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  2. Major film studios - Wikipedia

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    The current "Big Five" majors (Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, and Sony) all originate from film studios that were active during Hollywood's "Golden Age". Four of these were among that original era's "Eight Majors," being that era's original "Big Five" plus its "Little Three," collectively the eight film studios that controlled as much as 96% of the market during the 1930s and 1940s.

  3. Cinema of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The cinema of the United States, centered around major film studios collectively referred to as Hollywood, has significantly influenced the global film industry since the early 20th century. Classical Hollywood cinema , a filmmaking style developed in the 1910s, continues to shape many American films today.

  4. List of film production companies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of film production and distribution companies. A production company may specialize in producing their in-house films or own subsidiary development companies. Major production companies often distribute films from independent production companies. This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies.

  5. Paramount Pictures - Wikipedia

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    Paramount is the sixth oldest surviving film studio in the world; after Gaumont Film Company (1895), Pathé (1896), Titanus (1904), Nordisk Film (1906), and Universal Pictures (1912). It is the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. [1]

  6. Studio system - Wikipedia

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    A studio system is a method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios.It is most often used in reference to Hollywood motion picture studios during the early years of the Golden Age of Hollywood from 1927 (the introduction of sound motion pictures) to 1948 (the beginning of the demise of the studio system), wherein ...

  7. 15 Biggest Movie Production Companies in the World - AOL

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    The motion picture, movie, or film industry is one of the most lucrative sectors in the world as the star studded and […] For more companies, head on over to 5 Biggest Movie Production Companies ...

  8. Hollywood's new union contracts to cost studios up to $600 ...

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    SAG-AFTRA, the last of the Hollywood unions to strike a deal with major studios, revealed Friday its national board approved the tentative deal to end the historic 118-day actors strike — the ...

  9. Film studio - Wikipedia

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    The Babelsberg Studio near Berlin was the first large-scale film studio in the world and the forerunner to Hollywood.It still produces movies every year. In 1893, Thomas Edison built the first movie studio in the United States when he constructed the Black Maria, a tarpaper-covered structure near his laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey, and asked circus, vaudeville, and dramatic actors to ...