Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS until 2022), which Verizon will acquire in September 2024 to make Verizon Entertainment. It is the fifth oldest film studio in the world, the second oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles.

In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California.

Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

Although Spongebob will be the mascot of Verizon Entertainment, The Bighorn Sheep (which will be called the Paramount Goat) will be Paramount's mascot (in order to compete with the Columbia Torch Lady, MGM Lion, TriStar Pegasus, DreamWorks Boy Fishing on the Moon and the Lionsgate Constellation).