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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | June 7, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-06-07)[1] |
| Founder | Jim Gianopulos |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeremy Kramer (president) |
| Products | Film production |
| Parent | Paramount Pictures |
Paramount Players is an American film production label ofParamount Pictures, focusing on "contemporary properties" while working with otherParamount Skydance Corporation brands. Founded on June 7, 2017, the name alludes to the company's earliest origins asFamous Players Film Company, before its 1914 founding byWilliam Wadsworth Hodkinson.
On June 7, 2017,Jim Gianopulos, who joined Paramount Pictures as the Chairman and CEO in March, announced the launch of the Paramount Players division withBrian Robbins, the founder and former CEO ofAwesomenessTV, as president. Robbins will work withViacom'sNickelodeon,MTV,Comedy Central andBET operations to generate projects while the new division focuses on "contemporary properties."[1] The division was created after Paramount and Viacom expressed disappointment at Comedy Central starsJordan Peele andAmy Schumer producing their own films (2017'sGet Out and 2015'sTrainwreck, respectively) forUniversal Pictures due to feeling "unwelcome" by Paramount's former executives.[2]
On August 17, 2017, Paramount Players acquired its first project, which is a film adaptation of the bookVacation Guide to the Solar System byJonathan Goldstein andJohn Francis Daley.[3]
On October 1, 2018, Brian Robbins left his position as the president of Paramount Players after Viacom tapped him to be the president ofNickelodeon, ending his 16-month run at the studio. Despite leaving the studio, he will remain involved with Paramount Players' Nickelodeon films (Dora and the Lost City of Gold andPlaying with Fire). Wyck Godfrey, the president of Paramount Motion Picture Group, is serving as interim and will oversee day-to-day operations with support from Robbins until Paramount finds a new president for the studio.[4]
On June 30, 2020, Emma Watts replaced Wyck Godfrey as the president of Paramount Motion Picture Group and began on July 20 (Godfrey returned to producing).[5] In October, Watts tapped Jeremy Kramer as president.[6]
On March 8, 2022, Kramer stepped down and the studio's operations were merged into the purview of Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek, the head executives of the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group, though Paramount Players and its current film inventory remains otherwise unaffected.[7]
| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2018 | Nobody's Fool | Co-produced byTyler Perry Studios andBET Films | |
| February 8, 2019 | What Men Want | Co-produced byWill Packer Productions and BET Films | |
| August 9, 2019 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Co-produced byNickelodeon Movies,Walden Media,Media Rights Capital and Burr! Productions | |
| October 18, 2019 | Eli | Distributed byNetflix; co-produced byMTV Films,Intrepid Pictures and Bellevue Productions | [8] |
| November 8, 2019 | Playing with Fire | Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Walden Media and Broken Road Productions | [9] |
| May 19, 2020 | Body Cam | Co-produced by Ace Entertainment and BET Films | |
| October 30, 2020 | Spell | Co-produced with LINK Entertainment and MC8 Entertainment | [10] |
| October 29, 2021 | Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin | Distributed byParamount+; co-produced withBlumhouse Productions | [11] |
| February 11, 2022 | The In Between | Distributed by Paramount+ in the United States and Netflix in all other regions | [12] |
| May 13, 2022 | Senior Year | Distributed by Netflix; co-produced with Broken Road Productions | [13][14][15] |
| June 17, 2022 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Distributed by Paramount+; co-produced withLandline Films and Levantine Films | [16] |
| August 19, 2022 | Orphan: First Kill | Co-produced byDark Castle Entertainment,Entertainment One and Sierra/Affinity | [17] |
| September 23, 2022 | On the Come Up | Distributed by Paramount+; co-produced withTemple Hill Entertainment andState Street Pictures | [18] |
| September 30, 2022 | Smile | Co-produced by Temple Hill Entertainment | [19] |
| October 7, 2022 | Significant Other | Distributed by Paramount+; co-production with Quay Street Productions | |
| October 6, 2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Distributed by Paramount+; co-production withDi Bonaventura Pictures and Room 101, Inc. | |
| January 12, 2024 | Mean Girls | Co-produced byBroadway Video andLittle Stranger | |
| September 27, 2024 | Apartment 7A | Distributed by Paramount+; co-produced withSunday Night Productions andPlatinum Dunes | [20][21] |
| October 18, 2024 | Smile 2 | Co-produced with Temple Hill Entertainment |
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| American Son | Co-produced byOriginal Film[22] |
| Born A Crime | Co-produced byDay Zero Productions, Mainstay Entertainment andEba Productions[23] |
| Coachella | Co-produced byGotham Group[24] |
| Creepy Crawlers | Co-produced by Original Film andJakks Pacific[25] |
| Double Fault | Co-produced by Broken Road Productions[26] |
| Fashionista | Co-produced by Ethea Entertainment and Kellagio Entertainment[27] |
| Frankly in Love | Co-produced byAlloy Entertainment[28] |
| Gay Kid and Fat Chick | Co-produced byMTV Entertainment Studios[29] |
| Gucci Mane | Co-produced byImagine Entertainment[30] |
| Indecent Proposal | [31] |
| Koreatown Ghost Story | Co-produced by Original Film[32] |
| Man of War | Co-produced by Vendetta Productions[33] |
| Marked Man | [34] |
| One Night in Compton | Co-produced byKhalabo Ink Society[35] |
| Opposite of Always | Co-produced byTemple Hill Entertainment[36] |
| Planet of the Nerds | Co-produced by Broken Road Productions[37] |
| Pumpkinhead | [38] |
| Queen for a Day | Co-produced byBrownstone Productions[39] |
| Quinceanerx | Co-produced by 'Twas Entertainment[40] |
| Razorblade Tears | Co-produced byJerry Bruckheimer Films[41] |
| Shhh | Co-produced by Ace Entertainment[42] |
| Slime | [43] |
| The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik | Co-produced by Gotham Group[44] |
| Vacation Guide to the Solar System | [45] |
| White Smoke | Co-produced by Ace Entertainment[46] |
| Whitney | Co-produced by Marginal Mediaworks and Peachtree & Vine Productions[47] |
| Unboxing | Co-produced byPocketWatch[48] |
| UntitledAline Brosh McKenna film | [49] |
| UntitledColin Minihan film | Co-produced byVertigo Entertainment[50] |
| UntitledH. G. Wells film | Co-produced byOddBall Entertainment[51] |
| Untitled Jay Longino film | [52] |
| UntitledLeBron James film | Co-produced bySpringHill Company[53] |
| Untitled Third Smile Film | Co-produced byTemple Hill Entertainment |
| Rank | Title | Year | Worldwide gross | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smile | 2022 | $217.4 million | $17 million |
| 2 | Smile 2 | 2024 | $138.1 million | $28 million |
| 3 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | 2019 | $120.6 million | $49 million |
| 4 | Mean Girls | 2024 | $104.4 million | $36 million |
| 5 | What Men Want | 2019 | $72.2 million | $20 million |
| 6 | Playing with Fire | 2019 | $68.6 million | $30 million |
| 7 | Orphan: First Kill | 2022 | $44 million | N/a |
| 8 | Nobody's Fool | 2018 | $33.5 million | $19 million |