Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, formerly known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. until 2007, is an American film distribution studio within the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution division of the Walt Disney Company.[2] It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios; Disney's Searchlight Pictures label operates its own autonomous theatrical distribution and marketing unit.[3]
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Type | Division |
Industry | Film |
Founded | June 23, 1953 |
Headquarters | 500 South Buena Vista Street, , U.S. |
Key people | Tony Chambers (EVP)[1] |
Services | Film distribution, film promotion |
Parent | Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (operated through Walt Disney Studios) |
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The company was originally established in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. (later renamed to Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.). It took on its current name in 2007.[4][5]
Before 1953, Walt Disney's productions were distributed by M.J. Winkler Pictures (1924–1926), Film Booking Offices of America (1926–1927), Universal Pictures (1927–1928), Celebrity Productions (1928–1930), Columbia Pictures (1930–1932), United Artists (1932–1937, 1943), and RKO Radio Pictures (1937–1956).[6]