20th Century Studios
American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
20th Century Studios, Inc. (formerly known from 1914 to 1931 as Fox Film, 1933 to 1935 as 20th Century Pictures 1935 to 1985 and 1985 to 2020 (and informally) as 20th Century Fox or Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation or Twentieth Century Fox or 20th Century Fox Film Corporation) is a large American company that makes movies ("motion picture studio"). It is in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California, USA, just west of Beverly Hills.
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Formerly | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (20th Century-Fox) (1935–1985) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (20th Century Fox) (1985–2020) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Movies |
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Founded | May 31, 1935; 88 years ago (1935-05-31) |
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Headquarters | Fox Studio Lot Building 88, 10201 West Pico Boulevard, , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Asbell (president) |
Products | Motion pictures, television movies |
Number of employees | 2,300 (2018) |
Parent | News Corporation (1985-2013) 21st Century Fox (2013-2019) Fox Corporation(2019-Present) The Walt Disney Company (2019-2024) Entertainment One (2024-present) |
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Website | www |
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Before 2013, 20th Century Fox was a subsidiary of News Corporation before it was split into two companies. After that, one of those companies, 21st Century Fox, became the studio's owner. On December 14, 2017, The Walt Disney Company of Fox Corporation said that it has acquired many of 21st Century Fox's subsidiaries, including 20th Century Fox. Thus, the studio is now owned by Disney and Fox became 20th Century Studios.(Fo
20th Century Studios was formed in 1935 when Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures joined together to form the company. 20th Television is a Fox Corporation part of the company that makes television series.