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Film distributors of the United States
- Bleecker Street (company)Andrew Karpen stood at 65 Bleecker Street in New York City when he launched his new company in August 2014. He had just stepped down as co-CEO of Focus…
- MiramaxHarvey and Bob Weinstein opened their first office in Buffalo, New York, during 1979. They named the company Miramax by combining the names of their parents…
- Universal PicturesOn the 30th of April 1912, Carl Laemmle and eight partners incorporated the Universal Film Manufacturing Company in New York City.
- Paramount PicturesOn the 8th of May 1912, a film producer named Adolph Zukor established the Famous Players Film Company in New York. He believed that feature-length films…
- Manson InternationalEdmund Goldman and Sam Nathanson established Manson Distributing Corporation in 1953. Both men came from Columbia Pictures before launching their own venture.
- Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures began as a direct response to a business conflict in 1953. Walt Disney and his brother Roy O.
- Warner Bros. PicturesOn the 4th of April 1923, four brothers named Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner officially established Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank, California.
- New Line CinemaOn the 18th of June 1967, a twenty-seven-year-old Robert Shaye established New Line Cinema in New York City. He operated the company from his apartment at…
- GKIDSEric Beckman established GKIDS in 2008 within New York City. The company name stands for Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate, a phrase that…
- Sony Pictures ClassicsIn January 1992, three former Orion Classics executives launched a new division inside Sony Pictures. Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom…
- Troma EntertainmentLloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz established Troma Entertainment in 1974. They began producing raunchy sex comedies like The First Turn-On! and Squeeze Play!
- United ArtistsOn the 5th of February 1919, four Hollywood legends signed a contract to build United Artists. Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Douglas…