If there is a monolith in the entertainment industry, it is Disney. What began as an animation house in 1923 has metastasized into the world's most influential entertainment conglomerate. Disney’s strategy in the 21st century has been acquisition, absorbing powerhouse franchises to secure a multi-generational audience.

In the early 1920s, a dusty patch of land in California called Hollywood became the epicenter of a new kind of magic. Five major players, known as the Big Five , rose to dominance: , Paramount Pictures , Universal Studios , Columbia Pictures (now Sony), and The Walt Disney Company .

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The influence of these popular entertainment studios and productions extends far beyond the duration of a film or an episode. They drive:

End every piece of content with a redirect to a interactive tool (even a simple Google Sheet) where users can budget their own movie and see if it makes a profit.