1st logo:1924–1927
Codename:The Leaf Lady
2nd logo:1928–1936
Codename:The Statue Of LIiberty
Arizona (1931)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
1931 version of the logo
The Guilty Generation (1931)
1932 version of the logo
Version with no text at all
In 2004, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released some Three Stooges shorts by doing the Columbia Lady in color.
Colorized opening caption
1936–1976
3rd logo 1936–1942
Codename:The U.S. Torch Lady
2004 colorized version
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Lost Horizon (1937)
4th logo 1942–1949
This modified version of the previous logo replaced the Columbia Lady's star-spangled shawl with a more simplistic one. This was in response to a law passed in the U.S. making wearing the flag as clothing illegal.
Codename;The Dress
Torch Lady in B&W
Technicolor version
The Desperadoes (1943)
A Song to Remember (1945)
5th logo 1949–1954
Codename;The Cheesy Text
Colored Version
Indian Uprising (1952)
6th logo 1953–1957
This modified variant was made following the introduction of widescreen formats such as CinemaScope and Panavision, et al.
Letterboxed version
Codename:The Yellow Dress
Black & White version
7th logo1955–1968
Codename:The Shiny Torcj
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Cowboy (1958)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
Zotz! (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
(1965)
The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Oliver! (1968)
Pineapple Express (2008)
The Interview (2014)
8th logo 1968–1974
Codename:The Pink Dress
Fullscreen version
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The Looking Glass War (1969)
There's a Girl in My Soup (1969)
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Django Unchained (2012)
Aloha (US, Frame A, 2015)
Aloha (US, Frame B, 2015)
9th logo 1974–1976
Codename: The Industries Logo
Fullscreen variation
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Taxi Driver (1976)
10th logo:1976–1981
Codename;The Bear in the big blue house pilot logo
First variant in 1976-1981 of the Columbia Lady
1976-1981 second variation of the Columbia Lady
Same variant in widescreen.
A same first variant with fullscreen
Home Entertainment version used from 1979-1982
Columbia 70s torch lady close up shot
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Thank God It's Friday (1978, Frame A)
Thank God It's Friday (1978, Frame B)
Thank God It's Friday (1978, Frame C)
Superbad (2007)
Superbad (2007)
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American Hustle (US, 2013)
Columbia 70s torch lady close up shot
11th logo:1981–1993
Codename:The Text
Torch Lady 1981
Open Matte
This version of the logo was used for Columbia Pictures Italia for a time.
Annie (1982)
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Tootsie (1982)
Ghostbusters (1984)
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The Karate Kid (1984)
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Stand by Me (1986)
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
The Adventures of Milo and Otis (US, 1989)
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A League of Their Own (1992)
Hero (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
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A Few Good Men (1992)
1993–present
1993–2007
12th logo 1993–1996
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Codename:The Rainbow
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Original painting by Michael J. Deas, circa 1992. See WWL-TV New Orleans interview with Deas and model Jenny Joseph.
Logo used on the wall of the Sony Pictures Studios and served as the Columbia Pictures Television logo.
Columbia Pictures painting on the outer wall of Sony Pictures Studios after the 1993 change.
The version without the pedestal, Torch Lady, or text (Taken from the Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International logo).
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Last Action Hero (1993)
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In the Line of Fire (1993)
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Poetic Justice (1993)
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Needful Things (1993)
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Calendar Girl (1993)
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Striking Distance (1993)
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The Age of Innocence (1993)
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Malice (1993)
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My Life (1993)
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The Remains of the Day (1993)
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Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
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Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
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I'll Do Anything (1994)
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My Girl 2 (1994)
Little Big League (1994)
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City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
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Wolf (1994)
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North (1994)
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The Next Karate Kid (1994)
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Blankman (1994)
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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I Like It Like That (1994)
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Little Women (1994)
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Immortal Beloved (1995)
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For Better or Worse (1995)
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Bad Boys (1995)
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First Knight (1995)
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The Indian in the Cupboard (US, 1995)
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The Net (1995)
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The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
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Desperado (1995)
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To Die For (1995)
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Money Train (1995)
13th logo 1996–2006
This is the 4:3 version of the intro, which shows a few more steps.
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Open Matte version
Another open-matte version.
2.35:1 version with bigger clouds
Codename:Early To Bed, Early To Rise
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The Juror (1996)
Multiplicity (1996)
Alaska (1996)
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Men in Black (1997)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
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Stuart Little (1999)
Crazy In Alabama (1999)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
The Patriot (2000)
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A Knight's Tale (2001)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
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xXx (2002)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
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50 First Dates (2004)
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Hellboy (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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Hitch (2005)
Are We There Yet? (2005)
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Stealth (2005)
Into the Blue (2005)
Bewitched (2005)
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Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Man of the House (2005)
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Kung Fu Hustle (International, 2005)
Yours, Mine & Ours (International, 2005)
Open Season (2006)
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RV (2006)
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
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The Benchwarmers (2006)
The Messengers (2007)
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
14th logo 1999 (75th anniversary)
Codename:75
2006, 2007–present
15th logo 2006–2014
Codename:Cheaks & Cheaks & Sold
The version without the Torch Lady.
The version without the Torch Lady or the text.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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30 Days of Night (2007)
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21 (2008)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Frame A, 2009)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Frame B, 2009)
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The Karate Kid (2010)
The Social Network (2010)
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The Green Hornet (2011)
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The Green Hornet (2011, B)
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Zookeeper (2011)
Anonymous (2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Adventures of Tintin (International, 2011)
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
21 Jump Street (2012)
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Total Recall (2012)
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Premium Rush (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
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After Earth (2013)
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This Is the End (2013)
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White House Down (2013)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Frame A, 2014)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Frame B, 2014)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Frame C, 2014)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Frame D, 2014)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Frame E, 2014)
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Captain Phillips (2013)
16th logo 2006–2014
Codename:The Break-a-Ball Movie
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas (2007)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Best Movie 3 (Russia, 2011)
Best Movie 3 (Russia, 2011) in-film
The Smurfs (2011)
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Men in Black 3 (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
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Grown Ups 2 (2013)
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The Smurfs 2 (2013)
17th logo 2014–present
Codename:The Last Gold Cloud Logo
RoboCop (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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The Equalizer (2014)
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Annie (2014)
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Chappie (2015)
Pixels (2015)
18th logo 2014–present
Codename:Why DID YOU Cough
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Opening credit gallery
Silly Symphonies: Cannibal Capers (1930)
Silly Symphonies: Winter (1930)
Silly Symphonies: Autumn (1930)
Mickey Mouse: Pioneer Days (1930)
Mickey Mouse: The Picnic (1930)
Mickey Mouse: The Cactus Kid (1930)
Mickey Mouse: The Shindig (1930)
Mickey Mouse: Fiddling Around (1930)
Silly Symphonies: The Spider and the Fly (1931)
Mickey Mouse: Traffic Troubles (1931)
Silly Symphonies: The China Plate (1931)
Silly Symphonies: The Cat's Out (1931)
Silly Symphonies: The Busy Beavers (1931)
Silly Symphonies: Birds of a Feather (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Moose Hunt (1931)
Mickey Mouse: Fishin' Around (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Delivery Boy (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Castaway (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Beach Party (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Barnyard Broadcast (1931)
Silly Symphonies: The Clock Store (1931)
Mickey Mouse: The Grocery Boy (1932)
Silly Symphonies: The Bird Store (1932)
Mickey Mouse: Musical Farmer (1932)
Mickey Mouse: Mickey in Arabia (1932)
Mickey Mouse: The Mad Dog (1932)
Mickey Mouse: Barnyard Olympics (1932)
Taxi Driver (1976)
La Bamba (1987)
My Girl (1991)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Wolf (1994)
My Girl 2 (1994)
Men in Black (1997)
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Stuart Little (1999)
Almost Famous (International, 2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
50 First Dates (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Yours, Mine, and Ours (2005)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
The Pink Panther (2006)
Open Season (2006)
The DaVinci Code (2006)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Ghost Rider (2007)
Surf's Up (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Hancock (2008)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Angels and Demons (2009)
This Is It (2009)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
(2009)
Zombieland (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
The Karate Kid (2010)
The Social Network (2010)
Zookeeper (2011)
The Green Hornet (2011)
The Adventures of Tintin (International, 2011)
The Smurfs (2011)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Battle Los Angeles (2011)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
The Pirates: Band of Misfits (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Men In Black³ (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
This Is the End (2013)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Sex Tape (2014)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Presentation
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Peter Pan (2003)
The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 3-D (2005)
Print logo variations
1976–1981
1981–1988
1988–1993
1993–present
Print logo.
Stuart Little website (1999)
Men in Black II website (2002)
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights website (2002)
The Monuments Men website (US, 2014)
