Major film studios



Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American and international markets, the major film studios, often known simply as the majors or the Big Five studios, are commonly regarded as the five diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85% of U.S. box office revenue. The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate.

Since the dawn of filmmaking, the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry. U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal. Today, the Big Seven majors – Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Lionsgate Films – routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets (that is, where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films). It is "nearly impossible" for a film to reach a broad international theatrical audience without being first picked up by one of the majors for distribution.

Majors

 * NBCUniversal/Comcast (Woody Woodpecker)
 * Universal Pictures (Universal Studio Lot, 10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California; Tenderheart Bear)
 * DreamWorks Pictures (Rainbow Brite)
 * Focus Features (Fifi Forget-Me-Not)
 * Working Title Films (Littlefoot)
 * Gramercy Pictures (Man in the Spotlight)
 * RKO Pictures (Tip Tucci)
 * PolyGram Entertainment (Winged Man)
 * Distribution arms
 * High Top Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)
 * Peacock
 * Studio lots
 * Universal Studios (Universal City, California)
 * Sky Studios (Elstree, England)
 * DreamWorks campus (Glendale, California)


 * CBSParamount/Verizon (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Paramount Pictures (Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California; Nate Wright)
 * Miramax Films (Blue's Clues)
 * Weinstein Pictures (Little Bill)
 * Dimension Films (Wonder Pets (Lenny, Tuck and Ming Ming))
 * Vantage Pictures (Rocko Rama)
 * Lantern Entertainment (Dora "the Explorer" Márquez)
 * Republic Pictures (Eagle on the Mountain)
 * Distribution arms
 * Famous Players Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)
 * Paramount+
 * Studio lots
 * Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California)
 * Nickelodeon Studios (Burbank, California)
 * Silvercup Studios (New York City, New York)


 * Warner Bros. Discovery/Vodafone (Bugs Bunny)
 * Warner Bros. Pictures (Warner Bros. Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California; The Powerpuff Girls (Blosson, Bubbles, Buttercup))
 * New Line Cinema (Tom and Jerry)
 * Picturehouse Films (Finn and Jake)
 * Fine Line Features (Chowder)
 * Turner Pictures (Yogi Bear)
 * Castle Rock Entertainment (Stephanie (from LazyTown))
 * First National Pictures (Beast Boy)
 * Distribution arms
 * Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)
 * Looneyring
 * Studio lots
 * Warner Bros. Studios Burbank (Burbank, California)
 * Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (Leavesden, England)


 * Disney National Geographic/Google (Mickey Mouse)
 * Walt Disney Pictures (Walt Disney Studios, 	500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California; Anna and Elsa)
 * 20th Century Studios (Homer Simpson)
 * Searchlight Pictures (Horrid Henry)
 * Touchstone Pictures (Roger Rabbit)
 * Hollywood Pictures (Spinx)
 * Lucasfilm (Darth Vader mask)
 * Buena Vista Studios (Timon and Pumbaa)
 * Distribution arms
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)
 * Disney+
 * Studio lots
 * Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, California)
 * Trilith Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)


 * Columbia Pictures Media/Columbia Worldwide (Papa Smurf)
 * Columbia Pictures (10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City, California; Torch Lady)
 * TriStar Pictures (Pegasus)
 * Sony Pictures (Cuphead)
 * Screen Gems Pictures (Annie Warbucks)
 * Destination Films (Flint Lockwood)
 * Ghost Corps (Ghostbusters Ghost)
 * Stage 6 Films (Mavis Dracula)
 * Distribution arms
 * Columbia Pictures Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * Columbia Pictures Studios Motion Pictures International
 * Netflix
 * Studio lots
 * Columbia Pictures Studios (Century City, California)
 * Sunset Studios Group
 * Pinewood Group


 * YTAGoldwyn/Amazon (Pink Panther)
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (9336 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California; Leo the Lion aka Leo Lionheart)
 * Open Road Films (Surely Squirrel)
 * Samuel Goldwyn Films (Jeremy the Crow)
 * Orion Pictures (Charlie B. Barkin)
 * American International Pictures (Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie)
 * Filmways (Fig from Tumble Leaf)
 * Cannon Films (Danger & Eggs)
 * Distribution arms
 * Goldwyn Releasing (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)
 * Amazon Prime Video
 * Studio lots
 * Shadowbox Studios Group
 * The Culver Studios (Culver City, California)
 * 1888 Studios (Bayonne, New Jersey)


 * WGNLionsgate/Telekom (Lincoln Loud)
 * Lionsgate Films (10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California; Lion Constellation)
 * Summit Entertainment (Wubbzy)
 * Roadside Attractions (Ronnie Anne)
 * Artisan Entertainment (FHE Kids Dog)
 * Vestron Pictures (Humphrey the Wolf)
 * Good Universe (Family playing with Fireworks)
 * Trimark Pictures (Tiger in a triangle)
 * Distribution arms
 * Lionsgate Releasing (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)
 * Quibi
 * Studio lots
 * Lionsgate Studios Culver (Culver City, California; previously owned by MGM until 1986)
 * Lionsgate Studios Yonkers (Yonkers, New York)
 * Lionsgate Studios Newark (Newark, New Jersey)

Mini-Majors

 * Apple (Elmo (from Sesame Street))
 * Apple Pictures
 * A24 Pictures
 * Millennium Media
 * Morgan Creek Entertainment
 * Revolution Studios
 * Workshop Pictures (50% with Sesame Workshop)
 * Apple Studios Motion Pictures


 * Samsung (Rocky and Bullwinkle)
 * Amblin Entertainment (E.T. and Elliot)
 * STX Entertainment (Charlie Brown)
 * Quiver Pictures
 * Silver Pictures
 * Participant Studios
 * Cinardic Entertainment (will be formed once Samsung acquires Amblin and WildBrain)
 * Amblin Distribution


 * Hasbro/Microsoft (Peppa Pig)
 * Skydance Pictures (Rocket and UFO)
 * Halcyon Studios
 * Screen Media
 * Relativity Media
 * 1091 Pictures
 * Allspark Pictures (will no longer be known as Entertainment One)
 * Skydance Distribution

Independent

 * Mattel (50% Comcast/50% Chris Columbus)
 * 1492 Pictures
 * Mill Creek Entertainment
 * Lyrick Studios
 * Gullane Entertainment
 * Spotify
 * Spotify Studios
 * MRC Film
 * Thunder Road Films
 * Blumhouse Productions
 * Intel
 * Viacom Entertainment
 * Blue Fox Entertainment
 * Red Hound Films
 * Full Moon Features
 * Roku
 * Vertical Entertainment (pre-2024 library will be owned by Disney)
 * Icon Entertainment
 * CineTel Films
 * Mandalay Pictures