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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There is an early variant, in which a box appears around the sphinx logo, with "HOLLYWOOD" above it and "PICTURES" below. It appeared on ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Taking Care of Business''. | * There is an early variant, in which a box appears around the sphinx logo, with "HOLLYWOOD" above it and "PICTURES" below. It appeared on ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Taking Care of Business''. | ||
*On some movies, such as ''Terminal Velocity'', the logo looks worn out. | * On some movies, such as ''Terminal Velocity'', the logo looks worn out. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The glowing of the light behind the sphinx. | '''FX/SFX:''' The glowing of the light behind the sphinx. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*An alternate mix of this fanfare can be heard on most movies from the company released in 1992 and 1993. | * An alternate mix of this fanfare can be heard on most movies from the company released in 1992 and 1993. | ||
*On some movies like ''Crimson Tide'', ''The Rock'' or ''The Sixth Sense'', it is silent, or uses the opening theme of the movie. | * On some movies like ''Crimson Tide'', ''The Rock'' or ''The Sixth Sense'', it is silent, or uses the opening theme of the movie. | ||
*As a closing logo, the closing theme is used or it is silent. | * As a closing logo, the closing theme is used or it is silent. | ||
*On the 2012 [[Mill Creek Entertainment]] DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Gone Fishin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'', the Walt Disney Pictures theme can be heard, but muffled and quiet. This was due to the film originally being planned as a Disney release but switched to Hollywood later on. | * On the 2012 [[Mill Creek Entertainment]] DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Gone Fishin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'', the Walt Disney Pictures theme can be heard, but muffled and quiet. This was due to the film originally being planned as a Disney release but switched to Hollywood later on. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Was seen on several films from the studio such as ''Arachnophobia'' (the first film from the studio and the first film with this logo), ''Tombstone'', ''Nixon'', ''Evita'', ''Just Visiting'', ''Stay Alive'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Grosse Pointe Blank'', ''An American Werewolf in Paris'' and ''The Sixth Sense''. Don't expect this on ''The Santa Clause'', as even though it was credited on the film (and was, in fact, originally going | '''Availability:''' Common. Was seen on several films from the studio such as ''Arachnophobia'' (the first film from the studio and the first film with this logo), ''Tombstone'', ''Nixon'', ''Evita'', ''Just Visiting'', ''Stay Alive'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Grosse Pointe Blank'', ''An American Werewolf in Paris'' and ''The Sixth Sense''. Don't expect this on ''The Santa Clause'', as even though it was credited on the film (and was, in fact, originally going to be released under the banner), the logo itself doesn't appear (though the [[Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment|home entertainment]] print logo shows up on the UK VHS cover). Also appears at the beginning of a UK VHS print of ''Scream 3''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is probably one of Disney's "black sheep" logos. Some have argued that the Sphinx, a symbol of Egypt, seems questionable for logo for a company called Hollywood Pictures. Others have argued that there's not much animation in this logo. About the only thing agreed on regarding this logo is that the fanfare is very nice. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo is probably one of Disney's "black sheep" logos. Some have argued that the Sphinx, a symbol of Egypt, seems questionable for logo for a company called Hollywood Pictures. Others have argued that there's not much animation in this logo. About the only thing agreed on regarding this logo is that the fanfare is very nice. | ||