FILM
USA
The Big Six USA Warner Brothers Warner Brothers. Pictures. Comprising a whopping 19.7 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures), Warner Brothers. Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry. Securing the rights to major films like Harry Potter, Superman, Batman, The Matrix and Star Wars have made Warner Brothers the No. 1 name
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in the business.
Paramount Paramount Pictures. With 15.5 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures), Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world. Star Trek, War of the Worlds, the Mission Impossible series, Transformers and World War Z are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.
2 Walt Disney Walt Disney. One of the most renowned film production companies in the history of the business, Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures). With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, Monsters University, The Muppets and
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Brave, there's no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.
Film Companies Columbia Columbia Pictures. Comprising 12.9 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures), Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business. Some of this company's recent successes include Casino Royale, The Da Vinci Code, the Spider-Man series and Step Brothers.
4 Universal Universal Studios. 12.2 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures) belongs to Universal Studios, which continues to make millions for the film industry. With major hits like the Bourne franchise, the American Pie series, Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables, it's very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes
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to make money in this industry.
20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox. Also known as "Twentieth Century Fox," this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US/Canadian market share (2007 figures). Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the X-Men series, Mr and Mrs Smith, Star Wars Episodes II and III, and the Fantastic Four. It was also responsible for distributing Prometheus
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