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The logos of the "Big Five" film studios, arranged in order by the year each studio was founded
Big Four studios in
Hollywood
(Paramount Pictures) and on the
Westside
(Sony Pictures)
Big Five
are the
United States
's major movie production
studios
which also distribute their product. All of them have historic flagship production facilities near
Hollywood
.
All Big Five major studios (Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures) are parts of much larger business enterprises, with their corporate headquarters offices far from Hollywood.
The group of major studios long numbered seven, but was reduced to six with the fading from importance of MGM in the 1980s.
They became five when, on November 6, 2017 - Disney announced its deal to buy Fox for $52.4 billion.
Majors
Mini-Majors
Major
Mini-Majors