Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production/distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Paramount is consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) movie studios.
Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
Paramount Pictures can trace its beginning to the creation in May 1912 of the Famous Players Film Company. Founder Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons, saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to the middle class by featuring the leading theatrical players of the time (leading to the slogan "Famous Players...
Structures Owned: Paramount Theatre - 1932;
Award Nominations: 2009 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy - Up in the Air; 2006 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy - DreamWorks - Dreamgirls; 2003 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama - Miramax Films - The Hours; 2001 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy - Wonder Boys; 2000 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama - Miramax Films - The Talented Mr. Ripley; 2000 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy - Election; 1998 - Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy - Spelling Entertainment Group LLC/Scott Rudin Productions - In & Out; 1950 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Charles Brackett - Sunset Boulevard; 1949 - Academy Award for Best Picture - William Wyler - The Heiress; 1945 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Charles Brackett - The Lost Weekend;
Awards Won: 1944 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Going My Way; 1945 - Academy Award for Best Picture - The Lost Weekend; 1935 - Arthur Hornblow, Jr.; 1934 - Cecil B. DeMille; 1933 - William LeBaron; 1933 - Adolph Zukor; 1932 - Ernst Lubitsch; 1932 - Adolph Zukor; 1931 - Adolph Zukor; 1930 - Ernst Lubitsch;
Industry: Film Motion Picture and Video Production Net profit: US$ - 111,000,000 - 2011;
Revenue: US$ - 20,000,000 - 2011;
Employees and other personnel: Brad Grey - Chairman and CEO; Jason DeFillippo; Victor Schertzinger; Wendy Japhet - Senior Vice President, Production; Daniel Jewel; Sandra Rabins - Production Accountant - 1985; Barry Diller - Chair; Michael Eisner - President and Chief Operating Officer - 1976 - 1984;
Films distributed: Apocalypse Now; Braveheart; Harold and Maude; Psycho; Star Trek: Generations; Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Saving Private Ryan; Waterloo; Forrest Gump;
Films: Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth The Daughter of the Hills The Bad Buck of Santa Ynez The Day of Days The Spitfire The Eagle's Mate The Lost Paradise The Virginian The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch The Making of Bobby Burnit Child: Nickelodeon Movies; MTV Films; United International Pictures; Viacom Productions; Paramount Digital Entertainment; Paramount Studios in Los Angeles; Paramount Vantage - 1998; Paramount Home Entertainment;
Organizations acquired: TVX Broadcast Group - 1991 - Paramount Stations Group;
Date founded: May 8, 1912;
Founders: Adolph Zukor Headquarters: 5555 Melrose Ave, Suite 121, Hollywood, California, United States of America 90038;
Organization type: Subsidiary Parent: Independent company - 1912 - 1966; Gulf+Western - 1966 - 1994; Viacom - 1994;
Place founded: Los Angeles Organizations founded: UPN Related Web Pages: IMDB Company Page Daylife Topic Page Daylife Topic Page Croctail Corpwatch Template Ranker Lists Mapquest Paramount Pictures
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