Editing Columbia Pictures (section)

===Sony era (1989–present)===
On September 28, 1989, the Columbia Pictures empire was sold to the electronics giant [[Sony]], one of several [[Japanese asset price bubble|Japanese firms then buying American properties]], for the amount of $3.4&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |title=DEAL IS EXPECTED FOR SONY TO BUY COLUMBIA PICTURES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/26/business/deal-is-expected-for-sony-to-buy-columbia-pictures.html |access-date=May 22, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 26, 1989 |page=1 |language=en-US}}</ref> The sale netted Coca-Cola a profit from its investment in the studio.<ref name=GT-DEX-1989-08>{{cite news|title=Sony to Buy Columbia, Says Americans Will Run Studio : 1st Sale of Film Maker to Japanese|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-27-mn-335-story.html|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 27, 1989|first=Paul|last=Richter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232494/index.htm|title=WHERE COKE GOES FROM HERE – October 13, 1997|work=CNN}}</ref> Sony then hired two producers, [[Peter Guber]] and [[Jon Peters]], to serve as coheads of production when Sony also acquired the Guber-Peters Entertainment Company (the former game show production company, [[Barris Industries]]) for $200&nbsp;million on September 29, 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/29/business/company-news-sony-buys-guber-peters.html|title=Sony Buys Guber-Peters|date=September 29, 1989|agency=Reuters|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Guber and Peters had just signed a long-term contract with Warner Bros. in 1989, having been with the company since 1983. Warner Bros., then a subsidiary of [[WarnerMedia|Warner Communications]], sued Sony for $1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IllKn7ctWhoC&q=Guber-Peters%20signs%20contract%20deal%20with%20Warner%20Bros.&pg=PT256|title=Bargaining for Advantage|isbn=9781101221372|last1=Richard Shell|first1=G.|date=May 2, 2006|publisher=Penguin }}</ref> Sony completed CPE's acquisition on November 8, and the Guber-Peters acquisition was completed on the following day.

On December 1, 1989, Guber and Peters hired a longtime lawyer of GPEC, Alan J. Levine, to the post of president and COO of Columbia's newly formed company Filmed Entertainment Group (FEG).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-01-fi-247-story.html|title=Columbia Names Alan Levine President|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 1989}}</ref> FEG consisted of Columbia Pictures, Tri-Star Pictures, Triumph Releasing, Columbia Pictures Television, Columbia Pictures Television Distribution, Merv Griffin Enterprises, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (internationally known as RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video), Guber-Peters Entertainment Company, and ancillary and distribution companies.

====1990s====
[[File:Columbia Pictures painting on the wall of Sony Pictures Studios.png|thumb|right|270px|Columbia Pictures painting on the outer wall of Sony Pictures Studios after the 1993 change.]]
In 1990, Sony ended up paying hundreds of millions of dollars, gave up a half-interest in its [[Columbia House|Columbia House Records Club]] mail-order business, and bought from [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] the former [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) studio lot in Culver City, which Warner Communications had acquired in its takeover of [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] in 1989, thus ending the Burbank Studios partnership. Initially renamed [[Sony Pictures Studios|Columbia Studios]], Sony spent $100&nbsp;million to refurbish the rechristened [[Sony Pictures Studios]] lot.

Guber and Peters set out to prove they were worth this fortune, but though there were to be some successes, there were also many costly flops. The same year, [[Frank Price]] was made the chairman of Columbia Pictures. His company Price Entertainment, Inc., which he founded in 1987, was merged with Columbia in March 1991. Price left Columbia on October 4, 1991, and was replaced by Warner Bros. executive [[Mark Canton]] and reactivated Price Entertainment as Price Entertainment Company with a nonexclusive deal with SPE.<ref>{{cite news|author=ALAN CITRON|date=October 4, 1991|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-04-fi-3363-story.html|title=Columbia Pictures Wraps Up Deal to Make Canton Chairman|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> Peters was fired by his partner Guber in 1991, but Guber later resigned in 1994 to form [[Mandalay Entertainment]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Bates|first1=James|last2=Dutka|first2=Elaine|date=September 30, 1994|title=Guber Leaves Sony Pictures to Form Own Firm|language=en-US|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-30-mn-44851-story.html}}</ref> The entire operation was reorganized and renamed Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on August 7, 1991,<ref name="Los Angeles Times 1991-8-7">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-08-fi-464-story.html "She Holds Torch for Sony Pictures Entertainment"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref> and at the same time, TriStar (which had officially lost its hyphen) relaunched its television division in October. In December 1991, SPE created [[Sony Pictures Classics]] for arthouse fare and was headed by [[Michael Barker (film distributor)|Michael Barker]], [[Tom Bernard]], and Marcie Bloom,<ref name="SPC at 15">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-pictures-classics-at-15-139749 |title=Sony Pictures Classics at 15 |first=Anne |last=Thompson |date=October 17, 2006 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209021120/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-pictures-classics-at-15-139749 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=March 4, 2010 |quote="They stay behind the films and manage to find a significant core audience for a large number of them, with the occasional $130 million blowout like ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,''" [former United Artists president Bingham] Ray says. "But they spend a fraction of what a major studio would spend to get the same number. Their philosophy is not to pile a lot of money on everything. They run a tight ship; they don't have an army of people working for them. They keep things simple." }} [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4803238-1.html Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215090950/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4803238-1.html |date=December 15, 2007 }}</ref> who previously operated [[United Artists|United Artists Classics]] and [[Orion Classics]]. Publicly humiliated, Sony suffered an enormous loss on its investment in Columbia, taking a $2.7 billion write-off in 1994. [[John Calley]] took over as SPE president in November 1996, installing [[Amy Pascal]] as Columbia Pictures president and [[Chris Lee (producer)|Chris Lee]] as president of production at TriStar. By the next spring, the studios were clearly rebounding, setting a record pace at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/26/business/a-strong-debut-helps-as-a-new-chief-tackles-sony-s-movie-problems.html|title=A Strong Debut Helps, as a New Chief Tackles Sony's Movie Problems|last=Fabrikant|first=Geraldine|date=May 26, 1997|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 16, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On December 7, 1992, Sony Pictures acquired the Barry & Enright game show library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025717/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html|title=Sony Pictures' secret: Goodson's price is right. (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s licensing deal with Mark Goodson Productions)|website=|date=December 7, 1992|access-date=January 21, 2013|archive-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref>

On February 21, 1994, Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television merged to form [[Columbia TriStar Television]] (CTT),<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-11-fi-21622-story.html|title=TriStar President Expected to Head Combined Unit|date=February 11, 1994|access-date=June 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Coe |first1=Steve |title=Feltheimer heads new Columbia TriStar TV |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |volume=124 |issue=8 |date=February 1994 |page=20 }}</ref><ref name="broadcasting19940221">{{cite magazine|date=February 21, 1994|title=Feltheimer heads new Columbia TriStar TV |magazine=Broadcasting|page=20}}</ref> including the rights to ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' after CTT folded Merv Griffin Enterprises in June.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-04-fi-207-story.html|title=Company Town Annex|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 4, 1994|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/07/business/sony-griffin-deal.html|title=Sony-Griffin Deal|date=June 7, 1994|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 1, 2013|agency=Reuters|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> That same year, the company also purchased [[Stewart Television]], known for producing game shows such as ''[[Pyramid (franchise)|Pyramid]]'' and ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]'', among others. On July 21, 1995, Sony Pictures teamed up with [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] and created the joint venture Jim Henson Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Brian+Henson+and+Stephanie+Allain+to+Chat+on+Entertainment+Tonight...-a019461018|title=Brian Henson and Stephanie Allain to Chat on Entertainment Tonight Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509001456/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Brian+Henson+and+Stephanie+Allain+to+Chat+on+Entertainment+Tonight...-a019461018 |archive-date=May 9, 2014|website=thefreelibrary.com|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=CLAUDIA ELLER|date=July 21, 1995|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-21-fi-26458-story.html|title=Company Town : Muppets Cut Deal With Sony Pictures|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Columbia announced plans for a rival ''James Bond'' franchise since they owned the rights to ''Casino Royale'' and were planning to make a third version of ''[[Thunderball (novel)|Thunderball]]'' with [[Kevin McClory]]. MGM and [[Danjaq|Danjaq, LLC]], owners of the franchise, [[Thunderball (novel)#Controversy|sued Sony Pictures in 1997]], with the legal dispute ending two years later in an out-of-court settlement. Sony traded the ''Casino Royale'' rights for $10&nbsp;million, as well as the [[Spider-Man]] filming rights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/sony_past_007_attempts.php3?s=articles&t | archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091010074357/http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/sony_past_007_attempts.php3?s=articles&t | url-status=usurped | archive-date=October 10, 2009 | title=Past 007 Attempts | publisher=MI6, Home of James Bond | date=September 14, 2004 | access-date=November 7, 2007 }}</ref> The superhero became Columbia's most successful [[Spider-Man in film|franchise]]:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/a-league-of-her-own-1117871343/| title=A League of Her Own | first=Anne | last=Thompson |work=Variety | date=August 18, 2002 | access-date=September 8, 2021 }}</ref> [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|The first movie]] came out in 2002, and as of 2021, there have been seven follow-up movies with US grosses in excess of $2.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr3662122757/?ref_=bo_frs_table_5 | access-date=September 8, 2021 | title=Franchise: Spider-Man | publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Between the releases of the first and second sequels in 2004 and 2007, Sony led a consortium that purchased MGM, giving it distribution rights to the ''James Bond'' franchise.

In 1997, Columbia Pictures ranked as the highest-grossing movie studio in the United States, with a gross of $1.256&nbsp;billion. In 1998, Columbia and TriStar merged to form the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (a.k.a. Columbia TriStar Pictures), though both studios still produce and distribute under their own names. Pascal retained her position as president of the newly united Columbia Pictures, while Lee became the combined studio's head of production.<ref>[https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/sony-hitches-tristar-to-col-1117469309/ "Sony hitches TriStar to Col"], ''Variety'', March 31, 1998.</ref> On December 8, 1998, Sony Pictures Entertainment relaunched the Screen Gems brand as a horror and independent film distribution company after shutting down Triumph Films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-08-fi-51776-story.html|title=Sony Forms New Movie Division|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 8, 1998|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref> In 1999, TriStar Television was folded into CTT. Two years later, CPT was folded into CTT as well.

====2000s====
In the 2000s, Sony broadened its release schedule by backing [[Revolution Studios]], the production/distribution company headed by [[Joe Roth]]. On October 25, 2001, CTT and Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (CTTD) merged to form Columbia TriStar Domestic Television<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sony+Pictures+Entertainment+Unveils+Realignment+of+Columbia+TriStar...-a079445619|title=Sony Pictures Entertainment Unveils Realignment of Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Operations|website=The Free Library|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-date=October 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013003250/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sony+Pictures+Entertainment+Unveils+Realignment+of+Columbia+TriStar...-a079445619|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was renamed as [[Sony Pictures Television]] on September 16, 2002.<ref name="RR Newswire 2002-9-16">[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-pictures-entertainment-renames-television-operations-domestic-and-international-divisions-take-sony-name-75774997.html Sony Pictures Entertainment Renames Television Operations; Domestic and International Divisions Take Sony Name], prnewswire.com</ref> Also in 2002, Columbia broke the record for biggest domestic theatrical gross, with a tally of $1.575&nbsp;billion, coincidentally breaking its own record of $1.256&nbsp;billion, set in 1997. The 2002 gross was primarily raised by such blockbusters as ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Men in Black II]]'', and ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]''.<ref name="blake">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/bio_jeff_blake.html |title=Jeff Blake Biography |publisher=Sony Pictures |access-date=October 17, 2008 |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015045609/http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/bio_jeff_blake.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

The studio was also the most lucrative of 2004,<ref name="blake"/> with over $1.338&nbsp;billion in the domestic box office with films such as ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', ''[[50 First Dates]]'', and ''[[The Grudge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/?view=company&view2=yearly&yr=2004&p=.htm |title=2004 Market Share and Box Office Results by Movie Studio |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> and in 2006. Columbia's box office successes of 2006 included such blockbusters as ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'', ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', and ''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]''. The studio not only finished the year in first place, but also reached an all-time record high sum of $1.711&nbsp;billion, which was an all-time yearly record for any studio. It was surpassed by Warner Bros. in 2009.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2006/12_06/121706_SPEbreaks.html |title=Sony Pictures Entertainment Breaks All-Time Motion Picture Industry Domestic Box-Office Record |date=December 17, 2006 |publisher=Sony Picture s |access-date=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207051526/http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2006/12_06/121706_SPEbreaks.html |archive-date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref>

====2010s====
On October 29, 2010, [[Matt Tolmach]], the copresident of Columbia Pictures, stepped down to produce ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' and [[The Amazing Spider-Man 2|its sequel]]. Doug Belgrad, the other copresident of Columbia, was promoted to sole president of the studio. Belgrad and Tolmach had been copresidents of the studio since 2008 and had been working together as a team since 2003.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|author=Borys Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/matt-tolmach-steps-down-columbia-33676|title=Matt Tolmach Steps Down From Columbia Pictures to Produce Spider-Man|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Movie City News">{{cite web|url=http://moviecitynews.com/2010/10/longtime-columbia-pictures-chiefs-matt-tolmach-and-doug-belgrad-transition-into-new-roles/|title=Longtime Columbia Pictures Ciefs Matt Tolmach And Doug Belgrad Transition Into New Roles|website=Moviecitynews.com|access-date=November 27, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033512/http://moviecitynews.com/2010/10/longtime-columbia-pictures-chiefs-matt-tolmach-and-doug-belgrad-transition-into-new-roles/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The same day, Hanna Minghella was named president of production of Columbia.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter" /><ref name="Movie City News" />

On November 18, 2012, Sony Pictures announced it has passed the profit line of $4&nbsp;billion worldwide with the success of Columbia's releases ''[[Skyfall]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'', ''[[Men in Black 3]]'', and ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'' and Screen Gems' releases ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'', ''[[The Vow (2012 film)|The Vow]]'', and ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/skyfalls-669-2m-global-helps-sony-pictures-post-best-ever-4b-worldwide-373984/|title=Skyfall's $669.2M Global Helps Sony Pictures Post Best Ever $4B Worldwide|work=Hollywood Deadline|access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref>

On July 16, 2014, Doug Belgrad was named president of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.<ref>{{cite news|author=Saba Hamedy|date=July 16, 2014|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-doug-belgrad-sony-promotion-20140716-story.html|title=Doug Belgrad named tom 2015 Sony Motion Picture Group President|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 16, 2014}}</ref> He exited the post in June 2016. On June 2, [[Sanford Panitch]], who had been the head of international local language production at the studio, was named president of Columbia Pictures.<ref name="Variety Panitch">{{cite news|last1=Rainey|first1=James|title=Sony Names Sanford Panitch Columbia Pictures President|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/sony-sanford-panitch-president-columbia-pictures-1201788497/|access-date=June 23, 2017|work=Variety|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] launched [[PlayStation Productions]] with the purpose of adapting [[PlayStation]] game franchises into films and television shows and with this, an emphasis was placed on SIE working with Sony Pictures Entertainment, and thus most of the films from PlayStation Productions would be released under Columbia Pictures.

====2020s====
[[File:Columbia Pictures Sign.jpg|thumb | left | The sign of Columbia Pictures at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.]]
In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with [[Netflix, Inc.]] and [[The Walt Disney Company]] that allows Sony's titles from 2022 to 2026 to stream on [[Netflix]], [[Hulu]] and [[Disney+]]. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window following its theatrical release,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-04-21 |title=Netflix Nabs Post-PVOD Streaming Rights to Sony's Feature Films in Multiyear Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-nabs-streaming-rights-to-sonys-feature-beginning-in-2022-4163295/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on [[Disney+]] and [[Hulu]] as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-04-21 |title=Sony Films Will Move to Disney After Netflix Window Expires |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films-4170479/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On December 17, 2021, Columbia released ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''. The movie grossed over $1 billion in the box office, being the first film since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to gross a billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=December 26, 2021 |title='Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes First Pandemic-Era Movie to Smash $1 Billion Milestone Globally |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/spiderman-billion-dollars-box-office-pandemic-1235143308/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226165728/https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/spiderman-billion-dollars-box-office-pandemic-1235143308/ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=December 26, 2021 |title='Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes first pandemic-era film to break $1 billion at global box office |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/26/spider-man-no-way-home-tops-1-billion-at-global-box-office.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226172026/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/26/spider-man-no-way-home-tops-1-billion-at-global-box-office.html |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> The film became Sony Pictures' highest-grossing release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leston |first=Ryan |date=December 30, 2021 |title=Spider-Man: No Way Home Has Become Sony Pictures' Highest-Grossing Film of All-Time |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-no-way-home-has-become-sony-pictures-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103204322/https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-no-way-home-has-become-sony-pictures-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

On January 10, 2024, Sony Pictures celebrated the centennial anniversary of the founding of Columbia Pictures with a new motion logo; the centennial print logo was previously revealed on November 14, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sony-celebrates-columbia-pictures-100th-with-disc-digital-titles-sales/ | title=Sony Celebrates Columbia Pictures' 100th with Disc, Digital Catalog Releases, Sales | date=10 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/columbia-pictures-100th-anniversary-logo-revealed-1235646992/ | title=Sony Unveils Columbia Pictures 100th Anniversary Logo | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=14 November 2023 }}</ref> The motion logo, which was used throughout Columbia's 2024 slate, made its theatrical debut in the 2024 re-release of ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2024/0116 |title=Columbia Pictures Centennial Animated Logo To Debut On SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Re-Release On January 19 |quote=As Columbia Pictures celebrates its 100-year legacy, critically acclaimed and box office smash hit film ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' will be re-released in theaters on January 19, 2024, with the Columbia Pictures animated centennial logo making its theatrical debut. |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |website=Sony Pictures}}</ref>