Paramount Pictures

Summary

Paramount Pictures is a film production company^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,300 views/month, #3 of 640).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paramount Pictures is in the country of United States^[3].
• Paramount Pictures's instance of is recorded as film production company^[4].
• Paramount Pictures's instance of is recorded as major film studios^[5].
• Paramount Pictures's founder is recorded as Adolph Zukor^[6].
• Paramount Pictures's founder is recorded as William Wadsworth Hodkinson^[7].
• Paramount Pictures's founder is recorded as Jesse Louis Lasky^[8].
• Paramount Pictures is owned by Viacom^[9].
• Paramount Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[10].
• Paramount Pictures's chief executive officer is recorded as Jim Gianopulos^[11].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as Paramount Home Entertainment^[12].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as entertainment^[13].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as Paramount Players^[14].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as Paramount Animation^[15].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as Paramount Television Studios^[16].
• Paramount Pictures's has organizational division is recorded as Paramount Music^[17].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as MTV Films^[18].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Television Studios^[19].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Records^[20].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Players^[21].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Digital Entertainment^[22].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as George Pal Productions^[23].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Nickelodeon Movies^[24].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Home Entertainment^[25].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Animation^[26].
• Paramount Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as MTV Entertainment Studios^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Adolph Zukor^[6], William Wadsworth Hodkinson^[7], and Jesse Louis Lasky^[8]. May 8, 1912 marks the founding of Paramount Pictures^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[29].

Leadership

Paramount Pictures's chief executive officer is recorded as Jim Gianopulos^[11]. Its director / manager is recorded as Adolph Zukor^[30].

Operations

Paramount Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[10]. Parent organizations include Paramount Global^[31], a company^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 2019^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]; Viacom^[36], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2005^[39], headquartered in One Astor Plaza^[40]; and Paramount Skydance^[41], a company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2025^[44], headquartered in Los Angeles^[45]. Subsidiaries include MTV Films^[18], a film production company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1996^[48], headquartered in Los Angeles^[49]; Paramount Television Studios^[19], a television production company^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 2013^[52], headquartered in Los Angeles^[53]; Paramount Records^[20], a record label^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1969^[56]; Paramount Players^[21], a film studio^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 2017^[59]; Paramount Digital Entertainment^[22], a business^[60], in United States^[61], headquartered in Los Angeles^[62]; and George Pal Productions^[23], an animation studio^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1939^[65], headquartered in Los Angeles^[66].

Industry

Paramount Pictures's industry is recorded as film industry^[67].

Ownership

Paramount Pictures is owned by Viacom^[9]. Its product or material produced is recorded as film^[68].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Paramount Pictures include Paramount Global^[69], a company^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 2019^[72], headquartered in New York City^[73].

Why It Matters

Paramount Pictures ranks in the top 0.47% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,300 views/month, #3 of 640).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for it include Paramount Global^[69], a company^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 2019^[72], headquartered in New York City^[73].