Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation
	Logo used since 1967
	The Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles, California
Formerly	Famous Players Film Company (1912–1916); Famous Players–Lasky Corporation (1916–1927); Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation (1927–1930); Paramount Publix Corporation (1930–1935); Paramount Pictures Inc. (1935–1951);
Company type	Division
Industry	Film
Founded	May 8, 1912
Founders	William Wadsworth Hodkinson; Adolph Zukor; Jesse L. Lasky;
Headquarters	5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Josh Greenstein (co-chairman and co-CEO); Dana Goldberg (co-chairwoman and co-CEO)
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	Gulf and Western Industries (1966–1989); Paramount Communications (1989–1994); Viacom (first and second incarnations) (1994–2019); Paramount Global (2019–2025); Paramount Skydance (2025–present);
Divisions	Nickelodeon Movies; Paramount Home Entertainment; Paramount Players; Paramount Television Studios; Paramount Animation; Skydance Animation; Paramount Music;
Subsidiaries	United International Pictures (50%); Miramax (49%); Republic Pictures;
Website	Official website

Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production and distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount Skydance. The sixth-oldest global film studio and the second-oldest in the United States behind Universal Pictures, it is one of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles.^[1]

In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo.^[2] In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only.^[3] The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California.^[4]

The most commercially successful film franchises from Paramount Pictures include Transformers, Mission: Impossible, Sonic the Hedgehog and Star Trek. Additionally, the studio's library includes many individual films such as The Godfather and Titanic, both of which became the highest-grossing films of all time during their initial releases. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA),^[5] and is currently one of seven live-action film studios of Paramount Motion Pictures Group, alongside a 49% stake in Miramax, a 50% stake in United International Pictures, Paramount Players, a revival of Republic Pictures, and Skydance Animation.

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^ Bingen, Steven (2016). Paramount: City of Dreams. Guilford, Connecticut: Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781630762018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "Star System". ocgirl 玩樂筆記 -. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ Fingas, Jon (January 19, 2014). "Paramount now releases movies only in digital form". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
^ "Directions". The Studios at Paramount. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
^ "Motion Picture Association of America – Who We Are – Our Story". MPAA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[Bingen_Page_8-2] Bingen, Steven (2016). Paramount: City of Dreams. Guilford, Connecticut: Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781630762018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[3] "Star System". ocgirl 玩樂筆記 -. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[4] Fingas, Jon (January 19, 2014). "Paramount now releases movies only in digital form". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

[5] "Directions". The Studios at Paramount. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

[6] "Motion Picture Association of America – Who We Are – Our Story". MPAA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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