{"id":8582,"date":"2013-03-13T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=8582"},"modified":"2013-04-13T17:28:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T21:28:43","slug":"20th-century-fox-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/03\/13\/20th-century-fox-5\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Century Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Bria Holness<\/pre>\n
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Photo courtesy of fanpop.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp<\/p>\n
10201 West Pico Boulevard,<\/p>\n
Los Angeles, California 90035<\/p>\n
 www.foxmovies.com <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0A Brief History<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation<\/span><\/a>, also known as   20th Century Fox<\/span><\/a>, was established on May 31, 1935 when the founders of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures decided to merge into one.\u00a0 It is now one of the major American film studios that produces, acquires, and distributes motion pictures.\u00a0 Based in Los Angeles, California, it operates as a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and is responsible for some of the top grossing movies, including   Avatar <\/em><\/span> <\/a> and  Titanic<\/em><\/span><\/a>.   [1] <\/span> <\/a>   [2] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
Quick Financials<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
During the first quarter, which encompasses the months of January, February, and March,   20th Century Fox <\/span><\/a> brought in a gross income of $256.9 million, a 13.7% decrease in comparison to the first quarter of 2012; however, this is also an 123.7% increase in comparison to 2011.   [19] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Key Executives<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Keith Rupert Murdoch<\/p>\n
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Murdoch is the founder of   News Corporation<\/span><\/a>, in which   20th Century Fox <\/span> <\/a> is a subsidiary of, and has been its Chairman since 1991. Since 1992, Murdoch has been the Chairman of Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and its Chief Executive Officer since 1995. He operates as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of   Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation<\/span><\/a>.   [2] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Eduardo Echeverria<\/p>\n
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Echeverria is Senior Vice President of Latin America at   Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation <\/span> <\/a> and has served as so since 2001.   [2] <\/span> <\/a> Echeverria manages the sales and marketing operations and theatrical distribution for all  Fox Filmed Entertainment <\/span> <\/a> product in Latin America.   [2] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Michael Peikoff<\/p>\n
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Since July 1, 2007, Peikoff has been Senior Vice President of Licensing and Merchandising of  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation<\/span><\/a>. His duties include managing internal and external communication for the licensing division and managing retail marketing and licensed promotion initiatives in the U.S.   [2] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Robert Marick<\/p>\n
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As Executive Vice President since July of 2010, Marick manages the global licensing of Fox’s television and film assets across different platforms including television promotions, interactive gaming, literary publishing, themed entertainment, and consumer products. \u00a0  [2] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Ricardo Crespo<\/p>\n
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Crespo has served as Senior Vice President of Global Creative at   Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation <\/span><\/a> since July 2010.   [2] <\/span> <\/a> \u00a0Prior to joining the   20th Century Fox <\/span> <\/a> team, Crespo held several leadership positions at   Saatchi & Saatchi<\/span><\/a>,   Mattel Inc.<\/span><\/a>,   Bozell Worldwide<\/span><\/a>, and   McCANN ERICKSON<\/span><\/a>.   [4] <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
In The News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Broken City<\/p>\n
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\u00a0  20th Century Fox Films <\/span> <\/a>released its first film of the year,   Broken City<\/em><\/span><\/a>, starring   Mark Wahlberg<\/span><\/a>,   Russell Crowe<\/span><\/a>, and   Catherine Zeta Jones<\/span><\/a>, on January 18th. \u00a0The film\u00a0told the story of a New York City cop, who one night gets involved in a scandalous shooting.\u00a0 He\u2019s stripped of his badge but kept out of jail by the works of New York\u2019s Mayor, who offers him a lump sum of money to investigate his wife.\u00a0 While doing so he finds himself in the middle of a much larger scandal as he realizes that the Mayor isn\u2019t who he seems to be.<\/p>\n