Paramount Pictures Corporation
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A grand studio dream runs headlong into reality
Boston Globe, The | 8 days 18 hours 31 minutes ago
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Al Jazeera Launches Live Streaming Application for Symbian and Windows Mobile Phones [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 50 days 39 minutes ago
PARIS, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Al Jazeera, the world's first global 24-hour news and current affairs television network, based in the Middle East, is today launching a mobile application called "Al Jazeera", which gives access to the channel's Arabic and English programs live and on-demand for all users of Symbian or Windows Mobile phones worldwide.
'Michael Jackson THIS IS IT' to Be Presented Exclusively for Two-Week Limited Engagement Around the World; [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 95 days 10 hours 10 minutes ago
...PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Entertainment and...to directing the Paramount feature film Footloose...Utah. Sony Pictures Entertainment...subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA...Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global...countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can...
'Couples Retreat' Is Surprise Hit at Weekend Box Office
CNBC | 43 days 8 hours 27 minutes ago
The critically maligned Vince Vaughn comedy "Couples Retreat" easily took the top spot at the weekend box office in North America Sunday, helped by the absence of any other new releases.
Rentrak Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending November 15, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 13 hours 41 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...most-rented motion pictures, per data collected...The Rise of Cobra Paramount 2...Revenge Of The Fallen Paramount 4...sector. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...
Lessons from The Godfather - thestar.com
Toronto Star, The | 29 days 22 hours 56 minutes ago
So you've been thrown out of high school after torching the principal's car and you're thinking to yourself, "How do I turn my sociopathic tendencies into employment opportunities?"
TV: It's prime time for volunteerism
USA TODAY | 42 days 8 hours 33 minutes ago
Even before TV's Stand Up to Cancer special raised more than $100 million for research with a star-studded, prime-time broadcast in September 2008, Hollywood and its leading charitable arm, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, were hunting for another major initiative to support.
Weekly global technology agenda: Gartner Symposium, Web 2.0, Windows 7
Independent (London), The | 36 days 21 hours 45 minutes ago
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Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 13, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 days 7 hours 29 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per...Paranormal Activity Paramount 4,200,000 103...support. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...Cowan for Rentrak Corporation Sallie Olmsted Amanda...
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of October 30, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 22 days 6 hours 9 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced...producing motion pictures for the weekend...Paranormal Activity Paramount 16,540,000 84... About Rentrak Corporation Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...
Rentrak Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending November 1, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 13 hours 41 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...most-rented motion pictures, per data collected...Revenge of the Fallen Paramount 2 4 Ice Age 3: Dawn...Revenge Of The Fallen Paramount 2 2 Orphan Warner 1...sector. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 6, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 15 days 7 hours 7 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per...5 Paranormal Paramount Activity 8,600...support. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...Cowan for Rentrak Corporation Sallie Olmsted Amanda...
Rentrak Announces top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending October 25, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 25 days 15 hours 41 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ --Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...most-rented motion pictures, per data collected...Revenge of the Fallen Paramount 1 2 The Proposal Touchstone...DreamWorks 4 9 Imagine That Paramount 3 10 X-Men Origins...sector. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of October 23, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 29 days 8 hours 42 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per...Paranormal Activity Paramount $22,000,000 1945...support. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...Cowan for Rentrak Corporation Sallie Olmsted Amanda...
Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of October 16, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 36 days 8 hours 58 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation , today announced the...top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per...Paranormal Activity Paramount 20,163,000 33...support. Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland...Cowan for Rentrak Corporation Sallie Olmsted Amanda...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Paramount Pictures Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Motion Picture Production & Distribution |
| Website: | http://www.paramount.com |
When entertainment is paramount, many people turn to Paramount Pictures Corporation. A subsidiary of media firm Viacom, the company produces and distributes films through Paramount Pictures (Iron Man) and Paramount Vantage ("Arctic Tale"). It maintains the Paramount Pictures library of some 3,500 films, including classic hits from the Star Trek, Godfather, and "Indiana Jones" series, and releases about a dozen new titles annually. Paramount Pictures distributes movies on video and DVD through Paramount Home Entertainment. The studio ceased to own former subsidiary DreamWorks in 2008. Paramount was founded as Famous Players Film Company by Adolph Zukor in 1912; it was acquired by Viacom in 1994.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,205.6 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 28.5 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 0 (0) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (0) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |