headquarters_location sony pictures worldwide acquisitions
___MASK13___ is a city in Los Angeles County , California . The city was named after its founder , Harry Culver . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 38 , 883 . It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles , but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County . Over the years , it has annexed more than 40 pieces of adjoining land and now comprises about five square miles . Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc . ( known professionally as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Pictures and abbreviated as SPE ) is an American entertainment company that produces , acquires and distributes filmed entertainment ( theatrical motion pictures , television programs and recorded videos ) through multiple platforms . It operates as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc ., which is the parent company for both the music and motion picture businesses of Sony Corporation . Based in ___MASK13___ , California , it encompasses Sony ' s motion picture , television production and distribution units . Its group sales in the fiscal year 2015 ( April 2015 - March 2016 ) has been reported to be of $ 8 . 3 billion . Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . Sony ' s principal business operations include Sony Corporation , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Sony Interactive Entertainment , Sony Music Entertainment , Sony ___MASK93___ ( formerly Sony Ericsson ) and Sony Financial . Sony is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions ( SPWA ) is a specialty division of Sony Pictures Entertainment . The company specializes in acquiring and producing films for a wide variety of distribution platforms , but the group ' s main focus is non - theatrical markets ( some film sellers even called the group as one of super - ancillaries ) . SPWA produces and acquires about 60 films per year . Most films of SPWA would go straight - to - video , but the group would also release few of its films theatrically ; the group would analyze how much a theatrical release would impact a film ' s TV , VOD and home video revenue , and then the group would determine whether the film should bows theatrically . In the case of theatrical releases , SPWA will offer the films to Sony ' s distribution labels ( i . e . TriStar Pictures , Screen Gems , Columbia Pictures , Sony Pictures Classics , Triumph Films , and Crackle ) firstly ; if Sony ' s distribution labels pass on the films , the company will release the films through other distributors ( i . e . Samuel Goldwyn Films , Magnolia Pictures , FilmDistrict , Picturehouse , IFC Films , Vertical Entertainment , etc . ) . SPWA also acquires and distribute films through the TriStar , Stage 6 or Affirm Films labels .