Paramount Pictures Corporation

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DreamWorks Pictures Takes Flight with Millennial Media to Launch Groundbreaking Mobile Advertising and Promotional Campaign For Highly-Anticipated Theatrical Release of D.J. Caruso's Eagle Eye [Press Release]
Business Wire | 69 days 12 hours 38 minutes ago
Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced it has teamed with Millennial Media, Inc., the industry’s largest and fastest-growing mobile advertising networks company, to design and launch a revolutionary, innovative mobile advertising and promotional campaign surrounding the theatrical release of DreamWorks Pictures’ highly-anticipated film, Eagle Eye, which is a DreamWorks/Paramount distribution release.


Sony Electronics Announces Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements With Fox, Paramount and Sony Pictures Entertainment [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 60 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment have entered into separate non-exclusive digital cinema deployment agreements with Sony Electronics' Digital Cinema Solutions and Services (DCSS) group. The agreements relate to supplying exhibitors with feature motion pictures in digital form in order to promote the use of digital cinema projection systems.


Paramount and DreamWorks Principals Finalize Separation, Outline Terms for Future Projects Together [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 58 days 41 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks principals today announced the formalization of their transition agreements as Mr. Spielberg and Ms. Snider depart to form their previously announced new motion pictures company in partnership with Reliance BIG Entertainment. Mr. Geffen, who oversaw the transition for DreamWorks, will not be joining the new company.


School of Rock is Back in Session [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 42 days 6 hours 41 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A new type of school is opening its doors today to teach people how to play music like a Rock Star -- on their iPhone and iPod touch! School of Rock, developed by Paramount Digital Entertainment, is a new application now available from Apple's App Store that teaches the basics of learning how to play instruments using a unique and interactive format. The School of Rock app is based on the 2003 Paramount Pictures' theatrical release and tells th...


Paramount Pictures Announces Digital Cinema Deals With Kodak and Digital Cinema Implementation Partners [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 2 hours ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures today announced that it has signed digital cinema agreements with Kodak and Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP). Paramount is the first studio to sign an agreement with Kodak. The announcement was made by Jim Tharp, Paramount President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution. Paramount is a unit of Viacom Inc.


Digital Cinema Implementation Partners Announces Agreement With Five Studios for Digital Cinema Upgrade [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 2 hours 11 minutes ago
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP) announced today that it has entered into long term agreements with Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Motion Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Lionsgate Films for the deployment of digital projection systems to nearly 20,000 movie theatre screens across North America, including the AMC, Cinemark and Regal theatre chains. Digital cinema promises a new world of programming flexib...


Marvel Studios Enters Into New Worldwide Distribution Agreement With Paramount [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 64 days 2 hours 19 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom, Inc.


Paramount Pictures Hits $1 Billion Domestic Gross Mark In Record Time [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 162 days 1 hour 10 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming off reaching the billion-dollar mark in international box office sales last weekend, Paramount Pictures Corporation has now also crossed the billion-dollar milestone on its domestic gross sales, making it the first studio to accomplish this feat this calendar year and besting last year's billion-dollar record by nearly three weeks.


Paramount Pictures Teams With W!LDBRAIN to Bring Kidrobot to the Big Screen [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 78 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures has teamed with W!LDBRAIN, the award-winning entertainment company that develops and produces television programming, motion pictures, commercial content and licensed merchandise, to develop a feature film based on the wildly popular Kidrobot characters for its Nickelodeon Movies family label, the first in a planned series of projects based on Kidrobot limited edition toys. The feature film will be produced by former Paramoun...


DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 'Moves It, Moves It' to Russia and Ukraine [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 31 days 19 hours 59 minutes ago
GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.


Now Available on a Dell PC Near You -- Iron Man [Press Release]
Business Wire | 63 days 9 hours 11 minutes ago
Dell announced today the next era in personalization of the PC with the launch of its inaugural pre-loaded movie service. Starting today, coinciding with the DVD release, Dell’s movie selection premieres with one of the top grossing films of 2008 – Iron Man from Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment. For the first time, consumers have the power to customize select Dell desktops and laptops with exclusive pre–installed movie bundles to enjoy personalized entertainment right out of the box.


Magmic Games and Paramount Digital Entertainment to bring Dreamworks' "Eagle Eye" action thriller to mobile [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 67 days 7 hours 41 minutes ago
Eagle Eye Mobile Game Supporting the Movie


Paramount Launches First-of-Its-Kind Concert Series on Studio's Hollywood Lot [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 77 days 20 hours 31 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind concert series on the studio's Hollywood backlot. Paramount Rocks is the first movie studio-based concert series to showcase artists in a unique venue and format, blending the versatile backdrop of the studio's historic New York Street, with a block party atmosphere. The announcement was made by Randall Baumberger, President, Paramount Studio Group. Paramount is a unit of Viacom Inc.


Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive Team Up to Develop Videogames Based on Paramount Pictures' Films [Press Release]
MarketWire | 133 days 3 hours 41 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/22/08 -- Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive announced today that they are developing titles based on the popular Paramount Pictures' films "Clueless," "Mean Girls" and "Pretty in Pink."


Talk About a Summer Blockbuster ... American Greetings and Paramount Licensing Inc. Announce Multi-Year, Multi-Property Licensing Agreement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 175 days 5 hours 41 minutes ago
CLEVELAND, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Greetings Corporation





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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 more than 1,000 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