History Creator / TwentiethCenturyFox

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* ''ThePractice''

In the 1950s, alongside more standard dramatic fare, it produced a series of RodgersAndHammerstein musicals and well-regarded biblical epics, hoping to stave off the threat of television by the sheer size of its productions. Unfortunately, this strategy proved wildly inconsistent in results, the grotesquely overpriced ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'' would have nearly bankrupted the studio if the marathon musical ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' hadn't become the studio's most profitable film until the advent of ''Film/StarWars''. Furthermore, the strategy then backfired spectacularly when the studio attempted to duplicate that success by producing three expensive, large-scale musicals over a period of three years: ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967), ''Star!'' (1968) and ''HelloDolly!'' (1969). All were released amid massive pre-release publicity and all lost equally massive amounts of money for the studio that could have sunk the studio again if it weren't for the spectacular success of the hit SF series, ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'', starting in 1968 to keep it afloat. The result was that several top studio executives, including the company founder's son, RichardZanuck, lost their jobs, and the studio itself went into such dire financial straits that it produced only one picture for the entire calendar year of 1970. Eventually by 1977, there were moves to have the studio sold off and perhaps dismantled, but that was the year a little, seemingly absurd, film called ''Star Wars'' exploded into popular culture.

* ''Film/{{Predator}}''

In the 1950s, alongside more standard dramatic fare, it produced a series of RodgersAndHammerstein musicals and well-regarded biblical epics, hoping to stave off the threat of television by the sheer size of its productions. Unfortunately, this strategy proved wildly inconsistent in results, the grotesquely overpriced ''{{Cleopatra}}'' would have nearly bankrupted the studio if the marathon musical ''TheSoundOfMusic'' hadn't become the studio's most profitable film until the advent of ''StarWars''. Furthermore, the strategy then backfired spectacularly when the studio attempted to duplicate that success by producing three expensive, large-scale musicals over a period of three years: ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967), ''Star!'' (1968) and ''HelloDolly!'' (1969). All were released amid massive pre-release publicity and all lost equally massive amounts of money for the studio that could have sunk the studio again if it weren't for the spectacular success of the hit SF series, ''PlanetOfTheApes'', starting in 1968 to keep it afloat. The result was that several top studio executives, including the company founder's son, RichardZanuck, lost their jobs, and the studio itself went into such dire financial straits that it produced only one picture for the entire calendar year of 1970. Eventually by 1977, there were moves to have the studio sold off and perhaps dismantled, but that was the year a little, seemingly absurd, film called ''StarWars'' exploded into popular culture.

* ''Franchise/DieHard'' (note: the third film is a co-production with Cinergi, and is the only film not distributed internationally by Fox)

* ''Film/HomeAlone''

* ''{{Mannequin}}''

* The first six ''Franchise/StarWars'' films (did fund the first, and distributed the rest; Episode VII and beyond is being distributed by Creator/{{Disney}}.)

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' (did fund the first, and distributed the rest)

* The ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' movies

One of the big six movie studios, formed in 1935 after a merger of William Fox's Fox Film Corp. and Daryl Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures, Inc. Currently owned by [[RupertMurdoch News Corp.]] and run by honcho Chase Carey.

* ''TruCalling''

* ''NightAtTheMuseum''

* ''Film/{{Aliens}}''
* ''Film/{{Alien 3}}''
* ''Film/AlienResurrection''

* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
* ''Series/TheXFiles''

* The Creator/JossWhedon universe

** ''{{Dollhouse}}''

* ''ModernFamily''
* ''MyNameIsEarl''
* ''Series/BurnNotice''
* ''PrisonBreak''

* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''
* ''[[{{Series/AllyMcBeal}} Ally McBeal]]''
* ''[[{{Series/ThePretender}} The Pretender]]''
* ''Series/{{Roswell}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''
* ''Series/NYPDBlue''
* ''ThePractice''

Well known for its {{Fanfare}} composed by AlfredNewman, which has essentially become the unofficial ThemeTune of the motion picture industry. And, of course, its [[IconicLogo logo]]—inherited from 20th Century Pictures—the studio's name as a giant structure surrounded by searchlights (most recently revised in 2009, as of ''Film/{{Avatar}}''; the one pictured is the 1994 version).

* ''PlanetOfTheApes''

* ''StarWars'' (did fund the first, and distributed the rest)

Well known for its {{Fanfare}} composed by AlfredNewman, which has essentially become the unofficial ThemeTune of the motion picture industry. And, of course, its [[IconicLogo logo]] - inherited from 20th Century Pictures - the studio's name as a giant structure surrounded by searchlights (most recently revised in 2009, as of ''Film/{{Avatar}}''; the one pictured is the 1994 version).

In its day, Fox was considered one of the most prestigious of the Hollywood studios, known for its musicals (especially in the 1940s with Betty Grable), and prestige biographies (such as John Ford's ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' [1939]). Fox Studios also capitalized on its association with ShirleyTemple after the mid-1930s — singlehandedly, she made over $20 million for Fox in the late 1930s. The studio was distinguished by its glossy production values and sharp-focused, high-contrast cinematography.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/FernGully Ferngully: The Last Rainforest]]''
* ''TheGhostAndMrsMuir''

As of late, unfortunately, the studio has also become notorious for making established franchises into movies [[TheyJustDidntCare and rewriting/ruining them]]. They've also become hated among movie buffs for what they perceive to be monumental levels of ExecutiveMeddling and a focus on profit over creativity, with Fox studio executives having more control over a film's production than the director does. Witness, for example, how the sets of ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' were repainted without the director's permission or even knowledge. Or their utter mangling of ''Babylon A.D.'', which saw over ''15 minutes'' being cut out in the editing room, leaving behind such an incomprehensible mess that its director disowned it. Or how they brought in the editor to reshoot several scenes for ''{{Hitman}}'', again without telling the director. Or...

* ''[[{{Series/ThePretender}} The Pretender''

* ''AllyMcBeal''
* ''ThePretender''

* ''{{Roswell}}''

* ''NYPDBlue''

* ''Film/{{Alien}}''

* ''DemetriusAndTheGladiators''
* ''Film/DieHard'' (note: the third film is a co-production with Cinergi, and is the only film not distributed internationally by Fox)

* ''TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''

* The JossWhedon universe

* SethMacFarlane's ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow''