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{{about|the company owned by Sony Pictures|the earlier company of the same name|TriStar Pictures Productions}} | {{about|the company owned by Sony Pictures|the earlier company of the same name|TriStar Pictures Productions}} | ||
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{{ | {{Infobox company | ||
|TriStar Pictures | |image=[[File:TriStar Pictures present day logo.svg]] | ||
| | |founded=March 2, 1982 ({{age|1982|3|2}} years ago) | ||
|TriStar Pictures | |formerly= Nova Pictures | ||
}} | |founder=Victor Kaufman | ||
|subsidiaries= TriStar Productions | |||
|parent= Sony Pictures <br> Motion Picture Group}} | |||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''TriStar Pictures''' (originally spelled "Tri-Star") was formed in 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] (then owned by [[The Coca-Cola Company]]), [[HBO IDs|HBO]], and [[CBS National IDs|CBS]], hence the name of the studio. Originally it was known as "Nova Pictures" until the name was changed on May 16, 1983 in order to avoid confusion with [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]'s hit science series ''Nova''. CBS was the first joint-owner who dropped out of the venture on November 15, 1985 and sold its interest to Columbia Pictures for $48 million. In 1986, HBO sold its shares in Tri-Star to Columbia as well and formed [[HBO Films|HBO Pictures]]. | '''TriStar Pictures''' (originally spelled "Tri-Star") was formed in 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] (then owned by [[The Coca-Cola Company]]), [[HBO IDs|HBO]], and [[CBS National IDs|CBS]], hence the name of the studio. Originally it was known as "Nova Pictures" until the name was changed on May 16, 1983 in order to avoid confusion with [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]'s hit science series ''Nova''. CBS was the first joint-owner who dropped out of the venture on November 15, 1985 and sold its interest to Columbia Pictures for $48 million. In 1986, HBO sold its shares in Tri-Star to Columbia as well and formed [[HBO Films|HBO Pictures]]. | ||
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Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)]], CBS/FOX/[[Key Video]] (now [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]), occasionally [[Vestron Video]]/[[Lightning Video]] (now [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]), or [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn-EMI]]/[[HBO/Cannon Video]]/[[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video (now HBO Home Entertainment)]], among other companies. In 1988, following Columbia's buyout of TriStar, home video distribution of films produced by the studio moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia. From 1985 until 1994, TriStar also distributed films produced by [[Carolco Pictures]] in the US and select international regions; these were released on the [[Artisan Entertainment|International Video Entertainment and Live Home Video]] labels (now Lionsgate Home Entertainment), often with TriStar's logo cut. ''Cliffhanger'' is the only Carolco film in which the rights were retained by the original distributor. The [[Taft Entertainment Pictures|Taft Entertainment]] movies they released (such as ''The Monster Squad'' and Stephen King's ''The Running Man'') now belong to [[Paramount Pictures]] after Taft merged into [[Republic Pictures (1985-2010)|Republic]] and then [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom]]. International distribution rights to Tri-Star's titles were previously handled by [[Warner-Columbia Films|Columbia-Warner Distributors]] (a partnership between Columbia and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]) until it was absorbed into [[Sony Pictures Releasing International|Columbia Tri-Star Films]] in 1988. | Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)]], CBS/FOX/[[Key Video]] (now [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]), occasionally [[Vestron Video]]/[[Lightning Video]] (now [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]), or [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn-EMI]]/[[HBO/Cannon Video]]/[[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video (now HBO Home Entertainment)]], among other companies. In 1988, following Columbia's buyout of TriStar, home video distribution of films produced by the studio moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia. From 1985 until 1994, TriStar also distributed films produced by [[Carolco Pictures]] in the US and select international regions; these were released on the [[Artisan Entertainment|International Video Entertainment and Live Home Video]] labels (now Lionsgate Home Entertainment), often with TriStar's logo cut. ''Cliffhanger'' is the only Carolco film in which the rights were retained by the original distributor. The [[Taft Entertainment Pictures|Taft Entertainment]] movies they released (such as ''The Monster Squad'' and Stephen King's ''The Running Man'') now belong to [[Paramount Pictures]] after Taft merged into [[Republic Pictures (1985-2010)|Republic]] and then [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom]]. International distribution rights to Tri-Star's titles were previously handled by [[Warner-Columbia Films|Columbia-Warner Distributors]] (a partnership between Columbia and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]) until it was absorbed into [[Sony Pictures Releasing International|Columbia Tri-Star Films]] in 1988. | ||
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|TriStar Pictures (1991).png|1st Logo (April 6, 1984-May 20, 1993) | |||
|TriStar (Seven Years in Tibet).jpg|2nd Logo (June 25, 1993-September 12, 2015) | |||
|TriStar Pictures (2015).png|3rd Logo (September 26, 2015-) | |||
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===1st Logo (April 6, 1984-May 20, 1993)=== | ===1st Logo (April 6, 1984-May 20, 1993)=== | ||
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