American film production company founded in 1995
This article is about the film studio which was formerly called "Mandalay Entertainment". For the privately held company, see
Mandalay Entertainment .
Mandalay Pictures (formerly known asMandalay Entertainment ) is an American independent film production company founded on May 27, 1995, which is part of producer and businessmanPeter Guber 'sMandalay Entertainment . From 1997 until 2002,Lions Gate Entertainment owned a stake in Mandalay Pictures before selling it. The company's mascot is a tiger.[ 1]
Mandalay Pictures was formed at the same time as the parent companyMandalay Entertainment in 1995 by Peter Guber, who was formerly head ofSony Pictures Entertainment andThe Guber-Peters Company . At first, it struck an exclusive film and television deal withSony Pictures Entertainment , which was releasing its films through theColumbia andTriStar distribution labels in most countries.[ 2] [ 3] Summit Entertainment signed a deal with Mandalay to serve as its foreign sales agent, helping arrange output deals includingEntertainment Film Distributors in the United Kingdom and Ireland,Village Roadshow in Australia, New Zealand and Greece,Constantin Film in Germany and Austria, SKC in South Korea, TriPictures in Spain and theCecchi Gori Group in Italy.[ 4]
In 1998, Mandalay Pictures moved over from Sony Pictures toParamount Pictures .[ 5] At the same time, Mandalay struck a partnership withLions Gate Entertainment to acquire the assets of Mandalay Entertainment.[ 6] The deal did not include thetelevision division , which remained withColumbia TriStar Television .[ 7] In September 1998, Mandalay signed a distribution deal withCanal+ andPathé joint-venture C+P to handle distribution of Mandalay's films in the United Kingdom, France and Belgium/Luxembourg.[ 8]
In 2002, the deal was transferred fromParamount Pictures toUniversal Pictures , and launched its international sales division.[ 9] In November 2002, it was separated fromLions Gate Entertainment .[ 10]
In 2004, Ori Marmur left Mandalay Pictures, and decided to joinOriginal Film . Ironically, Original Film is producing theI Know What You Did Last Summer movies for Mandalay Pictures.[ 11]
In 2007, it launched a division Mandalay Independent Pictures, and it was to focus on making independent films.[ 12] In 2010, it became Mandalay Vision[ 13] andMatthew Rhodes was appointed president in 2011.[ 14]
Release date Title Notes Budget Gross (worldwide) August 16, 1996 The Fan co-production withScott Free Productions andTriStar Pictures $55 million $18.6 million February 28, 1997 Donnie Brasco co-production withBaltimore Pictures andMark Johnson Productions ; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label $35 million $124.9 million April 4, 1997 Double Team co-production with Cine Story Pictures; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $30 million $11.5 million October 10, 1997 Seven Years in Tibet co-production with Reperage Productions, Vanguard Films and Applecross Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label $70 million $131.5 million October 17, 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer co-production withOriginal Film ; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $17 million $125.2 million January 30, 1998 Desperate Measures co-production with Eaglepoint Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theTriStar Pictures label $50 million $13.8 million March 20, 1998 Wild Things distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $20 million $56 million May 1, 1998 Les Miserables co-production with Sarah Radclyffe Productions and James Gorman Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label N/A $14.1 million August 21, 1998 Dance with Me co-production with Weissman/Egawa Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $15.9 million November 13, 1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer co-production withOriginal Film andColumbia Pictures $24 million $84 million January 22, 1999 Gloria co-production with Eagle Point Productions; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $30 million $4.2 million March 12, 1999 The Deep End of the Ocean co-production withVia Rosa Productions ; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing under theColumbia Pictures label $38 million $28.1 million October 27, 1999 Galapagos as Mandalay Media Arts; co-production withIMAX N/A N/A November 19, 1999 Sleepy Hollow co-production withScott Rudin Productions ,American Zoetrope andTim Burton Productions ; distributed byParamount Pictures $70 million $207 million
Release date Title Notes Budget Gross (worldwide) July 30, 2010 The Kids Are All Right as Mandalay Vision; co-production with Gilbert Films, Saint Aire Productions, Artist International, 10th Hole Productions andAntidote Films ; distributed byFocus Features $4 million $34.7 million February 18, 2011 Vanishing on 7th Street as Mandalay Vision; co-production with Herrick Entertainment; distributed byMagnet Releasing $10 million $1 million April 8, 2011 Soul Surfer as Mandalay Vision; co-production withTriStar Pictures ,FilmDistrict , Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Island Film Group, Enticing Entertainment,Affirm Films and Life's a Beach Entertainment; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing $18 million $47.1 million November 18, 2011 Another Happy Day as Mandalay Vision; co-production withVoltage Pictures , Taggart Productions, Cineric, Fimula Entertainment, New Mexico Media Partners, and Prop Blast Films; distributed byPhase 4 Films April 27, 2012 Bernie as Mandalay Vision; co-production withCastle Rock Entertainment , Wind Dancer Films, Detour Filmproduction, Collins House Productions and Horsethief Pictures; distributed byMillennium Entertainment $6 million $10.1 million August 22, 2014 When the Game Stands Tall co-production withTriStar Pictures andAffirm Films ; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing $15 million $30.1 million October 6, 2014 Horns co-production withRed Granite Pictures ; distributed byDimension Films andRADiUS-TWC N/A $3.9 million February 6, 2015 The Voices as Mandalay Vision; co-production with 1984 Private Defense Contractors,Babelsberg Studio andVertigo Entertainment , distributed byLionsgate $11 million $444,196 August 7, 2015 Dark Places co-production with Exclusive Media Group andDenver and Delilah Productions ; distributed byA24 $20 million $3.5 million October 7, 2016 The Birth of a Nation co-production withBron Studios ,Phantom Four andTiny Giant Entertainment ; distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures $8.5 million $16.8 million September 29, 2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House co-production with Endurance Media Ventures, Torridon Films, Riverstone Pictures, MadRiver Pictures,Scott Free Productions and Cara Films; distributed bySony Pictures Classics N/A $1.8 million March 23, 2018 Paul, Apostle of Christ co-production withAffirm Films and ODB Films; distributed bySony Pictures Releasing $5 million $25.5 million
Direct-to-video and streaming films [ edit ] Release date Title Notes June 1, 2010 Wild Things: Foursome co-production withStage 6 Films and RCR Media Group; released bySony Pictures Home Entertainment September 13, 2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown co-production withStage 6 Films ; released bySony Pictures Home Entertainment June 7, 2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender co-production withDestination Films ; released bySony Pictures Home Entertainment March 10, 2017 Burning Sands co-production with Homegrown Pictures, Hudlin Entertainment and Freedom Road Productions, released byNetflix September 1, 2017 Little Evil co-production withBluegrass Films ; released byNetflix April 6, 2018 Amateur released byNetflix January 18, 2019 Io co-production with Sunset Junction Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment and Great Point Media, released byNetflix March 8, 2019 Juanita co-production with Homegrown Pictures; released byNetflix August 2, 2019 Otherhood co-production with Welle Entertainment; released byNetflix
Release date Title Notes 2016 Choke co-production with Hermano Films
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