Logo used since 2019 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessors | Roven/Cavallo Entertainment Steel Pictures |
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Founders | Charles Roven Bob Cavallo Dawn Steel |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Motion Pictures Production and Financing |
| Subsidiaries | Atlas Artist Mosaic Media Group |
Atlas Entertainment, LLC is an American film financing and production company, started byCharles Roven,Bob Cavallo andDawn Steel in 1994.[1] Its logo features the Greek TitanAtlas, which was the basis for the company's name.
In 1990,Charles Roven and partnerBob Cavallo formedRoven/Cavallo Entertainment.[2] At the same time, wifeDawn Steel, who was formerly employee ofColumbia Pictures formed Steel Pictures, and signed a deal withWalt Disney Studios to produce feature films.[3]
In March 1994, they merged Roven/Cavallo Entertainment with Steel Pictures to create a new entityAtlas Entertainment, and it signed an exclusive feature film deal withTurner Pictures, with international backers, includingTF1.[4][5]
In 1997,Bob Cavallo left Atlas Entertainment to joinWalt Disney Studios.[6] Later that year,Dawn Steel, a manager in the company, died.[7]
On July 29, 1999,Atlas Entertainment was merged withGold/Miller Management to createMosaic Media Group.[8]
In 2008, Charles Roven split off their ties from Mosaic Media Group, and relaunched Atlas Entertainment with a first-look deal atSony Pictures.[9]
On May 6, 2014, Atlas promoted Curt Kanemoto from production executive to VP of production, joining Andy Horwitz and Jake Kurily, Topher Rhys-Lawrence from first assistant to creative executive, joining Rebecca Roven and Dan Wiedenhaupt, and promoted Patrick Blood from Atlas executive to VP of legal and business affairs.[10] In December 2014, Atlas started its subsidiary, a management company called Atlas Artists, headed by Dave Fleming.[11]
Charles Roven andRichard Suckle produced 2013 filmAmerican Hustle, for which both producers were nominated forAcademy Award for Best Picture.[12]12 Monkeys episode “Mentally Divergent” was also nominated for Cinematography Awards.[13][14] Atlas also produced the filmsThe Whole Truth with Suckle, whileWarcraft (release date June 10, 2016) andBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (release date March 25, 2016) with Roven.[11][15][16]Uncharted was also produced by Atlas along with Arad Productions.[17] Atlas co-produced the 2023 filmOppenheimer withSyncopy Inc., which won multiple accolades, including theAcademy Award for Best Picture for Roven,Emma Thomas and directorChristopher Nolan.
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Angus | New Line Cinema | co-production withTurner Pictures and theBBC | $1.5 million | $4.8 million |
| 12 Monkeys | Universal Pictures | co-production with Classico | $29.5 million | $168.8 million | |
| 1998 | Fallen | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withTurner Pictures | $46 million | $25.2 million |
| City of Angels | co-production with TaurusFilm andRegency Enterprises | $55 million | $198.7 million | ||
| 1999 | Three Kings | co-production withVillage Roadshow Pictures, Village-A.M. Film Partnership and Coast Ridge Films | $48 million | $107.7 million |
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rollerball | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | co-production with Helkon Media KG,Mosaic Media Group, Toho-Towa and Yorktown Productions | $70 million | $25.9 million |
| Scooby-Doo | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withMosaic Media Group | $84 million | $275.7 million | |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Dimension Films | co-production withMosaic Media Group, Daniel Bobker Productions andMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $80–88 million | $105.3 million |
| 2006 | Idlewild | Universal Pictures | co-production with Forensic Films,HBO Films andMosaic Media Group | $10 million | $12.6 million |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withVillage Roadshow Pictures,Mosaic Media Group, Mad Chance and Callahan Filmworks | $80 million | $230.7 million |
| 2009 | The International | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production withColumbia Pictures andRelativity Media | $50 million | $60.2 million |
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withDC Films andThe Stone Quarry | $200 million | $188.1 million |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | co-production with DC Films andThe Safran Company | $185 million | $167.4 million | |
| 2022 | Uncharted | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production withColumbia Pictures,Arad Productions andPlayStation Productions | $120 million | $384.7 million |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Universal Pictures | co-production withSyncopy Inc. | $100 million | $976 million |
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mercy | Amazon MGM Studios | co-production withBazelevs Company |
| 2027 | The Thomas Crown Affair | co-production withOutlier Society | |
| TBA | American Speed | [18] | |
| Road House 2 | co-production withNine Stories Productions andSilver Pictures | ||
| Redcoat | TBA | co-production withGhost Machine[19] |
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Live! | Vivendi Entertainment | co-production with Vivendi |
| 2013 | Revenge for Jolly! | Sony Pictures Releasing | under Atlas Independent; co-production withSony Pictures Home Entertainment and A Saboteur |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier | Netflix | co-production with Netflix Original Films |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | HBO Max | co-production withWarner Bros. Pictures,DC Films,Access / Dune Entertainment andThe Stone Quarry |
| 2024 | The Killer | Peacock | co-production withEntertainment One, A Better Tomorrow Films and Taewon Entertainment |
| 2025 | aka Charlie Sheen | Netflix | under Atlas Independent; co-production withSkydance Media, North of Now and Boardwalk Pictures |
| Vicious | Paramount Pictures | under Atlas Independent |
| Years | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | 12 Monkeys | Syfy | co-production with Division Street (seasons 3–4) andUniversal Cable Productions | 4 | 47 |
| 2018–2020 | Dirty John | Bravo (season 1) USA Network (season 2) | co-production withUniversal Cable Productions (season 1),Universal Content Productions (season 2),Los Angeles Times Studios and Nutmegger | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | What/If | Netflix | co-production withPage Fright,Compari Entertainment andWarner Bros. Television | 1 | 10 |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Cartoon Network | co-production withWarner Premiere,Telvan Productions and Nine/8 Entertainment |