Company,Industry,Sales
Sony / Sony Pictures,Audio & Video Equipment,$71 bil
Dell,Computer Hardware,$47 bil
Hitachi,Electronic Equipment,$83 bil
Hewlett-Packard Company,Diversified Computer Systems,$78 bil
Panasonic (Matsushita),Electronics,$36 bil
Pioneer,Electronic Equipment,$7 bil
Philips,Electronic Equipment,$38 bil
Samsung,Electronics,$41 bil
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM),"Move Production, Theaters",$2 bil
The Walt Disney Co.,Entertainment - Diversified,$30 bil

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