: Operates on a unique model, often pre-selling films to independent foreign distributors to mitigate risk.

Almost every popular entertainment studio today is chasing the "shared universe" model. Disney has the MCU. Warner Bros. tried (and mostly failed) with the DCEU, but is rebooting with James Gunn’s DCU. Sony is trying a Spider-Man Universe without Spider-Man ( Venom , Morbius ).

: Known for its iconic mountain logo, Paramount produces long-standing hits like the Mission: Impossible series and The Godfather .