Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures
Formerly
Company typeDivision
IndustryFilm
Predecessors
FoundedMay 8, 1912 (1912-05-08)
Founders
Headquarters5555 Melrose Avenue, ,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Brian Robbins (chairman and CEO)
ProductsMotion pictures
ParentParamount Global
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websiteparamountpictures.com

Paramount Pictures Corporation, doing business as Paramount Pictures (also known simply as Paramount) is an American film and television production and distribution company and the namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global (Previously known as ViacomCBS). It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles.[1]

In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo.[2] In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only.[3] The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California.[4]

Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).[5]

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  4. ^ "Directions". The Studios at Paramount. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Motion Picture Association of America – Who We Are – Our Story". MPAA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.