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| Industry | Film |
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| Founded | November 1995; 30 years ago (1995-11) inCulver City, California |
| Founder | Mike Medavoy Arnold Messer |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | phoenixpictures.com |
Phoenix Pictures is an American independent film production company founded in November 1995 that has produced films since the mid to late 1990s with features includingThe People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),The Thin Red Line (1998),Zodiac (2007),Black Swan (2010), andShutter Island (2010).[1]
ProducersMike Medavoy and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix Pictures in November 1995 as an independent production company. They acquired financing fromOnex Corporation,Pearson Television, andSony Pictures Entertainment.[2][3] It struck a deal withCBS to air its movies on network television.[4] Its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films' development.
In 1996, the studio struck an exclusive deal withShowtime Networks to air its networks on pay television.[5]
Variety said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than25 films with the same executive team in place.[1]
The films that are produced by Phoenix.
| Release date | Title | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | co-production withArnon Milchan Productions,Barwood Films andTriStar Pictures | $42 million | $91.6 million |
| December 25, 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | co-production withIxtlan Productions andColumbia Pictures | $35 million | $20.3 million |
| October 3, 1997 | U Turn | co-production with Illusion Entertainment Group and Clyde Is Hungry Films; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label | $19 million | $6.6 million |
| January 23, 1998 | Swept from the Sea | co-production with Tapson Steel Films; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label | N/A | $283,081 |
| September 25, 1998 | Urban Legend | co-production withOriginal Film; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label | $14 million | $72.5 million |
| October 23, 1998 | Apt Pupil | co-production withBad Hat Harry Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label | $14 million | $8.9 million |
| December 25, 1998 | The Thin Red Line | co-production withFox 2000 Pictures and Geisler-Roberdeau Productions; distributed by20th Century Fox | $52 million | $98.1 million |
| July 16, 1999 | Lake Placid | co-production withRocking Chair Productions and Fox 2000 Pictures; distributed by20th Century Fox | $27–35 million | $56.9 million |
| August 4, 1999 | Dick | co-production withPacific Western Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label | $13 million | $6.3 million |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2000 | Whatever It Takes | distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label | $32 million | $9 million |
| August 4, 2000 | Mad About Mambo | co-production withUSA Films | N/A | $65,283 |
| September 22, 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | co-production withOriginal Film; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label | $14 million | $38.6 million |
| November 17, 2000 | The 6th Day | distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label | $82 million | $96.1 million |
| April 3, 2003 | Basic | co-production withIntermedia Films andColumbia Pictures | $50 million | $42.8 million |
| April 18, 2003 | Holes | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures,Walden Media andChicago Pacific Entertainment; distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution | $20 million | $71.4 million |
| March 11, 2004 | In My Country | co-production with The Film Consortium, Merlin Films,UK Film Council, Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa Limited, Inside Track Productions andRobert Chartoff Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Classics | $12 million | $1.49 million |
| July 29, 2005 | Stealth | co-production withColumbia Pictures,Original Film andLaura Ziskin Productions | $135 million | $76.9 million |
| September 22, 2006 | All the King's Men | co-production withColumbia Pictures and Relativity Media | $55 million | $9.5 million |
| March 2, 2007 | Zodiac | co-production withParamount Pictures andWarner Bros. Pictures | $65 million | $84.8 million |
| March 9, 2007 | Miss Potter | co-production with theUK Film Council,BBC Films,Grosvenor Park Media andIsle of Man Film; distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer andThe Weinstein Company | $30 million | $35.9 million |
| April 13, 2007 | Pathfinder | co-production with20th Century Fox | $45 million | $30.8 million |
| July 3, 2007 | License to Wed | co-production withWarner Bros. Pictures,Village Roadshow Pictures,Robert Simonds Productions, Underground Films and Management and Proposal Productions | $35 million | $70.2 million |
| August 24, 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | co-production with Alberta Film Entertainment, Battleplan Productions andYari Film Group | $13 million | $3.2 million |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2010 | Shutter Island | co-production withSikelia Productions,Appain Way Productions andParamount Pictures | $80 million | $294.8 million |
| December 3, 2010 | Black Swan | co-production withCross Creek Pictures,Protozoa Pictures,Dune Entertainment andFox Searchlight Pictures | $13 million | $330.4 million |
| May 18, 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | co-production withAlcon Entertainment andLionsgate | $40 million | $84.4 million |
| October 2, 2015 | Shanghai | co-production withBarry Mendel Productions andThe Weinstein Company | $50 million | $9.2 million |
| November 13, 2015 | The 33 | co-production withAlcon Entertainment; distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures | $26 million | $24.9 million |
| May 12, 2017 | Absolutely Anything | uncredited; co-production with Bill & Ben Productions, GFM Films and Premiere Pictures; distributed by Atlas Distribution Company | N/A | $3.8 million |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2023 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter | co-production withNew Republic Pictures, Latina Pictures andDreamWorks Pictures; distributed byUniversal Pictures | $45 million | $21.8 million |
| Start date | End date | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 1999 | November 10, 1999 | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | CBS | miniseries; co-production with Morling Manor Music & Media andCBS Productions | 1 | 2 |
| March 12, 2001 | March 25, 2004 | The Chris Isaak Show | Showtime | co-production with C.I. Productions, Once and Future Films,Viacom Productions and Showtime Networks | 3 | 47 |
| November 7, 2017 | December 19, 2017 | The Long Road Home | National Geographic | miniseries; co-production with Finngate Television andFuzzy Door Productions | 1 | 8 |
| February 2, 2018 | February 27, 2020 | Altered Carbon | Netflix | co-production with Virago Productions,Mythology Entertainment andSkydance Television | 2 | 18 |
| Release date | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Showtime | uncredited; co-production withMGM Television and Ventanarosa |
| December 16, 2001 | Off Season | co-production with Palm Avenue Pictures and Hallmark Entertainment | |
| November 10, 2002 | The Outsider | co-production with Coote Hayes Productions, DEJ Productions and Hallmark Entertainment |
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