20th Century Fox

William Fox, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox was a Hungarian immigrant. He arrived in New York City in 1904 bringing his Nickelodeon, an early form of movie theater. Fox added 25 nickelodeons along with two partners, B.S. Moss and Sol Brill over the next few years. They soon started producing their own movies, as the demand for them was so high.

In 1915, Fox started the Fox Film Corporation and moved his company to California in an effort to better produce, distribute and show the movies. Fox Films relocated again in 1925 to land purchased in Hollywood, California. After some company shake-ups, stockholders forced out William Fox who was replaced by Sidney R. Kent.

In the meantime, Twentieth Century Pictures was a company has a successful beginning with The House of Rothschild and Les Miserables, both nominated for an Academy Award. A merge of these two companies in 1935 created the new Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. The company continued to produce such hits as The Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Razor’s Edge and All About Eve throughout the 1940’s. http://www.cobbles.com/simpp_archive/zanuck-schenck.htm

In 1953, the company produced The Robe in CinemaScope, a groundbreaking feature film. The success was so great that on see the film Warner Bros, MGM, Universal Pictures and Disney adopted the process. Twentieth Century Fox has continued to produce hits through the years. In the 1960’s, they produced The Sound of Music, Dr. Doolittle and Hello, Dolly!. The 1970 has brought us The Towering Inferno, Young Frankenstein and Star Wars. The release of Alien, The Empire Strikes Back, Home Alone and Edward Scissorhands came in the 80’s and 90’s. The 1990 has brought new opportunities to the company with the use of pay-per-view and video games. In 1994, Twentieth Century-Fox negotiated and agreement with DirecTV. A year later, 20th Century Fox created Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to distribute video and interactive products.http://www.1966batfan.com/20thcenturyfox.htm http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Film-Corporation-Company-History.html

2009

• Bride Wars (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
• Taken (2009) (co-production with EuropaCorp)
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) (co-production with Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom)
• 12 Rounds (2009) (co-production with WWE Studios)
• Dragonball Evolution (2009)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (co-production with Marvel Entertainment)
• Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009) (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures)
• Garfield's Pet Force (2009) (co-production with Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company and Davis Entertainment)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (co-production with Blue Sky Studios)
• I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) (co-production with 1492 Pictures)
• 500 Days of Summer (2009) (co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Aliens in the Attic (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
• Post Grad (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures and co-production with The Montecito Picture Company and Cold Spring Pictures)
• All About Steve (2009) (co-production with Radar Pictures and Fortis Films)
• Jennifer's Body (2009)
• Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (co-production with Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises and American Empirical Pictures)
• Avatar (2009) (co-production with Lightstorm Entertainment)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Productions)

2010

• Tooth Fairy (2010) (co-production with Walden Media)
• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) (co-production with 1492 Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment)
• My Name Is Khan (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox STAR Studios and co-produced with Imagenation Abu Dhabi, Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) (co-production with Color Force)
• Date Night (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment) - April 9, 2010
• Marmaduke (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Davis Entertainment) - June 4, 2010
• The A-Team (co-production with Scott Free Productions and Stephen J. Cannell Productions) - June 11, 2010
• Knight and Day (co-production with Regency Enterprises) - June 25, 2010
• Predators (co-production with Troublemaker Studios) - July 7, 2010
• Ramona and Beezus (co-production with Walden Media) - July 23, 2010
• Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (co-production with Edward R. Pressman Film) - September 24, 2010
• Unstoppable (co-production with Scott Free Productions) - November 12, 2010
• Love and Other Drugs (co-production with Regency Enterprises) - November 24, 2010
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (co-production with Walden Media) - December 10, 2010
• Gulliver's Travels - December 22, 2010
• Machete[2] (co-production with Troublemaker Studios, Hyde Park Entertainment and Overnight Productions) - 2010

2011/2012

• Rio (co-production with Blue Sky Studios) - April 8, 2011
• Alvin and the Chipmunks 3D (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Productions) - December 16, 2011[3]
• The Berenstain Bears (co-production with Walden Media) - 2011
• Carousel - 2011
• Avatar 2 - 2012 http://www.imdb.com/company/co0000756/