Columbia Pictures/Trailer Variations

These are the logo variations seen on trailers throughout the years by Columbia Pictures.

Tootsie (1982): At the end of the TV spot, the 1981 logo has the MPAA "PG" rating and the copyright info on the background as well. Also, the company name is removed.

Columbia Pictures - Tootsie

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Texasville (1990): Exactly the same as The Last Picture Show variant.

Columbia Pictures (Texasville trailer variant)

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My Girl (1991): The 1981 Columbia Torch Lady is wearing a Santa hat and it's snowing on the logo. This was only used on TV spots for the film.

Columbia Pictures - Christmas Variant from "My Girl" (1991)

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Year of the Comet (1992): The camera zooms in on the 1981 logo and fades into the Scottish Highlands.

Columbia Pictures logo (Year of the Comet trailer variant)

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Last Action Hero (1993): The 1942 logo is used.



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Striking Distance (1993): The logo gets zapped by lightning.

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The American President (1995): The logo is more zoomed-in and boxed-in than usual.

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Multiplicity (1996): The Torch Lady splits herself twice. One clone is on the lower-left hand corner of the screen and the other on the lower-right. Only appeared on the TV spot.

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Men in Black (1997): The Torch Lady flashes away.

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The Replacement Killers (1998): The logo directly shrinks & zooms out. Only seen on the theatrical trailer.

On the TV spot, the logo flashes twice.

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Blue Streak (1999): It starts off with a close-up of the torch, then a far shot of the Torch Lady, a shot of the torch and the head. Then it goes to the complete logo with the "COLUMBIA" and Sony byline. It turns blue and stretches out.

Columbia Blue Streak

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Stuart Little (1999): The logo fades to the Little family's house on the outskirts of New York City. Only on the theatrical trailer.

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Vertical Limit (2000): The logo flickers like on a problematic screen. On the UK VHS version of "The 6th Day" previews, it's the same variant and it is open-matted.

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'''What Planet Are You From? (2000):''' Some of the nebulas fly in on the logo, which fades out a second later. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hollow Man (2000): The logo turns icy. On the one TV spot, the logo plays at warp-speed.

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The Wedding Planner (2001): The Torch Lady is dressed in a wedding dress, she's holding a bouquet, and the pedestal is decorated.

Logo Variations - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

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Spider-Man (2002): After the scene of lower Manhattan skyline of New York City crossfades to the logo, it has no company name and byline. Seen on one version of the trailer (the second teaser trailer of the movie).

Columbia Pictures (Spider-Man teaser trailer)

On the teaser trailer, the logo zooms and thr Torch lady's torch flashes back to the beginning of the logo and then to the bank robbery scene.

Logo Variations - Trailers - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

On the trailer version, the logo disappears for a second and fades out.

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Men in Black II (2002): The Torch Lady wears the trademark Men in Black sunglasses. Also, the logo's color is different and much brighter than normal.

Columbia Pictures logo - Men in Black II" trailer variant

On the teaser trailer, when the logo is done, it goes back to the beginning and fades into space.

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I Spy (2002): The logo flashes white twice. Then, it flashes blue and four screens showing the logo are seen for a split-second before turning back to normal.

Columbia Pictures - I Spy (2002)

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Identity (2003): The logo is in the midst of a torrential downpour and lightning strikes twice during the logo. Only on the teaser trailer.

Columbia Pictures - Identity (2003)

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003, Non-US version): The logo is light-blue colored.

Logo Variations - CLG Wiki

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National Security (2003): The logo morphs into a map.

Columbia logo from "National Security"

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003): The Torch Lady blurs and blows up to the Dimension Films logo. It zooms back slightly, then fades out.

Columbia Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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The Missing (2003): The Torch Lady's background turns into a dark forest. The "COLUMBIA" and Sony byline disappear with a silhouette of the Torch Lady. It fades to black with the Revolution Studios logo.

Columbia The Missing

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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment DVD Australian Promo (Late 1990s-2004): TBA

Columbia Pictures (2004)

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Bewitched (2005): The clouds are white, and the camera pans to the right of the logo, ending in the clouds.

Columbia Pictures- Bewitched (2005)

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The Fog (2005): The logo starts to turn foggy and the Revolution Studios logo is placed on a black background for a few seconds until fading away to a lake.

Columbia Pictures - The Fog (2005)

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Monster House (2006): A leaf falls into the logo and cuts to the next scene.

Logo Variations - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

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Open Season (2006): The logo is shown with a TV border around it.

Logo Variations - Trailers - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

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Superbad (2007): Same as the movie itself, but it's sped up and bylineless. On one TV spot, the same variant is shown with a Sony byline.

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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007): The 1993 Columbia Torch Lady is wearing a Santa hat and it's snowing on the logo.

Columbia Pictures (The Water Horse variant)

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Spider-Man 3 (2007): The 1993 logo turns diagonally to reveal Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson lying down on a web.



On the TV spots and one featurette, the background turns grey while the text "COLUMBIA" gets symbioted. On one TV spot, it's the same variant and the camera zooms out to Black Suit Spider-Man's left eye.



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Hancock (2008): The camera goes past the logo on the left and fades into the clouds. Only on the teaser trailer.

Columbia Pictures- Hancock (2008)

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2012 (2009): Same as the movie itself.

Columbia Pictures - 2012 (2009)

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Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009): The sky is tinted in brown and a white light surrounds the logo.

Columbia Pictures - Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)

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Funny People (2009): The logo appears to be bylineless.

Columbia Pictures (2009)

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Eat Pray Love (2010): The logo is animated in reverse and in warp speed. Only seen on the TV spot.

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The Green Hornet (2011): It's exactly the same as the 2012 variant, but the lens flare is tinted in asparagus.

Columbia Pictures (2011)

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Men in Black 3 (2012): The Torch Lady wears the trademark Men in Black sunglasses, her torch is replaced with a neuralyzer, the byline fades in early, and the logo is darker with a blue tint.

Columbia Pictures (2011)

One TV spot has this variant, but the logo plays in reverse.

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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012): The logo is in a shade of gray, and there is a web behind the Torch Lady's torch. Plus, the SPE byline is slightly bigger, and is shifted up.

Columbia Pictures (2012) -The Amazing Spider-Man

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The Interview (2014): Same as the movie itself.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017, International Trailer): The logo is in red in front of a dark gradient background.

Logo Variations - Trailers - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Exactly like Blade Runner 2049, the logo is red on a black background. It later dissolves into the Sony Pictures Animation logo. Only in the teaser trailer.

Columbia Pictures - Spide

On the three official trailers for the film, the logo is red on a blue background.

Columbia Pictures - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

On the TV spots, the logo is white on the city skyline. On one TV Spot, the logo is in black & white on the New York City skyline while Spider-Man jumps off the crane.

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The Front Runner (2018): The 1981-1993 logo is used with the "a Sony Company" byline; otherwise exactly like The Night Before.

The logo flickers on the TV before it changes to the BRON logo. Only on the official trailer.

On the international trailer, it is the same as the movie itself.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): The 1968 logo is used with the "a Sony Company" byline and fades to black screen. Only on the teaser trailer. Logo Variations - Trailers - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

On the official trailer, it's the same logo with a byline in the same font of the 1974 "A DIVISION OF COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC" byline.

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Bloodshot (2020): The logo glitch to Sony logo.