Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (also known as Columbia Pictures, Columbia, or CPII) is an American film studio that is currently a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was the second independent distributor of Walt Disney Productions' films following Pat Powers' Celebrity Productions and preceding United Artists. In addition, Columbia had licensed Q*Bert to Disney for its use in Wreck-It Ralph[1] and they were also the co-production company for Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
History[]
- Pre-Disney events
Columbia was founded on January 10, 1924 by Jack Cohn, Harry Cohn and Joe Brandt as a predecessor to Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation, which was established on June 19, 1918. Columbia Pictures Corporation and took its current name on 1968. It released its first feature film in January 15, 1924 with "Discontented Husbands".
- Disney-related events
Columbia served as the distributor for Walt Disney Productions' Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies short subjects released from 1929 to 1932. A falling-out with Disney and Columbia led Disney to strike a deal with United Artists. United Artists would continue to distribute Disney short subjects from 1932 to 1937.[2]
- Post-Disney events
Columbia acquired Winkler Pictures during production of their Krazy Kat cartoons.
Columbia Pictures Corporation was renamed to Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. in 1966.
Columbia was sold to Sony on September 28, 1989 for $3.4 billion.[3] It optioned script versions of a Spider-Man film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in April 1999.[4]
Filmography[]
Silly Symphonies[]
| # | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Skeleton Dance | August 29, 1929[5] |
| 2 | El Terrible Toreador | September 26, 1929[5] |
| 3 | Springtime | October 24, 1929[5] |
| 4 | Hell's Bells | November 21, 1929[5] |
| 5 | The Merry Dwarfs | December 19, 1929[5] |
| 6 | Summer | January 16, 1930[6] |
| 7 | Autumn | February 13, 1930[6] |
| 8 | Cannibal Capers | March 13, 1930[6] |
| 9 | Frolicking Fish | May 8, 1930[6] |
| 10 | Arctic Antics | June 5, 1930[6] |
| 11 | Midnight in a Toy Shop | July 3, 1930[6] |
| 12 | Night | July 31, 1930[6] |
| 13 | Monkey Melodies | August 10, 1930[6] |
| 14 | Winter | October 30, 1930[7] |
| 15 | Playful Pan | December 28, 1930[8] |
| 16 | Birds of a Feather | February 4, 1931[9] |
| 17 | Mother Goose Melodies | April 17, 1931[10] |
| 18 | The China Plate | May 25, 1931[11] |
| 19 | The Busy Beavers | June 27, 1931[12] |
| 20 | The Cat's Out | July 28, 1931[11] |
| 21 | Egyptian Melodies | August 27, 1931[11] |
| 22 | The Clock Store | September 30, 1931[13] |
| 23 | The Spider and the Fly | October 16, 1931[13] |
| 24 | The Fox Hunt | November 18, 1931[13] |
| 25 | The Ugly Duckling | December 16, 1931[13] |
| 26 | The Bird Store | January 16, 1932[14] |
Mickey Mouse[]
- 1930 (Re-releases)
- Steamboat Willie (January 31)[6]
- The Gallopin' Gaucho (February 14)[6]
- Plane Crazy (February 28)[6]
- The Barn Dance (March 14)[6]
- The Opry House (March 28)[6]
- When the Cat's Away (April 11)[6]
- The Barnyard Battle (April 25)[6]
- The Plowboy (May 9)[6]
- The Karnival Kid (May 23)[6]
- Mickey's Choo-Choo (June 20)[6]
- Mickey's Follies (June 26)[6]
- The Jazz Fool (July 5)[6]
- Jungle Rhythm (July 19)[6]
- The Haunted House (August 1)[6]
- Wild Waves (August 15)[6]
- 1930 (New releases)
- The Barnyard Concert[6]
- Fiddling Around[6]
- The Cactus Kid[6]
- The Fire Fighters[6]
- The Shindig[6]
- The Chain Gang[6]
- The Picnic[8]
- The Gorilla Mystery[8]
- Pioneer Days[8]
- 1931
- The Birthday Party
- Traffic Troubles
- The Castaway
- The Moose Hunt
- The Delivery Boy
- Mickey Steps Out
- Blue Rhythm
- Fishin' Around
- The Barnyard Broadcast
- The Beach Party
- Mickey Cuts Up
- Mickey's Orphans
- 1932
- The Duck Hunt
- The Grocery Boy
- The Mad Dog
- Barnyard Olympics
- Mickey's Revue
- Musical Farmer
- Mickey in Arabia
Marvel Studios/Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
- 2017
- 2019
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Wreck-It Ralph end credits
- ↑ Mickey's Follies: Walt's Distribution Deals, Defeats, and Decisions (waltdisney.org)
- ↑ Sony to Pay $3.4 Billion for Columbia Pictures : Japanese Firm Willing to Offer High Price to Get Film, TV Software for Video Equipment It Makes (latimes.com)
- ↑ "Cameron Spun Out of Spider-Man Movie" - E! (4/5/1999)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Motion Picture News (3/15/1930)
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 Motion Picture News (9/13/1930)
- ↑ Harrison's Reports (1930)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Motion Picture Herald (4/18/1931) Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Motion Picture Herald (Oct 1931)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)
- ↑ Harrison's Reports (1931)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1932)
- ↑ Motion Picture Herald (1932)