20th Century Studios

This article is about the film production and distribution company established in 1935 by a merger. For the companies before the merger, see Fox Film and Twentieth Century Pictures.
"20th Century Fox" redirects here. For other uses, see 20th Century Fox (disambiguation).

20th Century Studios, Inc.
20th Century Studios
Formerly
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
    (1935–1985)
  • Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
    (1985–2020)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
Predecessors
FoundedMay 31, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-05-31)
Founders
HeadquartersFox Studio Lot Building 88, 10201 West Pico Boulevard,
Century City, Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • David Greenbaum (president)
  • Steve Asbell (president, production)
Products
  • Motion pictures
  • Television films
Number of employees
2,300 (2018)
Parent
Divisions
Websitewww.20thcenturystudios.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4][5]

20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film production and distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of The Walt Disney Company.[6] It is headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles, which is leased from Fox Corporation.[7] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by this studio in theatrical markets.[8][9]

For over 80 years, 20th Century has been one of the major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation[a] by the merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, and one of the original "Big Five" among eight majors of Hollywood's Golden Age. In 1985, the studio removed the hyphen in the name (becoming Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)[b] after being acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which was renamed 21st Century Fox in 2013 after it spun off its publishing assets. Disney purchased most of 21st Century Fox's assets, which included 20th Century Fox, on March 20, 2019.[10] The studio adopted its current name on January 17, 2020, in order to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation, and subsequently started to use it for the copyright of 20th Century and Searchlight Pictures productions on December 4.[11] 20th Century is presently one of five live-action film studios within the Walt Disney Studios, alongside Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and its sister speciality unit, Searchlight Pictures. 20th Century also releases animated films produced by its animation division 20th Century Animation.

The most commercially successful film series from 20th Century Studios include the first six Star Wars films, X-Men, Ice Age, Avatar, and Planet of the Apes.[12] Additionally, the studio's library includes many individual films such as The Sound of Music and Titanic, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and became the highest-grossing films of all time during their initial releases.[13][14]

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  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 18, 2018). "Disney Finalizes Film Studio Brass Under Alan Horn: Gerard Bevan and Emma Watts Confirmed To Run Fox". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Fritz, Ben (August 10, 2018). "It's Getting Awkward at Fox's Movie Studio as Disney Deal Looms". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  5. ^ McClintock, Pamela; Bond, Paul (February 6, 2019). "Anxiety, AWOL Executives and "Bloodshed": How Disney Is Making 21st Century Fox Disappear". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Completes 21st Century Fox Acquisition". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Episode 2: The Walt Disney Studios – Global Marketing and Virtual Production". September 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Williams, Trey (July 27, 2018). "Fox and Disney Shareholders Vote to Approve $71.3 Billion Merger". The Wrap. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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  12. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (December 14, 2017). "Disney-Fox takeover: US media giant will own The Simpsons, X-Men and Avatar after multi billion dollar deal". The Independent.
  13. ^ Huddleston, Tom Jr. "'Titanic' Is Returning to AMC Theatres for the Movie's 20th Anniversary". Fortune.
  14. ^ Bauer, Pat (August 4, 2017). "Plot, Cast, Awards, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved October 28, 2023.


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