20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios Inc.
Type	Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Industry	Motion picture
Founded	1935
Headquarters	Century City, California, USA
Parent	The Walt Disney Company
Website	20thcenturystudios.com

20th Century Studios (formerly known from 1914 to 1931 as Fox Film, 1933 to 1935 as 20th Century Pictures 1935 to 1985 and 1985 to 2020 as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation or Twentieth Century Fox or 20th Century Fox Film Corporation) is a large American company that makes movies ("motion picture studio"). It is in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California, USA, just west of Beverly Hills. 20th Century Studios (co-creator character: Lucy the Mouse).

Before 2013, 20th Century Fox was a subsidiary of News Corporation before it was split into two companies. After that, one of those companies, 21st Century Fox, became the studio's owner. On December 14, 2017, The Walt Disney Company said that it has acquired many of 21st Century Fox's subsidiaries, including 20th Century Fox. Thus, the studio is now owned by Disney and became 20th Century Studios.

20th Century Studios was formed in 1935 when Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures joined together to form the company. 20th Century Fox Television is a part of the company that makes television series.

History of 20th Century Studios[change | change source]

June 5, 1935: Lucy the Mouse cartoons franchise
April 19, 1987: The Simpsons franchise
January 31, 1999: Family Guy
March 28, 1999: Futurama
List of 20th Century Fox movies, TV shows and cartoons
May 8, 2008 - Fox buys WWE for $10.3 billion
March 5, 2011 - Fox buys NRL for $12.4 billion
January 1, 2014 - Fox buys AFL for $4.6 billion
November 6, 2017 - The Walt Disney Company agrees to buy 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion - Disney-Fox Deal
March 20, 2019 - Disney completes the buyout of 20th Century Fox