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)
 * October Films
 * Working Title Films (Littlefoot)
 * Gramercy Pictures (Man in the Spotlight)
 * RKO Pictures (Tip Tucci)
 * PolyGram Entertainment (Winged Man)
 * Valiant Comic
 * Nintendo
 * Bandai
 * Point Grey
 * Red Wagon Entertainment
 * Franchise Pictures
 * Cross Creek Pictures
 * Village Roadshow Pictures
 * PlayTone
 * The Rank Organisation
 * Allied Filmmakers
 * UGC
 * Orange Studio
 * Tsuburaya
 * Gainax
 * Village Roadshow
 * Beyond
 * Hypno
 * Oh My Gomez! Films
 * CineGroupe
 * Couzin Films
 * CineArte
 * Imagem Filmes
 * A2 Filmes
 * Flashstar Filmes
 * Focus Filmes
 * Perfect World Pictures
 * Centro Digital Pictures
 * Studio Hamburg
 * DEFA
 * UTV Motion Pictures
 * Sun Pictures
 * Medusa Film
 * L'Altrofilm
 * Distribution arms
 * High Top Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)
 * Peacock
 * Dailymotion
 * 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; Tommy Pickles)
 * Miramax Films (Blue's Clues)
 * Weinstein Pictures (Little Bill) (library will be owned by Warner Bros. Discovery)
 * 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)
 * Liberty Films
 * SEGA
 * Bad Robot
 * Davis Entertainment
 * IFC Films
 * Walden Media
 * Cinergi
 * Platinum Dunes
 * Mandeville Films
 * Entertainment Film Distributors
 * HandMade Films
 * StudioCanal
 * Gamount
 * Nikkatsu
 * Ishimori Productions
 * Shark Island Productions
 * Matchbox Pictures
 * Telecinco Cinema
 * Kines Producciones
 * Tripictures
 * Scythia Films
 * MarbleMedia
 * Birdo Studio
 * GreenGo Filmes
 * Graça Filmes
 * Huyai Brothers
 * Shanghai Film Group Corporation
 * Studio Babelsberg
 * Roxy Film
 * Verizon 18 Motion Pictures
 * Jeetz Filmworks
 * Eagle Pictures
 * Fandango (Italy)
 * Distribution arms
 * Famous Players Releasing (North America)
 * United International Pictures (50%)
 * Paramount+
 * Pluto TV
 * 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)
 * DC Comics
 * SNK
 * Funko
 * Seven Arts
 * The Ladd Company
 * Legendary
 * GK Films
 * Alcon Entertainment
 * Lightstorm Entertainment
 * Happy Madison
 * Dark Castle Entertainment
 * ITC Entertainment
 * Film4 Productions
 * M6 Films
 * BAC Films
 * Toho
 * Shochiku
 * Silver Screen Pictures
 * Screen Australia
 * Tirizia Film Services
 * OnPictures
 * Protocol Entertainment
 * Screen Media Films
 * Europa Filmes
 * ZOLA
 * Wanda Group
 * Orange Sky-Golden Harvest
 * UFA
 * Odeon Film
 * Reliance Entertainment
 * Sathya Jyothi Films
 * RAI Fiction
 * Lumiq Studios
 * Distribution arms
 * Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)
 * Shield
 * Vimeo
 * 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)
 * Jim Henson
 * New World Pictures
 * Namco
 * Jerry Bruckheimer Films
 * Atlas Entertainment
 * Caravan Pictures
 * American Zoetrope
 * Filmdistrict
 * ImageMovers
 * Blinding Edge Pictures
 * BBC Films
 * Pinewood Studios
 * Pathe
 * Fox Europe
 * Toei
 * Vernalossom
 * Whyte House Entertainment
 * Fox Studios Australia
 * Filmax
 * Minded Factory
 * Oh My Gomez! Films
 * Elevation Pictures
 * Serendipity Point Films
 * Paris Filmes
 * Globo Filmes
 * PlayArte
 * Gala Distribution
 * Bona Film Group
 * Tobis Film
 * Constantin Film
 * Shemaroo Entertainment
 * Fox Star Pictures
 * Titanus
 * Mondo TV
 * Distribution arms
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * Britannia International Films (50%)
 * Disney+
 * Hulu (50%)
 * YouTube
 * Studio lots
 * Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, California)
 * Trilith Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)


 * FoxColTri/Sony (Papa Smurf)
 * Columbia Pictures (10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City, California; Torch Lady)
 * TriStar Pictures (Pegasus)
 * ColTri Pictures Classics (Cuphead)
 * Screen Gems Pictures (Annie Warbucks)
 * Destination Films (Flint Lockwood)
 * Ghost Corps (Ghostbusters Ghost)
 * Stage 6 Films (Mavis Dracula)
 * Archie Comics
 * Capcom
 * OhioArt
 * Triumph Films
 * Embassy
 * 3000 Pictures
 * Sliver Pictures
 * Original Film
 * Savoy Pictures
 * Impact Pictures
 * Escape Artisits
 * Hyde Park Entertainment
 * Great Oaks
 * Ghost House Pictures
 * Marv Films
 * Cloud Eight Films
 * EuropaCorp
 * Wild Bunch
 * Kadokawa
 * Emotion
 * Film Victoria
 * Sunstar Entertainment
 * A Productions
 * Suevia Films
 * MarbleMedia
 * Elevation Pictures
 * Mauricio de Sousa Producoes
 * California Filmes
 * Zhuozhou World Studios
 * Studio on Fuxing Road
 * Leonine Holding
 * CineVox
 * Sony Pictures Networks Productions
 * Eskay Movies
 * Filmauro
 * Indiana Production
 * Distribution arms
 * ColTri Pictures Studios Motion Pictures (North America)
 * ColTri Pictures Studios Motion Pictures International
 * Netflix
 * Tubi
 * Studio lots
 * ColTri Pictures Studios (Century City, California)
 * Sunset Studios Group
 * Pinewood Group


 * MGM-OR Entertainment/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)
 * Bongo Comics
 * Square Enix
 * Playmates Toys
 * Filmways Pictures
 * Orion Pictures
 * Im Global
 * Evolution Media
 * G2 Films
 * Haxan Films
 * Filmnation Entertainment
 * Carolco Pictures
 * Imagine Entertainment
 * NEON
 * MonkeyPaw Productions
 * 2929 Entertainment
 * British Actors Film Company
 * Odyssey Entertainment
 * France TV Cinéma
 * Adastra Films
 * Glovision
 * Shinko Kinema
 * UAA Films
 * Group W Films
 * Panico Films
 * Luxvideo
 * Bron Studios
 * Portfolio Entertainment
 * Downtown Filmes
 * H2O Films
 * Celestial Pictures
 * Alibaba Pictures
 * Pullover Films
 * Wiedemann & Berg Film Production
 * Qube Cinema Technologies
 * Trimurti Films
 * Slow Clap Productions
 * GAMERA
 * Distribution arms
 * MGM-OR Releasing (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)
 * Amazon Prime Video
 * TikTok
 * Studio lots
 * Shadowbox Studios Group
 * The Culver Studios (Culver City, California)
 * 1888 Studios (Bayonne, New Jersey)


 * WGNLionsgate/T-Mobile (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)
 * Anchor Bay Entertainment
 * IDW
 * Taito
 * Moose toys
 * Trimark Pictures (Tiger in a triangle)
 * Prism Pictures
 * Codeblack Entertainment
 * Voltage Pictures
 * 1091 Pictures
 * Spyglass Entertainment
 * 21 Laps Entertainment
 * Regency Enterprises
 * MarVista Entertainment
 * Overture Films
 * Jellyfish Pictures
 * Rocket Pictures
 * TF1 Films Production
 * Cactus Films
 * Trigger
 * Yoshizawa Shōten
 * Hoyts Distribution
 * South Australian Film Corporation
 * Sherlock Films
 * Producciones Sin Un Duro
 * CBC Films
 * United Entertainment Inc.
 * Vitrine Filmes
 * Diamond Films
 * Delon International Film Corporation
 * Fantasy Pictures
 * CCC Filmkunst
 * Greenlight Media
 * Silbersalz Film
 * 2D Entertainment
 * YNOT Studios
 * Hello Tomorrow
 * Monkey Talkie
 * Distribution arms
 * Starz Distribution (North America)
 * Globalgate Entertainment (50%)
 * Quibi
 * Facebook Watch
 * 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 (library will be owned by Comcast)
 * Millennium Media
 * Morgan Creek Entertainment (library will be owned by Disney)
 * 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) (library will be owned by Verizon)
 * Quiver Pictures
 * Silver Pictures (library will be owned by Sony)
 * 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 (library will be owned by Comcast)
 * 1091 Pictures
 * Allspark Pictures (will no longer be known as Entertainment One)
 * Skydance Distribution

Independent

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