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## Paramount Pictures

### Founder:

William Wadsworth Hodkinson
Adolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky

### Parent:

Gulf+Western (1968–1989)
Paramount Communications (1989–1995)
Viacom (1995–2019)
ViacomCBS (2019–2022)
Paramount Global (2022- )

### Subsidiaries:

Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Television Studios
Paramount Television
Desilu Productions

## Background

**Paramount Pictures** traces its history back to May 8, 1912, when it was originally founded as Famous Players Film Company by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor. He had been an early investor in nickelodeons (film theaters that cost 5 cents for admission), and saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman, he planned to offer motion pictures that would appeal to the middle class by featuring leading theatrical players of the time (leading to the slogan "famous players in famous plays"). By 1913, Famous Players had completed five films and Zukor was on his way to success. That same year, fellow aspiring producer Jesse L. Lasky opened the Lasky Feature Play Company with money borrowed from his brother-in-law Samuel Goldfish (later known as Samuel Goldwyn). The Lasky company hired Cecil B. DeMille, a stage director with virtually no film experience, as their first employee; DeMille would find a suitable location site in Hollywood for his first film *The Squaw Man*.

In 1914, the former company was renamed **Paramount Pictures Corporation**, as the second oldest-running movie studio in Hollywood, with Universal Pictures being founded only eight days earlier. Lasky left Paramount in 1932 with Zukor blaming him for the studio's financial issues at the time. In 1948, Paramount was taken to the United States Supreme Court. This case, United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., resulted in studios being forced to divest themselves of their theater holdings and, in addition to the concurrent rise of television, would mark the beginning of the end for the old "studio system". In 1959, Adolph Zukor stepped down from running the studio and assumed the role of chairman, which he held until 1964. On March 24, 1966, Paramount was acquired by Gulf+Western Industries, which later became Paramount Communications on June 5, 1989. As part of the acquisition by Gulf+Western, Lucille Ball's Desilu Productions and the Desilu lot were brought under Paramount's control and, in 1967, Desilu was renamed to Paramount Television. On March 11, 1994, Paramount Communications was merged with Viacom. On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies: one retaining its original name (inheriting Paramount, MTV Networks and BET Networks) and the other being named CBS Corporation (inheriting Paramount's television production and distribution arms, currently known as CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures and the ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group, respectively), with both companies owned by National Amusements. One year later, Stage M where movies and TV shows such as *Wild Things*, *City Hall*, *The Wedding Singer*, *Executive Decision* and *Star Trek: The Next Generation* scored there permanently closed and was demolished two years later to house a new post-production facility. Television rights to Paramount's library are currently handled by Trifecta Entertainment & Media. Paramount relaunched its Paramount Television division (now known as "Paramount Television Studios") on March 4, 2013. On August 13, 2019, it was announced that Viacom and CBS would reunite and merge to form ViacomCBS, and the merger was completed on December 4, 2019. On February 16, 2022, ViacomCBS was renamed Paramount Global (or Paramount for short).

## 1st Logo (February 12, 1914-January 10, 1917)

**Nicknames:** "The Original Paramountain", "Paramount Mountain", "'10s Mountain"

**Visuals:** On a black background, we see a mountain surrounded by stars with a circle behind it and clouds underneath. On the logo is the script that reads "***Paramount Pictures***".

**Variant:** Depending on the film, the colors are different.

**Technique:** A hand-drawn graphic.

**Audio:** None or the opening theme of the film.

**Availability:** Like the last logo, near extinction.

**Legacy:** This marks the first use of the studio's famous mountain, though it may look strange to those familiar with the later designs.

## 2nd Logo (February 14, 1917-June 11, 1927)

1917 variant1922 variant

**Nicknames:** "The Three Mountains in the Credits", "Three Paramountains", "Paramount Mountain II", "'10s Mountain II"

**Visuals:** Same as before, but more improved and now recolored grey with realistic clouds below and the script now reads "A Paramount Picture", which will remain this way until the 6th logo.

**Variants:**

* On some earlier films, the script is nowhere to be seen, with only the two pseudo logos.
* Starting in 1922, the logo is now completely in white, including the clouds.

**Closing Variants:**

* We see the words "**THE END**" above the opening logo.
* Until 1922, "**THE END**" overlaps the logo. On *Stage Struck* (1925), the "**T**" and "**E**" are in fancy lettering. After a few seconds, the pseudo logo is shown on a reddish pink background.

**Technique:** A hand-drawn graphic.

**Audio:** None or the opening/closing theme of the film.

**Availability:** Extremely rare.

* The 1917 variant can be seen on films, such as *Manslaughter*.
* The 1922 variant can be seen on films, such as *The Pride of Palomar*.

**Legacy:** Despite being similar, the 1917 logo is actually different from the 1914 version, due to being less cartoonish.

## 3rd Logo (January 22, 1927-January 1954)

Standard variant1927 variant1927 "***Release***" variant1929 variant1929 "***Release***" variant"***Program***" variant1931 variant1931 "***Release***" variant1935 variant1939 variant1941 variant1942 variant1942 "***Release***" variant"***PACEMAKER***" variant1944 variant

**Nicknames:** "Dark Mountain", "Paramount Mountain III", "Ben Lomond Mountain", "'20s Mountain"

**Visuals:** This time, we have a more realistic mountain with a dark grey cloudy background with the script and stars in white on it.

**Variants:**

* Sometimes, the clouds around the mountain are foggier.
* There were a few evolution variants of this logo: 1929-1931 had subtle changes, 1927-1930 had brighter stars, 1935-1939 had a slightly different design and 1939-1942 had "***A***" and "***Picture***" fade out a little bit with the word "**PRESENTS**" fading in underneath "***Paramount***".
* Sepia variants of this logo exist.
* On the Koch Media widescreen DVD and Blu-ray version of *Gulliver's Travels* (1939), there is a rare widescreen version of this logo.
* On colorized films from 1931-1938, the logo is in a blue/purple tint. The logo is more colorized starting in 1941.
* Sometimes, "***Release***" replaces "***Picture***, though *The House That Shadows Built* has the word "***Program***" and *All Girls On Deck* has the word "***Pacemaker***" instead.
* On *Horse Feathers* and *Now and Forever*, there are 23 stars instead of 24.
* The B&W version was enhanced in 1942.
* On *Men with Wings*, a still version is seen, and then the script cross-fades into "**ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS**".
* Starting in 1944, the logo is superimposed on a blue starry sky, the text has a shadow effect and is tinted in a saffron color. The mountain is also blurry.

**Closing Title:** At the end of films, the words "**The End**" appear.

**Technique:** Gliding effects.

**Audio:** The opening/closing theme of the film. Starting with *Paramount on Parade* (1930), almost every subsequent film has an orchestral fanfare based on the aforementioned film, written by the late Elsie Janis and the late Jack King.

**Availability:** Uncommon, bordering on rare, but it's still retained on films of the era.

* The first film to use this logo was *The Kid Brother*.
* The 1927 variant is ultra rare.
* The 1929 variant is ultra rare.
* The 1931 variant is uncommon, bordering on rare.
* The 1935 variant is uncommon, bordering on rare.
* The 1939 variant is uncommon, bordering on rare.
* The 1942 variant can be seen on films, such as *My Favorite Brunette* and *All Girls On Deck*.
* The 1941 variant is extremely rare.
* The 1944 variant is uncommon, bordering on rare.
* The last film to use this logo was *Forever Female*.

**Legacy:** The darker and more detailed mountain seen here is known to unnerve a few.

## 4th Logo (October 12, 1934-November 7, 1949)

1934 variant1936 variant

**Nicknames:** "The *Popular Science* Mountain", "Paramount Mountain IV", "'30s/'40s Mountain"

**Visuals:** On a bluish background (similar to the next logo), we see a dark mountain surrounded by the stars from the previous logos and with the script in gold.

**Variants:**

* 1936-1949: The logo was redone, now with a more brown appearance and the script in white.
* On *Popular Science*, we see a cartoonish plane. After this, we see the words "ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS" or "PARAMOUNT PRESENTS". The plane's wings have the words "POPULAR SCIENCE" on it. Below it is a copyright notice with a Paramount-pseudo logo and another for Shields Pictures.
* On *Unusual Occupations*, we see the same words, as the aforementioned variant, but the words "UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS" are seen.

**Technique:** A hand-drawn graphic.

**Audio:**

* On *Popular Science*, a version of the previous logo's music is heard, along with the sound of an airplane passing.
* On *Unusual Occupations*, a patriotic theme is heard, which would serve before "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Old McDonald Had a Farm".
* Otherwise, the opening/closing theme of the film is heard.

**Availability:** Near extinction.

**Legacy:** None.

## 5th Logo (December 23, 1950-October 22, 1953)

Early variantLater variant

**Nicknames:** "Ugly Mountain", "Early Blue Mountain", "Paramount Mountain V", "'50s Mountain"

**Visuals:** Similar to the 3rd logo, but with a more blue appearance and the mountain is more crudely drawn.

**Variants:**

* Prior to *Shane*, the logo is closer up.
* A German version was spotted at the end of *The War of the Worlds* and at the beginning of *When Worlds Collide*.

**Technique:** Gliding effects.

**Audio:** Usually, the opening theme of the film. Sometimes, it is silent or rarely, the 3rd logo's fanfare is heard.

**Availability:** Uncommon. The first film to use this logo was *Branded*. The last film to use this logo was *Here Comes the Girls*.

**Legacy:** The lopsided mountain makes this one an eyesore, especially with the stars now being disconnected.

## 6th Logo (May 27, 1953-September 25, 1975)

Early bylineless versionLater bylineless version"***A Paramount Release***" versionGulf+Western byline variantVersion with updated script1974 variant1974 open matte variantParamount Pictures logo (October 16, 1953)Paramount Pictures logo (April 20, 1955)Paramount Release logo (April 14, 1954)Paramount Pictures logo (May 2, 1968) -debut-Paramount Pictures logo (May 22, 1974)Paramount Pictures (1974)**Nicknames:** "VistaVision Mountain", "Perumount", "Paramount Mountain VI", "'60s Mountain", "Canyon Mountain", Gulf+Western Mountain"

**Visuals:** Pretty much the same as before, but the cloud style is different, the mountain is now smoothly redrawn and is now set on a canyon-style scenery. The words "***A Paramount Picture/Release***" appear on the mountain and 24 stars surround it.

**Trivia:** This logo was based on a painting by Jan Domela.

**Bylines:**

* May 27, 1953-April 23, 1968: (bylineless)
* May 2, 1968-September 25, 1975: "**A Gulf+Western Company**" (in the Helvetica font.)

**Variants:**

* May 2, 1968-September 24, 1975: Only the word "***Paramount***" is seen on the mountain.
* 1970-July 24, 1974: Sometimes, the font for "***Paramount***" is different.
* On *Sangaree*, the logo is seen for about a second, then fades out into "***in 3 Dimension***" on the background, which zooms in.
* On VistaVision films, there is a longer variant where the company name and stars fade out after a few seconds, and then "in" fades in and out, followed by a big "**V**" zooming in (a la the 1976 Viacom "V of Doom" logo) and then "**VISTA**" and "**ISION**" form on the left and right sides of the "**V**" and then "**MOTION PICTURE**" and "**HIGH-FIDELITY**" appear one by one below the logo.
* On *White Christmas*, the logo starts with "**P**aramount proudly presents the first picture in", then the VistaVision logo without any other text and then the company name and stars.
* There are Spanish, French and German versions of this logo.
* On trailers, we start with just the background and stars, then the words "COMING FROM ***Paramount Pictures***" (or "COMING FROM ***Paramount***" since 1968) appear one by one with the Gulf+Western byline below in the latter variation. This was used until around 1977. However, trailers for *Harold and Maude* use the normal version instead.
* Starting in 1974, two of the stars have been clipped away. Also, the "***Paramount***" script is in the print version font, which remains from this day forward and "**A Gulf+**" slides in from the left and "**+Western Company**" slides in from the right.
* A rare version of the 1968 variant has the byline in all caps. This was seen at the end of a French print of *The Godfather - Part 2*.
* On *War and Piece*, the mountain is a simple drawing in brown and orange.
* On some films, such as *Lady Sings the Blues* and *The Italian Job* (1969), there is a still version of this logo.
* Sometimes, the text and byline have a more noticeable drop shadow. This can be found on *True Grit* (1969) and the 2002 DVD release of *Big Jake*.
* On some films, such as *Alfie* (1966), the clouds move a bit faster than usual.
* On *Barbarella*, the Gulf+Western byline is slightly off-center.
* Sometimes, the 1968-1974 variant appears zoomed in. This can be seen on the 2001 widescreen DVD release of *Charlotte's Web* (1973) and possibly others during this period.
* An early variant exists where "***Picture***" is slightly shifted down.
* Scope films and films with the 1970 variant have a slightly less detailed version of the sky background (which would later be used for the next logo below).

**Closing Variants:**

* At the end of *Sangaree*, "**The End**" appears in front of the mountain, then fades to the company name and stars a few seconds later.
* On *Is Paris Burning?*, there is a different drawing of this logo with "**THE END**" in a thick font, with the stars intect.

**Technique:** Gliding effects, with additional cel animation for the VistaVision variant, done by Famous Studios.

**Audio:** Usually silent or the opening/closing theme of the film. The VistaVision version of this logo has a majestic fanfare composed by the late Nathan Van Cleave.

**Audio Variant:** A PAL pitch version of the VistaVision theme exists.

**Availability:** Common.

* The 1953 version made its theatrical debut on *Sangaree* (released on May 27, 1953), and made its final appearance on *Sabrina* (released on September 23, 1954).
* The 1954 version version debuted on *White Christmas* (released on October 14, 1954), and made its final appearance on *Blue* (released on April 23, 1968).
* The Gulf+Western byline debuted on *The Odd Couple* (released on May 2, 1968), and made its final appearance on *The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz* (released on April 11, 1974).
* The 1970 version can be seen on films, such as *The Great Gatsby* and *Brother Sun, Sister Moon*. It made its final appearance on *Death Wish* (released on July 24, 1974)
* The 1974 version debuted on *The Education of Sonny Carson* (released on July 17, 1974), and made its final appearance on *Three Days of the Condor* (released on September 25, 1975).
* It was also used as a de-facto television logo from 1969 to 1976.

**Legacy:** This is one of the more famous logos of Paramount, and is a favorite among fans of their older catalogue. Also, the mountain seen here would later serve as a template for all future Paramount logos.

## 7th Logo (October 8, 1975-December 12, 1986)

The stars, text and byline fading in on the realistic mountainThe finished productVersion with smaller logo and text and larger byline and starsVersion with resized text, stars and byline

**Nicknames:** "Blue Mountain", "Abstract Mountain", "Fading Mountain", "Perumount II", "Print Mountain", "Paramount Mountain VII", "'70s Mountain", "Canyon Mountain II", "Gulf+Western Mountain II", "Pre-Viacom Mountain"

**Visuals:** The same mountain from the previous logo fades in. 22 white stars encircling the mountain fade in, followed by the "***Paramount***" script and "®" symbol. After a few seconds, the scene fades into a light blue background with a blue version of the current print logo, but with the script, "®" symbol and stars still in white.

**Byline:** Referred to as "**A Gulf+Western Company**" in the News Gothic font and now aligned vertically as opposed to horizontally like the last logo.

**Variants:**

* The distance between the words and mountain tip sometimes varies.
* On films produced in 2.39:1, as well as a few 16:9 films from 1979 to 1986, the stars fade in further down the mountain than usual and "***Paramount***" overlaps the mountain's peak. This usually does not affect the end product.
* The size and color tint may vary.
* On *Mahogany* and *King Kong* (1976), the "®" symbol is removed.
* One variation from 1975/1976 has the navy blue portion of the finished product of the logo smaller than usual, the "***Paramount***" script is also smaller and the Gulf+Western byline is drastically larger, along with the stars. This rather strange (if not ugly) variation was seen on films, such as the beginning and end of *Hustle*, *Leadbelly*, *The Last Tycoon*, among others. A less uglier version with resized text, but still keeping the smaller navy blue portion, can be seen at the beginning and end of some films, such as *The Bad News Bears*, *Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood*, *Grease 2*, *Looking For Mr. Goodbar* and *Reds*. This variation also usually lacks a registered symbol.
* A version used for trailers for then-upcoming films has the words "**Coming From**" above the logo. However, some trailers for films use the normal version instead.
* On a promotional film for the studio, the animation is different, but the logo is completely white.
* On some French releases, the logo looks somewhat like the previous logo. The byline is larger, in a different font, is moved up to the mountain and the script is in the font of the 1969 Paramount Television "Closet Killer" logo.

**Closing Title:** The full animation as transcribed above.

**Technique:** A mix of gliding effects and fading effects.

**Audio:** None or the opening/closing theme of the film.

**Audio Variants:**

* 1976-1985: In some cases, a new orchestral fanfare, based loosely on *Paramount on Parade*, was used on the "**Coming From**" variant of the logo on trailers for some films, such as *Islands in the Stream*, *Saturday Night Fever*, *Foul Play* and *Airplane!*. This was composed by Lalo Schifrin, who also composed the 1970 and 1987 Paramount Television fanfares. A few films, such as *Starting Over* had this fanfare at the beginning.
* On *Won-Ton-Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood*, a different fanfare plays, which is an actual arrangement of "Paramount on Parade".

**Availability:** Common. Can be found on most release versions of their mid-'70s-mid-'80s output. Most films released on home video and television have this intact or restored as well. Some well-known films that use this logo include *The Bad News Bears*, *Marathon Man*, *Saturday Night Fever*, *Grease*, *Heaven Can Wait*, *Star Trek: The Motion Picture*, *Escape From Alcatraz*, *Airplane!*, the first six *Friday the 13th* films, *Reds*, *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*, *An Officer and a Gentleman*, *Trading Places*, *Terms of Endearment*, *Footloose*, *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock*, *Beverly Hills Cop*, *Witness*, *Clue*, *Pretty in Pink*, *Top Gun*, *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*, *Crocodile Dundee* and *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home*. This logo made its theatrical debut at the end of *Bug* (released on June 17, 1975, which uses the previous logo at the beginning); it made its first opening appearance on *Mahogany* (released on October 8, 1975), and made its final appearance on *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (released on November 26, 1986); it made its final closing appearance on *The Golden Child* (released on December 12, 1986, the next logo made its debut at the beginning of the film).

**Legacy:** This is another famous Paramount logo, and the only one that's fully abstract, though the earlier variants look really awkward and ugly with their odd differences in size.

## 8th Logo (December 12, 1986-February 15, 2002)

* Gulf+Western
* Paramount Communications
* Viacom
* Corporate
* Videos

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**Nicknames:** "CGI Mountain", "'80s/'90s Mountain", "Gradient Mountain", "Model Mountain", "Pre-Space Mountain", "Perumount III", "Paramount Mountain VIII", "75 Years of Paramount", "Happy 75th, Paramount", "Paramount's 75th", "Anniversary Mountain", "Happy Anniversary, Paramount", "Gulf+Western Mountain III", "Paramount Communications Mountain", "Viacom Mountain"

**Visuals:** As the logo fades in, over a light blue/yellow gradient sky backdrop, we see a model of the mountain from before, now redone in CGI with a lake in front of it. 22 silver stars (also CGI) encircle the mountain as we slowly zoom in and the sky darkens. Once the stars have encircled the mountain, the "***Paramount***" script in the Paramountain font in silver fades in on top of the peak of the mountain, along with the "®" symbol. The background then slowly moves to the left.

**Trivia:**

* This logo was based on a painting by Dario Campanile to celebrate the studio's 75th anniversary. It was animated by Jay Jacoby at Flip Your Lid Animation, who also did the 1990 Universal Pictures logo, the 1994 20th Century Fox logo and the 1992 20th Television logo. The stars were designed by David Sieg at Omnibus Computer Graphics using a III Foonly F1 computer. The mountain model was a physical model created and filmed by Apogee, Inc.
* The 1999 enhanced version was animated at Pittard Sullivan, who also did the 1998 Paramount Home Entertainment logo. Prior rumors persisted that it was animated at Pixar Animation Studios.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, one of these three bylines fade in.

* December 12, 1986-August 30, 1989: "**A Gulf+Western Company**" (in the Helvetica Neue font, but in the prototype 75th anniversary variant, it's in the Helvetica Condensed Bold font and aligned similarly to the previous logo. It also fades in at the same time as the script.)
* September 22, 1989-January 15, 1995: "A Paramount Communications Company" (in the Times font. For the byline's first two years, it was in gold and fades in with the "***Paramount***" script, just like the Gulf+Western version. However, starting in 1990, the byline's color was changed from gold to white, and it now fades in two seconds after the "***Paramount***" script fades in.)
* June 10-December 23, 1994: (bylineless)
* February 17, 1995-February 15, 2002: "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" (in the Wigga-Wigga font.)

**Variants:**

* December 12, 1986-December 18, 1987: When the logo debuted and during this logo's first official year, 1987, the words "***75th Anniversary***", with "***75th***" in silver and "***Anniversary***" in gold, fades in later above the Gulf+Western byline. In this version, a "™" symbol takes place of the standard "®" symbol. *The Golden Child*, the end of *Critical Condition*, *Hot Pursuit* and the trailer for *Beverly Hills Cop II* have a placeholder-like anniversary version of the logo where a different anniversary disclaimer appears, the "***Paramount***" script is slightly smaller and the Gulf+Western byline is in a bolder font. Starting with *Critical Condition*, the shading of the "***Paramount***" script, the "***75th Anniversary***" notice and the Gulf+Western byline were altered.
	+ Another prototype 75th anniversary version was seen on the original VHS release of *Critical Condition*, where the "***Paramount***" script and the Gulf+Western byline are still slightly smaller than usual, but contains elements of the official 75th anniversary variant, including the font of the anniversary disclaimer and Gulf+Western byline, making it a mix between the prototype and official 75th anniversary variants.
* February 5, 1988-August 30, 1989: The "***75th Anniversary***" notice was removed from the logo, resulting in the Gulf+Western byline being shifted up slightly. Also, the "™" symbol is replaced with a "®" symbol.
* March 2, 1990-June 18, 1999: The stars are a lighter color.
* May 21, 1993-January 15, 1995: The logo was slightly enhanced. The clouds and stars are now darker and the Paramount Communications byline now has a shadow. Strangely, most home video releases from the Paramount Communications era still used the 1990 version of the logo. There is, however, an extremely rare videotaped version of this variant.
* February 17-March 17, 1995: On early releases with the Viacom byline variant, the Paramount Communications version is used, but once it gets to the point where the Paramount Communications byline would fade in, the Viacom byline plasters the Paramount Communications byline. The clouds also stop moving as the byline fades in (a la the variants of the 1979 Orion Pictures logo from 1982 onward). This is typically seen on video releases of the era. This variant can also be seen on *The Brady Bunch Movie* and *Losing Isiah* (the first two films to use the Viacom byline). There are two versions of this variant:
	+ The videotaped version of this variant has the Viacom byline thinner with a shadow, but the line does not have a shadow. This uses the 1990 videotaped version as the base.
	+ The filmed version of this variant has the Viacom byline slightly bigger and off-center. This uses the 1993 version as the base.
* June 30, 1999-February 15, 2002: The logo was enhanced again. In this variant, the stars are now 3D, a reflection of the stars can now be seen in the lake, the stars, "***Paramount***" script and Viacom byline now shine, the clouds are brighter, the "®" symbol now fades in with the Viacom byline and the mountain gets slightly darker at the end (this does not happen on the scope version of this logo). Also, the camera now pans up as it zooms in (again, this does not happen on the scope version of the logo). Strangely, most home video releases and made-for-TV movies used the 1995 version instead of this version.
	+ On some films with the 1999 variant, such as *Bringing Out the Dead*, *Mission: Impossible II*, *Shaft* and *Rat Race*, the logo starts off with an almost still picture with only the clouds moving, much like its home video counterpart, and after a few seconds the animation starts as normal. This variant also has a brownish or bluish color tint.
	+ Films released from 1999 to 2002 that were shot in 2.39:1 and some 16:9 films released from 2000 to 2002 have the stars, text and byline somewhat smaller than in the normal 16:9 variant in order to match the aspect ratio.
	+ A prototype version of the 1999 variant exists where it has a more 2D look to it. This can be seen on the trailers for *Star Trek: Insurrection* and *South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut*.
	+ There is a very rare videotaped version of this variant where the mountain doesn't turn dark at the end and the camera does not pan up, like the scope version. The full version has **not** been seen yet, but the ending can be seen on Paramount's "Now In Theaters" bumper and on some Paramount Home Video trailers.
	+ On *Double Jeopardy*, the "®" symbol fades in at the same time as the script.
	+ On *Runaway Bride* and *Wonder Boys*, the "®" symbol and Viacom byline fade in at the same time as the script, just like the Gulf+Western version.
* On CIC Video's *The Paramount Movie Show* segments, VHS trailers for *Chinatown* and *A Place in the Sun*, theatrical trailers for *I.Q.*, *The Brady Bunch Movie*, *Star Trek: Generations* and *Braveheart*, a TV spot for *Milk Money*, the teaser trailer for *The Indian in the Cupboard* and second trailer for *Forrest Gump*, the logo is bylineless.
* A B&W version of the 75th anniversary logo was spotted on the 1987 VHS release of *The Docks of New York*.
* On home video releases from Paramount, the logo is videotaped and the color scheme is more washed out than normal. Also, it starts a few seconds earlier compared to the filmed version, and has slightly slower fade ins and outs (see the 1987 logo of Paramount Home Video for more details).
* On home video releases with the gold Paramount Communications byline variant, the logo does not fade in or out. However, on made-for-TV movies, this version fades in and out.
* The beginning is extended on some movies starting in 1990, much like its home video counterpart.
* The videotaped version with the white Paramount Communications byline variant have the fade in and fade out in 60fps, while the rest of the animation is in 24fps.

**Closing Variants:**

* The end of every Paramount movie has a still version of the logo. However, it's not *completely* still because the clouds are still animating (though it is completely still on the 1989 videotaped version and the early 1995 versions). It also appears on syndicated airings of *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* before the 1984 Cannon Films logo.
* The 1987 videotaped version has the logo fading in when the anniversary disclaimer fades in.
* The 1995 version sometimes has the logo fading in when the Viacom byline fades in.
* Despite replacing the 1995 variant as an opening logo, the 1999 variant is seldom used as a closing logo, with most films released from 1999 to 2002 instead using the 1995 variant at the end. Some films that use the 1999 variant as a closing logo include *South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut*, *Mission: Impossible II*, *Enemy at the Gates*, *The Score*, *Zoolander* and *Crossroads*.
* On *Mission: Impossible II* and *The Score*, the logo fades in about a second before the Viacom byline fades in.

**Technique:** A mix of CGI and live-action model work, done by Flip Your Lid Animation for the original version and Pittard Sullivan for the 1999 version.

**Audio:** Usually silent or the opening theme of the film, although some films such as *Hot Pursuit*, *Fatal Attraction*, *The Blue Iguana*, *Crocodile Dundee II*, *Pet Sematary*, *Tropical Snow*, *Black Rain*, *Wayne's World*, *Bobbie's Girl*, the demo VHS release of *Hawks* and post-1998 prints of *Grease* have a reworked version of the 1976 fanfare, where there are synthesized chimes added at the beginning and more cymbal hits are heard.

**Audio Variants:**

* Earlier films with the fanfare have the chimes fade out before it begins.
* On the 1998 reissue of *Grease* (1978, plastering the previous logo), the fanfare is given a more "powerful" remix with louder cymbals.
* On *Campus Man*, a different fanfare, composed by James Newton Howard, plays during the logo.
* On *Stepping Out*, a different fanfare, composed by Peter Matz, plays during the logo.
* On *Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult*, a different fanfare, composed by Ira Newborn, plays during the logo.
* On *Harriet the Spy*, if you listen closely, you will hear chimes from Mrs. W's garden.
* On *Event Horizon*, there is a variant of the Paramount fanfare where it is rearranged and slower. This arrangement would segue into the opening theme of the movie.
* On *Snow Day*, wind from a snowstorm is heard in the logo.

**Availability:** Even though the logo has been officially retired for almost 20 years, it's still very common.

* The 75th Anniversary variant made its theatrical debut on *The Golden Child* (released on December 12, 1986), and made its final appearance on *Eddie Murphy Raw* (released on December 18, 1987).
* The version without the "***75th Anniversary***" tag debuted on *She's Having a Baby* (released on February 5, 1988), and made its final appearance on *Shirley Valentine* (released on August 30, 1989).
* The gold Paramount Communications byline debuted on *Black Rain* (released on September 22, 1989), and made its final appearance on *Flashback* (released on February 2, 1990).
* The white Paramount Communications byline debuted on *The Hunt for Red October* (released on March 2, 1990), and made its final appearance on *Nobody's Fool* (released on January 13, 1995).
* The Viacom byline debuted on *The Brady Bunch Movie* (released on February 17, 1995), and made its final appearance on *The Wood* (released on July 16, 1999); it made its final closing appearance on *Orange County* (released on January 11, 2002).
* The enhanced version debuted on *South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut* (released on June 30, 1999), and made its final appearance on *Crossroads* (released on February 15, 2002).
* It was also seen on Nickelodeon Movies films from *Harriet the Spy* (its debut film) to *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius*.
* Strangely, the 1995-2002 version with the Viacom byline appears after the split-screen credits of Nickelodeon airings of *Barnyard*. This is likely due to an editing mistake by using the closing logos for *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius*, which is also another O/Paramount movie.
* Speaking of *Jimmy Neutron*, this logo appears on the theatrical releases and TV airings, but the original VHS plasters this logo with the 90th anniversary variant of the next logo.
* The videotaped version with the Gulf+Western byline also plastered the 75th anniversary version on the 1988 VHS of *Fatal Attraction*.
* It was also used as a de-facto home video logo from 1987 to 2014.

**Legacy:** Much like some of its predecessors, this logo is a favorite within the logo community thanks to its seamless use of models and CGI, as well as its fanfare.

## 9th Logo (March 1, 2002-May 16, 2012)

* 2002-2003 (90th Anniversary)
* 2003-2011
* 2010-2012
* Prototypes and Corporate Logos
* Videos

Flying stars (Early 90th Anniversary variant)*We Were Soldiers* variant*We Were Soldiers* variant (closing)Early 90th Anniversary variant (16:9)Early 90th Anniversary variant (scope)Early 90th Anniversary variant (4:3)Early 90th Anniversary variant (open matte)Early 90th Anniversary variant (16:9) (closing)Early 90th Anniversary variant (4:3) (closing)Early 90th Anniversary variant (open matte) (closing)Flying stars90th Anniversary variant (16:9)90th Anniversary variant (scope)90th Anniversary variant (open matte)90th Anniversary variant (16:9) (closing)90th Anniversary variant (scope) (closing)90th Anniversary variant (open matte) (closing)

Flying starsEarly version16:9Scope4:3Open matte16:9 (closing)Scope (closing)4:3 (closing)Open matte (closing)Flying stars (videotaped)VideotapedBylinelessEarly 2006 distribution variant (16:9)Early 2006 distribution variant (4:3)2006 distribution variant (16:9)2006 distribution variant (scope)2007 copyright noticeTrailer variantFlying stars (2007 variant)2007 variant

Flying stars16:9Scope4:3Open matte16:9 (closing)Scope (closing)4:3 (closing)Open matte (closing)2010 distribution variant (16:9)2010 distribution variant (scope)2010 distribution variant (open matte)

Prototype 90th Anniversary variant2003 corporate variant2010 corporate variant

Paramount Pictures Opening Logo (2002) -90th Anniversary-Paramount Pictures (90th Anniversary)-MTV Films-Dickhouse Productions (2002)Paramount Pictures (The Core)Paramount Pictures (Mean Girls)Paramount Pictures - Shangri-La Entertainment - ImageMovers (Beowulf)Paramount Pictures Logo (2010-2011)-2**Nicknames:** "2000s Mountain", "CGI Mountain II", "Model Mountain II", "Perumount IV", "Space Mountain", "Decade Mountain", "Dark Mountain II", "Night Mountain", "90 Years of Paramount", "Happy 90th, Paramount", "Paramount's 90th", "Anniversary Mountain II", "Happy Anniversary, Paramount II", "Paramount Mountain IX", "Viacom Mountain II", "Pre-ViacomCBS Mountain", "Mount Paramount"

**Visuals:** The camera pans down on a starry night sky background to see a set of blue clouds and some comet-like objects falling down from the sky. We fly backwards as the comet-like objects reveal to be Paramount's trademark stars and they shoot past the camera. The scene then reveals to be a reflection from the "***Paramount***" script in the same font as before, but it's now in silver with a gold border because it's in CGI. The script zooms out against a dark blue sky background with pink/purple clouds. 22 silver stars encircle a mountain surrounded by clouds until we get to a familiar position. Once the logo is finished, both the background and clouds move very slowly.

**Trivia:** This logo was animated by Peter Schluter at BUF Compagnie and The 2007/10 version was animated at PIC Collective.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, one of these two bylines fade in.

* March 1, 2002-May 26, 2011: "**/\ VI/\CO/\/\ CO/\/\P/\NY**" (in the Wigga-Wigga font.)
* 2004: (bylineless) (only used on an early prototype trailer of *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*.)
* May 7, 2010-May 16, 2012: "**A VIaCOM COMPANY**" (in the Viacom New font.)

**Variants:**

* March 1, 2002-March 18, 2003: During this logo's first year, the gold words "***90TH* ANNIVERSARY**" appear above the Viacom byline. Again, "**™**" takes place of "®" in this variation.
* A still prototype version of the 90th anniversary logo exists where the anniversary text is bigger and shinier. The "***Paramount***" text and stars are also spaced slightly further away from the mountain. This can be seen on the video game adaption of *The Sum of All Fears*.
* On earlier films released with the 90th anniversary variant, the stars in the sky at the beginning are blue, one star in the sky is missing, the clouds in the sky and around the mountain appear less realistic (with the ones around the mountain also looking flat compared to the later version), the sky background appears to be stretched vertically (meaning that this version was possibly animated for 4:3 screens), ghosts of the stars can be seen, the stars encircling the mountain are behind the script, some of the stars surrounding the mountain are darker, the stars have a stronger motion blur effect, the "**™**" symbol is yellow instead of white and the camera settles at a lower angle at the end. The stars in the final shot are also somewhat off-center from the rest of the mountain. Also, there is a slight error on the portion where the text zooms back where the stars seem to jump out from the text's reflection. The logo's general shade of color is also much brighter and is more cartoonish. Starting with *The Sum of All Fears*, the logo was reanimated to look more natural with the "**™**" symbol changed to white; the version used on that film would later become the standard version introduced the following year. However, *Hey Arnold!: The Movie*, *Serving Sara*, *Extreme Ops* and *The Hours* still use the early 90th anniversary version.
* On *We Were Soldiers*, the camera settles at a higher angle at the end (which would later be used for the 2002/2003 revision), and also fades in after the camera pans down from the starry sky.
* On *The Core* (albeit using a variant), the "**™**" symbol is used on the 2003 variant.
* A still version of this logo was spotted on international prints of *Sleuth*.
* A variant is used at the end of iTunes prints of trailers, where "Now Available from Paramount" in a Century Gothic font appears above with a copyright stamp at the bottom. Has also been zoomed in, where the above text and copyright stamp are not seen, can be seen on iTunes prints of the *Airplane!* trailer, plastering the trailer version of the 7th logo (keeping the music). It was also used at the end of older DreamWorks trailers on iTunes.
* A shorter version exists where it starts when the stars fall from the sky. This is mainly seen on video releases.
* On video releases from the company, the logo is videotaped and often in open matte.
* On *Beowulf* and the 2017 re-release trailer of *Titanic* (1997, plastering the previous logo), the logo was enhanced. It's basically the same as the 2010 variant (see below), but with the byline in the Wigga-Wigga font and no errors. The standard closing variant appears at the end of the former film.
* Starting in 2010 (coinciding with a byline change), the logo was enhanced again with sleeker stars and shinier text. There is a noticeable error in this variant where the stars from the first half of the logo are visible behind the "***Paramount***" text as it zooms out where the text should normally obscure them.
* On fullscreen prints of Paramount movies shot in 2.39:1, the logo is incredibly zoomed in, since it is in the 4:3 ratio. On matted films, the logo is either zoomed in halfway, or in open matte.
* On HD releases of some films, the 2.39:1 version of this logo is cropped to 16:9.
* A B&W version of this logo was spotted on recent prints of *Plunder of the Sun* (1953).
* At the end of an HD release of *House Arrest*, the logo is squished.

**Closing Variants:**

* We see the ending animation of the logo, with the only animation being the clouds moving eastward. It's basically the same as its pre-2006 television counterpart, but slightly extended and silent. Plus, the logo always fades in and out.
* On *The Eye*, *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (both 2008) and DreamWorks Animation films from *Flushed Away* to *Puss in Boots*, the logo is completely still.
* On *Over the Hedge*, we first see a black screen reading "Distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation" in the Friz Quadrata font and then it fades to the standard closing variant.
* October 20, 2006-January 6, 2012: When distributing films from another company, the words "**DISTRIBUTED BY**" in white letters appear above. It can mainly be found on DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation films beginning in late 2006.
* Earlier on, the "**DISTRIBUTED BY**" text is more spaced-out, in a thinner font and a bit larger.
* The font for the text "**DISTRIBUTED BY**" is updated starting in 2010, along with the byline.

**Technique:** CGI, done by BUF Compagnie for the original version and PIC Collective for the 2007 and 2010 versions. Believed to have been done on one of BUF's 75 Silicon Graphics 02 units.

**Audio:** None or the opening/closing theme of the film.

**Audio Variants:**

* On *Mean Girls*, the 1987 fanfare is heard. A version of the fanfare with louder percussion and the last note being cut off (abruptly shifting to the electric guitar chord, which is much louder) is rumored to exist.
* On *The Longest Yard*, a different fanfare, composed by Teddy Castellucci, plays over the logo.
* On *Nacho Libre*, we can hear the sound of a crowd cheering on the second half of the logo.

**Availability:** Very common.

* The 90th Anniversary variant made its theatrical debut on *We Were Soldiers* (released on March 1, 2002), and made its final appearance on *The Hours* (released on December 25, 2002).
	+ However, it also made a surprise a surprise appearance on *Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure* (released on March 18, 2003), likely due to the film being completed in 2002, but released in 2003.
* The version without the "***90TH* ANNIVERSARY**" tag debuted on *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* (released on February 7, 2003), and made its final appearance on *Case 39* (released on October 1, 2010); it made its final closing appearance on *Kung Fu Panda 2* (released on May 26, 2011).
* The enhanced version debuted on *Iron Man 2* (released on May 7, 2010), and made its final full appearance on *The Adventures of Tintin* (released on December 21, 2011), with its final closing appearance at the end of *The Dictator* (released on May 16, 2012, though the 11th logo is used at the beginning).
* It was also seen at the end of DreamWorks Animation films from *Over the Hedge* to *Puss in Boots*, but not at the beginning of them, unlike 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures. It did, however, appear on the 2007 VCD of *Flushed Away* before the 2004 DreamWorks Animation logo.
* It was also seen on Nickelodeon Movies films from *Clockstoppers* to *The Adventures of Tintin* (with the exception of *Mad Hot Ballroom*, while only the closing variant appeared on *Hotel for Dogs*).
* It was also used as a de-facto home video logo from 2002 to 2008.

**Legacy:** Much like the previous logo, except made with even better CGI. The 1987 fanfare is known to be wasted due to being only used on *Mean Girls*, despite being a fitting fanfare with the logo's animation.

## 10th Logo (2010)

**Visuals:** There is a close-up of the familiar Paramountain's left side. The camera zooms out to its familiar distance. The whole logo is set at daytime. As this occurs, the "***Paramount***" script, now silver zooms out to take its place on the mountain, which is situated on a cloudy morning. along with text saying "***100TH ANNIVERSARY***" moving below it. 22 silver stars shoot past the script and encircle the mountain behind it.

**Technique:** CGI, done by Matt Hartle.

**Avilability:** Unused. The only known apperance of this logo is an image found on Matt Hartle's website but the video footage is currently unknown at this time.

## 11th Logo (December 16, 2011- )

***Opening Variants***

* 2011-2012 (100th Anniversary)
* 2013-2019
* 2020-2022
* 2022-

100 years versionOpen matte 100 years version (some clouds are removed)

Viacom byline variantViacom byline variant (some clouds are removed)Home Entertainment Viacom byline variantOpen matte Viacom byline variant (some clouds are removed)

2020 ViacomCBS byline variantOpen matte 2020 ViacomCBS byline variant2021 ViacomCBS byline variant

Bylineless version without "®️/™️" symbolBylineless versionBylineless version with "™️" symbol (some clouds are removed)***Closing Variants***

* 2011-2012 (100th Anniversary)
* 2013-2019
* 2020-2022

    Paramount Pictures 100th Anniversary LogoParamount Pictures Logo (2013)-2Paramount Pictures Logo (2020) -4K HDR-Paramount Pictures Logo (2022)**Nicknames:** "2010s/2020s Mountain", "CGI Mountain III", "Model Mountain III", "Perumount V", "Centennial Mountain", "Decade Mountain II", "Mirrored Mountain", "100 Years of Paramount", "Happy 100th, Paramount", "Paramount's 100th", "Anniversary Mountain III", "Happy Anniversary, Paramount III", Paramount Mountain X", "Century Mountain", "Sunset Mountain", "Viacom Mountain III", "ViacomCBS Mountain", "Lake Mountain", "Mount Paramount II"

**Visuals:** Over a dark cloudy background, we see some stars shooting (a mirrored reference to the previous logo). The clouds move as the stars fly past and then we follow to reveal it is a reflection on the lake and we see some hills and a more realistic version of the mountain from before in a far distance on a sunset background. We continue to zoom in as more stars fly to encircle the mountain and "***Paramount***" in the same font as the previous logos zooms out. As the logo is finished, the background moves slowly.

**Trivia:** This logo was animated at DevaStudios (who also animated the 2021 Warner Bros. Pictures logo) and Terragen from Planetside Software.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, one of these three bylines fade in.

* December 16, 2011-November 22, 2019: "**A VIaCOM COMPANY**" (in the Viacom New font.)
* January 10, 2020-August 4, 2022: "**A ViacomCBS Company**" (in the Gotham Semibold font.)
* October 29, 2021-March 29, 2022: A ViacomCBS Company" (in the ViacomCBS Raisonné font.)
* March 12, 2022- : Bylineless

**Variants:**

* December 16, 2011-December 21, 2012: When the logo debuted and during this logo's first official year, 2012, the words "***100 Years***", with "***100***" bigger and "***Years***" smaller shines in before the logo is almost finished before a small Viacom byline fades in below.
* On *Daddy's Home 2* and a recent French print of *Easy Down There!* (1971), the Viacom byline fades in earlier than usual. This can also be seen on some trailers and TV spots.
* On *Pain and Gain* and *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows*, the logo is bylineless. This became the new main version following the rebranding from ViacomCBS to Paramount starting in 2022 for the first time since the 6th logo. On some films, such as *The Lost City*, the logo fades in and out before the "™" symbol fades in, which is not present on the previous versions.
* An open matte version exists. This can be seen on later 2012 reissues of *Wings* and the Australian trailer for *Jackass Forever*.
* A version exists where the camera angle is slightly different, the stars are brighter, the "***Paramount***" script is darker, the mountain has slightly less sun reflection and some of the clouds above the logo are not visible. This can be seen on films, such as *The Wolf of Wall Street*, *World War Z*, *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water*, *Mission: Impossible - Fallout*, the *Sonic* films, *Coming 2 America*, *The Lost City*, *Smile* and home media releases beginning in 2021.
* A version of the aforementioned variant exists for the "***100 Years***" variant of the logo where the Viacom byline is shifted upwards. This can be seen on *Katy Perry: Part of Me*, *Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away* and 2012 reissues of *Top Gun* (1986, plastering the 7th logo) and *Titanic* (1997, plastering the 8th logo), as well as at the end of *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* and *Rise of the Guardians*, the last two DreamWorks Animation films to be distributed by Paramount.
* On *The Avengers*, *Iron Man 3* (studio credits only), *Without Remorse*, short films and trailers and TV spots, there is a short version of this logo.
* On films such as *Transformers: Age of Extinction* and some trailers for *Forrest Gump*, the logo is slightly enhanced. Noticeable changes include a more bluish sky and brighter clouds.
* A B&W version exists. This can be seen on newer prints of B&W films now owned by Paramount.
* On YouTube advertisements from the side of a video (done after video ads), the logo is bylineless with dark blue and black gradient bars on the sides.
* On the ViacomCBS byline variants, the "®" symbol is replaced with a "™" symbol.
* At the end of a Starz print of *Hero and the Terror* (1988), the logo is zoomed in.
* A second short version was spotted on *The Tomorrow War*.
* On Nickelodeon airings of *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted*, the logo is shown during the last scene of the show credits, alongside the 2007 Pacific Data Images logo and the 1996 DreamWorks Television logo.
* A French version with the byline reading "**UNE SOCIÉTÉ VIaCOM**" exists.
* On Paramount's Facebook cover image, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows* and on films starting with digital prints of *The Lost City*, the "™" symbol is removed.

**Closing Title:** A shorter version of this logo, with the only animation being the background moving, sometimes with "**DISTRIBUTED BY**" above. On *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted*, *Rise of the Guardians* and *The Tomorrow War*, the logo is completely still.

**Technique:** CGI, done by DevaStudios.

**Audio:** A light bell orchestrated piece that rises up into a majestic orchestral fanfare, composed by Michael Giacchino. Sometimes, the logo is silent, has the film's opening theme (such as *Tulip Fever* and *Without Remorse*) or a different fanfare.

**Audio Variants:**

* On *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol*, there is an alternate version of the fanfare with some slight changes, in the note of the orchestration, making it sound more powerful.
* At the end of a Starz print of *Hero and the Terror* (1988), the 1986 Viacom "V of Steel" fanfare is heard, due to sloppy plastering.
* The closing variant is usually silent.
* On *The Lost City* (2022), a different fanfare, composed by Pinar Toprak, plays during the logo.

**Availability:** Current.

* The 100 Years version made its theatrical debut on *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (released on December 16, 2011), and made its final appearance on *Jack Reacher* (released on December 21, 2012).
* The version without the "***100 Years***" tag debuted on *Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters* (released on January 25, 2013), and made its final appearance on *Blue Story* (released on November 22, 2019).
* The ViacomCBS byline debuted on *Like a Boss* (released on January 10, 2020), and made its final appearance on *O Palestrante* (released on August 4, 2022).
* The bylineless version was originally used on *Gain and Pain* (released on April 26, 2013) and *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows* (released on June 3, 2016); it then officially debuted on *The Lost City* (released on March 25, 2022).
* The only two DreamWorks Animation films to use this were *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* and *Rise of the Guardians*. Others starting with *The Croods* use the 2009 20th Century Fox logo and the 2012 Universal Pictures logo starting with *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*.
* It was also seen on Nickelodeon Movies films starting with *Fun Size* (with the exception of the second Netflix print of *The Loud House Movie*).
* It was also used as a de-facto home video logo beginning in 2016 (for 4K UHD releases) and 2019 (for DVD and Blu-ray releases).
* Strangely enough, this appeared at the end of an August 7, 2022 Cartoon Network airing of *Shrek 2* after the 2004 DreamWorks Animation logo.

**Legacy:** This is a true masterpiece of a logo, with its powerful, majestic theme, perfect CGI, and the sheer power it radiates. It's certainly a worthy successor to all the 100 years' worth of Paramountains before it. The ViacomCBS Raisonné byline, however, is known to be wasted and only appeared on trailers and promotional material, while the actual films themselves used the Gotham byline.

## External Links

* Paramount Pictures on Wikipedia
* Official Website for Paramount Pictures
* Paramount Pictures filmography on IMDb

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