Major American Film Companies

1. Warner Bros
2. Paramount Pictures
3. Walt Disney
4. Columbia Pictures
5. Universal Studios
6. 20th Century Fox

These 6 own and make about 90% of films made in America.

Warner Brothers is owned by Time Warner.

Paramount Pictures is owned by Viacom.

Walt Disney is owned by itself (Walt Disney Company).

Columbia pictures is owned by Sony corporation.

Universal Studios is owned by Comcast/GE.

20th Century Fox is owned by News Corporation.


Having 6 main companies producing 90% of films has a lot of positives and negatives. The positives include that we get the best films possible due to the tremendous budgets that these companies have. They can afford the best in the industry when it comes to animators, writers and also the equipment they use. A negative may be that smaller companies will get overshadowed by these companies and these companies could also affect a lot of people when it comes to their views. If they show their views in a certain way, hundreds of millions of people could see that information and this could sway what people think about certain things. There are many other political issues that may arise surrounding the views and the control that these companies/studios have over what many people see.