Columbia Pictures
American film studio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American company that produces movies and at one time, television shows. It is now one of the "Big Five" American movie studios and the oldest, busiest and most well-known member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, which is owned by the Japanese company Sony. Sony Pictures also includes smaller studios like TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, and Sony Pictures Animation. The studio buildings are located at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California.
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Company type | Division[1] |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | June 19, 1918; 105 years ago (1918-06-19) (as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales Corporation) January 10, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-01-10) (as Columbia Pictures) Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Headquarters | Thalberg Building, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Sanford Panitch (president) |
Products | Motion pictures |
Owner | Sony |
Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment (Sony Entertainment) |
Divisions | Ghost Corps[2] |
Website | sonypictures |
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