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Top 25 Live action production companies based in Santa Monica, United States
RevenueBase identified 83 live action production companies headquartered in Santa Monica, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,443 professional contacts across them, including 386 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.
This list covers live action production companies headquartered in Santa Monica, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest live action production companies based in Santa Monica, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 338 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 316 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Method Studios is a global content creation studio known for photorealistic product development and seamless VFX.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2010 by college students and partners Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor, Buffalo 8 is a full-service media company based throughout Los Angeles, California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Panay Films is a full-service film production company and creative agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 77 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Black Bear is a global entertainment company representing singular artists, producing original content, and providing finance at each step of the creative process.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “LUXHAMMER is a premiere entertainment production & management company working with a global team of filmmakers to create film & television, advertising, and true branded…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Minted Content is a production company where vision and execution are inseparable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Threshold Entertainment makes movies, animated movies and Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) largely based on some of the world’s biggest brands, including SPIDER-MAN, MORTAL…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “TUNNEL was founded by filmmakers, with one goal in mind: support fellow filmmakers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Beacon Pictures, a film, television, stage and new media production company has produced almost 40 films - including AIR FORCE ONE starring Harrison Ford, THE HURRICANE starring…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “37 Laines, LLC is a film and entertainment production company that serves as a crossroads of artistic expression spanning film, dance, and photography.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2006 by Director/Producer Joey Merholz, J-Cut Films is a dynamic, full-service creative production company headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with additional offices in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Santa Monica Studios is conveniently located in the heart of Santa Monica.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since launching Untitled in 2001, Founders/Executive Producers Kristin Evans and Jim Evans have created a dynamic media group recognized for its talent, creative diversity, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Yard Dog is a Los Angeles based production company focused on broadcast commercials, advertising content and brand-integrated entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Belief is a full service creative studio with over 25 years of experience specializing in a wide variety of content from commercials and short films to websites and motion…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Creative Production Studio” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Organic Media Group (OMG) was founded in 2019 by Kelly Mi Li & Steve Chicorel, with a mission to bring together like-minded, seasoned entertainment professionals who seek to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “HILLIN ENTERTAINMENT LLC is a motion pictures and film company based out of Santa Monica.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “VOKSEE is a visionary production company dedicated to the creation of content for television, film and branded entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at SWANKY we do thangs a lil different: We wear our socks mismatched.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “International Art Machine, founded by industry veteran Roy Price is a global entertainment studio with roots in film and television.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: live action production companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names live action production companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of live action production companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name live action production companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Live action production companies based in Santa Monica, United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Santa Monica, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Santa Monica, over 83 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among live action production companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Santa Monica, United States whose own description of what they do matches “live action production companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names live action production companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among live action production companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Santa Monica are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 386 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Live action production companies by metro in the United States
- Live action production companies in Los Angeles979
- Live action production companies in New York458
- Live action production companies in Atlanta121
- Live action production companies in Chicago96
- Live action production companies in Beverly Hills92
- Live action production companies in Burbank89
- Live action production companies in Santa Monica83
- Live action production companies in Austin70
- Live action production companies in Miami62
- Live action production companies in Brooklyn57
- Live action production companies in San Francisco49
- Live action production companies in Dallas41
- Live action production companies in West Hollywood40
- Live action production companies in Culver City39
- Live action production companies in New York City38
- Live action production companies in Portland35
- Live action production companies in Nashville34
- Live action production companies in Hollywood32
- Live action production companies in Houston31
- Live action production companies in Orlando31
- Live action production companies in Denver29
- Live action production companies in San Diego29
- Live action production companies in Seattle26
- Live action production companies in Philadelphia25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names live action production companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many live action production companies are there based in Santa Monica, United States?
RevenueBase identified 83 live action production companies headquartered in Santa Monica, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Skydance, headquartered in Santa Monica, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most live action production companies?
Los Angeles leads with 979 headquartered companies, followed by New York (458) and Atlanta (121).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 386 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 83 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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