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 This article is about the film distribution and production label. For the television production company formerly named Touchstone Television, see ABC Studios.


Touchstone Pictures is an American film distribution label of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Touchstone typically releases films produced or distributed by Walt Disney Studios with more violent, mature themes and darker tones that are targeted to adult audiences, than those released under the studio's main Walt Disney Pictures banner.[1][2] As such, Touchstone is a pseudonym brand for the studio, and does not exist as a distinct business operation.[3]

Established on February 15, 1984[4] by then-Disney CEO Ron W. Miller as Touchstone Films, Touchstone operated as an active film production division of Walt Disney Studios during the 1980s through the early 2010s, releasing a majority of the studio's PG-13 and R-rated films.[5]

Background[]

Due to increased public assumption that Disney films were aimed at children and families, films produced by the Walt Disney Productions began to falter at the box office as a result.[4] In late 1979, Disney Productions released The Black Hole, a science-fiction movie that was the studio's first production to receive a PG rating (the company, however, had already distributed via Buena Vista Distribution its first PG-rated film, Take Down almost a year before the release of The Black Hole).[6]

Over the next few years, Disney experimented with more PG-rated fare, such as the 1981 film Condorman.[citation needed] With Disney's 1982 slate of PG-rated films—including the horror-mystery The Watcher in the Woods, the thriller drama Night Crossing, and the science-fiction film Tron—the company lost over $27 million. Tron was considered a potential Star Wars-level success film by the film division.

In late 1982, Disney vice president of production Tom Wilhite announced that they will produce and release more mature films under a new brand. Wilhite elaborated to the New York Times: ''We won't get into horror or exploitive sex, but using a non-Disney name will allow us wider latitude in the maturity of the subject matter and the edge we can add to the humor.'' One of the first films expected to be released under this new brand included Trenchcoat, a comedy caper starring Margot Kidder and Robert Hays;[7] by the time the film opened in March 1983, no production company credit was included in the released prints.

A loss of $33 million was registered by the film division in 1983 with the majority resulting from Something Wicked This Way Comes, a horror-fantasy adaptation of Ray Bradbury's novel. Never Cry Wolf, a 1983 PG release that featured male nudity, did well as the studio downplayed the film's association with the Disney brand.[4]

Touchstone Pictures logo

History[]

Touchstone Films[]

Touchstone Films was started by then-Disney CEO Ron W. Miller on February 15, 1984 as a label for their PG films with an expected three to four movies released under the label. Touchstone's first film was Splash, a huge hit for grossing $68 million at the domestic box office was released that year.[4][8][9] Incoming Disney CEO Michael Eisner and film chief Jeffrey Katzenberg considered renaming the label to Hollywood Pictures.[10]

In 1986, Down and Out in Beverly Hills was another early success for Touchstone and was Disney's first R-rated film, followed in 1987 by Disney's first PG-13 rated film, Adventures in Babysitting. Disney increased the momentum with additional PG-13 and R-rated films with Ruthless People (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Tin Men (1987), and other top movies.[8] In April 1985, Touchstone Films were licensed to Showtime/The Movie Channel for five years starting in 1986.[11]

Touchstone Pictures[]

Touchstone Films was renamed Touchstone Pictures after the film Ruthless People in 1986.[citation needed] With the Touchstone movies, Disney moved to the top of box office receipts beating out all the other major film studios by 1988.[8] In April 1988, Touchstone became a unit of Walt Disney Pictures with newly appointed president Ricardo Mestres.[12]

On October 23, 1990, The Walt Disney Company formed Touchwood Pacific Partners I to supplant the Silver Screen Partnership series as their movie studios' primary funding source.[13]

With several production companies getting out of film production or closing shop by December 1988, the Walt Disney Studios announced the formation of the Hollywood Pictures division, which would only share marketing and distribution with Touchstone, to fill the void. Mestres was appointed president of Hollywood.[10] In July 1992, Touchstone agreed to an exclusive, first-look production and distribution agreement with Merchant Ivory Productions to last three years.[14]

Following the success of the Disney-branded PG-13-rated Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003, and other films that in the 1980s and 1990s would have been released as Touchstone or Hollywood Pictures films, Disney weighed distribution of films more toward Disney-branded films and away from Touchstone Pictures, though not entirely disbanding them as it continues to use the Touchstone label for R and most PG-13 rated fare.[3] In 2006, Disney limited Touchstone's output to two or three films in favor of Walt Disney Pictures titles due to an increase in film industry costs.[15] Disney indicated scaling back on using multiple brands in 2007 with the renaming of Touchstone Television to ABC Television Studio in February and the outright elimination of the Buena Vista brand in April.[16] Two Touchstone co-productions flopped at the box office minimized by its co-producers financial contributions to the movies.[14]

Disney revived Touchstone in 2009 to serve as a distribution label for DreamWorks Studios' films.[17][18] DreamWorks was expected to allow Disney to release additional family fare that could be used at its parks and on its channels, but at best DreamWorks films have been a modest success.Template:According to whom Disney has been financing DreamWorks productions with $90 million more available under its agreement if DreamWorks cannot get additional equity funding. In 2012, Disney reportedly was in early stages in considering Touchstone's fate, including a possible sale.[19]

Following Disney's decision not to renew their long-standing deal with Jerry Bruckheimer Films in 2013, producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that he insisted on revitalizing the Touchstone label for production. Disney was uninterested, with studio chairman Alan Horn admitting that Touchstone's output had been reduced to distributing DreamWorks' films as those films are in the label's wheelhouse.[20] In addition to DreamWorks' films, Touchstone has also released non Disney-branded animated films such as Gnomeo & Juliet, The Wind Rises and Strange Magic.[21]

By the end of the DreamWorks deal, Disney had distributed fourteen of DreamWorks' original 30-picture agreement, with thirteen through Touchstone.[22][23] The deal ended in August 2016, with The Light Between Oceans being the last film released under the agreement. Universal Pictures then replaced Disney as DreamWorks' distributor.[24][25] Disney retained the distribution rights to these DreamWorks films in perpetuity as compensation for the studio's outstanding loan.[26]

Filmography[]

Main article(s): List of Touchstone Pictures films

Some well-known Touchstone Pictures releases include Beaches, Splash, The Color of Money, Ernest Goes to Camp, Adventures in Babysitting, Good Morning, Vietnam, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dead Poets Society, Pretty Woman, Dick Tracy, What About Bob?, Sister Act, When a Man Loves a Woman, Ed Wood, Rushmore, The Insider, Unbreakable, The Royal Tenenbaums, Signs, Sweet Home Alabama, The Prestige, The Proposal, Lincoln, and Bridge of Spies. Its highest-grossing film release is Armageddon. Although animated films are primarily released by Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone's animated releases include the original theatrical release of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Gnomeo & Juliet, The Wind Rises, and Strange Magic. Six Touchstone films have received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture; Dead Poets Society, The Insider, The Help, War Horse, Lincoln, and Bridge of Spies.[27]

Through Touchstone, Disney's first R-rated film, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, came in January 31, 1986 and was a large box-office success. Ruthless People followed in June 27, 1986 and was also very successful. Both of these pictures starred Bette Midler, who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as Beaches and Outrageous Fortune.

One of the key producers behind Touchstone films has been producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who had a production deal with Disney from 1993 to 2014.[28][29] His Touchstone titles include The Ref, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Gone in 60 Seconds, Coyote Ugly, Pearl Harbor, Bad Company, Veronica Guerin, King Arthur and Déjà Vu. In addition, Bruckheimer has also produced several other films released under the Disney and Hollywood labels.

Distribution[]

Releases from Touchstone Pictures are distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and through home media platforms via Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (branded as "Touchstone Home Entertainment").[30] Touchstone is also a distribution label for Disney.

Highest-grossing films[]

Highest-grossing films in North America[31]
Rank Title Year Box office gross
1 Signs 2002 $227,966,634
2 Armageddon 1998 $201,578,182
3 Pearl Harbor 2001 $198,542,554
4 Lincoln 2012 $182,207,973
5 Pretty Woman 1990 $178,406,268
6 Wild Hogs 2007 $168,273,550
7 Three Men and a Baby 1987 $167,780,960
8 The Proposal 2009 $163,958,031
9 The Waterboy 1998 $161,491,646
10 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 $156,452,370
11 Sister Act 1992 $139,605,150
12 Ransom 1996 $136,492,681
13 Bringing Down the House 2003 $132,716,677
14 Sweet Home Alabama 2003 $127,223,418
15 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 $123,922,370
16 The Village 2004 $114,197,520
17 Enemy of the State 1998 $111,549,836
18 Phenomenon 1996 $104,636,382
19 Dick Tracy 1990 $103,738,726
20 Gone in 60 Seconds 2000 $101,648,571
21 Con Air 1997 $101,117,573
22 Gnomeo & Juliet 2011 $99,967,670
23 Dead Poets Society 1989 $95,860,116
24 Unbreakable 2000 $95,011,339
Highest-grossing films worldwide
Rank Title Year Box office gross
1 Armageddon 1998 $553,709,788
2 Pretty Woman 1990 $463,406,268
3 Pearl Harbor 2001 $449,220,945
4 Signs 2002 $408,247,917
5 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 $329,803,958
6 The Proposal 2009 $317,375,031
7 Ransom 1996 $309,492,681
8 Lincoln 2012 $275,293,450
10 The Village 2004 $256,697,520
11 Wild Hogs 2007 $253,625,427
12 Enemy of the State 1998 $250,649,836
13 Unbreakable 2000 $248,118,121
14 Gone in 60 Seconds 2000 $237,202,299
15 Dead Poets Society 1989 $235,860,116
16 Sister Act 1992 $231,605,150
17 Con Air 1997 $224,012,234
18 Flightplan 2005 $223,387,299
19 King Arthur 2004 $203,567,857
20 Gnomeo & Juliet 2011 $193,967,670
21 The Waterboy 1998 $185,991,646
22 Sweet Home Alabama 2002 $180,622,424

Related units[]

Touchstone Television[]

Main article(s): ABC Studios

Disney's former non-Disney branded television division Touchstone Television Productions, LLC (formerly known as Touchstone Films Television Division, Touchstone Films Television, Touchstone Pictures Television and Touchstone Pictures and Television [itself an alternate version of the Walt Disney Television names] and later Touchstone Television) is known for being the production company of the series The Golden Girls, Blossom, Home Improvement, The Sinbad Show, Boy Meets World (all four began before Disney's ABC acquisition), My Wife and Kids, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, Miracles, and Monk.

On February 8, 2007, at the Disney Investor Conference, then-Disney–ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney, announced that they would rebrand Touchstone Television to ABC Television Studio in order to tie its successful productions more closely with the ABC brand. The announcement was made as part of a company-wide strategy to focus on three core brands, Disney, ABC, and ESPN.[32] In May 2007, the television production company yet again changed its name, this time to ABC Studios.

Touchstone Games[]

Main article(s): Disney Interactive Studios

By the end of 2007, Disney's video game subsidiary Buena Vista Games began to produce material under its own Touchstone imprint. As is the case with its motion picture and television counterparts, Touchstone Games merely acts as a label/imprint of Disney Interactive and not its own entity. The first such release was the Turok video game in 2008.

Touchstone Animation Studios[]

Main article(s): Touchstone Animation Studios

In the early 2010, the Movie Land staff are producing the animated film production company. Touchstone Animation Studios will be founded by Ted V. Miller at Sacramento, California in January 31, 2013. The real theatrical release was Gnomeo & Juliet and Strange Magic. It was announced that they would brand Birdy Animation to Touchstone Animation Studios since Birdy Animation was defuncted for Michael LaPai's graduation in December 9th, 2012.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Will Steven Spielberg Drop the DreamWorks Name?", The Hollywood Reporter, September 24, 2015. Retrieved on October 4, 2015. 
  2. ↑ Deitchman, Beth (March 7, 2014). "It’s Been 30 Years Since Touchstone Pictures’ Splash-y Debut". Disney D23. https://d23.com/touchstone-splash-30th-anniversary/. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Letter signed by Thomas O. Staggs (Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, March 1, 2007. Retrieved on May 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Harmetz, Aljean. "Touchstone Label to Replace Disney Name on Some Films", The New York Times, 1984-02-16. (in en-US) 
  5. ↑ "The Walt Disney Company: 2011 Annual Financial Report". The Walt Disney Company. http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2011/annual/WDC-10kwrap-2011.pdf. Retrieved December 30, 2012. Page 12
  6. ↑ "Disney plans show for 'older' viewers". July 28, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19800728&id=3vROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Wo0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3767,4089601&hl=en. Retrieved Feb 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean. "Reporter's Notebook; Disney Banking on 'Tex' to Rewin Teen-Agers", The New York Times, 1982-09-30. (in en-US) 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "The Walt Disney Company History". Company Profiles. fundinguniverse.com. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-walt-disney-company-history/. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ 1984 Yearly Chart for Domestic Grosses at boxofficemojo.com, Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harmetz, Aljean. "COMPANY NEWS; Disney Expansion Set; Film Output to Double", The New York Times, 1988-12-02. (in en-US) 
  11. ↑ "Two Studios Announce Exclusive Cable Deals", The New York Times, 1986-04-25. (in en-US) 
  12. ↑ "People: Los Angeles County", Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1988. Retrieved on March 17, 2015. 
  13. ↑ "Disney, Japan Investors Join in Partnership : Movies: Group will become main source of finance for all live-action films at the company's three studios.", October 23, 1990. Retrieved on 18 July 2012. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Fox, David J.. "An Unlikely Trio: Merchant, Ivory and Disney : Movies: The 'Howards End' team agrees to a three-year deal that will give their artful fare wider distribution. The studio will also release 'Sarafina!'", Los Angeles Times, 1992-07-27. (in en-US) 
  15. ↑ Barnes, Brooks. "Disney and DreamWorks form partnership", The New York Times, 2009-02-10. (in en-US) 
  16. ↑ Fixmer, Fixmer. "Disney to Drop Buena Vista Brand Name, People Say (Update1)", April 25, 2007. Retrieved on November 28, 2012. 
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Var
  18. ↑ Barnes, Brooks. "DreamWorks and Disney Agree to Distribution Deal", The New York Times, 2009-02-09. (in en-US) 
  19. ↑ "Disney mulls future of sluggish Touchstone", New York Post, January 7, 2012. Retrieved on January 7, 2012. 
  20. ↑ Masters, Kim. "Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer to Split in 2014", September 19, 2013. Retrieved on September 20, 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Lucasfilm's animated 'Strange Magic' set for Jan. 23 release", UPI, November 11, 2014. 
  22. ↑ "Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll Team to Form Amblin Partners, Strike Distribution Deal With Universal", The Hollywood Reporter, December 16, 2015. Retrieved on December 22, 2015. 
  23. ↑ "DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One Form Amblin Partners, a New Film, Television and Digital Content Creation Company" (Press release), Business Wire, December 16, 2015. “Film projects in various stages of production include: “The BFG,” and “The Light Between Oceans,” scheduled for release by Disney in 2016.” 
  24. ↑ "Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks to Split From Disney, in Talks With Universal (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, September 2, 2015. 
  25. ↑ "Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks to Leave Disney, Possibly for Universal", Variety, September 2, 2015. 
  26. ↑ "Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)", Variety, December 30, 2015. 
  27. ↑ "Not-so-golden year for Disney's chances at the Oscars", Orlando Sentinel, January 16, 2014. Retrieved on February 20, 2016. 
  28. ↑ Miller, Daniel. "Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer to end longtime partnership", The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2013. Retrieved on September 20, 2013. 
  29. ↑ Lev, Michael (January 18, 1991, Friday), 2 Top Movie Producers Sign Disney Accord, The New York Times Financial Desk. Late Edition – Final, Section D, Page 3, Column 1, 286 words
  30. ↑ "The Walt Disney Studios’ Distribution Arm Buena Vista Pictures Commits Content to Christie" (in en-US). https://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/news-room/press-releases/the-walt-disney-studios-distribution-arm-buena-vista-pictures-commits-content-to-christie.
  31. ↑ "Box Office by Studio – Disney All Time". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  32. ↑ The Walt Disney Company News Release, "Disney-ABC Television Group Renames Television Studio". Retrieved on May 25, 2007

Further reading[]

  • Maltin, Leonard, The Disney Films, Fourth Edition (2000).
  • Smith, Dave, Disney A to Z: The Updated Official Encyclopedia (1998)

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STAR Greater China:
Star Movies (HD) | STAR Chinese Channel | STAR Chinese Movies | STAR Chinese Movies Legend | National Geographic (HD) | Nat Geo Wild (HD) | Nat Geo People (HD) | Channel V (HD)

Taiwan: Star Movies HD (Taiwan)

Disbanded channels and properties:
China: Star China Media1 (Star Sports | Xing Kong | Channel V (China) | Fortune Star)
Southeast Asia2: Star World (Asia) and Star Movies (Asia, Philippines and Taiwan)
Indonesia: antv3
Philippines: Viva Cinema4
South Korea: Channel V (Korea)

Notes:
1Sold to China Media Capital.
2Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Now owned by Fox Networks Group.
3Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%).
4Relauched as Pinoy Box Office.

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Non-Star television channels:
India: Hindi youth entertainment: Bindass | Hindi movies: UTV Movies, UTV Action and UTV HD | English entertainment: Disney International HD | Kids’ channels: Disney Channel, Hungama, Marvel HQ and Disney Junior

International: United Kingdom: UMP Movies

Defunct channels: UTV World Movies | UTV Stars (HD) | Bindass Play
Divested channels: BTVI

UTV Software Communications: UTV Motion Pictures
Defunct: UTV Indiagames | UTV Ignition Games

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Star TV
Part of Disney India (The Walt Disney Company)

Star India (Special logos)
Television channels:
Hindi: Entertainment: Star Plus (HD), Star Bharat (HD) and Star Utsav | Movies: Star Gold (HD), Star Gold Select (HD), Movies OK and Star Utsav Movies

English: Entertainment: Star World (HD) and Star World Premiere HD | Movies: Star Movies (HD) and Star Movies Select HD | Lifestyle: Fox Life (HD) and Nat Geo People HD1 | Knowledge and infotainment: National Geographic (HD) and Nat Geo Wild (HD) | Music: Nat Geo Music HD1 | Kids’: BabyTV HD1

Regional languages: Tamil: Star Vijay (HD) and Vijay Super | Telugu: Star Maa (HD), Star Maa Movies (HD), Star Maa Music and Star Maa Gold | Kannada: Star Suvarna (HD) and Star Suvarna Plus | Malayalam: Asianet (HD), Asianet Plus and Asianet Movies | Bangla: Star Jalsha (HD) and Jalsha Movies (HD) | Marathi: Star Pravah (HD)

Star Sports:
Main channels: Star Sports 1 (HD) (Hindi (HD) | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Bangla) | Star Sports 2 (HD) | Star Sports 3
Free-to-air channel: Star Sports First (Hindi)
Star Sports Select: Star Sports Select 1 (HD), Star Sports Select 2 (HD)
Upcoming channels: Star Sports 1 Malayalam, Marathi and Gujarati

International channels:
Africa: Star Life (HD in South Africa, SD elsewhere)

Other assets:
Video-on-demand service: Hotstar | Film production: Fox Star Studios (Other)
Affiliated company: Tata Sky2 (HD, + HD; defunct: Tata Sky+, Tata Sky Transfer)

Former channels and properties:
Defunct: Life OK (HD)/Star One | Star Movies Action | FX (India) (HD) | Fox Crime (India) | Channel V (India) | ESPN India (HD) | ESPN Star Sports
Divested: News network3 (Star News | Star Ananda | Star Majha) | Star CJ Alive4

Notes:
1Run by Fox Networks Group Asia; there is no dedicated Indian feed. Since 2019, available only in HD and not SD.
2Joint venture with Tata Group.
3Sold to ABP Group.
4Sold to CJ E&M.

Non-Indian companies using the Star brand:

STAR Greater China:
Star Movies (HD) | STAR Chinese Channel | STAR Chinese Movies | STAR Chinese Movies Legend | National Geographic (HD) | Nat Geo Wild (HD) | Nat Geo People (HD) | Channel V (HD)

Taiwan: Star Movies HD (Taiwan)

Disbanded channels and properties:
China: Star China Media1 (Star Sports | Xing Kong | Channel V (China) | Fortune Star)
Southeast Asia2: Star World (Asia) and Star Movies (Asia, Philippines and Taiwan)
Indonesia: antv3
Philippines: Viva Cinema4
South Korea: Channel V (Korea)

Notes:
1Sold to China Media Capital.
2Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Now owned by Fox Networks Group.
3Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%).
4Relauched as Pinoy Box Office.

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Radio networks
ABC Radio | ABC News Now | ABC News Radio | Radio Disney Junior | Radio Disney | Radio Disney Country

Radio stations
Radio Disney Country station: KRDC (AM)
Radio Disney station: Radio Disney (Perú) | Rádio Disney Brasil9
ESPN Radio/Deportes stations:
KESN6 | KSPN | WEEI1 | WEPN | WEPN-FM2 | WMVP

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
Walt Disney World | Disneyland Resort | Tokyo Disney Resort | Disneyland Paris | Hong Kong Disneyland Resort | Disney Cruise Line | Disney Vacation Club | Adventures by Disney | Shanghai Disney Resort | Tokyo DisneySea | Disney Publishing Worldwide (Disney English | Disney Press | Disney–Lucasfilm Press) | The Muppets Studio | Disney Interactive | Gamestar | Disney Mobile | Playdom | 20th Century Fox Consumer Products | 20th Century Fox Games | Fox Digital Entertainment

Marvel
Part of The Walt Disney Company

Marvel Entertainment:
Marvel Comics | Marvel Animation | Marvel Characters | Marvel Studios | Marvel Toys | CrossGen | Marvel.com

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Studios
Phase One: Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk | Iron Man 2 | Thor | Captain America: The First Avenger | The Avengers

Phase Two: Iron Man 3 | Thor: The Dark World | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Guardians of the Galaxy | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ant-Man
Phase Three: Captain America: Civil War | Doctor Strange | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Thor: Ragnarok | Black Panther | Avengers: Infinity War | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Captain Marvel

Upcoming films:
Avengers: Endgame | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Black Widow | Doctor Strange 2

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Other Marvel films
X-Men

X-Men | X2: X-Men United | X-Men: The Last Stand | X-Men: First Class | X-Men: Days of Future Past | X-Men: Apocalypse | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | The Wolverine | Logan | Deadpool

Other films

Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Fant4stic | Daredevil | Elektra | Spider-Man | Spider-Man 2 | Spider-Man 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Hulk

Marvel live action TV

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Daredevil | Marvel's Jessica Jones | Marvel's Luke Cage | Marvel's Iron Fist | Marvel's The Punisher | Marvel's The Defenders | The Amazing Spider-Man | Japanese Spider-Man

Marvel animation

X-Men | X-Men: Evolution | Wolverine and the X-Men | Spider-Man (1967) | Spider-Man (1981) | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Spider-Man (1994) | Spider-Man Unlimited | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Ultimate Spider-Man | Spider-Woman | The Incredible Hulk (1982) | The Incredible Hulk (1996) | The Marvel Action Hour (Fantastic Four | Iron Man) | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Fantastic Four (1967) | The New Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Avengers: United They Stand | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Avengers Assemble | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel comic books

The Amazing Spider-Man | Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk | Spider-Woman | X-Men | Thor

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Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International
Subsidiaries: France | Germany | India | Italy | Latin America

Direct-to-consumer services: BAMTECH (75%) | Disney Digital Network | ESPN+ | Hulu (60%) | Movies Anywhere | Disney+ (United States) | Disney Life (UK, Ireland and Philippines) | FX Now

Other assets
The Walt Disney Studios | A&E Networks (50%)7 | Disney Digital 3D | DGamer | Walt Disney Imagineering | CDVU+ | Disney Research | Disney DVD (Others) | Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix | Disney's Fast Play | Disney Movie Rewards | Disney Blu-ray Disc | Disney Blu-ray 3D | Disney Ultra Blu-ray Disc | Disney Second Screen | Disney's Fastpass | Disneytek | ABCtek | LucasArts | Industrial Light and Magic | Skywalker Sound | Disney Classics | Disney D23 | Vice Media (11%) | Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment14 | Fox Studios Australia | FOX Telecolombia

A+E Networks
Co-owned by Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company

NOTE: Except for European markets which fully owned by Hearst (and its respective partners) since 2019.

US networks:
A&E (HD) | Crime + Investigation (HD) | FYI (HD) | History (HD) | History en Español | Lifetime (HD) | Lifetime Movies (HD) | LRW (HD) | Military History | Viceland1

Latin America2:
A&E (HD) | History (HD) | History 2 (HD) | Lifetime3 (HD)

United Kingdom & Ireland:4
Blaze | Crime & Investigation | History | H2 | Lifetime

Iberian Peninsula:5
Blaze (HD) | Historia (HD) | Crimen & Investigación/Crime & Investigação

India:6
History TV18 (HD) | FYI TV18 (HD)

Defunct:
The Entertainment Channel | Alpha Repertory Television Service | The History Channel India | The Biography Channel UK and Ireland | The Biography Channel Latin America | Lifetime Moms

1Joint venture with Vice Media.
2Joint venture with Ole Communications.
3Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
4Joint venture with Sky Limited.
5Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
6Joint venture with TV18.

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Sold
Miramax | Dimension Films | Dimension Home Entertainment | Dimension Television | Dimension Extreme Films | Miramax Family Films | Miramax Books | Miramax/Dimension Films | Anaheim Ducks | Baby Einstein | Oxygen (TV network) | E! | DIC Entertainment (Others) | Creative Wonders10 | Hyperion Books | GMTV

Defunct assets
ABC Circle Films | ABC Films | ABC/Kane Productions | ABC Kids | ABC Motion Pictures | ABC News Now | ABC1 | ABC Pictures Corporation | ABC Productions | ABC Video | Avalanche Software | Black Rock Studio | Blip | Buena Vista Games | Boyz/Girlz Channel | Buena Vista International | Buena Vista International Television | Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Buena Vista Productions | Buena Vista Records | Buena Vista Television | Caravan Pictures | Circle 7 Animation | CrossGen | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises | Disney Channel Discovery | Disney Channel (Ukraine) | Disney Consumer Products | Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media | Disney Drive-In | Disney Interactive | Disney Videos | Disneyland Records | DisneyToon Studios (DisneyToon Studios/Other) | DXP | ESPN America | ESPN Classic (UK) | ESPN Full Court | ESPN GamePlan | ESPN 3D | Go.com | Hollywood BASIC | Hollywood Pictures | Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment | Jetix (Other) | Jumbo Pictures | Junction Point Studios | Lucasfilm Television | Lyric Street Records | Malibu Comics | Mammoth Records | Marvel Toys | Palomar Pictures International3 | Paramount Comics5 | Pixar Canada | Propaganda Games | Saban Entertainment4 | Saban Interactive4 | Saban International4 | Satellite News Channel8 | Selmur Pictures | Selmur Productions | Soapnet | Star Comics | Semiorka (49%) | The Disney Afternoon | Toon Disney | Toon Disney's Big Movie Show | Toontown Online | Touchstone Television | UTV World Movies | UTV Ignition Games | Vault Disney | Vista-United Telecommunications | Walt Disney Classics | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Walt Disney Video Premiere | Walt Disney Home Video International | Zoog Disney | 7 dni TV | Fuel TV | Fox Night at the Movies | 20th Century Fox Selections | 20th Century Fox Television Distribution | 20th Century Fox Video (Others) | Fox Video (Others) | Fox Soccer | Fox Reality Channel | Magnetic Video Corporation | Regency Television2 | CBS/Fox Video6 (Others) | Playhouse Video6 | Key Video6 | Foxnet | Fox Kids (Others) | Fox Atomic | MTM Enterprises | MTM Television Distribution | MTM Home Video | MTM Music Group | MTM International | Victory Television | Metromedia Radio & Television | Metromedia Producers | Fox Lab | Four Star International | Four Star-Excelsior Releasing | New World Communications | New World/Genesis Distribution | New World International | New World Pictures International | Foxstar Productions | Fox Family11 | Fox Film Corporation | 20th Century Pictures | 20th Century Fox Records | Fox Records7 | Blair Entertainment | The Cannell Studios | Cannell Distribution | Fox World | Fox Europe | Fox Faith | Fox International Productions | FSN Chicago | Fox Sports Houston | News Corporation (original) | New World Pictures | New World Television | New World Television Distribution | New World Entertainment | Gold Key Entertainment | Gold Key Media | Leap Off Productions | Fox Television Stations Productions | Fox Television Studios | Fox 21 | Fox Next | Sky plc (39.1%) | Speed | Storer Communications | IGN Entertainment | IGN | 1UP.com | TeamXbox | Walt Disney Television (production studio) (Others) | Fox Kids | Fox Kids Worldwide | Das Vierte | Touchstone Pictures (Others | Logo Variations) | Touchstone Home Entertainment (Others) | Fox Entertainment Group | Fox 2000 Pictures | FoxConnect

Predecessor companies: 21st Century Fox | Capital Cities/ABC

Notes
1 Disney manages and operates this station owned by Entercom Communications.
2 Disney manages and operates this station owned by Emmis Communications.
3 Disney manages film catalog created for ABC; remainder of library controlled by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
4 Disney manages and operates this television and interactive units by Saban Capital Group.
5 Joint venture with Paramount Pictures.
6 Operated by Cumulus Media under an LMA.
7 Joint venture with the Hearst Corporation, which owns 20% of ESPN and 50% of A&E Networks.
8 Co-owned with Westinghouse Broadcasting (aka Group W)
9 Joint verture with Rádio Holding Participações Ltda.
10 Joint venture with Electronic Arts.
11 Joint venture with Sky plc.
12 Joint venture with Telefónica.
13 Owned by Corus Entertainment.
14 Joint venture with Sky Network Television.

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