: Now considered a "major" due to its sheer volume of content, producing hits like Stranger Things , Squid Game , and Oscar-winning films like Roma .

The "Big Five" film studios dominate the production of major features, often through various specialized subsidiaries. Studio Conglomerate Notable Production Units Animation Specialists Walt Disney Studios 20th Century, Searchlight Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Warner Bros. New Line Cinema, DC Studios Warner Bros. Animation Universal Pictures Focus Features, Working Title Illumination, DreamWorks Sony Pictures Columbia, TriStar Sony Pictures Animation Paramount Pictures Paramount Skydance, MTV Entertainment Paramount Animation

Since the acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney, the industry has consolidated around five primary majors that dominate the global box office.

The BBC’s Natural History Unit is the most popular production studio for factual entertainment. Their Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, narrated by David Attenborough, are the highest-grossing nature documentaries in history. These productions are technical marvels, using drone and satellite technology to create "entertainment" that is also urgent conservation messaging.