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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Film |
| Predecessors | Village Roadshow Pictures (library only) |
| Founded | January 23, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-01-23)[1] |
| Founders | Andrew Kosove Broderick Johnson |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Broderick Johnson (CEO) Andrew Kosove (CEO) Steven Wegner (VP of development) Scott Parish (CFO) Kira Davis (former VP of production & marketing) |
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| Website | www |
Alcon Entertainment, LLC is an Americanindependentfilm andtelevisionproduction company, founded on January 23, 1997 by film producersAndrew Kosove andBroderick Johnson. Since its establishment, Alcon Entertainment has developed and financed films that are ultimately distributed – in the United States mostly, and internationally on occasion – byWarner Bros. Pictures, following a ten-year motion picture production agreement.
Alcon Entertainment was established on January 23, 1997,[1] being founded by film producersBroderick Johnson andAndrew Kosove, who are the co-CEOs of the company. The company is headquartered onSanta Monica Boulevard inLos Angeles,California.[2]
Both Johnson and Kosove presentedFedEx founder and chairmanFrederick W. Smith with a proposal suggesting that an independent film company, backed by a capitalized individual or company, and aligned with a major studio for an exclusive distribution arrangement would reap profits on copyrighted assets over a set period of time.[3]
On February 18, 1998, Alcon Entertainment set up two greenlight projects, withWarner Bros. distributing a single project.[4] On May 15, 1998, Alcon signed a second deal with Warner Bros. in which Warner Bros. was allowed to distribute the filmLost & Found.[5]
Alcon's first major feature film was the 1999 comedyLost & Found. In March 2000, following the success of its second filmMy Dog Skip, Alcon entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Warner Bros. The agreement had Warner Bros. Pictures in charge of worldwide distribution of a minimum of 10 films produced and financed by Alcon over the next five years. The agreement also allowed Warner Bros. Pictures to co-finance certain pictures with Alcon.[6]
Alcon and Warner Bros. Pictures signed a new agreement in February 2006, continuing their eight-year relationship, under which Warner Bros. Pictures would continue to distribute feature films developed and financed by Alcon.[7] Alcon has the option to distribute its pictures internationally through Warner Bros. Pictures, but also has the flexibility instead topre-sell rights throughSummit Entertainment (laterLionsgate). Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon extended the deal in 2015 which ended in 2019.[8]
On September 28, 2003, Alcon Entertainment had launched its television arm, with an exclusive co-production agreement at television studioWarner Bros. Television.[9]
In 2011, Alcon Entertainment acquired the entire brand and rights to theBlade Runner franchise, which encompassesmovies,series,games and other franchise media such asbooks.[10][11] On March 8, 2012, Alcon had signed an affiliate production company headed by 2S Films executiveMolly Smith, Belle Pictures, to develop film projects.[12]
On October 6, 2016, Alcon opened up a new division titled Alcon Interactive Group which continues Alcon's diversification beyond its core business of financing and producing feature films, having also established in the past years.[13]
After theVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2025, Alcon placed a bid of $416.5 million for its library the following month, with it being approved as the new stalking horse bid by Delaware bankruptcy judge Thomas Horan.[14] On June 18, 2025, it was announced that Alcon's stalking horse bid worth $417.5 million had succeeded, giving it rights to VREG's library of 108 films, including intellectual properties, distribution rights, cash flows, overall rights and royalties, as well as its development slate of films and television series.[15][16] On November 5, 2025, Alcon won the derivative rights to most of VREG's library.[17]
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| Year | Film title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lost & Found | Warner Bros. | First film | $30 million | $6,552,255 |
| 2000 | My Dog Skip | $6 million | $35,512,760 | ||
| Dude, Where's My Car? | 20th Century Fox | Uncredited | $13 million | $73,180,723 | |
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Warner Bros. Pictures | $30 million | $471,210 | |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Co-produced withSection Eight Productions, international distribution bySummit Entertainment | $46 million | $113,714,830 | |
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $21 million | $21,924,226 | ||
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | $23 million | $12,313,323 | ||
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | international distribution bySummit Entertainment | $30 million | $90,754,475 | |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Co-produced withAlloy Entertainment,Di Novi Pictures andMartin Chase Productions | $25 million | $42,000,000 | ||
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Co-produced withMillennium Films, Equity Pictures, Nu Image,Emmett/Furla Films,Cheyenne Enterprises, ContentFilm International andThe Donners' Company | $55 million | $65,664,721 | |
| The Wicker Man | Co-produced with Millennium Films,Saturn Films, Equity Pictures, Emmett/Furla Films and Nu Image | $40 million | $38,755,073 | ||
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Co-produced withGrosvenor Park Productions, international distribution bySummit Entertainment | $30 million | $156,835,339 | |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Co-produced withKadokawa Pictures, Equity Pictures andIntermedia | $20 million | $45,847,751 | |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Co-produced withAlloy Entertainment,Di Novi Pictures andMartin Chase Productions | $27 million | $44,352,417 | ||
| 2009 | The Blind Side | 2009 Academy Award for Best ActressSandra Bullock | $29 million | $309,208,309 | |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Co-produced withSilver Pictures, international distribution bySummit Entertainment | $80 million | $157,091,718 | |
| Lottery Ticket | Co-produced withCube Vision | $17 million | $24,719,879 | ||
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Co-produced with2S Films, international distribution bySummit Entertainment | $35 million | $60,183,821 | |
| Dolphin Tale | $37 million | $95,404,397 | |||
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | $25 million | $31,158,113 | ||
| What to Expect When You're Expecting | Lionsgate | Co-produced withPhoenix Pictures | $40 million | $41.102.171 | |
| Chernobyl Diaries | Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-produced withFilmNation Entertainment and Oren Peli/Brian Witten Productions | $1 million | $37,157,648 | |
| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Co-produced with3 Arts Entertainment, Belle Pictures, international distribution byLionsgate throughSummit Entertainment | $60 million | $60,052,138 | |
| Prisoners | Co-produced with 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment, international distribution byLionsgate throughSummit Entertainment | $46 million | $122,126,687 | ||
| 2014 | Transcendence | Co-produced withDMG Entertainment and Straight Up Films, international distribution byLionsgate throughSummit Entertainment | $100 million | $103,039,258 | |
| Dolphin Tale 2 | $36 million | $57,824,533 | |||
| The Good Lie | Co-produced withImagine Entertainment,Black Label Media andReliance Entertainment, international distribution byLionsgate throughSummit Entertainment | $20 million | $2,722,209 | ||
| 2015 | The 33 | Co-produced withPhoenix Pictures, international distribution byGood Universe | $26 million | $24,902,723 | |
| Point Break | Co-produced withDMG Entertainment, Ehrman Productions andBabelsberg Studios, international distribution byLionsgate throughSummit Entertainment[18] | $100 million | $131,338,490 | ||
| 2016 | No Manches Frida | Pantelion Films | Co-produced withConstantin Film | — | $23,540,937 |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Warner Bros. Pictures /Sony Pictures Releasing | Co-produced withColumbia Pictures,Thunderbird Films andScott Free Productions | $150–185 million | $259,239,658 |
| Father Figures | Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-produced withThe Montecito Picture Company and DMG Entertainment | $25 million | $25,601,244 | |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Co-produced withBlack Label Media,Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Torridon Films, international distribution byLionsgate | $35 million | $62,928,960 | |
| 2019 | No manches Frida 2 | Pantelion Films | Co-produced withConstantin Film | — | $26,377,799[19] |
| 2022 | Lullaby[20] | Vertical Entertainment | Co-produced with Envision Media Arts andHeroes and Villains Entertainment | $10 million | — |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie[21] | Sony Pictures Releasing[22] | First animated film. Co-produced withColumbia Pictures,DNEG Animation,Prime Focus,One Cool Group Limited,Wayfarer Studios,Stage 6 Films, John Cohen Productions and Andrews McMeel Entertainment | $60 million | $245,522,970 |
| 2026 | Practical Magic 2 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-produced with Di Novi Pictures,Fortis Films andBlossom Films | — | — |
| 2027 | The Garfield Movie 2[23] | Sony Pictures Releasing | Co-produced withColumbia Pictures,DNEG Animation,Prime Focus and John Cohen Productions | — | — |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | HBO | Co-produced with Jigsaw Productions andThe Kennedy/Marshall Company | 1 | 2 |
| 2015–2022 | The Expanse | Syfy (2015–2018) Amazon Prime Video (2019–2022) | Co-produced with Penguin in a Parka, SeanDanielCo (2015–2018), Just So (2019–2022), Hivemind (2019–2022) andAmazon Studios (2019–2022); distributed byLegendary Television Distribution | 6 | 62 |
| 2016–2018 | Ice | Audience | Co-produced withFuqua Films (2016),Entertainment One,IM Global Television (2016) andBernero Productions (2018) | 2 | 20 |
| 2017–2022 | Pete the Cat | Amazon Prime Video | Co-produced withAmazon Studios,Appian Way Productions and Surfer Jack Productions; distributed byCake Entertainment | 41 | |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones | HBO | Co-produced with Silverback 5150 Productions | 1 | 4 |
| 2021–2022 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Adult Swim Crunchyroll | Co-produced withWilliams Street | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | Hey A.J! | Disney Jr. | Co-produced with Surfing Giant Studios | TBA[24] | |
| 2026 | Blade Runner 2099 | Amazon Prime Video | Co-produced withScott Free Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, andSony Pictures Television | TBA | TBA |
| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 VR - Memory Lab | Magnopus | Oculus[25] |
| 2018 | Blade Runner: Revelations | Seismic Games | Google Daydream[26] |
| 2021 | In My Shadow | Playbae | Windows[27] |
| Blade Runner: Rogue | Next Games | iOS[28][29] | |
| 2022 | Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition | Nightdive Studios | Windows,PlayStation 4,Xbox One[30][31] |
| 2023 | The Expanse: A Telltale Series | Telltale Games Deck Nine Games | Windows, PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S[32] |
| TBA | Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth | Annapurna Interactive | Windows, TBA[33] |
| TBA | The Expanse: Osiris Reborn | Owlcat Games | Windows,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S |
In 2014, Alcon partnered with Sleeping Giant Media to form ASG Music Group. ASG is a full service music company and record label. In 2017, ASG released theBlade Runner 2049 soundtrack, produced by Grammy nominated producerMichael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp, withEpic Records. The album reached No. 1 on theBillboard Soundtrack Sales Charts.[34][35][36][37]
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