Curated playlist
Companies based in Burbank, California
- The Walt Disney CompanyMickey Mouse was almost named Mortimer Mouse. Walt Disney's wife persuaded him to change it.
- Marvel StudiosMarvel Studios borrowed $525 million to make its own films. Ten characters' film rights backed the Merrill Lynch deal.
- DC ComicsDC Comics got its name from a comic that launched three months late. Detective Comics premiered in March 1937.
- Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisney laid off the entire staff of its home video division on April 14, 2026. It started as Buena Vista Home Video.
- Walt Disney Studios (division)In 2019, Walt Disney Studios took in a record $13.2 billion worldwide.
- Touchstone PicturesTouchstone was a fake studio name Disney made up in 1984. It let a children's studio release grown-up films.
- Walt Disney PicturesSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs paid for Disney's move to Burbank. It was the first feature-length animated film.
- Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesRKO Pictures refused to distribute The Living Desert in 1953, so Walt Disney started his own distributor.
- D23 (Disney)In 2022, The New York Times passed judgment on D23, the official fan club of the Walt Disney Company. It called the club's flagship event "both awe-inspiring and terrifying to witness." The event, it wrote, "showcases how deeply the…
- Warner Bros. PicturesIn 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, and silent film effectively ended.
- New Line CinemaA 1984 horror film that cost $1.8 million built New Line Cinema. A Nightmare on Elm Street grossed over $57 million.
- Insomniac GamesInsomniac Games began with a nine-year-old and an Atari 2600. When that console appeared in 1977, young Ted Price decided he wanted to work in video games. Today the studio he founded is based in Burbank, California, and belongs to…