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'''TriStar Pictures, Inc.''' (originally spelled '''Tri-Star''') was formed on March 2, 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] (then owned by [[The Coca-Cola Company]]), HBO and CBS, hence the name of the studio. It was originally known as '''Nova Pictures''' until May 16, 1983, when its name was changed in order to avoid confusion with the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series ''Nova''. CBS was the first joint-owner who dropped out of the venture on November 15, 1985, and sold its interest to Columbia for $48 million. In 1986, HBO sold its shares in Tri-Star to Columbia as well, and formed [[HBO Films|HBO Pictures]]. | '''TriStar Pictures, Inc.''' (originally spelled '''Tri-Star''') was formed on March 2, 1982 as a joint venture between [[Columbia Pictures]] (then owned by [[The Coca-Cola Company]]), HBO and CBS, hence the name of the studio. It was originally known as '''Nova Pictures''' until May 16, 1983, when its name was changed in order to avoid confusion with the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series ''Nova''. CBS was the first joint-owner who dropped out of the venture on November 15, 1985, and sold its interest to Columbia for $48 million. In 1986, HBO sold its shares in Tri-Star to Columbia as well, and formed [[HBO Films|HBO Pictures]]. | ||
On December 21, 1987, Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company merged Tri-Star and Columbia to become "Columbia/Tri-Star", of which it owned 80% of its stock. In late 1987, most of Tri-Star's releases were copyrighted under the "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." name until April 13, 1988, when it was reverted back to Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. In January 1988, CPE's stocks somewhat fell, and Coca-Cola decreased its shares in CPE to 49%. On November 8, 1989, [[ | On December 21, 1987, Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company merged Tri-Star and Columbia to become "Columbia/Tri-Star", of which it owned 80% of its stock. In late 1987, most of Tri-Star's releases were copyrighted under the "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." name until April 13, 1988, when it was reverted back to Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. In January 1988, CPE's stocks somewhat fell, and Coca-Cola decreased its shares in CPE to 49%. On November 8, 1989, [[Sony]] of Japan acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment for $3.4 billion. On August 7, 1991, under [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], the hyphen was officially removed from the name of TriStar Pictures. | ||
Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video]] (now [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]), [[CBS/Fox Video|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 others. In 1988, following Columbia's buyout of TriStar, home video distribution of its films moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia. From 1985 to 1994, TriStar also distributed films produced by [[Carolco Pictures]] in the US and select international regions, which were released on the [[International Video Entertainment]] and [[Live Entertainment|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]] films that TriStar released (such as ''The Monster Squad'' and ''The Running Man'') were acquired by [[Paramount Pictures]] after Taft merged into [[Republic | Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video]] (now [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]), [[CBS/Fox Video|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 others. In 1988, following Columbia's buyout of TriStar, home video distribution of its films moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia. From 1985 to 1994, TriStar also distributed films produced by [[Carolco Pictures]] in the US and select international regions, which were released on the [[International Video Entertainment]] and [[Live Entertainment|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]] films that TriStar released (such as ''The Monster Squad'' and ''The Running Man'') were acquired by [[Paramount Pictures]] after Taft merged into [[Republic Entertainment|Republic]] and then [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]]. International distribution rights to TriStar's titles were previously handled by Columbia-Warner Distributors (a partnership between Columbia and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]) until it was absorbed into [[Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International|Columbia Tri-Star Films]] in 1988. | ||
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