Paramount Pictures is an American film studio founded on May 8, 1912. It is the sixth oldest film studio in the world and the second oldest in the United States, and it now sits within Skydance Corporation. Its mountain logo is the oldest surviving Hollywood film logo.
The pyramid shaped peak ringed by stars has stayed at the center of the brand for more than a century. The original drawing is said to have been sketched by W. W. Hodkinson in 1914, possibly based on Ben Lomond in Utah. The current print logo on Commons carries the byline A Skydance Corporation.
Logo history
- 1914: Hodkinson reportedly sketches a mountain with a border of stars on a napkin.
- 1916: Adolph Zukor puts 24 actors under contract and each is honored with a star on the logo.
- 1951: The logo is redesigned as a matte painting by Jan Domela.
- 1953: A more realistic version debuts for 3D films.
- 1967 to 1968: The number of stars is reduced to 22 and a new print logo appears in 1968.
- 1975: The on screen logo is simplified in blue, based on the 1968 print logo.
- December 1986: An all new computer generated logo designed by Dario Campanile debuts.
- 2002, 2010, 2011: Updated animated versions appear, the 2011 one with a Michael Giacchino fanfare.
- 2025: Commons records a 2025 print logo with the Skydance byline, dated September 24, 2025.
This timeline lists only changes that a cited source confirms. Earlier or minor variants of the Paramount Pictures mark that could not be dated from a primary or reputable source are left out rather than guessed.
Logo colors
| Color | HEX | RGB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark navy | #000A3F | 0, 10, 63 | Commons SVG fill |
The Paramount Pictures palette in this draft has 1 recorded value. Dark navy is #000A3F, which is RGB 0, 10, 63. Where a value comes from a redrawn vector rather than the owner’s own guide, check it against official files before using it in design work.
The Commons SVG of the 2025 print logo uses one fill.
Typography
No typeface has been named by the studio.
FAQ
How many stars are on the Paramount logo?
22 today. The original had 24, one for each contracted star in 1916.
Is the Paramount mountain a real place?
The original may have been modeled on Ben Lomond in Utah, though this is not certain.
Who owns Paramount Pictures?
It is part of Skydance Corporation, as shown in the 2025 byline.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paramount_Pictures_Logo_2025.svg
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