Yasmin Ahmed and Hannah Odonkorhttp://www.paramount.com/studio/history

An overview of Paramount

Paramount Pictures is a global producer and distributor of film and entertainment.

Paramount consists of several labels including, the legendary Paramount Pictures; the leading brand, MTV

Films. The family entertainment label Nickelodeon Movies; the special film label’s, Paramount Vantage and

Paramount Classic’s.Paramount has also got distribution deals with Ionic Comic

Book creator, Marvel Entertainment and DreamWorks.The studio is also apart of the Big Six, which consists of

20th Century Fox, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal, Colombia and Walt Disney.

The first MovieAdolph Zukor, Founder

Paramount's lineage dates back to 1912, when Adolph Zukor, the owner of a New York nickelodeon, secured American distribution rights to Sarah Bernhardt's four-reel film, QUEEN ELIZABETH. The film's triumphant opening on July 12, 1912, as the first full-length drama shown in the United States

prompted Zukor to found the Famous Players Film Company. Famous Players began to

produce movies in New York, beginning with THE PRISONER OF ZENDA and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. A year later, Zukor invested

in a film distribution company named Paramount Pictures.

BlockBuster1997-1998- A Titanic Blockbuster

Released in 1997, TITANIC, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslett, becomes the highest-grossing motion picture

of all time ($.18 billion worldwide) and wins 11 Academy Awards®:

Best Picture

Best Director (James Cameron)

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

Best Visual Effects

Best Sound Mixing

Best Sound Editing

Best Original Score

Best Film Editing

Best Original Song

Best Art Direction

2009 and BeyondToday: Paramount going strong

The only major motion picture studio based in Hollywood, Paramount is located on an expansive 64-acre state-of-the-art production and business center.    During its nearly 100-year history, the studio’s backlot has served as the production site for thousands of notable feature films, television shows and

commercials.  Paramount’s facilities include thirty sound stages, a newly constructed “Chicago Street,” as well as the historic and popular “New York Street,” which features ten

distinct city neighborhood backdrops. 

Paramount Pictures is also the creative home to some of the most respected and talented filmmakers and producers in the business including J.J. Abrams, Brad Pitt and Martin Scorsese, Paramount has distributed a host of critically acclaimed and

box office hits over the last several years including CLOVERFIELd, TRANSFORMERS, INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, NORBIT, BLADES OF

GLORY and  DISTURBIA.