Animation is no longer "just for kids," and the studios leading this charge are seeing record-breaking engagement.
DC Studios, New Line Cinema, HBO, and Warner Bros. Animation.
Controls the lucrative live-action and animated film rights to Spider-Man and related characters.
High-octane action films that generate massive international box office returns.
: High-concept horror produced on micro-budgets with wide theatrical releases.
Produced definitive television milestones from The Sopranos and Game of Thrones to Succession .
Generates massive cable and streaming viewership via Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone expansions. The Streaming Disrupters: Production Reimagined
While often considered the "underdog," Sony holds the keys to two massive kingdoms: Spider-Man (via Marvel license) and Uncharted . Their "Marvel Universe" productions have been wildly successful, specifically the Venom series and the animated masterpiece Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse .
: Grey's Anatomy , Scandal , and Bridgerton .
Popular entertainment is no longer a Hollywood monopoly. International studios are producing content that rivals, and sometimes surpasses, American output.
Revolutionized the genre with elevated titles like Hereditary and Midsommar .