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(Redirected from Lion\'s Gate Entertainment)
:''Lions Gate redirects here, for other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation)‎.''
'Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation', (usually renderred as 'Lionsgate'), () is an American entertainment company which originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and now is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.[3] [4]. As of 2007, it is the most commercially-successful independent film and television distribution company in the United States.[5]
Lions Gate was named after the bridge of the same name that crosses the narrows of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also referenced to a commemorative gate erected by Alexander, upon the death of Hephaestion in 324 BC in Hamadan, Iran (Persia) called the 'Lions Gate' (Hamedan Stone Lion). In 2006 the brand name was changed to Lionsgate.
★ 'Film:' Lionsgate Films;
★ 'Music:' Lionsgate Records;
★ 'Television:' Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury;
★ 'Studios:' Lionsgate Studios
★ 'Video:' Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment
'Lionsgate Films' is a production-distribution company, a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment. It is currently one of the largest independent film distributors in North America. It focuses mainly on foreign and independent films, and is known for distributing controversial films like ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' and ''American Psycho''. In some cases, films which are distributed by Lions Gate theatrically will have their DVDs distributed by other studios.
The original company was founded by director Robert Altman, who named it after a Vancouver landmark, the Lions' Gate Bridge. Among Lionsgate's first films included ''3 Women'' (1977) and ''A Wedding'' (1979). In 1981, Altman sold the company to Jonathan Taplin. During much of the 1990s, the company was known as Cinépix Film Properties Inc. (CFP).
The current incarnation of Lionsgate was initiated in 1997 by Frank Giustra, a Vancouver investment banker hoping to capitalize on the growing film industry in his home town. The company bought a number of small production facilities and distributors. Its first success was ''American Psycho'', which began a trend of producing and distributing films far too controversial for the major American studios. Other successes included ''Affliction'', ''Gods and Monsters'', ''Dogma'', and the Michael Moore documentary ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', which turned out to be the studio's highest grossing film.
In 2000, Guistra left the firm and it was taken over by Jon Feltheimer and Micheal Burns. They decided to focus on the profits of videos and DVDs and began buying struggling firms that controlled large libraries. The two most notable acquisitions were Trimark Pictures Inc. and Artisan Entertainment. These two, along with other firms, gave Lionsgate the second largest DVD library of any company, including ''Total Recall'', ''Reservoir Dogs'', ''On Golden Pond'', ''Young Guns'', ''Dirty Dancing'' and ''It's a Wonderful Life'', in some cases via output deals with StudioCanal, ITC/Carlton, and Republic Pictures (the result of prior licensing deals with Lionsgate's home video predecessor Artisan).
Very rarely does Lionsgate co-produce films with major studios. For example, Lionsgate (through then-subsidiary Artisan) teamed with Miramax Films for the 2004 sequel '' and with Paramount Pictures for 2002's ''Narc'' and 2004's ''The Prince & Me''. Lionsgate was also a silent partner in 20th Century Fox's 2004 sci-fi film ''The Day After Tomorrow''. In 2004, Lionsgate joined forces with independent rival United Artists in producing ''Hotel Rwanda''. The company also has a television division that has made shows such as ''The Dead Zone''. The company also recently has launched a record label.
Other notable films include ''Crash'', the studio's first film to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture; ''Lord of War''; and ''Saw 2''. Another recent franchise is Tyler Perry's ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman'' and ''Madea's Family Reunion'', which was the first film of 2006 to be the #1 Movie in America for two weeks in a row.
In 2005, Lionsgate's Canadian distribution business was sold to Maple Pictures, a company founded by two former Lionsgate executives. [6]
Lionsgate has recently undergone an agreement with WWE Films to distribute movies such as ''See No Evil'' and ''The Condemned''.
Lionsgate maintains high profit margins by not financing many films they release. Instead, it either co-produces films with producing partners or acquires rights to the film at festivals, as was the case with ''Saw'', ''Cabin Fever'', and ''Open Water''.
Lionsgate began to self-distribute its titles on home video after acquiring Trimark Pictures and its in-house home video division, allowing them to end a home video distribution agreement with Universal. After the purchase of Artisan Entertainment, whose home video distribution was handled by Fox, Lionsgate picked up Fox as a home-video distributor.
Lionsgate has chosen to distribute exclusively in Blu-ray format.
In 2007, the company announced the inclusion of its film and TV show library to be added to the iTunes Store catalogue. The same year, the company reached an agreement with ReelTime.com to provide pay-per-view content over a streaming peer-to-peer network. [7]
'1995'
★ ''Kids''
★ ''Swimming With Sharks''
'1998'
★ ''Pi''
'1999'
★ ''But I'm a Cheerleader''
★ ''Darkness Falls''
★ ''Dogma''
★ ''
★ ''Red Violin, The'' ''(USA distribution only)''
'2000'
★ ''American Psycho''
★ ''Bruiser''
★ ''Heavy Metal 2000''
★ ''Requiem for a Dream''
'2001'
★ ''Bully''
★ ''Monster's Ball''
★ ''Lost and Delirious''
'2002'
★ ''American Psycho 2''
★ ''Biggie and Tupac''
★ ''Dead Zone, The'' ''(TV Series)''
★ ''Irréversible''
★ ''National Lampoon's Van Wilder''
★ ''Rules of Attraction, The''
★ ''Wise Girls''
'2003'
★ ''Cooler, The''
★ ''High Tension''
★ ''House of 1000 Corpses''
★ ''
★ ''Open Water''
'2004'
★ ''Cookout, The''
★ ''Cube Zero''
★ ''
★ ''Fahrenheit 9/11''
★ ''Fear of Clowns''
★ ''Godsend''
★ ''Hotel Rwanda''
★ ''Punisher, The''
★ ''Saw''
'2005'
★ ''Alone in the Dark''
★ ''Crash''
★ ''Devil's Rejects, The''
★ ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman''
★ ''High Tension'' ''(re-released in 2005 only, distribution only)''
★ ''Hostel''
★ ''In the Mix''
★ ''Lord of War''
★ ''Pinocchio 3000''
★ ''Santa's Slay''
★ ''Saw II''
★ ''Tamara''
★ ''Waiting...''
★ ''Weeds'' ''(TV Series)
'2006'
★ ''2001 Maniacs''
★ ''Akeelah and the Bee''
★ ''Arthur's Missing Pal''
★ ''Crank''
★ ''Dark Ride''
★ ''Descent, The''
★ ''Employee of the Month''
★ ''Hamiltons, The''
★ ''Hard Candy''
★ ''Invincible Iron-Man, The''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''Madea's Family Reunion''
★ ''Saw III''
★ ''See No Evil''
★ ''Solar Attack''
★ ''Ultimate Avengers''
★ ''Ultimate Avengers 2''
★ ''U.S. vs. John Lennon, The''
'2007'
★ ''
★ ''All Together, The''
★ ''Bratz: The Movie''
★ ''Bug''
★ ''Captivity''
★ ''Catacombs''
★ ''Condemned, The''
★ ''Daddy's Little Girls''
★ ''Delta Farce''
★ ''Foodfight!''
★ ''Good Luck Chuck''
★ ''Happily N'Ever After''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''Peaceful Warrior'' ''(co-distributed in certain territories by Universal Pictures)''
★ ''Pride''
★ ''Why Did I Get Married?
★ ''Saw IV''
★ ''Sicko'' ''(produced by The Weinstein Company)''
★ ''Skinwalkers'' ''(co-produced by After Dark Films)''
★ ''
★ ''Teeth''
★ ''Trade''
★ ''War''
'2008'
★ ''Atlas Shrugged''
★ ''Saw V''
'2009'
★ ''Bachelor No. 2''
★ ''Saw VI''
'2010'
★ ''Addams Family, The'' ''(with DreamWorks Pictures)''
''Note: Metamorphosis: The Alien factor produced by Ted A. Bohus (1990s)''.
'Lionsgate Television' produced such series as ''The Dead Zone'' and ''Five Days to Midnight''. Lionsgate also recently acquired TV syndication firm 'Debmar-Mercury'.
★ Lionsgate Studios
★ The Lionsgate studio properties in Canada were sold to a private company and are now called North Shore Studios, and no longer have an affiliation with Lionsgate Entertainment. In 2006, the company acquired land in Rio Rancho, New Mexico for construction of a new studio facility.
★ Lionsgate Home Entertainment
★
★ Family Home Entertainment
Has a home video library of more than 8000 films (many the result of output deals with other studios), including such titles as ''Dirty Dancing'', ''Joshua Tree (1993 film)'', ''Total Recall'', ''On Golden Pond'' and the ''Rambo'' series. Lions Gate also distributes ''Will & Grace'' and other NBC programs, Mattel's Barbie-branded videos and Clifford the Big Red Dog videos from the Scholastic Corporation.
Video properties currently owned by Lionsgate Home Entertainment include those from Family Home Entertainment, Vestron Video, Lightning Video (itself a Vestron company), and Magnum Entertainment.
★ Artisan Entertainment (2000s).
★ In 2005, Lionsgate acquired UK-based distributor Redbus Films, renaming the company Lionsgate UK.
★ Official website
★ Official UK website
★ Lions Gate Forums
:''Lions Gate redirects here, for other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation)‎.''
'Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation', (usually renderred as 'Lionsgate'), () is an American entertainment company which originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and now is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.[3] [4]. As of 2007, it is the most commercially-successful independent film and television distribution company in the United States.[5]
| Contents |
| The Name |
| Divisions |
| History |
| Films |
| 20th Century |
| 21st Century |
| Television |
| Studios |
| Video |
| See also |
| Note |
| External links |
The Name
Lions Gate was named after the bridge of the same name that crosses the narrows of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also referenced to a commemorative gate erected by Alexander, upon the death of Hephaestion in 324 BC in Hamadan, Iran (Persia) called the 'Lions Gate' (Hamedan Stone Lion). In 2006 the brand name was changed to Lionsgate.
Divisions
★ 'Film:' Lionsgate Films;
★ 'Music:' Lionsgate Records;
★ 'Television:' Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury;
★ 'Studios:' Lionsgate Studios
★ 'Video:' Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment
History
'Lionsgate Films' is a production-distribution company, a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment. It is currently one of the largest independent film distributors in North America. It focuses mainly on foreign and independent films, and is known for distributing controversial films like ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' and ''American Psycho''. In some cases, films which are distributed by Lions Gate theatrically will have their DVDs distributed by other studios.
The original company was founded by director Robert Altman, who named it after a Vancouver landmark, the Lions' Gate Bridge. Among Lionsgate's first films included ''3 Women'' (1977) and ''A Wedding'' (1979). In 1981, Altman sold the company to Jonathan Taplin. During much of the 1990s, the company was known as Cinépix Film Properties Inc. (CFP).
The current incarnation of Lionsgate was initiated in 1997 by Frank Giustra, a Vancouver investment banker hoping to capitalize on the growing film industry in his home town. The company bought a number of small production facilities and distributors. Its first success was ''American Psycho'', which began a trend of producing and distributing films far too controversial for the major American studios. Other successes included ''Affliction'', ''Gods and Monsters'', ''Dogma'', and the Michael Moore documentary ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', which turned out to be the studio's highest grossing film.
In 2000, Guistra left the firm and it was taken over by Jon Feltheimer and Micheal Burns. They decided to focus on the profits of videos and DVDs and began buying struggling firms that controlled large libraries. The two most notable acquisitions were Trimark Pictures Inc. and Artisan Entertainment. These two, along with other firms, gave Lionsgate the second largest DVD library of any company, including ''Total Recall'', ''Reservoir Dogs'', ''On Golden Pond'', ''Young Guns'', ''Dirty Dancing'' and ''It's a Wonderful Life'', in some cases via output deals with StudioCanal, ITC/Carlton, and Republic Pictures (the result of prior licensing deals with Lionsgate's home video predecessor Artisan).
Very rarely does Lionsgate co-produce films with major studios. For example, Lionsgate (through then-subsidiary Artisan) teamed with Miramax Films for the 2004 sequel '' and with Paramount Pictures for 2002's ''Narc'' and 2004's ''The Prince & Me''. Lionsgate was also a silent partner in 20th Century Fox's 2004 sci-fi film ''The Day After Tomorrow''. In 2004, Lionsgate joined forces with independent rival United Artists in producing ''Hotel Rwanda''. The company also has a television division that has made shows such as ''The Dead Zone''. The company also recently has launched a record label.
Other notable films include ''Crash'', the studio's first film to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture; ''Lord of War''; and ''Saw 2''. Another recent franchise is Tyler Perry's ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman'' and ''Madea's Family Reunion'', which was the first film of 2006 to be the #1 Movie in America for two weeks in a row.
In 2005, Lionsgate's Canadian distribution business was sold to Maple Pictures, a company founded by two former Lionsgate executives. [6]
Lionsgate has recently undergone an agreement with WWE Films to distribute movies such as ''See No Evil'' and ''The Condemned''.
Lionsgate maintains high profit margins by not financing many films they release. Instead, it either co-produces films with producing partners or acquires rights to the film at festivals, as was the case with ''Saw'', ''Cabin Fever'', and ''Open Water''.
Lionsgate began to self-distribute its titles on home video after acquiring Trimark Pictures and its in-house home video division, allowing them to end a home video distribution agreement with Universal. After the purchase of Artisan Entertainment, whose home video distribution was handled by Fox, Lionsgate picked up Fox as a home-video distributor.
Lionsgate has chosen to distribute exclusively in Blu-ray format.
In 2007, the company announced the inclusion of its film and TV show library to be added to the iTunes Store catalogue. The same year, the company reached an agreement with ReelTime.com to provide pay-per-view content over a streaming peer-to-peer network. [7]
Films
20th Century
'1995'
★ ''Kids''
★ ''Swimming With Sharks''
'1998'
★ ''Pi''
'1999'
★ ''But I'm a Cheerleader''
★ ''Darkness Falls''
★ ''Dogma''
★ ''
★ ''Red Violin, The'' ''(USA distribution only)''
'2000'
★ ''American Psycho''
★ ''Bruiser''
★ ''Heavy Metal 2000''
★ ''Requiem for a Dream''
21st Century
'2001'
★ ''Bully''
★ ''Monster's Ball''
★ ''Lost and Delirious''
'2002'
★ ''American Psycho 2''
★ ''Biggie and Tupac''
★ ''Dead Zone, The'' ''(TV Series)''
★ ''Irréversible''
★ ''National Lampoon's Van Wilder''
★ ''Rules of Attraction, The''
★ ''Wise Girls''
'2003'
★ ''Cooler, The''
★ ''High Tension''
★ ''House of 1000 Corpses''
★ ''
★ ''Open Water''
'2004'
★ ''Cookout, The''
★ ''Cube Zero''
★ ''
★ ''Fahrenheit 9/11''
★ ''Fear of Clowns''
★ ''Godsend''
★ ''Hotel Rwanda''
★ ''Punisher, The''
★ ''Saw''
'2005'
★ ''Alone in the Dark''
★ ''Crash''
★ ''Devil's Rejects, The''
★ ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman''
★ ''High Tension'' ''(re-released in 2005 only, distribution only)''
★ ''Hostel''
★ ''In the Mix''
★ ''Lord of War''
★ ''Pinocchio 3000''
★ ''Santa's Slay''
★ ''Saw II''
★ ''Tamara''
★ ''Waiting...''
★ ''Weeds'' ''(TV Series)
'2006'
★ ''2001 Maniacs''
★ ''Akeelah and the Bee''
★ ''Arthur's Missing Pal''
★ ''Crank''
★ ''Dark Ride''
★ ''Descent, The''
★ ''Employee of the Month''
★ ''Hamiltons, The''
★ ''Hard Candy''
★ ''Invincible Iron-Man, The''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''Madea's Family Reunion''
★ ''Saw III''
★ ''See No Evil''
★ ''Solar Attack''
★ ''Ultimate Avengers''
★ ''Ultimate Avengers 2''
★ ''U.S. vs. John Lennon, The''
'2007'
★ ''
★ ''All Together, The''
★ ''Bratz: The Movie''
★ ''Bug''
★ ''Captivity''
★ ''Catacombs''
★ ''Condemned, The''
★ ''Daddy's Little Girls''
★ ''Delta Farce''
★ ''Foodfight!''
★ ''Good Luck Chuck''
★ ''Happily N'Ever After''
★ ''
★ ''
★ ''Peaceful Warrior'' ''(co-distributed in certain territories by Universal Pictures)''
★ ''Pride''
★ ''Why Did I Get Married?
★ ''Saw IV''
★ ''Sicko'' ''(produced by The Weinstein Company)''
★ ''Skinwalkers'' ''(co-produced by After Dark Films)''
★ ''
★ ''Teeth''
★ ''Trade''
★ ''War''
'2008'
★ ''Atlas Shrugged''
★ ''Saw V''
'2009'
★ ''Bachelor No. 2''
★ ''Saw VI''
'2010'
★ ''Addams Family, The'' ''(with DreamWorks Pictures)''
''Note: Metamorphosis: The Alien factor produced by Ted A. Bohus (1990s)''.
Television
'Lionsgate Television' produced such series as ''The Dead Zone'' and ''Five Days to Midnight''. Lionsgate also recently acquired TV syndication firm 'Debmar-Mercury'.
Studios
★ Lionsgate Studios
★ The Lionsgate studio properties in Canada were sold to a private company and are now called North Shore Studios, and no longer have an affiliation with Lionsgate Entertainment. In 2006, the company acquired land in Rio Rancho, New Mexico for construction of a new studio facility.
Video
★ Lionsgate Home Entertainment
★
★ Family Home Entertainment
Has a home video library of more than 8000 films (many the result of output deals with other studios), including such titles as ''Dirty Dancing'', ''Joshua Tree (1993 film)'', ''Total Recall'', ''On Golden Pond'' and the ''Rambo'' series. Lions Gate also distributes ''Will & Grace'' and other NBC programs, Mattel's Barbie-branded videos and Clifford the Big Red Dog videos from the Scholastic Corporation.
Video properties currently owned by Lionsgate Home Entertainment include those from Family Home Entertainment, Vestron Video, Lightning Video (itself a Vestron company), and Magnum Entertainment.
See also
★ Artisan Entertainment (2000s).
Note
★ In 2005, Lionsgate acquired UK-based distributor Redbus Films, renaming the company Lionsgate UK.
External links
★ Official website
★ Official UK website
★ Lions Gate Forums
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