20th Century Fox was founded in 1935 in Los Angeles, California and is owned by Rupert Murdoch. It is a subsidiary of News Corporation and is one of the six major American film studios, known for blockbuster franchises like Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age, The Simpsons, X-Men, Die Hard, Alien, and Planet of the Apes. Avatar is also the most expensive film ever produced by 20th Century Fox.