Sony Pictures

American television and film studio
Organization subsidiary_company Q822314
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Sony Pictures is a public company that was founded on December 21, 1987. It was established by the Sony Group. The organization operates within the entertainment industry. Its products consist of film.

Sony Pictures

Summary

Sony Pictures is a subsidiary company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of subsidiary_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sony Pictures was a member of Motion Picture Association[3].
  • Sony Pictures was a member of Copyright Alliance[4].
  • Sony Pictures is in the country of United States[5].
  • Sony Pictures's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[6].
  • Sony Pictures's instance of is recorded as film production company[7].
  • Sony Pictures's founder is recorded as Sony Group[8].
  • Sony Pictures is owned by Sony Group[9].
  • Sony Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Culver City[10].
  • Sony Pictures's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Lynton[11].
  • Sony Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Pictures[12].
  • Sony Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Pictures Classics[13].
  • Sony Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as TriStar Pictures[14].
  • Sony Pictures's Commons category is recorded as Sony Pictures Entertainment[15].
  • Sony Pictures's industry is recorded as entertainment[16].
  • December 21, 1987 marks the founding of Sony Pictures[17].
  • August 7, 1991 marks the founding of Sony Pictures[18].
  • Sony Pictures's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Group[19].
  • Sony Pictures's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Corporation of America[20].
  • Sony Pictures's official website is recorded as https://www.sonypictures.net/[21].
  • Sony Pictures's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment[22].
  • Sony Pictures's product or material produced is recorded as film[23].
  • Sony Pictures's legal form is recorded as public company[24].
  • Sony Pictures's owner of is recorded as Funimation[25].
  • Sony Pictures's owner of is recorded as Columbia Pictures[26].
  • Sony Pictures's owner of is recorded as AXN[27].

Body

Founding

Sony Pictures's founder is recorded as Sony Group[8]. Recorded inception include December 21, 1987[17] and August 7, 1991[18].

Leadership

Sony Pictures's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Lynton[11].

Operations

Sony Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Culver City[10]. Parent organizations include Sony Group[19], a holding company[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1946[30], headquartered in Minato[31] and Sony Corporation of America[20], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1960[34], headquartered in 550 Madison Avenue[35]. Subsidiaries include Columbia Pictures[12], a film production company[36], in United States[37], founded in 1918[38], headquartered in Culver City[39]; Sony Pictures Classics[13], a film production company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1991[42], headquartered in New York City[43]; and TriStar Pictures[14], a film production company[44], in United States[45], founded in 1982[46], headquartered in Culver City[47].

Industry

Sony Pictures's industry is recorded as entertainment[16].

Ownership

Sony Pictures is owned by Sony Group[9]. Its product or material produced is recorded as film[23].

Why It Matters

Sony Pictures ranks in the top 4% of subsidiary_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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