Private company

Paramount Pictures

American film and distribution company

Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film studio and distribution arm of Skydance Motion Pictures, itself a division of Skydance Corporation. Founded on May 8, 1912, it is the sixth-oldest global film studio and the second-oldest in the United States behind Universal Pictures, and it is, along with its sister studio Warner Bros.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

May 8, 1912Founded1

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The story

Founded by Adolph Zukor, Jesse Louis Lasky and William Wadsworth Hodkinson on May 8, 1912, in Los Angeles.1

Leadership

Who has led Paramount Pictures, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • film

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Comedy Central Films
  • George Pal Productions
  • MTV Entertainment Studios
  • MTV Films
  • Nickelodeon Movies
  • Paramount Animation
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Paramount Music
  • Paramount Players
  • Paramount Records
  • Paramount Television Studios
  • Terrytoons
  • Famous Players since 1923
  • Fleischer Studios since 1927
  • Famous Studios since 1954
  • Paramount Vantage since 1998
  • Skydance Animation since 2025

Divisions

  • Paramount Animation
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Paramount Music
  • Paramount Players
  • Paramount Television Studios
  • entertainment

Also owns

  • Cinema International Corporation
  • Paramount Network
  • Paramount Stage 19
  • Paramount Stage 31
  • Rialto Theatre

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2025Acquired Skydance Animation1
  2. 2013Acquired Paramount Television Studios1
  3. 1998Acquired Paramount Vantage1
  4. 1997Acquired SNL Studios1
  5. 1991Acquired Paramount Stations Group1
  6. 1969Paramount Records became a subsidiary1
  7. 1957Acquired Dot Records1
  8. 1954Acquired Famous Studios1
  9. 1939George Pal Productions became a subsidiary1
  10. 1927Acquired Fleischer Studios1
  11. 1923Famous Players became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. Aug 2025Acquired Acquired by Skydance Corporation1
  2. 2019Acquired Acquired by Paramount Global1
  3. Jul 1994Acquired Acquired by Viacom1
  4. May 8, 1912Founded Founded in Los Angeles1

Sources

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