FASTEST STUDIOS TO $1 BILLION
IN A GIVEN YEAR

Rank	Studio	Year	Days to $1 billion	Date Achieved
1	Paramount	2008	174	6/22/08
2	Paramount	2009	182	7/1/09
3	Paramount	2007	189	7/8/07
5	Warner Bros.	2009	192	7/11/09
4	Sony / Columbia	2002	192	7/11/02
6	20th Century Fox	2005	197	7/16/05
7	Warner Bros.	2008	205	7/23/08
8	Buena Vista	2003	213	8/1/03
9	Buena Vista	2006	215	8/3/06
10	Sony / Columbia	2006	218	8/6/06
11	Sony / Columbia	1997	241	8/29/97
12	Sony / Columbia	2007	252	9/9/07
13	Warner Bros.	2007	255	9/12/07
14	Sony / Columbia	2004	257	9/13/04
15	20th Century Fox	2006	260	9/17/06
16	Sony / Columbia	2009	276	10/3/09
17	Warner Bros.	2005	282	10/9/05
18	Sony / Columbia	2008	284	10/10/08
20	Buena Vista	2007	285	10/12/07
19	Sony / Columbia	2003	285	10/12/03
21	Buena Vista	2002	308	11/4/02
22	Buena Vista	2009	313	11/9/09
23	Universal	2007	314	11/10/07
24	Warner Bros.	2003	326	11/22/03
25	Buena Vista	1996	327	11/22/96
26	Buena Vista	2000	329	11/24/00
27	Buena Vista	1999	330	11/26/99
28	Buena Vista	2004	331	11/26/04
29	Warner Bros.	2004	332	11/27/04
30	Universal	2008	333	11/28/08
31	Paramount	1998	333	11/29/98
32	Warner Bros.	2001	336	12/2/01
33	Universal	2003	340	12/6/03
34	Buena Vista	1998	347	12/13/98
35	Warner Bros.	2002	354	12/20/02
36	Warner Bros.	2006	355	12/21/06
37	Universal	2000	357	12/22/00
38	Warner Bros.	1999	360	12/26/99
39	20th Century Fox	2007	364	12/30/07
40	Buena Vista	1995	364	12/30/95
41	Universal	2005	364	12/30/05
43	20th Century Fox	2008	365	12/30/08
42	Buena Vista	2008	365	12/30/08

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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