Curated playlist
Film production companies based in California
- Paramount SkydanceParamount Skydance Corporation, which does business simply as Paramount, was formed on the 7th of August 2025. David Ellison created it by merging three entities: Paramount Global, National Amusements, and Skydance Media. Its shares trade…
- MiramaxDisney wanted The Lord of the Rings cut to one film, and Peter Jackson refused. Miramax sold the rights to New Line.
- Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures began as a revolt against Thomas Edison. Nine men founded the studio on April 30, 1912.
- Paramount PicturesParamount's mountain logo was reportedly sketched on a napkin in 1914. W. W. Hodkinson drew it from memory.
- Walt Disney Studios (division)In 2019, Walt Disney Studios took in a record $13.2 billion worldwide.
- 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.
- 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.
- Skydance MediaSkydance Media took its name from a pilot's aerobatics. David Ellison founded it on the 4th of April 2006.
- United ArtistsFour silent film stars founded United Artists on the 5th of February 1919. They wanted more say over their own work.
- Anonymous ContentSteve Golin left Propaganda Films and started a Los Angeles production company in 1999.