Major movie studios

The Big Eight are the United States's major movie production studios who also distribute their product. Most of them have their offices in Hollywood. Big Six or Big Eight for Major Studios.

The Big Six are the group of major companies who own them. Their main offices are mostly far from Hollywood.

The Big Six will become group since Disney-Sony Deal and Fox-Disney Deal are done in Summer 2019. Fox-Disney Deal is coming well be New Disney in coming 2019. Disney-Sony Deal is coming well be New Sony in coming 2019.

In October 20, 2016 – Time Warner buys AT&T for $108.7 billion.

In November 6, 2017 – Fox buys Disney for $52.4 billion.

In November 6, 2017 – Disney buys Sony for $52.4 billion.

The American major studios

Current

Majors

• Universal Studios - NBCUniversal and Comcast
• Paramount Pictures - Viacom
• Warner Bros. Pictures - Time Warner
• Walt Disney Pictures - The Walt Disney Company (sale to 21st Century Fox pending)
• 20th Century Fox - 21st Century Fox, News Corporation and News Corp
• Columbia Pictures - Sony Pictures Entertainment (sale to The Walt Disney Company pending)

Mini-Majors

• Amblin Partners
  • Amblin Entertainment
  • DreamWorks Pictures - Amblin Partners, now owned by The Walt Disney Company
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - MGM Holdings, now owned by 21st Century Fox, News Corporation and News Corp
• TriStar Pictures - Sony Pictures Entertainment (sale to The Walt Disney Company pending)
• The Weinstein Company
• Lionsgate - Lions Gate Entertainment
• StudioCanal - Canal+ Group

Former

• United Artists - acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981 - now owned by 21st Century Fox, News Corporation and News Corp
• RKO Radio Pictures - Closed in 1957.
• Embassy Pictures - sold to Coca-Cola in 1985.
• New Line Cinema - acquired in 1993 by Turner Broadcasting System; TBS merged with Time Warner in 1996.
• Artisan Entertainment - folded into Lions Gate Entertainment
• DreamWorks Pictures - now became a label of Amblin Partners, now owned by The Walt Disney Company.

The European major studios

Current

• Gaumont Film Company - France
• Pinewood Studios - England
• Nordisk Film -Denmark
• BBC Films - England
• Pathé Frères - France
• Constantin Film - Germany
• SF Studios - Sweden

Former

• Titanus - Closed
• Sheperton Studios - merged with Pinewood
• Rank Organisation - Acquired by the new parent company.
• Optimum Releasing - acquired by StudioCanal in 2011.