Paramount Pictures/On-Screen Logos

For variations of these logos, see Paramount Pictures/On-Screen Variations.

1914–1917	1917–1922	1922–1927	1927–1930	1929–1942	1934–1939
1942–1953	1942–1945	1944–1951	1950–1953	1953–1954	1954–1968
1968–1974	1970–1974	1974–1975	1975–1986	1975–1986	1986–1987 (75th anniversary logo)
1988–1989	1989–1995	1995–1999	1999–2002	2002–2003 (90th anniversary logo)	2003–2010
2010–2012	2011–2013 (100th anniversary logo)	2013–2019	2019–2022	2022–present

1914–1917

1917–1927

1917–1922

1922–1927

1927–1942

1927–1930

1929–1942

1934–1939

1942–1953

1942–1945

1944–1951

1950–1953

1953–1986

1953–1968

1953–1954

Designer:  Jan Domela

Typography:  Custom

Launched:  1953

In 1953, Jan Domela painted the mountain and added the trees around the mountain, which debuted on-film in 1953.

1954–1968

"Picture" variant

"Release" variant (for independent movies distributed by Paramount)

"Release" variant (B&W)

"Release" variant (B&W) (alternate)

1968–1975

1968–1974

In 1968, starting with the film The Odd Couple, a byline was added that reads A Gulf + Western Company. Also the words "A" and "Picture" were removed. There is also a variant for 35mm open matte film scan prints, where the logo is zoomed out to a much farther distance to reveal more of the trees around the mountain.

Full-screen variant

Variant with no drop-shadow (used on films like Rosemary's Baby and 5 Card Stud (both 1968), among others)

B&W variant with no drop-shadow (used only on If... (1968))

Off-centered variant

Alternate 35mm open matte variant

1970–1974

1974–1975

1975–1986

In 1975, the stars and the "Paramount" text were redesigned to match its current print logo since 1967 and the Gulf+Western byline is now stacked up. A transition would also occur in which the painted mountain changes into the flat corporate design against a blue background. This was accompanied by the Paramount on Parade fanfare by Lalo Schifrin, debuted on Mahogany, released on October 8, 1975 and was used up until Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, released on November 26, 1986.

1986–2002

1986–1987 (75th anniversary logo)

Designer:  Dario Campanile Flip Your Lid Animation (animation) Omnibus Computer Graphics (for the stars) Apogee, Inc. (for the mountain model) Lalo Schifrin (music)

Typography:  Custom Helvetica (modified) (Gulf+Western byline)

Launched:  December 12, 1986

In 1986, for the studio's 75th anniversary, Dario Campanile repainted the mountain, which debuted on-film in 1986. The artist added the trees, the lake and the clouds to make it realistic and the sky was changed to a red/blue sunset. It was designed and composited by Studio Productions (now known as Flip Your Lid Animation), with the stars animation done by Omnibus Computer Graphics and the mountain scenery model physically created by Apogee, Inc. The "Paramount" text and the Gulf+Western byline from the previous logo would both fade in first after the stars encircle the mountain before the 75th Anniversary wordmark fades in last. This logo debuted in The Golden Child, released on December 12, 1986 while the 75th Anniversary variant was last used on Eddie Murphy Raw released on December 18, 1987.

1988–1989

It's the same as before, but the 75th Anniversary wordmark is removed and the Gulf+Western byline is shifted up. This debuted on She's Having A Baby, released on February 5, 1988 and was last used on Shirley Valentine, released on August 30th, 1989. It later made a surprise appearance on Paranormal Activity 3, but with the 2010 Viacom byline.

1989–1990

In 1989, the former byline was changed to A Paramount Communications Company. In addition, the "Paramount" text fades in first before the byline fades in. This debuted on Black Rain, released on September 22nd, 1989 and ended 1 year later. The byline faded in with the Paramount script like the Gulf+Western version and the 1975 logo and was colored gold.

1990–1994

In 1989, the gold byline was changed to white. This debuted in 1990 and was last used on Nobody's Fool, released on December 23, 1994. For its first year, the byline faded in with the Paramount script like the Gulf+Western version and the 1975 logo and was colored gold.

1995–2002

1995–1999

In 1995, the former byline was changed to A Viacom Company. This debuted on The Brady Bunch Movie, released on February 17, 1995 and was last used on the VHS of Jimmy Neutron: Sea of Trouble on October 7, 2003.

1999–2002

Designer:  Dario Campanile Pittard Sullivan (animation)

Typography:  Custom Futura Extra Bold (modified) (Viacom byline)

Launched:  June 30, 1999

It's the same logo but added more textures to have it more detailed. The lake also has a reflection when the stars show up to encircle the mountain. This logo was animated at Pittard Sullivan. It debuted on South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and was last used on Crossroads, released on February 15, 2002. It also appeared on trailers of We Were Soldiers, Clockstoppers, Changing Lanes and Hey Arnold: The Movie, although the said actual movies use the next movie logo below.

2002–2012

2002–2010

2002–2003 (90th anniversary logo)

Designer:  BUF Compagnie

Typography:  Custom Futura Extra Bold (modified) (Viacom byline)

Launched:  February 25, 2002

In 2002, the new logo was given a CG-animated version, for the studio's 90th anniversary. It pans down from a starry sky to a background of clouds with comets appearing from the top and turning into stars and it reveals to be reflected on the "Paramount" text (similar to the 1998–2022 Warner Bros. Pictures logo) before it zooms onto the center of the mountain with the stars encircling the mountain. It debuted on We Were Soldiers while the 90th Anniversary wordmark was last used in the DVD release of "Rugrats: Mysteries", "Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band", and "Dora the Explorer: Map Adventures" released in early 2003.

2003–2010

The logo was slightly modified in late-2002, but without the 90th Anniversary wordmark. It debuted in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and was last used at the end of DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 2. This logo also made its surprise appearance in Capture the Flag, released in 2015. Despite the original Viacom company dissolved in 2005, Paramount kept using its font in the byline until 2010.

2010–2012

In 2010, the logo was modified, with sleeker stars and text while the byline adopted the font from the 2005 Viacom logo. However, this version only lasted a few years. debuting in Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2 and last appearing in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, as well as the home video trailers for Flight, The Guilt Trip, DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians, Jack Reacher, Cirque Du Soliel: Worlds Away and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, although the said actual movies use the next logo below.

2011–present

2011–2013 (100th Years logo)

Designer:  DevaStudios (using Terragen and Maya) Michael Giacchino (music)

Typography:  Custom Handel Gothic (modified) September Heavy (modified) (Viacom byline)

Launched:  December 16, 2011

In 2011, the new logo was given another CG-animated version but it was given a more realistic look, with a new orchestral fanfare composed by Michael Giacchino. It was designed by DevaStudios and animated using Terragen from Planetside Software, for the studio's 100th anniversary. It basically combines elements of the previous two logos, including the landscape of the 1986 logo with the stars creating ripples in the lake (similar to the DreamWorks Pictures logo). This debuted in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, released on December 21, 2011, and was last used in the 2011-13 IMAX 3D re-release of Top Gun. A version of the aforementioned variant also exists for the 100 Years version of this logo, where the Viacom byline is shifted upwards.

2013–2019

Designer:  DevaStudios (using Terragen and Maya) Michael Giacchino (music)

Typography:  Custom Handel Gothic (modified) September Heavy (modified) (Viacom byline)

Launched:  2013

The current logo is modified, but the Viacom byline is slightly larger and without the "100 Years" wordmark. It debuted in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, released in 2013, and was last used in Blue Story, which follows the re-merger of Viacom and CBS. A videotaped version of this logo exists where the camera angle is slightly different, the mountain has slightly less light reflection, the stars have a lighter color, the "Paramount" script is darker, and some of the clouds above the mountain are not visible. This became the new main opening variant of the logo since March 25, 2022 (ableit having no byline). It is also used as a de-facto home entertainment logo in 4K UHD releases, while Blu-ray and DVD releases begin using this logo in 2019 starting with the home media release of Bumblebee, though not on CBS Home Entertainment or Paramount Media Networks releases.

2019–2022

Designer:  DevaStudios (using Terragen and Maya) Michael Giacchino (music)

Typography:  Custom (wordmark) Gotham Semibold (ViacomCBS byline)

Launched:  January 10, 2020

After the second merger between Viacom and CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS, the byline was once again changed to A ViacomCBS Company in 2019. In 2021, trailers and TV spots use the same logo, but the byline is in a different typeface (ViacomCBS Raissone). It debuted in Like a Boss in 2020 and was last used in O Palestrante, which follows the rebranding of ViacomCBS to Paramount Global in February 2022.

2022–present

Designer:  DevaStudios (using Terragen and Maya) Michael Giacchino (music)

Typography:  Custom

Launched:  March 25, 2022

In 2022, after ViacomCBS was rebranded as Paramount Global, the byline was permanently removed from the logo. It also marks the first time since 1967 that the logo is bylineless. The first film to showcase the bylineless logo was The Lost City, released on March 25, 2022.