Английская Википедия:Franchise Pictures
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox company Franchise Pictures, LLC was an American independent motion picture production and distribution company, founded by Elie Samaha, Ashok Amritraj, and Andrew Stevens. They were known for their production in the action film genre. The company also had a short-lived video game arm, Franchise Interactive.
As of 2021, half of the Franchise Pictures library, along with that of ThinkFilm, is now owned by Orange Holdings LLC.[1] Another half of the Franchise Pictures library is owned by Revolution Studios (via Morgan Creek Productions).[2][3]
In 2004, in a case heard before a jury in a Los Angeles federal courtroom, Intertainment Licensing GmbH v. Franchise Pictures, et al.,[4] Judge Stotler awarded a plaintiff's verdict for $121.7 million against Franchise Pictures and Elie Samaha for fraudulent accounting. Samaha vowed to appeal but the fraud judgment destroyed Franchise's viability; the company and its subsidiaries all filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions on August 19, 2007.[5]
History
Franchise Pictures was started in November 1997, with Phoenician Entertainment serving as subsidiary for lower-budget films. Its initial employees were Elie Samaha and Ashok Amritraj, who would leave two years later to start Hyde Park Entertainment.[6]
On October 8, 1998, they signed a distribution agreement with Morgan Creek Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures, in which Franchise paid the distribution rights to both Morgan Creek and WB for North America and the United Kingdom.[7] On May 19, 1999, the company had signed a deal with Intertainment in order to bring all 60 motion pictures that Franchise had been receiving to Germany.[8] A month later, Intertainment had struck a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, in order to secure the rights to 60 motion pictures for worldwide distribution.[9]
On July 2, 2001, Morgan Creek and its CEO James G. Robinson sued Franchise Pictures for breach of contract, resulting in Morgan Creek to end their partnership with Franchise Pictures after the release of Heist (2001).
During Franchise's partnership with Morgan Creek, by 2000, the companies had financial success with a film titled The Whole Nine Yards. However, they also suffered a huge flop with Battlefield Earth starring John Travolta, which received bad word-of-mouth and grossed $29.7 million on a $75 million budget.[10]
Filmography
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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July 6, 1999 | A Murder of Crows | First Franchise Pictures production Also distributor |
September 10, 1999 | Storm Catcher | Co-production with Phoenician Entertainment |
December 29, 1999 | The Third Miracle | First theatrical release Co-production with Sony Pictures Classics |
January 21, 2000 | The Boondock Saints | Distribution Also co-producer |
February 11, 2000 | Mercy | |
February 18, 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Co-production with Morgan Creek Entertainment First film under Morgan Creek pact and the first to be released by Warner Bros. 20th Century Fox handled the Western and Central European (except for the U.K. and Ireland) and Japanese distribution rights Directed by Jonathan Lynn |
April 28, 2000 | The Big Kahuna | Co-production with Lions Gate Entertainment |
May 12, 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Co-production with Morgan Creek Entertainment Directed by Roger Christian Winner of the Razzie Award for Worst Picture |
July 4, 2000 | Jill Rips | Co-production with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Also distributor |
August 25, 2000 | The Art of War | Co-production with Amen-Ra Films |
September 14, 2000 | Auggie Rose | |
October 6, 2000 | Get Carter | Co-production with The Canton Company |
October 13, 2000 | Animal Factory | Co-production with Phoenician Entertainment Directed by Steve Buscemi |
January 19, 2001 | The Pledge | Co-production with Clyde Is Hungry Films Directed by Sean Penn |
February 23, 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | |
March 2, 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Co-production with Universal Focus |
March 11, 2001 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Co-production with United Artists |
April 10, 2001 | Agent Red | Co-production with Phoenician Entertainment |
April 27, 2001 | Driven | Directed by Renny Harlin Nominee of the Razzie Award for Worst Picture |
May 18, 2001 | Angel Eyes | Co-production with Morgan Creek Entertainment and The Canton Company |
June 15, 2001 | Viva Las Nowhere | Co-production with Jason Bloom Productions |
November 9, 2001 | Heist | Co-production with Morgan Creek Entertainment Last film under Morgan Creek pact Directed by David Mamet |
May 1, 2002 | Green Dragon | Co-production with Columbia Pictures Released under Franchise Pictures Classics |
July 9, 2002 | Zig Zag | Released under Franchise Pictures Classics |
August 30, 2002 | FeardotCom | North American, Japanese and Thailand co-distribution with Warner Bros. Co-production with Horrorhouse Pictures Columbia Pictures handled the international distribution rights Directed by William Malone |
August 30, 2002 | Avenging Angelo | Co-production with Martyn Burke Productions |
September 3, 2002 | If... Dog... Rabbit... | |
September 6, 2002 | City by the Sea | Co-production with Warner Bros. and Brad Grey Pictures Touchstone Pictures handled the Spanish distribution rights through Buena Vista International |
September 20, 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Co-production with Warner Bros. Touchstone Pictures handled the Spanish distribution rights through Buena Vista International Directed by Wych Kaosayananda |
November 15, 2002 | Half Past Dead | Co-production with Screen Gems Directed by Don Michael Paul |
November 22, 2002 | The 4th Tenor | Home media co-distribution with Warner Bros. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer handled the theatrical distribution rights |
January 28, 2003 | The Foreigner | Co-production with TriStar Pictures Directed by Michael Oblowitz |
May 23, 2003 | The In-Laws | Co-production with Warner Bros. |
June 20, 2003 | Alex & Emma | Co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment and Escape Artists Directed by Rob Reiner |
October 21, 2003 | Final Examination | Co-production with Artisan Entertainment and Horrorhouse Pictures |
March 12, 2004 | Spartan | Directed by David Mamet |
April 9, 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards | Co-production with Warner Bros. Sequel to The Whole Nine Yards Directed by Howard Deutch |
July 20, 2004 | Out of Reach | Directed by Po-Chih Leong |
September 17, 2004 | Funky Monkey | Co-production with Harry Basil Productions |
January 14, 2005 | Retrograde | |
February 15, 2005 | Into the Sun | Co-production with Destination Films |
September 2, 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Last Franchise film to be released by Warner Bros. |
January 13, 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions Directed by Kevin Reynolds |
May 18, 2007 | The Wendell Baker Story | Directed by Andrew & Luke Wilson Final Franchise Pictures release |
Bankruptcy
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