Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios (originally known as Marvel Films until 1996), is an American motion picture studio based at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It was founded by Avi Arad in 1993. It is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios and uses vertical integration as it has subsidiaries of its own such as Marvel Music, Iron Works Productions, Incredible Productions etc. Marvel Studios was bought by Walt Disney Studios in 2009 for a huge $4 billion and since the purchase the company's net worth has grown to a $9 billion, due to the success of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' films. They also produce TV shows too such as Agents of Shield and Agent Carter and Netflix Exclusive shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
Miramax Studios
Miramax is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. It is head quartered in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1979 by the Weinstein brothers, Bob and Harvey. However, in 1993 the company was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. The Weinstein brothers still had a large amount of control over the company despite now being a subsidiary of Disney. The Weinstein's eventually left the company in 2005 and in 2010 Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings. The company currently has a net worth of £457 million. Since it started Miramax has produced some of the biggest films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Aviator etc.
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