LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
- Is a North American[6] entertainment company, distributing the films.
- The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 3, 1997
- As of 2012, it is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America
- They Have a company called Lionsgate Televison and produced tv series such as: Five days to midnight, Weeds, Nurse Jackie etc.
- The distribution of selected recent non-in-house films for pay-per-view and on-demand are under the supervision of NBCUniversal Television Distribution under Universal Pictures while all others (particularly the in-house films) are distributed for both cable and broadcast television through Lionsgate's syndicated division
- The Lionsgate film "The Hunger Games" grossed $68.3 million when it premiered at the U.S. box office on March 23, 2012.
Warner Bros
- Based in California and New York
1918 (As Warner Bros. Studios)
April 4, 1923 (As Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Founders are all part of the Warner Family
- An American producer of film, television, and music entertainment.
- Produce the films along with companies like HBO productions, Village Roadshow productions and many more
- Has several subsidiary companies i.e Warner Bros Pictures, Warner Bros Studios, Warner Bros television and many more
Metro-Goldwyn-Major
- An American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programmes
- Was founded in April 16th, 1924
- Situated in Beverly Hills, California
- On November 3, 2010, MGM became bankrupt,they emerged from this on December 20, 2010, at which time the executives of Spyglass Entertainment, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-Chairs and co-CEOs of the company.
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20th Century Fox
- The company was founded on May 31, 1935
- One of the 6 major American film studios
- Located in the center of L.A
- Distributes some films own it's own
- Most of the time produces them along with other companies such as: Marvel Entertainment, Gracie films and many more.
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DreamWorks Studios
Universal Studios
- An American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programmes.
- It has produced or distributed more than ten films each worth $100 million each
- Founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen (forming the SKG present on the bottom of the DreamWorks logo) to create a new Hollywood studio of which they own 72%.
- DreamWorks' animation started in 2004 as a spin off. The films were distributed worldwide by Paramount but as of 2013 upcoming DreamWorks Animation films will now be distributed by 20th Century Fox/
DreamWorks Studios
- Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle
- It is the oldest movie studio in the United States of America
- Also the third oldest in the world that is still in continuous production
- Universal Studios is a Member of the Motion Picture Association of America
- Produces a lot of films with companies like Illumination Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment and many more
- They have expanded the company by producing theme parks in places like Orlando Florida, Japan, Singapore and Hollywood California.
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