film - The Big Six

The Big Six

studio parent (main conglomerate)	major film studio unit	date founded	arthouse / indie	genre movie / B movie (subsidiary company owned by the parent company)	animation	other divisions & brands	US / CA market share (2016)
Walt Disney Studios (the Walt Disney Company)	Walt Disney Picture	1923		- Disneynature - Lucasfilm - Marvel Studios	- Disney Toon Sudios - Lucasfilm Animation - Marvel Animation - Pixar - Walt Disney Animation Studios	- WDSMP - ESPN Films (80%) - Miravista Films - Touchstone Pictures - UTV Pictures	26.09%
Warner Bros. Entertainment (Time Warner)	Warner Bros. Pictures	1923		- New Line Cinema - DC Films	- Cartoon Network - Warner Bros Animation - Warner Animation Group	- Castle Rock - CNN Films - Flagship (49%) - HBO Films - Turner Entertainment	16.86%
Fox Entertainment Group (21st Century Fox)	20th Century Fox	1935	Fox Searchlight Pictures		- Blue Sky Studios - 20th Century Fox Animation	- Fox 2000 Pictures - Fox Star Studios - Kudos Filam and Television (50%) - New Regency (20%)	12.92%
Universal Studios (Comecast)	Universal Pictures	1912	Fox Features Working Title Films	Gramercy Pictures	- Big Idea Entertainment - Bullwinkle Studios (50%) - DreamWorks Animation - Illumination Entertainment - Universal Animation Studios	- Amblin Pictures (minority) - Focus World - High Top Releasing - Awesomeness Films (51%) - NBCU Ent. Japan - Oriental DreamWorks (45%)	12.50%
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group (Sony)	Columbia Pictures	1924	Sony Pictures Classic Destination Films	- Screen Gems - Affirm Films - Stage 6 Films	- Sony Pictures Animation - Sony Pictures Imageworks	- Sony Pictures Releasing - TriStar Pictures -  TriStar Productions -  Left Bank Pictures -  SPWA -  Triumph Films	8.07%
Paramount Motion Pictures Group (viacorn)	Paramount Pictures	1912	Paramount Vintage		- Nickelodeon Animation Studuios - Paramount Animation	- Paramount Players - Comedy Central Films - MTV Films - Nickelodeon Movies - Paramount Famous Productions - Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (50%)	7.50%