Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
	Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, United States
Formerly	Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (1987–1991)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	December 18, 1987
Headquarters	Poitier Building; 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tony Vinciquerra (Chairman and CEO); Stacy Green (Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer); Jon Hookstratten (Executive Vice President, Administration & Operations); Ravi Ahuja (Chairman, Global Television Studios and Corporate Development)
Products	Motion pictures; Television programs; Mobile entertainment;
Brands	Spider-Man (Joint with Marvel Studios for the MCU films); Jumanji; Ghostbusters; Men In Black; Sony's Spider-Man Universe; Karate Kid;
Services	Film production and distribution; Television production and syndication; Online games; Video on demand; Digital distribution; Licensing;
Revenue	US$10,14 billion (FY2022)
Operating income	US$894 million (FY2022)
Number of employees	9,100 (2023)
Parent	Sony Entertainment
Divisions	Motion Picture Group; Television Group; Home Entertainment;
Subsidiaries	See § Subsidiaries
Website	sonypictures.com
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms.

Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California as one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, it encompasses Sony's motion picture, television production and distribution units. Its sales in the fiscal year 2020 (April 2020 – March 2021) was reported to be $7.16 billion. All of SPE's divisions are members of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Sony's film franchises include The Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man, Jumanji, Men in Black, and Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

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