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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film andtelevision production |
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Founder | Bryan Singer |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles,California, United States |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
Bad Hat Harry Productions, Inc.[1] is an Americanfilm andtelevision production company founded by filmmakerBryan Singer in 1994.[2] It has produced films such asThe Usual Suspects (1995) and theX-Men film series, as well as television series such asHouse andLegion.
The company's name comes from a scene inJaws (1975) in which an elderly man named Harry wears an ill-fittingswimming cap at the beach and teases the film's protagonist Chief Brody for refusing to go in the sea, prompting Brody to retort "that's some bad hat, Harry".[3] The original logo of the company was an animated version of this scene; the second logo, introduced in 2011, is taken from the police lineup scene of the company's first film,The Usual Suspects.
| Year | Title | Director | Co-produced with | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Bryan Singer | Gramercy Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Spelling Films International Blue Parrot Productions | $6 million | $23 million |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | TriStar Pictures Phoenix Pictures | $14 million | $8.9 million | |
| 2000 | X-Men | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company | $75 million | $296 million | |
| 2003 | X2 | $110 million | $407 million | ||
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures DC Entertainment Peters Entertainment | $204 million | $391 million | |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists Cruise/Wagner Productions Babelsberg Studio | $75 million | $200 million | |
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | Michael Dougherty | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures | $12 million | $13.5 million |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Dune Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Ingenious Media | $140–160 million | $353 million |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Bryan Singer | Warner Bros. New Line Cinema Legendary Pictures Original Film Big Kid Pictures | $185–200 million | $197 million |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company | $200 million | $739 million | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Kinberg Genre | $178 million | $543 million | |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Simon Kinberg[4] | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment TSG Entertainment The Donners' Company Kinberg Genre NOTE: Uncredited due to sexual assault allegations made against Singer | $200 million | $252.4 million |
| Years active | Title | Creator(s) | Network | Co-produced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2012 | House | David Shore | Fox | Universal Television,Shore Z Productions andHeel and Toe Films |
| 2012–2013 | H+: The Digital Series | John Cabrera and Cosimo De Tommaso | YouTube | Warner Premiere Digital andDolphin Entertainment |
| 2012 | Mockingbird Lane | Allan Burns andChris Hayward | NBC | Universal Television and Living Dead Guy Productions |
| 2014 | Black Box | Amy Holden Jones | ABC | Bold Films and Little Chicken Productions |
| 2017 | Legion | Noah Hawley | FX | FX Productions,Marvel Television,The Donners' Company,Kinberg Genre and 26 Keys Productions; season 1 only |
| 2017–2019 | The Gifted | Matt Nix | Fox | 20th Century Fox Television, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Kinberg Genre and Flying Glass of Milk Productions |
| Year | Title | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | 88%[5] | 77[6] |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | 53%[7] | 51[8] |
| 2000 | X-Men | 82%[9] | 64[10] |
| 2003 | X2 | 86%[11] | 68[12] |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | 75%[13] | 72[14] |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | 61%[15] | 56[16] |
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | 85%[17] | — (2 reviews)[18] |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | 86%[19] | 65[20] |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | 52%[21] | 51[22] |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 91%[23] | 74[24] |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | 48%[25] | 52[26] |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | 22%[27] | 43[28] |
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