Question 1By Victoria Best, Lauren Greenwood, Abbie

Williams

The Big Six

Warner brothers Warner Bros. owns several companies, including Warner Bros.

Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, TheWB.com, and DC Comics. Warner owns half of The CW Television Network. Some successful films are:

- Harry Potter- Looney Tunes- Star Wars- Free willy

Their operating income is around $845million a year and increasing.

Fox film corporation (20th century fox)Fox have partnered with companies such as 1492 Pictures, Lucasfilm,

Lightstorm Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Walden Media, Regency Enterprises, Blue Sky Studios, Troublemaker Studios, Marvel Studios, Ingenious Film Partners, Scott Free Productions, Gracie Films, EuropaCorp, Color Force, Centropolis Entertainment, Conundrum Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Red Hour Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment, The Donners' Company, 21 Laps Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment. Some successful films are:

- Doctor Dolittle- Ice age- Chronicles of narnia- Alvin and the chipmunks

Their operating income is $2.9billion and increasing.

Paramount pictures Paramount Pictures is an American film production and

distribution company. It was founded in 1912 and currently owned by Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio, and the last major film studio still in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Paramount is well known as one of the top movie studios in the world. Some successful films are:

Black beauty Charlottes web Star Trek Ghost The godfather

Their operating income is $300million a year and increasing.

Columbia picturesColumbia Pictures Industries is an American film

production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is owned by the Japanese Sony company. It’s an extremely well known film company, and some of it’s successful films are:

BatmanSupermanHamlet

Their operating income is $300million and increasing.

Universal pictures It was previously owned by coca cola, Universal pictures was then

purchased by Sony. However due to it’s success, it kept its brand name and is still known as universal pictures. Successful films are:

Phantom of the opera The mummy Notting Hill American pie

Net income of $2.26billion and increasing.

Walt Disney studiosWalt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney

Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, owned by of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney Studios, produces films that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. Their most successful production partners recently have been Pixar, Great Oaks, Caravan Pictures, Studio Ghibli, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Marvel Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Starz Media, Walden Media, Mandeville Films, Gunn Films and Jim Henson Pictures. Some successful films are:

- Cinderella- Treasure island- Alice in wonderland- Peter pan

Their operating income is $6.627billion and increasing.