Sony Pictures
American television and film studio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., formerly Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is an American company that makes and distributes movies. The company is owned by Sony Corporation. They also own Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Affirm Films and other studios. The company makes movies and television programs. The movies are mainly released under Columbia Pictures (though TriStar, Screen Gems, and the other studios also release movies) and the TV programs are released by its TV department Sony Pictures Television. The main operations of the company are in the United States. Sony Pictures also has many different divisions around the world. These places include Canada, United Kingdom, India and Japan. The company is now headquartered at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.
Formerly | Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (1987–1991) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | December 21, 1987; 36 years ago (1987-12-21) as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. August 7, 1991; 32 years ago (1991-08-07) as Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. |
Founder | Sony |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$7.097 billion (FY2020) |
US$753 million (FY2020) | |
Owner | Sony Group Corporation |
Number of employees | 9,500 (2019 ) |
Parent | Sony Entertainment |
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Website | sonypictures.com |
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