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Mandalay Pictures

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Mandalay Pictures
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedMay 27, 1995; 27 years ago (1995-05-27)
FounderPeter Guber
Headquarters
Los Angeles County, California
,
United States
ParentIndependent (1995–1997, 2003–2008)
Lionsgate (1997–2002)
Mandalay Entertainment (2008–present)
Websitewww.peterguber.com/companies/mandalay-entertainment/
This article is about the film studio which was formerly called "Mandalay Entertainment". For the privately held company, see Mandalay Entertainment.

Mandalay Pictures or Mandalay Vision is an American film production company founded on May 27, 1995, which is part of producer and businessman Peter Guber's Mandalay Entertainment. From 1997 until 2002, Lionsgate Entertainment owned a stake in Mandalay Pictures until Lionsgate gave up rights to own Mandalay Pictures. The company's mascot is a tiger.[1]

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Peter Guber

Peter Guber

Howard Peter Guber is an American business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include The Kids Are All Right, Soul Surfer and Bernie. He has also produced Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Gorillas in the Mist, The Witches of Eastwick, Missing, and Flashdance. Guber's films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide and received 50 Academy Award nominations.

Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company founded in 1995 by Peter Guber, with interests in motion pictures, animated films, television, sports entertainment and new media. The name after Mandalay the second-largest city of Myanmar.

Lionsgate

Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

History

The film studio was formed at the same time as the parent company Mandalay Entertainment in 1995 by Peter Guber, who was formerly head of Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Guber-Peters Company. At first, it struck an exclusive film and television deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, who was releasing its films through the Columbia and TriStar distribution labels.[2][3]

In 1998, it was moved over from Sony to Paramount Pictures.[4] At the same time, it struck a partnership with Lionsgate Entertainment to acquire the assets of the company.[5] The deal did not include the television division, which remained with Sony Pictures Entertainment.[6]

In 2002, the deal was transferred from Paramount Pictures to Universal Pictures, and launched its international sales division.[7] In the November of the same year, it was separated from Lionsgate Entertainment.[8]

In 2004, Ori Marmur left Mandalay Pictures, and decided to join Original Film. Ironically Original Film is producing the I Know What You Did Last Summer movies for Mandalay Pictures.[9]

In 2007, it launched a division Mandalay Independent Pictures, and it was to focus on making independent pictures.[10] In 2010, it became Mandalay Vision.[11]

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Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company founded in 1995 by Peter Guber, with interests in motion pictures, animated films, television, sports entertainment and new media. The name after Mandalay the second-largest city of Myanmar.

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TriStar Pictures

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Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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Lionsgate

Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

Mandalay Television

Mandalay Television

Mandalay Television is a television production company, founded in 1995, which is part of producer and businessman Peter Guber's Mandalay Entertainment.

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

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Films

Here are the films produced by Mandalay.

Theatrical films

1990s

Release Date Title Notes Budget Gross (worldwide)
August 16, 1996 The Fan co-production with Scott Free Productions and TriStar Pictures $55 million $18.6 million
February 28, 1997 Donnie Brasco co-production with Baltimore Pictures and Mark Johnson Productions; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the TriStar Pictures label $35 million $124.9 million
April 4, 1997 Double Team co-production with Cine Story Pictures; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia 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 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the TriStar Pictures label $70 million $131.5 million
October 17, 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer co-production with Original Film; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $17 million $125.2 million
January 30, 1998 Desperate Measures co-production with Eaglepoint Pictures; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the TriStar Pictures label $50 million $13.8 million
March 20, 1998 Wild Things distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $20 million $56 million
May 1, 1998 Les Miserables co-production with Sarah Radclyffe Productions and James Gorman Productions; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label N/A $14.1 million
August 21, 1998 Dance with Me co-production with Weissman/Egawa Productions; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $15.9 million
November 13, 1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer co-production with Original Film; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $24 million $84 million
January 22, 1999 Gloria co-production with Eagle Point Productions; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $30 million $4.2 million
March 12, 1999 The Deep End of the Ocean co-production with Via Rosa Productions; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label $38 million $28.1 million
November 19, 1999 Sleepy Hollow co-production with Scott Rudin Productions, American Zoetrope and Tim Burton Productions; distributed by Paramount Pictures $70 million $207 million

2000s

Release Date Title Notes Budget Gross (worldwide)
March 16, 2001 Enemy at the Gates co-production with Reperage Films; distributed by Paramount Pictures $68 million $97 million
July 13, 2001 The Score co-production with Horseshoe Bay Productions; distributed by Paramount Pictures $68 million $113 million
August 23, 2002 Serving Sara co-production with Illusion Productions and Halsted Pictures; distributed by Paramount Pictures $29 million $20.1 million
October 24, 2003 Beyond Borders co-production with Camelot Pictures; distributed by Paramount Pictures $35 million $11.7 million
March 4, 2005 The Jacket co-production with 2929 Entertainment and Section Eight Productions; distributed by Warner Independent Pictures $29 million $21.1 million
September 30, 2005 Into the Blue co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures $50 million $44.4 million
March 14, 2008 Never Back Down as Mandalay Independent Pictures; co-production with BMP, Inc. and Summit Entertainment $20 million $41.6 million

2010s

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 and Antidote Films; distributed by Focus Features $4 million $34.7 million
February 18, 2011 Vanishing on 7th Street as Mandalay Vision; co-production with Herrick Entertainment; distributed by Magnet Releasing $10 million $1.06 million
April 8, 2011 Soul Surfer as Mandalay Vision; co-production with TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Island Film Group, Enticing Entertainment, Affirm Films and Life's a Beach Entertainment; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing $18 million $47.1 million
April 27, 2012 Bernie as Mandalay Vision; co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment, Wind Dancer Films, Detour Filmproduction, Collins House Productions and Horsethief Pictures; distributed by Millennium Entertainment $6 million $10.1 million
August 22, 2014 When the Game Stands Tall co-production with TriStar Pictures and Affirm Films; distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing $15 million $30.1 million
October 6, 2014 Horns co-production with Red Granite Pictures; distributed by Dimension Films and RADiUS-TWC N/A $3.9 million
February 6, 2015 The Voices as Mandalay Vision; co-production with 1984 Private Defense Contractors, Babelsberg Studio and Vertigo Entertainment, distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment $11 million $444,196
August 7, 2015 Dark Places co-production with Exclusive Media Group and Denver and Delilah Productions; distributed by A24 $20 million $3.5 million
October 7, 2016 The Birth of a Nation co-production with Bron Studios, Phantom Four and Tiny Giant Entertainment; distributed by Fox 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 by Sony Pictures Classics N/A $1.8 million
March 23, 2018 Paul, Apostle of Christ co-production with Affirm Films and ODB Films $5 million $25.5 million

2020s

Release Date Title Notes Budget Gross (worldwide)
July 30, 2021 Nine Days co-production with Juniper Productions, MACRO and Nowhere; distributed by Sony Pictures Classics $10 million $912,916
April 5, 2023 Air co-production with Skydance Sports and Artists Equity; distributed by Amazon Studios
April 28, 2023 Big George Foreman co-production with Affirm Films

Direct-to-video and streaming films

2000s

Release Date Title Notes
April 20, 2004 Wild Things 2 co-production with Destination Films; released by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
April 26, 2005 Wild Things: Diamond in the Rough co-production with Destination Films; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
August 15, 2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer co-production with Destination Films and Original Film; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
April 21, 2009 Into the Blue 2: The Reef co-production with MGM Television; released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

2010s

Release Date Title Notes
June 1, 2010 Wild Things: Foursome co-production with Stage 6 Films and RCR Media Group; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
September 13, 2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown co-production with Stage 6 Films; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
June 7, 2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender co-production with Destination Films; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
March 10, 2017 Burning Sands co-production with Homegrown Pictures, Hudlin Entertainment and Freedom Road Productions, released by Netflix
September 1, 2017 Little Evil co-production with Bluegrass Films; released by Netflix
April 6, 2018 Amateur released by Netflix
January 18, 2019 Io co-production with Sunset Junction Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment and Great Point Media, released by Netflix
March 8, 2019 Juanita co-production with Homegrown Pictures; released by Netflix
August 2, 2019 Otherhood co-production with Welle Entertainment; released by Netflix

2020s

Release Date Title Notes
March 27, 2020 Uncorked co-production with Forge Media and Argent Pictures; released by Netflix
June 5, 2020 The Last Days of American Crime co-production with Radical Studios; released by Netflix
November 16, 2021 Never Back Down: Revolt co-production with Destination Films; released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Short films

Release Date Title Notes
2016 Choke co-production with Hermano Films

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Scott Free Productions

Scott Free Productions

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TriStar Pictures

TriStar Pictures

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Donnie Brasco (film)

Donnie Brasco (film)

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Barry Levinson

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Mark Johnson (producer)

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Double Team (film)

Double Team (film)

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Columbia Pictures

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Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)

Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)

Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 American biographical war drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is based on Austrian mountaineer and Schutzstaffel (SS) sergeant Heinrich Harrer's 1952 memoir Seven Years in Tibet, about his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951. Seven Years in Tibet stars Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, and has music composed by John Williams with a feature performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. It is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and is the first installment in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. The film centers on four young friends who are stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after covering up a car accident in which they supposedly killed a man. The film also draws inspiration from the urban legend known as "The Hook" and the 1980s slasher films Prom Night (1980) and The House on Sorority Row (1982).

Original Film

Original Film

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Desperate Measures (film)

Desperate Measures (film)

Desperate Measures is a 1998 American action thriller film starring Michael Keaton, Andy García, Marcia Gay Harden and Brian Cox, directed by Barbet Schroeder. It was filmed in both the San Francisco Bay Area and downtown Pittsburgh with such landmarks as the BNY Mellon Center, the Allegheny County Courthouse and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The film was released on January 30, 1998 and was a critical and financial failure. However, Andy García won an ALMA Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role".

Source: "Mandalay Pictures", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Pictures.

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