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In 1935, [[Twentieth Century Pictures|'''Twentieth Century''' Pictures, Inc.]] and [[Fox Film|'''Fox''' Film Corporation]] merged to form '''Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation''' (the hyphen was dropped in 1984). During the Golden Age of Hollywood, 20th Century-Fox was one of the "Big Five" studios, alongside [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[RKO Radio Pictures]], and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] In 1981, the studio was sold to investors Marc Rich and Marvin Davis; however, Davis bought Rich's interest in 1984. A year later, the News Corporation purchased a 50% stake in the studio, followed by the remainder in the following years. In 1990, all of News Corporation's media and television holdings (including 20th Century Fox) were placed under Fox Entertainment Group, and floated on the stock exchange in 1998. In 2004, after News Corporation was reincorporated in the United States, they bought out the remainder of FEG. From 2013 to 2019, 20th Century Fox was a subsidiary of [[21st Century Fox]], which was formed when News Corporation split into two companies. As of January 2023, the studio's three most financially successful films are ''Avatar'', released in 2009, its sequel ''Avatar: The Way of Water'', released in 2022, and ''Titanic'' (under international rights), released in 1997 (all of which were directed by James Cameron). 20th Century Fox also has a specialty division named [[Searchlight Pictures|Fox Searchlight Pictures]] (currently known as Searchlight Pictures).