These legacy studios hold the highest market shares in North America and dominate the global box office through high-budget blockbusters.
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The post-studio era saw the rise of the “New Hollywood” in the 1960s and 1970s, where ailing giants like Warner Bros. and Universal empowered young, visionary directors—Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg. Productions like The Godfather (1972) and Jaws (1975) demonstrated that auteur-driven stories could also be blockbusters. Yet, this creative renaissance was short-lived. The phenomenal success of Jaws and later Star Wars (1977) taught studios a powerful economic lesson: the franchise was king. The 1980s onward saw studios pivot toward high-concept, pre-sold properties. This marked the birth of the modern blockbuster and the franchise era. Studios like Disney, which had long thrived on animated fairy tales, began aggressively acquiring intellectual property (IP). The production of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), a landmark deal between Disney and Amblin Entertainment, prefigured the cross-studio collaborations and IP mergers to come. These legacy studios hold the highest market shares