Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is one of the six major American film studios. The company was founded on February 22, 1935, as the result of a merger of two entities, Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Picture. This merging of a distribution company and a production company was an early example of vertical integration.
- The merger made Mr. Schenck Chairman of the Board and brought Darryl F. Zanuck into the company as Vice President in charge of production of the company. Mr. Zanuck, as head of production for Twentieth Century Fox, was responsible for creating the type of high-quality films which won over 150 Oscars for the studio. Much friction existed between the two which led to Zanuck deciding to leave in 1956, after which Fox went into decline until his reinstatement. He transformed the company's image to one of leadership and prestige in the entertainment field, with his influence on Fox still remaining today.
- Twentieth Century Fox are currently one of the largest and most recognised distribution companies in the world and have distributed many hugely successful films both past and present. The company is the distributor of current hit film Avatar, which has broke several box office records during its release and become the highest grossing film of all time worldwide, surpassing Titanic.
- Over the years, they have represented a number of successful thriller films such as Taken, What Lies Beneath and Fight Club.
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