By annual revenue, Universal Pictures is considered the largest film production and distribution company on the planet. Universal Pictures was established in 1912, making it the fourth and oldest film studio in the world and United States, respectively. Currently, the Universal Pictures studio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is controlled entirely by Comcast.

Throughout its century-long existence, Universal Pictures has produced 254 films in total. Among those productions are films like Jaws, Psycho, Halloween, and Back to the Future, as well as other box office hits and culturally recognized classics from practically every genre. Illumination, Dreamworks Animation, and Working Title Films are some of the most well-known subsidiary studios of Universal Pictures.

Country: California, USA
Year founded: 1912
Website: universalpictures.com
Top Movies: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Boss Baby, Insidious, Minions, The Fate of the Furious, The Addams Family, Last Christmas, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Atonement, Schindler’s List,…

Warner Bros is an entertainment and mass media company, which is owned by ATT under the division WarnerMedia. Warner Bros was established in 1923 and has headquarters in California, United States. In addition to being the second-largest movie studio in the United States in terms of box office receipts, Warner Bros is also considered the second-largest in terms of total films produced, with 249 films.

The Warner Bros. studio is a member of the Motion Pictures Association and is frequently referred to as one of the "Big Five" film studios in America. Warner Bros. Pictures Group, the company's film studio branch, comprises major companies such as DC Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, and New Line Cinema.

Country: Burbank, California, USA

Year founded: 1923

Website: warnerbros.com

Top Movies: Harry Potter Series, The Dark Knight, The Hobbit, Aquaman, Joker, Sherlock Holmes, A Cinderella Story, Batman Movies, The Hobbit, The Super-man movies and The Matrix,…

Columbia Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures, which is owned by Sony, a Japanese multinational conglomerate. Columbia Pictures was founded in 1924 in California, USA. Columbia Pictures is seen as a member of the "Big Five" American movie companies and is one of the largest film producers and distributors in the world.

Since its establishment, the Columbia Pictures company has produced a total of 245 films, including many movies and hits as Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, The Bounty Hunter, The Karate Kid, Just Go with It, and Skyfall.

Country: California, USA

Year founded: 1924

Website: sonypictures.com

Top Movies: The Bounty Hunter, The Karate Kid, Just Go with It, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Here Comes the Boom, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man 3, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Skyfall,…

Walt Disney Pictures is known as the film studio branch of The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company owns five studios, including Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures was established in 1923 in California, USA. Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios are two of this company's subsidiaries that produce both live-action and animated feature films.

Walt Disney Pictures, unlike the majority of the other big studios on this list, does not advertise or distribute their films. In order to compete with Netflix, Walt Disney Pictures has begun investing extensively in producing exclusive films and shows for the Disney+ streaming service in recent years.

Country: Burbank, California, USA
Year founded: 1923
Website: waltdisneystudios.com
Top Movies: Mulan, Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens, The Lion King, Frozen II, Avengers: Infinity War, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,…

The next movie studio is another studio that is owned by The Walt Disney Studios. This is Marvel Studios (formerly Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996), a significant American film and television studio. Characters and tales from Marvel Comics magazines, such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Hulk, are featured exclusively in this company's content.

In recent years, Marvel Studios has been known for its Marvel Cinematic Universe films, which include Avengers: Endgame, the second highest-grossing film of all time, with more than $2.79 at the box office. WandaVision and Cloak & Dagger are two examples of Marvel Studios' platform-exclusive films and shows for its parent company, Disney's Disney+ streaming service.

Country: Burbank, California, USA

Year founded: 1996

Website: marvel.com

Top Movies: Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Black Panther, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,…

Paramount, owned by ViacomCBS, is a film producer and studio in the USA. This studio is the smallest member of the "Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Pictures Association. Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 and has since produced a total of 168 films. Among them are lots of new big office hits, including Titanic, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinctions, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Shrek the Third,…

Paramount Pictures also has a number of companies, notably Paramount Home Entertainment, which Paramount Pictures owns and operates. They handle film licensing for mobile devices and Blu-ray discs, among other platforms. Besides, another subsidiary is Paramount Players. MTV Films, Nickelodeon Films, and Comedy Central Films are all owned by this division.

Country: Hollywood, California, USA

Year founded: 1912

Website: paramount.com

Top Movies: Titanic, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinctions, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Shrek the Third,…

20th Century Studios is owned by The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. This is a film and television company that was founded in 1935. Since its foundation, 20th Century Studios has made 108 films, including box office hits such as Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Bohemian Rhapsody, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,...

20th Century Fox also owns 20th Century Family, a television production company that makes family-friendly theatrical films and seasonal television specials. Currently, 20th Century Studios employs around 2,300 people.

Country: Los Angeles, California, USA

Year founded: 1935

Website: 20thcenturystudios.com

Top Movies: Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Bohemian Rhapsody, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Call of the Wild, Ron’s Gone Wrong, The Peanuts Movie, The Book of Life,…

The next American movie studio on the list is RatPac-Dune Entertainment. RatPac-Dune Entertainment is a film studio founded by a joint venture between RatPac, which is owned by Brett Ratner, and Dune Entertainment. RatPac frequently collaborates with other large American studios to create some famous films.

RatPac-Dune Entertainment famously closed a 75-movie, four-year co-financing deal with Warner Bros in 2013. In the future to come, RatPac-Dune Entertainment has signed a similar deal with New Regency and Plan B Entertainment. Some of the best-performing instances of these collaborative projects are Avatar, Superman vs. Batman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, and so on.

Country: Los Angeles, California, USA

Year founded: 2006

Website: ratpacentertainment.com

Top Movies: Avatar, Edge of Tomorrow, Superman vs. Batman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, This Is Where I Leave You,…

Legendary Entertainment is the next movie studio on the list. In 2000, Thomas Tull founded Legendary Entertainment as a media corporation in the United States. Both Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. announced movie production co-financing partnerships with Legendary Entertainment Company in 2005.

Legendary Pictures, Legendary Television, and Legendary Animation are the departments that Legendary Entertainment controls and manages. In 2016, Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, bought the company, and Legendary Entertainment is still its wholly-owned subsidiary. As of early 2021, Legendary Entertainment is downsizing its activities in many of its less profitable subsidiaries in order to focus on its core business categories of cinema and television.

Country: Burbank, California, USA

Year founded: 2000

Website: legendary.com

Top Movies: Kong: Skull Island, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Pacific Rim: Uprising,…

The movie studio ranked tenth is Relativity Media. Relativity Media was founded in 2004 as a motion picture and digital media production studio. In addition to creating its own films and movies, the Relativity Media company also develops and distributes titles from other studios.

Prior to the company's insolvency in 2015, the studio division was the third largest mini-major film studio on the planet. Relativity Media was acquired by its current parent firm, UltraV Holdings, after emerging from bankruptcy in 2016 and filing for chapter 11 again in 2018. Some of the top movies from this famous studio are Fast and Furious 6, Hancock, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Les Miserables, Wanted,...

Country: Beverly Hills, California, USA

Year founded: 2004

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Website: relativitymedia.com

Top Movies: Fast and Furious 6, Hancock, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Les Miserables, Wanted,…