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Paramount pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is a film and television production/distribution company, consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) movie studios. It's also the fifth oldest existing film institution in the world to date, followed behind others such as universal studios, Pathe', and Nordisk film.

 The institution dates its existence from May 8th 1912 when it was founded by Adolph Zukar. The institution got straight to work and had released its first film by 1914. The headquarters of the studios is located in Hollywood and is considered an iconic landmark. Today they are acknowledged as the longest operating major Hollywood studio in the area.

To date their film library consists of approximately 3,500 productions.
In the mid 1960's was when the institution ventured into the television industry with programs such as 'Frasier', the original 'Star Trek', and the 'Mission: Impossible' television series.

Awards 
As one of the longest operating and most successful major film institutions, during their existence they have taken on a handsome collection of awards, these consist of :

"Academy Award for Best Picture, Peabody Award, Academy Award for Visual Effects, Academy Award for Sound Mixing, Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy, Academy Award, Best Short Subject, One-reel, Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, Razzie Award for Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie"

Top 10 successful films 

Listed below are the top 10 grossing box office productions by paramount pictures, which for that reason will be considered the institutions biggest success's. 

10 - Kung Fu Panda - Box office gross $215 million, came close to matching the same amount of money as Pixar's WALL-E.

9 - Ghost - Box office gross - $217 million

8 - War of the Worlds - Box office gross - $234.2 million

7 - Beverly Hills Cop - Box office gross - $234.7 million - the oldest movie to make the top 10 successes list.

6 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Box office gross - $317 million 

5 - Iron Man - Box office gross - $318 million 

4 - Transformers - Box office gross - $319 million 

3 - Shrek the third - Box office gross - $322 million - the highest grossing Dreamworks production.

2 - Forrest Gump - Box office gross - $329 million 

1 - Titanic - Box office gross - $600 million - just over double Forrest Gump, the second highest grossing Paramount pictures production.