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)
 * DreamWorks Pictures
 * Focus Features
 * Working Title Films
 * Gramercy Pictures
 * RKO Pictures
 * PolyGram Entertainment
 * Distribution arms
 * High Top Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)


 * CBSParamount/Deutsche Telekom (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Paramount Pictures (Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California)
 * Miramax Films
 * Famous Players Pictures
 * Dimension Films
 * Lasky Vantage
 * Lantern Entertainment
 * Republic Pictures
 * Distribution arms
 * InterStar Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)


 * Warner Bros. Discovery/Vodafone (Bugs Bunny)
 * Warner Bros. Pictures (Warner Bros. Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California)
 * New Line Cinema
 * Picturehouse Films
 * Fine Line Features
 * Turner Pictures
 * Castle Rock Entertainment
 * First National Pictures
 * Distribution arms
 * Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)


 * Disney National Geographic/Google (Mickey Mouse)
 * Walt Disney Pictures (Walt Disney Studios, 	500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California)
 * 20th Century Studios
 * Searchlight Pictures
 * Touchstone Pictures
 * Hollywood Pictures
 * Lucasfilm
 * Buena Vista Studios
 * Distribution arms
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)


 * The Columbia TriStar Company/Meta (Papa Smurf)
 * Columbia Pictures (10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City, California)
 * TriStar Pictures
 * Sony Pictures
 * Screen Gems Pictures
 * Destination Films
 * Ghost Corps
 * Stage 6 Films
 * Distribution arms
 * Columbia TriStar Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * Columbia TriStar Studios Motion Pictures International


 * MGM-OR Holdings/Amazon (Pink Panther)
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (9336 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California)
 * Open Road Films
 * Samuel Goldwyn Films
 * Orion Pictures
 * American International Pictures
 * Filmways
 * Cannon Films
 * Distribution arms
 * United Artists Releasing (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)


 * WGNLionsgate/Verizon (Lincoln Loud)
 * Lionsgate Films (10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California)
 * Summit Entertainment
 * Roadside Attractions
 * Artisan Entertainment
 * Vestron Pictures
 * Good Universe
 * Trimark Pictures
 * Distribution arms
 * Starz Distribution (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)

Mini-Majors

 * Apple
 * Apple Pictures
 * A24 Pictures
 * Millennium Media
 * Morgan Creek Entertainment
 * Revolution Studios
 * Apple Studios Motion Pictures


 * Samsung
 * Amblin Entertainment
 * STX Entertainment
 * Quiver Pictures
 * Silver Pictures
 * Participant Studios
 * Amblin Distribution


 * Hasbro
 * Solarking Pictures
 * Halcyon Studios
 * Screen Media
 * Relativity Media
 * 1091 Pictures
 * Solarking Distribution