The original studio system, dominated by the "Big Five" (MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO), operated as a vertical monopoly. Studios owned production lots, distribution chains, and cinema chains (theater circuits). This factory model produced stars (contract players like Humphrey Bogart), directors (house directors like John Ford), and genres (the Warner Bros. gangster film, the MGM musical) with industrial efficiency. The 1948 United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. antitrust ruling, which forced the divestiture of theater chains, shattered this model, forcing studios to become leaner licensors rather than owners of exhibition.
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The 1990s saw studios absorbed into multinational conglomerates. Disney (under CEO Bob Iger) became the master practitioner of "synergy"—using a film to drive toy sales, theme park attendance, and television ratings. The acquisition of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009), and Lucasfilm (2012) transformed Disney into an IP library. Competitors followed: WarnerMedia (AT&T) consolidated Warner Bros., HBO, and DC; Comcast bought Universal and DreamWorks Animation. The unit of production shifted from the individual film to the "cinematic universe" (e.g., the Marvel Cinematic Universe [MCU]). The original studio system, dominated by the "Big
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