American media production label
Dark Castle Entertainment is afilm production label ofOEG Inc. [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Joel Silver &Gilbert Adler and filmmakerRobert Zemeckis , with most of its productions centered onhorror films , the majority of which were distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures .[ 6] [ 7] [ 4]
[ edit ] Dark Castle was founded in 1998[ 8] Joel Silver ,Robert Zemeckis , andGilbert Adler .[ 9] William Castle , a horror filmmaker from the 1950s and 1960s.[ 6] horror films . After two remakes,House on Haunted Hill [ 10] Thirteen Ghosts [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
[ edit ] Gothika Halle Berry andRobert Downey Jr. , was Dark Castle's first original film in 2003.[ 12] House of Wax [ 9] [ 14]
In 2008, the company moved beyond the horror genre to produce the action filmRocknRolla [ 15]
In 2009, Dark Castle released the psychological horror filmOrphan [ 16] [ 17] Ninja Assassin [ 18]
In 2010, they produced action film adaptions ofThe Losers DC Vertigo comic of the same name,[ 19] Unknown Liam Neeson , which grossed $136 million against its $30 million budget.[ 20]
After a long relationship with Warner Bros. Pictures as their main distributor,[ 6] Paramount Pictures [ 7] Shudder/AMC .[ 4]
[ edit ] Dark Castle, with its then-parent companySilver Pictures , were acquired byDaryl Katz of OEG Inc. in 2015.[ 2] [ 3] [ 2]
The company released its first film under OEG the following year,neo noir comedy crime movieThe Nice Guys Russell Crowe andRyan Gosling .[ 21]
Next, Dark Castle produced theblack comedy crime filmSuburbicon George Clooney , written by theCoen Brothers , and starringMatt Damon andJulianne Moore .[ 22] [ 23]
In 2018, Dark Castle producedSuperfly [ 24] Super Fly .[ 25]
Dark Castle continued to produce horror films, includingSeance Suki Waterhouse ,[ 26] Orphan ,Orphan: First Kill Isabelle Fuhrman from the original movie.[ 27] The Expecting .[ 28]
In 2023, the company filmedOld Guy Christoph Waltz ,[ 29] Shell Elisabeth Moss andKate Hudson , and directed byMax Minghella ,[ 30] Last Breath Last Breath Woody Harrelson andSimu Liu .[ 31]
Release date Film Director(s) Distributor October 29, 1999 House on Haunted Hill William Malone Warner Bros. Pictures [ 10] October 26, 2001 Thirteen Ghosts Steve Beck [ 11] [ 32] Warner Bros. Pictures /Sony Pictures
October 25, 2002 Ghost Ship Warner Bros. Pictures November 21, 2003 Gothika Mathieu Kassovitz [ 33] Warner Bros. Pictures /Sony Pictures May 6, 2005 House of Wax Jaume Collet-Serra [ 34] Warner Bros. Pictures
April 5, 2007 The Reaping Stephen Hopkins [ 35] Warner Bros. Pictures October 16, 2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill Víctor Garcia Warner Premiere [ 36] October 8, 2008 RocknRolla Guy Ritchie Warner Bros. Pictures [ 37] February 27, 2009 Echelon Conspiracy Greg Marcks After Dark Films [ 38] July 24, 2009 Orphan Jaume Collet-Serra Warner Bros. Pictures [ 16] September 11, 2009 Whiteout Dominic Sena [ 39] Warner Bros. Pictures September 29, 2009 The Hills Run Red Dave Parker Warner Premiere [ 40] November 25, 2009 Ninja Assassin James McTeigue Warner Bros. Pictures [ 18] April 23, 2010 The Losers Sylvain White [ 19] Warner Bros. Pictures June 4, 2010 Splice Vincenzo Natali [ 41] Gaumont /Warner Bros. Pictures February 18, 2011 Unknown Jaume Collet-Serra[ 42] Warner Bros. Pictures August 24, 2012 The Apparition Todd Lincoln[ 43] Warner Bros. Pictures February 1, 2013 Bullet to the Head Walter Hill [ 44] Warner Bros. Pictures February 19, 2013 The Factory Morgan O'Neill [ 45] Warner Bros. Pictures August 30, 2013 Getaway Courtney Solomon [ 46] Warner Bros. Pictures October 27, 2017 Suburbicon George Clooney Paramount Pictures [ 23] October 5, 2020 The Expecting Mary Harron Quibi [ 47] May 21, 2021 Seance Simon Barrett RLJE Films [ 48] August 19, 2022 Orphan: First Kill William Brent Bell Paramount Pictures [ 49] February 21, 2025 Old Guy Simon West The Avenue[ 29] February 28, 2025 Last Breath Alex Parkinson[ 50] Focus Features October 3, 2025 Shell Max Minghella [ 51] Republic Pictures [ 52] TBA The Zealot Vadim Perelman TBD TBA Orphans William Brent Bell Lionsgate
Year Film Budget Domestic Box Office Foreign Box Office Total US DVD sales Total (with DVD sales) 1999 House on Haunted Hill $37 million $40.8 million[ 53] $3.5 million (A) $44.4 million N/A N/A 2001 Thirteen Ghosts $42 million $41.7 million[ 54] $26.6 million[ 55] $68.5 million N/A N/A 2002 Ghost Ship $20 million $30.1 million[ 56] $38.2 million[ 56] $68.3 million N/A N/A 2003 Gothika $40 million $59.7 million[ 57] $81.7 million[ 57] $141.6 million N/A N/A 2005 House of Wax $40 million $32.1 million[ 58] $36.7 million[ 58] $68.8 million N/A N/A 2007 The Reaping $40 million $25.1 million[ 59] $37.6 million[ 59] $62.8 million $19.8 million[ 60] $82.6 million 2008 RocknRolla $15 million $5.7 million[ 61] $20 million $25.7 million $7.4 million[ 62] $33.1 million 2009 Orphan $20 million $41,596,251[ 63] $36,741,122[ 63] $78,337,373 $12,250,443[ 63] $90,587,816 2009 Whiteout $35 million $10,275,638[ 64] $7,565,229[ 64] $17,840,867 $3,192,934[ 65] $21,033,801 2009 Ninja Assassin $50 million $38,122,883[ 66] $23,471,000 $61,593,883 $13,841,623[ 67] $75,435,506 2010 The Losers $25 million $23,591,432[ 68] $5,385,903 $28,977,335 $6,462,496[ 69] $35,439,831 2010 Splice $30 million $17,010,170[ 70] $6,964,022 $23,974,192 $3,695,686 $27,669,878
Budget Overall Total US DVD Sales Total $374 million $646 million $62.9 million $708 million
(A) Indicates minimum, as that is only two countries totals merged.
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