> ALL TIME BOX OFFICE

FASTEST STUDIOS TO $1 BILLION
IN A GIVEN YEAR

RankStudioYearDays to
$1 billion		Date
Achieved
55 20th Century Fox 2012 362 12/27/12
38 Lionsgate 2012 321 11/16/12
20 Universal 2012 218 8/5/12
16 Warner Bros. 2012 212 7/30/12
13 Sony / Columbia 2012 206 7/24/12
7 Buena Vista 2012 189 7/7/12
37 Universal 2011 316 11/12/11
29 Sony / Columbia 2011 279 10/6/11
27 Buena Vista 2011 273 9/30/11
11 Warner Bros. 2011 200 7/19/11
5 Paramount 2011 184 7/3/11
26 Sony / Columbia 2010 261 9/18/10
15 Buena Vista 2010 209 7/28/10
14 Warner Bros. 2010 206 7/25/10
3 20th Century Fox 2010 179 6/28/10
2 Paramount 2010 175 6/24/10
50 20th Century Fox 2009 352 12/18/09
35 Buena Vista 2009 313 11/9/09
28 Sony / Columbia 2009 276 10/3/09
9 Warner Bros. 2009 192 7/11/09
4 Paramount 2009 182 7/1/09
60 20th Century Fox 2008 365 12/30/08
59 Buena Vista 2008 365 12/30/08
45 Universal 2008 333 11/28/08
31 Sony / Columbia 2008 284 10/10/08
12 Warner Bros. 2008 205 7/23/08
1 Paramount 2008 174 6/22/08
57 20th Century Fox 2007 364 12/30/07
36 Universal 2007 314 11/10/07
32 Buena Vista 2007 285 10/12/07
23 Warner Bros. 2007 255 9/12/07
22 Sony / Columbia 2007 252 9/9/07
6 Paramount 2007 189 7/8/07
52 Warner Bros. 2006 355 12/21/06
25 20th Century Fox 2006 260 9/17/06
19 Sony / Columbia 2006 218 8/6/06
18 Buena Vista 2006 215 8/3/06
58 Universal 2005 364 12/30/05
30 Warner Bros. 2005 282 10/9/05
10 20th Century Fox 2005 197 7/16/05
44 Warner Bros. 2004 332 11/27/04
43 Buena Vista 2004 331 11/26/04
24 Sony / Columbia 2004 257 9/13/04
48 Universal 2003 340 12/6/03
39 Warner Bros. 2003 326 11/22/03
33 Sony / Columbia 2003 285 10/12/03
17 Buena Vista 2003 213 8/1/03
51 Warner Bros. 2002 354 12/20/02
34 Buena Vista 2002 308 11/4/02
8 Sony / Columbia 2002 192 7/11/02
47 Warner Bros. 2001 336 12/2/01
53 Universal 2000 357 12/22/00
41 Buena Vista 2000 329 11/24/00
54 Warner Bros. 1999 360 12/26/99
42 Buena Vista 1999 330 11/26/99
49 Buena Vista 1998 347 12/13/98
46 Paramount 1998 333 11/29/98
21 Sony / Columbia 1997 242 8/30/97
40 Buena Vista 1996 327 11/22/96
56 Buena Vista 1995 364 12/30/95

CHART NOTES
Chart measures the time taken for a given studio to reach $1 billion in a given year, starting from January 1.

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