20th Century Studios is owned by Disney (the United States, NYSE: DIS), which acquired the brand on 20 March 2019, as part of a $71.3 billion deal that also included National Geographic and Searchlight Pictures.[1][2] 20th Century Studios was founded in 1935 in the United States and was independent until 2019.
Evidence: The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
The studio behind Alien, Die Hard and Avatar was renamed from 20th Century Fox after Disney acquired most of 21st Century Fox in 2019 for $71.3 billion. Dropping Fox from the name separated it from the news and sports business that stayed independent.
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Disney controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in media & entertainment.
Disney has more brands in film studios on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lionsgate Films | Lionsgate | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anime Limited | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Astro Shaw | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cineplex Pictures | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
Disney is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burbank, California, United States, founded in 1923. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DIS.
Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers making short cartoons and is now the largest entertainment company in the world. Its purchases of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and most of 21st Century Fox mean a substantial share of the highest-grossing films ever made belong to one owner.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; 20th Century Studios is not one of them.
Disney acquired most of Twenty-First Century Fox for about $71.3 billion in cash and stock, after outbidding Comcast. The film and television studios, National Geographic and the Star and Hulu stakes transferred; the Fox news, sports and broadcast assets were spun into the separate Fox Corporation.
The parent company of 20th Century Studios is Disney, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. 20th Century Studios originated in the United States in 1935 and its owner, Disney, is also headquartered in the United States.
Disney completed its acquisition of 20th Century Studios on 20 March 2019, after announcing the deal on 14 December 2017. The deal, which also included National Geographic and Searchlight Pictures, was valued at $71.3 billion (enterprise value).
20th Century Studios was an independent company from its founding in 1935 until Disney acquired it in 2019.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, 20th Century Studios is still owned by Disney. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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