The 'BIG SIX'

20th Century Fox:

They parent company/organisation is  Fox Filmed Entertainment group. Rupert Murdoch owns the  production company. He also owns television stations and other media aspects.

20th Century Fox controls:
Blue Sky Studios
Fox Star Studios (India)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Fox Television Studios
20th Television
20th Century Fox Television
20th Century Fox Japan
Fox Studios Australia
TSG Entertainment


Market Share: Ranked 4 the Box Office by Studio and has an 11.2% share.

Films that are associated with them:

• Avatar (2009)-$760,507,625
• Titanic (1997)-$658,672,302
• Star Wars(1977)-$460,998,007
• Cast Away(2000)-$233,632,142

Columbia Pictures -

Parent Company - Sony Pictures Entertainment

Who owns it? - Sony

What else do they own? - Sony Mobile Communications, Sony Computer Communications, Sony

Music Communications and Sony Financial.

Companies they control? - They control a lot of Japanese film companies and also Sony as well.

Market share? - Ranked 5th in the Box Office by Studio and has 6.6% market share.

Films associated with them? -
The Other Guys (2010) - $170,000,000
The Bounty Hunter (2010) - $136,300,000
Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $336,530,303
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - $262,030,663
Skyfall (2012) - $1 billion
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) - $274,300,000
Annie (2014) - $204,000,000
Chappie (2015) - $13,300,000

 

 

Paramount Pictures -

Parent Company - Viacom

Who owns it? - W.W Hodkinson, Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky.

What else do they own? - Paramount Home Media Distribution, Insurge Pictures, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Animation and Paramount Television.

Companies they control? - Melange Pictures, LLC

Market Share - Ranked 6th in the Box Office by Studio and has 6.6% market share.

Films associated with them? -

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) - $215,409,889
Zoo lander (2001) - $15,525,043
Jackass: The Movie (2002) - $64,282,312
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) - $67,312,826
Mean Girls (2004) - $86,058,055
Transformers (2007) - $5,849,647
Paranormal Activity (2009) - $193,000,000

The Lovely Bones (2010) - $44,114,232

 

 Universal Studios -

Parent Company - NBCUniversal

Who owns it? - Carl Larmmle, Pat Powers, Mark Dintenfass, William Swanson, David Horsley, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel and Jules Brulatour.

What else do they own? - Universal Animation Studios, Focus Features, Illumination Entertainment, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and United International Pictures.

Companies they control? - Universal Pictures, Theme Parks and Resorts.

Market Share - Ranked 1st in the Box Office by Studio and has 26.8% market share.

Films associated with them? -

Gladiator (2000) - $187,705,427
The Fast and the Furious (2001) - $144,512,310
Jurassic Park III (2001) - $181,166,115
Shaun of the Dead (2004) - $13,542,874
The Incredible Hulk (2008) - $134,533,885
Mamma Mia (2008) - $609,800,00
Jurassic World (2015) - $651,193,850

Ted 2 (2015) - $33,000,000

Walt Disney Pictures -

Parent Company - The Walt Disney Company
Who owns it? - Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney

What else do they own? - Walt Disney Studios, Disney Music Group, Disney Theatrical Group, etc.

 Companies they control? - Disney Studio Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and Disneytoon Studios.

Market Share -
28.92% Films associated with them? -
The Avengers (2014) - $623,279,547
Finding Nemo (2003) - $380,529,370
Toy Story 3 (2010) - $415,004,880
ron Man 3 (2013) - $408,992,272

Monsters. Inc (2001) - $289,423,425

Frozen (2013) - $400,738,009

Alice in Wonderland (1998) - $334,191,110

Inside Out (2015) - $354,363,926

Warner Bros -

Parent Company - Time Warner

Who owns it? - Jeffery Bewkes

What else do they own? - HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, Warner Bros.

Companies they control? - Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros Television, Warner Bros Animation.

Market share - Ranked 3rd in Box Office by Studio and a 16.3% market share.

Films associated with them? -

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - $317,575,550

Scooby Doo (2002) - $153,294,164

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - $879,000,000

Terminator 3 (2003) - $150,358,296

The Matrix Collection (1999-2003) - $1.632 billion

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - $249,538,952

The Polar Express (2004) - $307,500,000