Paramount Pictures
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| + | '''Paramount Pictures Corporation''' (commonly known as '''Paramount Pictures''' or simply '''Paramount''') is a film and television production/distribution studio, consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) film studios. A subsidiary of U.S. [[media conglomerate]] [[Viacom]], Paramount is a member of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] (MPAA). It has distributed various commercially successful film series, such as ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (film series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (2008-2012), ''[[Iron Man in film|Iron Man]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]'', ''[[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', ''[[Paranormal Activity (film series)|Paranormal Activity]]'' and ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]''. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[DreamWorks]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Paramount executives]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Paramount Pictures films]] | ||
| + | * [[List of television series produced by Paramount Television]] | ||
| - | '''Paramount Pictures Corporation''' is a major global [[United States|American]] [[film|motion picture]] [[production company|production]] and [[distribution company]], based in [[Hollywood, California]]. Founded in 1912, it is the oldest running movie studio in [[Hollywood]], beating [[Universal Studios]] by a month. Paramount is owned by [[media conglomerate]] [[Viacom]]. | ||
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Paramount Pictures Corporation (commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount) is a film and television production/distribution studio, consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) film studios. A subsidiary of U.S. media conglomerate Viacom, Paramount is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). It has distributed various commercially successful film series, such as Transformers, Mission: Impossible, Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008-2012), Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Paranormal Activity and Friday the 13th.
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See also
- DreamWorks
- List of Paramount executives
- List of Paramount Pictures films
- List of television series produced by Paramount Television
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