Private company

Columbia Pictures

American film production and distribution company

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., also referred to as Columbia Pictures, is an American film production and distribution company. It is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures, which is one of the major film studios and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1918Founded¹

Industryfilm production¹
HeadquartersUnited States¹
Founded inLos Angeles¹
Websitewww.sonypictures.com
Legal formpublic company¹

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The story

Founded by Harry Cohn, Jack Cohn and Joe Brandt in 1918, in Los Angeles.¹

Leadership

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President

197019801990200020102020

FounderHarry Cohn¹
FounderJack Cohn¹
FounderJoe Brandt¹
PresidentAmy Pascal 1996 to 2003¹
PresidentAmy Pascal 1988 to 2003¹

Products and brands

film

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Sony Pictures

Owners

Sony Pictures

Subsidiaries

Deutsche Columbia Pictures Filmproduktion
Ghost Corps
Screen Gems
Gottlieb since 1976

Also owns

Screen Gems

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1987Acquired Merv Griffin Enterprises¹
1976Acquired Gottlieb¹
Succeeded CBC Film Sales Corporation¹

Timeline

1976Acquisition Acquired Gottlieb¹
1918Founded Founded in Los Angeles¹

Sources

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WikidataColumbia Pictures on Wikidata
2
WikipediaColumbia Pictures on Wikipedia