affirm Films

Ghost CorpsSony Pictures Animation

Columbia Animation Studios

TriStar Animation Studios

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Crunchyroll, LLC

Madhouse (5%)3000 Pictures

Destination Films
Left Bank Pictures

Sony Pictures Japan

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

TriStar Productions

Sony Pictures Releasing

Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (JV)

Sony Pictures IndiaSony Pictures Core
Sony Movie Channel

SonyLIV

Crunchyroll
Great American Pure Flix (JV)1.54%

Little 4
 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Amazon MGM Studios/Amazon
 Lionsgate Films - Lionsgate Studios
 Amblin Partners
 Amblin Entertainment
  Signature Entertainment
 ErosSTX
 Eros International
 STXfilms
 A24

International studios
 Gaumont Film Company
 Pinewood Studios
 Lenfilm
 Nordisk Film
 BBC Films
 Pathé Frères
 Constantin Film
 SF Studios
 Titanus - closed down in 1964; revived as a small studio in 1970.
 Sheperton Studios - sold to Pinewood Group in 2001.
 Rank Organisation - bought by The Rank Group in 1996; motion picture involvement ended in 2006.
 Optimum Releasing - bought by StudioCanal in 2006; later renamed as StudioCanal UK in 2011.

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