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| Amblin Partners, LLC. | |
| Company type | Joint venture |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Predecessor | DreamWorks SKG |
| Founded | December 16, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-16) |
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| Headquarters | Universal City, California ,United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | amblin |
Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC,doing business asAmblin Partners, LLC., is an American independententertainment production company founded on December 16, 2015. It develops and produces films under theAmblin Entertainment andDreamWorks Pictures banners, as well as television series throughAmblin Television.
The company's investment partners includeReliance Group'sReliance Entertainment,Lionsgate Studios,Alibaba Group'sAlibaba Pictures, andNBCUniversal/Comcast'sUniversal Pictures.[3] Films produced by Amblin Partners are primarily distributed by either Universal or its specialty labelFocus Features in North America and select international territories, and by third-party distributors throughMister Smith Entertainment in other countries.[4][5]
Amblin Partners, LLC. was founded bySteven Spielberg,Jeff Skoll ofParticipant Media,Anil Ambani ofReliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, andDarren Throop ofEntertainment One on December 16, 2015. The company primarily would focus on producing and distributing films and television using theDreamWorks Pictures,Amblin Entertainment, and Participant Media brands.[6] For films, it uses the original live-action DreamWorks label formature content, the Amblin label forfamily-friendly content (with the exception ofMaestro, which is rated R), and the Participant label forsocial justice content, although Participant remained as a separate company.[7]
On the same day as the company's formation, Amblin Partners announced that it entered into a five-year distribution deal withUniversal Pictures by which the films would be distributed and marketed by either the main Universal banner or its specialty label,Focus Features.[4][8]The Girl on the Train was the first film released under the deal.[9]Mister Smith Entertainment, which began its international distribution deal with DreamWorks in August 2012,[10] continued to handle distribution sales for Amblin Partners inEurope, the Middle East and Africa.[5]
On October 9, 2016, Amblin Partners struck a deal with China'sAlibaba Pictures, in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and would handle marketing, distribution support, and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures films worldwide.[1][11] On February 15, 2017,Comcast's Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners,[12] strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin,[2] and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with its formerDreamWorks Animation division, which Comcast acquired the year prior in 2016.
On December 18, 2017, Amblin Partners signed a music publishing deal withBMG Rights Management, covering music from its films and television series.[13]
On August 22, 2019,Hasbro announced that it would acquireEntertainment One for at least $4 billion. The acquisition was completed on December 30, 2019, resulting in the toy company inheriting Entertainment One's stake in Amblin Partners.[14]
On November 30, 2020, Amblin Partners renewed its distribution deal with Universal, which continued to be an equity stake holder.[15] That same month however, Participant terminated its equity stake in Amblin Partners, ending its relationship with the company.[15]
On June 21, 2021, Amblin Partners signed a multi-year deal to produce "multiple new feature films per year" forNetflix.[16]
On November 17, 2022, Hasbro announced that was selling part of Entertainment One's television and film business not directly supporting their Branded Entertainment strategy, which included their stake in Amblin Partners.[17][18] In March 2023,Deadline reported thatLionsgate (which Hasbro attempted to acquire in 2017),Fremantle, and Universal's former co-financing partner,Legendary Entertainment were among bidders for the assets of Entertainment One.[19] The following month, it was reported Lionsgate, Legendary, andGoDigital Media Group were among the potential buyers, with Fremantle dropping out of contention following an increase in the selling price, which was beyond what the company was willing to pay for the assets.[20] On April 20, 2023, it was reported that Hasbro was in talks with Throop, whose bid was backed byCVC Capital Partners, on the possibility of buying the company back.[21]
On July 11, 2023, Amblin Partners announced it entered a partnership with its distributor, Universal, where Universal will co-finance Amblin's productions, as Amblin announced it would lay off 20% of its staff.[22] In the same monthDeadline reported that Lionsgate was a frontrunner to acquire Entertainment One, with Legendary and GoDigital still among the potential buyers and Throop attempting to launch another bid for the company after his previous attempt with CVC failed.[23]
On August 3, 2023, Lionsgate announced it would acquire Entertainment One from Hasbro for $500 million, with the transaction closed on December 27, 2023.[24]
On April 16, 2024, Participant ceased operations due to the2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[25]
On July 11, 2025, Legendary is eyeing a deal to acquire Lionsgate, following the latter company’s recent separation fromStarz.[26]
| Title | Release date | Label | Other production companies | Distributor |
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| The BFG | July 1, 2016 | Amblin Entertainment | Walt Disney Pictures,Walden Media andReliance Entertainment | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| The Light Between Oceans | September 2, 2016 | DreamWorks Pictures | Touchstone Pictures, Reliance Entertainment,Participant Media andHeyday Films | |
| The Girl on the Train | October 7, 2016 | Reliance Entertainment andMarc Platt Productions | Universal Pictures | |
| Office Christmas Party | December 9, 2016 | Reliance Entertainment,Entertainment 360 andBluegrass Films | Paramount Pictures | |
| A Dog's Purpose | January 27, 2017 | Amblin Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media andPariah Entertainment Group | Universal Pictures |
| Ghost in the Shell | March 31, 2017 | DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment,Grosvenor Park Productions, Seaside Entertainment and Arad Productions | Paramount Pictures |
| Thank You for Your Service | October 27, 2017 | Reliance Entertainment and Rahway Road Productions | Universal Pictures[27] | |
| The Post | December 22, 2017 | Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment,Pascal Pictures and Star Thrower Entertainment | 20th Century Fox[27] |
| 7 Days in Entebbe | March 16, 2018 | Participant Media | Working Title Films | Focus Features |
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls | September 21, 2018 | Amblin Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment andMythology Entertainment | Universal Pictures |
| First Man | October 12, 2018 | DreamWorks Pictures | Temple Hill Entertainment, Phantasma Films, andPerfect World Pictures | |
| Green Book | November 16, 2018 | DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media | Innisfree Pictures andCinetic Media | |
| Welcome to Marwen | December 21, 2018 | DreamWorks Pictures | ImageMovers and Perfect World Pictures | |
| On the Basis of Sex | December 25, 2018 | Participant Media | Robert Cort Productions | Focus Features |
| Captive State | March 15, 2019 | Lightfuse & Gettaway | ||
| A Dog's Journey | May 17, 2019 | Amblin Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media and Pariah Entertainment Group | Universal Pictures |
| Dark Waters | November 22, 2019 | Participant | Killer Films | Focus Features |
| 1917 | December 25, 2019 | DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment,New Republic Pictures,Neal Street Productions and Mogambo | Universal Pictures |
| The Turning | January 24, 2020 | Vertigo Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment[28] | ||
| Come Play | October 30, 2020 | Amblin Partners | The Picture Company and Reliance Entertainment | Focus Features[29] |
| Stillwater | July 30, 2021 | Participant and DreamWorks Pictures | Slow Pony,Anonymous Content, 3dot Productions and Supernatural Pictures | |
| Finch | November 5, 2021 | Amblin Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment, ImageMovers,Misher Films and Walden Media | Apple TV+ |
| Easter Sunday | August 5, 2022 | DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment,Rideback | Universal Pictures |
| The Good House | September 30, 2022 | Participant and DreamWorks Pictures | Roadside Attractions, Faliro House, Reliance Entertainment andFilmNation Entertainment | Lionsgate |
| The Fabelmans | November 11, 2022 | Amblin Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment | Universal Pictures |
| The Last Voyage of the Demeter | August 11, 2023 | DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment, Storyworks Productions,Studio Babelsberg,Phoenix Pictures and Wise Owl Media[30] | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | June 13, 2025 | DreamWorks Pictures (uncredited) | DreamWorks Animation and Marc Platt Productions | |
| Long Distance[31] | July 3, 2025 | DreamWorks Pictures | Reliance Entertainment and Automatik Entertainment |
| Title | Release date | Label | Other production companies | Film distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focker In-Law | November 25, 2026 | DreamWorks Pictures (copyright holder and studio credit only) | Tribeca Enterprises,Red Hour Productions and Particular Pictures | Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | June 11, 2027 | DreamWorks Pictures (uncredited) | DreamWorks Animation and Marc Platt Productions | Universal Pictures |
| You Should Be Dancing | TBA[32][33] | Amblin Entertainment | Scott Free Productions,GK Films and Sister Films | Paramount Pictures |
| Title | Label | Other production companies | Film distributor |
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| Arachnophobia[34] | TBA | Atomic Monster | TBA |
| Apeirogon[35] | TBA | ||
| American Reaper[36] | Intrepid Pictures | ||
| Assassins Anonymous[37] | TBA | ||
| Beautiful Ruins[38] | Neal Street Productions | ||
| Carrier[39] | Automatik Entertainment andQCode | ||
| Cheshire Crossing[40] | Michael De Luca Productions | ||
| Confessions in B-Flat[41] | Orit Entertainment and Marcy Place Productions | ||
| Homecoming Queen[42] | TBA | ||
| James[43] | Universal Pictures | ||
| Long Lost[44] | Genre Pictures and Ground Control Entertainment | ||
| Miss Macy[45] | TBA | TBA | |
| Super in Love[46] | |||
| Stage 13[47] | |||
| The Act[48] | |||
| The Bear[49] | Marc Platt Productions | ||
| The Exchange[50] | Escape Artists | ||
| The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August[51] | Blueprint Pictures and OddBall Entertainment | ||
| The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara[52] | DreamWorks Pictures | Spielberg/Krieger[53] | |
| The Light of Days[54] | TBA | TBA | |
| The Richest Black Girl in America[55] | |||
| The Switch[56] | |||
| UntitledJutta Kleinschmidt biopic[57] | 87North Productions and Devonsheer Media | TBA | |
| Untitled true-life show choir film[58] | Safehouse Pictures | ||
| Upgrade[59] | TBA |
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