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'''Paramount Pictures Corporation''' is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world,<ref name="Abel10">Abel, Richard (1994). ''The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896–1914''. University of California Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-520-07936-1.</ref> the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind [[Universal Pictures]]), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Bingen_Page_8">Bingen, Steven (2016). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=GC1IDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 Paramount: City of Dreams]''. Guilford, Connecticut: Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781630762018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220716005941/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Paramount/GC1IDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA8&printsec=frontcover Archived] from the original on July 16, 2022.</ref>


In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California.
Cartoon characters from the company made [[List of cameos in Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Paramount Pictures|cameo appearances]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.


Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
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Cartoon characters from the company made [[List of cameos in Who Framed Roger Rabbit#Paramount Pictures|cameo appearances]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.
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