Paramount.

  Paramount is the oldest American film studio and production comapny, and is still one of the six major distribution companies along with Universal, Fox Searchlight, Sony, Disney and Warner Brothers.  Paramount is made up of five film lables; Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies.  Also in partnership with the company is Steven Spielburgs DreamWorks and Marvel Entertainment.  Paramount is currently owned by Media conglomerate Viacom.

  Paramount, initially named the 'Famous Players Film Company' was established in1912.  The company has produced approximatley 2741 films to date. During the Famous Players days, Alfred Hitchock formed a lifelong connection with the company, producing 12 films including The Call of Youth, Dangerous Lies and the Man From Home. Later, when the company became Paramount, Hithcocks most notable works were produced with them, such as Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Hithcock is known as one of the best Thriller directors in history, and defibnietly set the standard for the films to come. Paramounts legacy of classic movies still remains prominant today, even among newer major  distibution company's.  

  Some Thrillers more recently produced by Paramount include Paranormal Activity, Perfume; The Story of a Murderer, War of the Worlds, The Talented Mr Ripley, and The Godfather Trilogy.

  Paramount had the fortune to produce the highest grossing film in history; Titanic, which at the box office grossed $600 million dollars. Decending, Paramount's highest grossing films are; Titanic, Forrest Gump (winner of six Academy Awards), Shrek the THird, Transformers, Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Beverly Hills Cop, War of The Worlds, Ghost and Kung Fu-Panda.  IN 2008 Paramount led the overseas revenue surge with $2.04 billion, which was a 28% increase from the previous year.