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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Production company |
| Founded | October 16, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-16) inSanta Clarita,California, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Universal City, California |
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Brownstone Productions, Inc. is an American film and televisionproduction company founded by actress, director and producerElizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing films in thePitch Perfect franchise,Charlie's Angels (2019) andCocaine Bear (2023).
Brownstone Productions was founded in October 2002 inSanta Clarita,California by actress, director and producerElizabeth Banks and her husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman.[citation needed] As of 2019, the company is headquartered at theUniversal Studios Lot inUniversal City, California.[1]
In January 2015, the company signed a two-yearfirst-look deal withUniversal Pictures from 2015 to 2017.[2] In June 2015, Brownstone signed a multi year production deal withWarner Bros. Television.[3] In 2019, the company re-signed its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[1] In June 2021, the company signed a first-look and multi-project development podcasting deal withAmazon, Inc.'sAudible.[4]
| Year | Title | Director | Gross (worldwide) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Surrogates | Jonathan Mostow | $122.4 million | Co-production withMandeville Films,Top Shelf Productions, andTouchstone Pictures | [5] |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Jason Moore | $115.4 million | Co-production withGold Circle Films andUniversal Pictures | [6] |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Elizabeth Banks | $287.5 million | [7] | |
| 2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Tommy O'Haver | — | Co-production with Untitled Entertainment | [8] |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | Trish Sie | $185.4 million | Co-production with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures | [9] | |
| Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber | Svetlana Cvetko | — | A short documentary, co-production with Double Take Pictures and Metabook Films | [10] | |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Elizabeth Banks | $73.3 million | Co-production with 2.0 Entertainment, The Cantillon Company,Flower Films,Perfect World Pictures, andColumbia Pictures | [11] |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | $90 million | Co-production withLord Miller Productions, Jurassic Party Productions and Universal Pictures | [12] | |
| Bottoms | Emma Seligman | $13.6 million | Co-production withOrion Pictures | [13] |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Resident Advisors | Hulu | Co-production with 301 Productions, Relief Productions, andParamount Digital Entertainment | |
| 2019–2021 | Shrill | Co-production withBroadway Video, Rushfield Productions, andWarner Bros. Television | [15] | |
| 2019–present | Press Your Luck | ABC | Co-production withThe Carruthers Company andFremantle | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Peacock | Co-production with Mme. Anagram,Gold Circle Films, andUniversal Television | [16] |
| 2025 | The Better Sister | Amazon Prime Video | Co-production withIron Ocean, Fortunate Jack Productions,Tomorrow Studios, andAmazon MGM Studios | [17] |
| Year | Title | Host(s) | Provider | Genre | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–present | My Body, My Podcast | Elizabeth Banks | Audible | Wellness,sex,motherhood | With Audible Originals | [4] |
| Fugly | Comedy |