MGM Studios

What MGM Studios does

MGM Studios is a privately held American film and television production company founded in 1924 as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and now operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. following an $8.5 billion acquisition completed in March 2022. Headquartered at 245 N Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, California, the studio employs 1,001–5,000 people and produces theatrical films, streaming series, and documentary content while managing an intellectual property library of more than 4,000 films and 17,000 television episodes. Its most strategically significant asset is the James Bond franchise, for which Amazon MGM Studios established a joint venture with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson in 2025 to assume creative control previously held by Eon Films. Active development slate includes Bond 26 (directed by Denis Villeneuve), the live-action Masters of the Universe film with Mattel Films, a two-season God of War TV adaptation, Citadel Season 2, the Magnificent Seven series for MGM+, and the action feature The Bluff.

The studio's core production technology stack consists of standard film and television production tooling, with distribution and post-production increasingly routed through Amazon's digital infrastructure, including AWS and the Prime Video streaming platform, which reaches 290 million users globally. Selected catalog titles are being repurposed into Amazon Luna's AI-powered cloud gaming titles for interactive entertainment experiences, extending monetization of legacy IP into adjacent product surfaces.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: subscription and licensing revenue flowing through Amazon Prime Video and the dedicated MGM+ streaming tier (290 million Prime Video users); theatrical box office from wide releases such as the Melania documentary (released across approximately 1,778 North American screens, $7 million opening); content licensing to third parties including Paramount and Alliance Authentic's NFC-enabled collectibles platform; and co-production arrangements with international partners such as the Australia-filmed The Bluff. The studio serves global entertainment consumers, with core customer segments spanning general theatrical audiences, streaming-first digital subscribers (in a global TV/film market projected at $70.1 billion by 2025), and dedicated franchise fan communities anchored by James Bond, Masters of the Universe, and the MGM catalog.

Name

MGM Studios

Legal name

MGM Studios

Website

https://mgm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

MGM Studios is a privately held Amazon-owned film and television production studio (acquired 2022 for $8.5B) producing theatrical films, Prime Video and MGM+ originals, and managing iconic franchises including James Bond for global entertainment consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Studio Tours & Visitor Experiences (MPADAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Footage & Stock Media Licensing (Archival/Newsreel/Stock) (MPADALAD), Recording Studios (Commercial, Project, Mobile) (MPAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Film production studio
• Television content production
• Streaming media services
• Content licensing
• Franchise entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Streaming Subscriptions (Prime Video / MGM+): Revenue from Amazon Prime Video subscriptions and MGM+ streaming service where MGM content serves as exclusive content to drive subscriber acquisition and retention for Amazon's Prime membership ecosystem.
2. Theatrical Film Releases: Box office revenue from theatrical releases including documentary 'Melania' which opened to $7 million in US/Canadian theaters, with strategic value in driving future streaming viewership.
3. Content Licensing: Licensing of MGM content library and franchises to third parties, including expanded licensing partnerships with Paramount and Alliance Authentic platform for collectibles.
4. Co-Production Revenue: Co-production arrangements where MGM Studios produces content with support from Amazon and international partners, such as 'The Bluff' starring Priyanka Chopra, filmed in Australia.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MGM Studios is a film and television production studio that produces theatrical films, streaming series, and documentary content. It operates the MGM+ premium streaming service and manages an extensive intellectual property library including the James Bond franchise, distributing content globally through Amazon Prime Video, theatrical release, and third-party licensing channels.

Product overview

MGM Studios operates as a film and television production company under Amazon's media division, featuring a multi-platform portfolio of original productions, the premium MGM+ streaming service, and an extensive intellectual property library including the James Bond franchise. The studio produces theatrical films, streaming series for MGM+ and Prime Video, documentaries, and manages licensing for its classic content catalog. Following Amazon's $8.5 billion acquisition in 2022, the company has developed content across multiple formats including action films like The Bluff, streaming series like Citadel and The Magnificent Seven, and is developing major franchise projects including Bond 26 and God of War adaptation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MGM+ Streaming Service

Quantifiable outcome

• $7 million opening weekend box office for 'Melania' documentary, exceeding $1-2 million forecasts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (Eon Films)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Amazon MGM Studios entered a joint venture with longtime James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, gaining creative control of the iconic James Bond franchise following the MGM acquisition. This partnership is central to Amazon's entertainment strategy, with Denis Villeneuve attached to direct Bond 26 and casting director Nina Gold leading the search for the next Bond actor.
• Eon FilmsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEon Films, controlled by the Broccoli family for decades, partnered with Amazon MGM Studios to continue producing the James Bond franchise under new ownership structure.
• Mattel FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Masters of the Universe live-action film production, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producing alongside Mattel Films and Escape Artists, distributed by Amazon MGM.
• Escape ArtistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company partnership for Masters of the Universe film featuring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, with principal photography starting in London.
• Amy Pascal and David HeymancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcclaimed producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman attached to produce Bond 26 under the Amazon MGM Studios banner, with Denis Villeneuve directing and Steven Knight writing the screenplay.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Paramount Pictures: Major legacy film and TV studio with a comparable content library and franchise model; like MGM, it produces theatrical films, runs a streaming service (Paramount+), and engages in third-party licensing deals.
• Warner Bros. Pictures: Major film and television studio with a deep legacy library, tentpole franchises, and integration with a parent streaming ecosystem (Max); the most direct historical analogue to MGM as a 'classic Hollywood' studio.
• Universal Pictures: Major film/TV studio producing theatrical films and series for both theatrical release and the parent's Peacock streaming platform, with a comparable mix of franchise IP, library, and international co-productions.
• Sony Pictures Entertainment: Film/TV production and distribution studio with a comparable library and franchise portfolio (Spider-Man, etc.), actively producing theatrical and streaming content, and operating without a flagship owned streaming platform.
• Lionsgate Films: Independent major studio producing theatrical films and premium series for streaming (Starz), with a similar library-monetization strategy and franchise-driven content model.

Broad incumbents

• Walt Disney Studios: Largest legacy studio with an unmatched franchise engine (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar); Disney+ provides the same parent-streaming-distribution dynamic that Amazon MGM operates within.
• Netflix Studios: Vertically integrated streamer that produces original film and series content at scale; functionally comparable to Amazon MGM as a 'studio inside a streamer' with similar content flywheel.

Emerging players

• A24: Premium production and distribution company that produces theatrical films and prestige streaming originals; comparable in production focus and brand-led marketing, though smaller in library scale than MGM.
• Skydance Media: Independent studio producing tentpole franchise films (Mission: Impossible, Top Gun) and series; the closest independent peer in terms of franchise/IP strategy and integration with a streaming parent (Paramount+).

Others

• Amazon Studios: Sibling studio inside Amazon producing direct Prime Video originals; not a competitor but the most directly comparable internal peer — same parent, same distribution platforms, overlapping content strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MGM_Studios
• Facebookfacebook.com/mgm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mgm

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments12 records

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