| Alcon Entertainment, LLC | |
| Type: | Private |
| Founders: | Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove |
| Foundation: | January 23, 1997 27 years ago[1] |
| Key People: | Broderick Johnson (CEO) Andrew Kosove (CEO) Steven Wegner (VP of development) Scott Parish (CFO) Kira Davis (former VP of production & marketing) |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Industry: | Film |
Alcon Entertainment, LLC is an American independent film and television production company, founded in 1997 by film producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Since its establishment, Alcon Entertainment has developed and financed films that are ultimately distributed - in the United States mostly, and internationally on occasion - by Warner Bros. Pictures, following a ten-year motion picture production agreement.
Alcon Entertainment was established on January 23, 1997,[1] being founded by film producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, who are the co-CEOs of the company. The company is headquartered on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Both Johnson and Kosove presented FedEx founder and chairman Frederick W. Smith with a proposal suggesting that an independent film company, backed by a capitalized individual or company, and aligned with a major studio for an exclusive distribution arrangement would reap profits on copyrighted assets over a set period of time.[3]
On February 18, 1998, Alcon Entertainment set up two greenlight projects, with Warner Bros. distributing a single project.[4] On May 15, 1998, Alcon signed a second deal with Warner in which WB was allowed to distribute the film Lost & Found.[5]
Alcon's first major feature film was the 1999 comedy Lost & Found. In March 2000, following the success of its second film My Dog Skip, Alcon entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Warner Bros. The agreement had WB in charge of worldwide distribution of a minimum of 10 films produced and financed by Alcon over the next five years. The agreement also allowed Warner to co-finance certain pictures with Alcon.[6]
Alcon and Warner signed a new agreement in February 2006, continuing their eight-year relationship, under which Warner Bros. would continue to distribute feature films developed and financed by Alcon.[7] Alcon has the option to distribute its pictures internationally through Warner Bros., but also has the flexibility instead to pre-sell rights through Lionsgate. WB and Alcon extended the deal in 2015 which ended in 2019.[8]
On September 28, 2003, Alcon Entertainment had launched its television arm, with an exclusive co-production agreement at television studio Warner Bros. Television.[9]
In 2011, Alcon Entertainment acquired the entire brand and rights to the Blade Runner franchise, which encompasses movies, series, games and other franchise media such as books.[10] [11] On March 8, 2012, Alcon had signed an affiliate production company headed by 2S Films executive Molly Smith, Belle Pictures, to develop film projects.[12]
On October 6, 2016, Alcon opens up a new division titled Alcon Interactive Group which continues Alcon’s diversification beyond its core business of financing and producing feature films, having also established in the past years.[13]
| Year | Film Title | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lost & Found | Warner Bros. Pictures | First film | $30 million | $6,552,255 |
| 2000 | My Dog Skip | $6 million | $35,512,760 | ||
| Dude, Where's My Car? | 20th Century Fox | Uncredited | $13 million | $73,180,723 | |
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Warner Bros. Pictures | $30 million | $471,210 | |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Co-produced with Section Eight Productions, international distribution by Summit Entertainment | $46 million | $113,714,830 | |
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $21 million | $21,924,226 | ||
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | $23 million | $12,313,323 | ||
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | international distribution by Summit Entertainment | $30 million | $90,754,475 | |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Di Novi Pictures and Martin Chase Productions | $25 million | $42,000,000 | ||
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Co-produced with Millennium Films, Equity Pictures, Nu Image, Emmett/Furla Films, Cheyenne Enterprises, ContentFilm International and The Donners' Company | $55 million | $65,664,721 | |
| The Wicker Man | Co-produced with Millennium Films, Saturn Films, Equity Pictures, Emmett/Furla Films and Nu Image | $40 million | $38,755,073 | ||
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Co-produced with Grosvenor Park Productions, international distribution by Summit Entertainment | $30 million | $156,835,339 | |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Co-produced with Kadokawa Pictures, Equity Pictures and Intermedia | $20 million | $45,847,751 | |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Di Novi Pictures and Martin Chase Productions | $27 million | $44,352,417 | ||
| 2009 | The Blind Side | 2009 Academy Award for Best Actress Sandra Bullock | $29 million | $309,208,309 | |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Co-produced with Silver Pictures, international distribution by Summit Entertainment | $80 million | $157,091,718 | |
| Lottery Ticket | Co-produced with Cube Vision | $17 million | $24,819,879 | ||
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Co-produced with 2S Films, international distribution by Summit Entertainment | $35 million | $60,183,821 | |
| Dolphin Tale | $37 million | $95,404,397 | |||
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | $25 million | $31,158,113 | ||
| What to Expect When You're Expecting | Lionsgate | Co-produced with Phoenix Pictures | $40 million | $41.102.171 | |
| Chernobyl Diaries | Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-produced with FilmNation Entertainment and Oren Peli/Brian Witten Productions | $1 million | $37,157,648 | |
| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Co-produced with 3 Arts Entertainment, Belle Pictures, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment | $60 million | $60,052,138 | |
| Prisoners | Co-produced with 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment | $46 million | $122,126,687 | ||
| 2014 | Transcendence | Co-produced with DMG Entertainment and Straight Up Films, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment | $100 million | $103,039,258 | |
| Dolphin Tale 2 | $36 million | $57,824,533 | |||
| The Good Lie | Co-produced with Imagine Entertainment, Black Label Media and Reliance Entertainment, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment | $20 million | $2,722,209 | ||
| 2015 | The 33 | Co-produced with Phoenix Pictures, international distribution by Good Universe | $26 million | $24,902,723 | |
| Point Break | Co-produced with DMG Entertainment, Ehrman Productions and Babelsberg Studios, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment[14] | $100 million | $131,338,490 | ||
| 2016 | No Manches Frida | Pantelion Films | Co-produced with Constantin Film | $12,421,716 | |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing | Co-produced with Columbia Pictures, Thunderbird Films and Scott Free Productions | $150–185 million | $259,239,658 |
| Father Figures | Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-produced with The Montecito Picture Company and DMG Entertainment | $25 million | $25,601,244 | |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Co-produced with Black Label Media, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Torridon Films, international distribution by Lionsgate | $35 million | $62,928,960 | |
| 2019 | No manches Frida 2 | Pantelion Films | Co-produced with Constantin Film | $26,377,799[15] | |
| 2024 | No Manches Frida 3 | ||||
| The Garfield Movie[16] | Sony Pictures Releasing[17] | First animated film. Co-produced with Columbia Pictures, DNEG Animation, Prime Focus, One Cool Group Limited, Wayfarer Studios, Stage 6 Films, John Cohen Productions and Andrews McMeel Entertainment | $60 million | $245,522,970 |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HBO | Co-produced with Jigsaw Productions and The Kennedy/Marshall Company | ||||
| 2015–22 | The Expanse | Syfy (2015–18) Amazon Prime Video (2019–22) | Co-produced with Penguin in a Parka, SeanDanielCo (2015–18), Just So (2019–22), Hivemind (2019–22) and Amazon Studios (2019–22); distributed by Legendary Television Distribution | 6 | 62 | |
| 2016–18 | Ice | Audience | Co-produced with Fuqua Films (2016), Entertainment One, IM Global Television (2016) and Bernero Productions (2018) | 2 | 20 | |
| 2017–22 | Pete the Cat | Amazon Prime Video | Co-produced with Appian Way Productions and Surfer Jack Productions; distributed by Cake Entertainment | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | Adult Swim Crunchyroll | Co-produced with Williams Street | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2024 | Hey A.J! | Disney Jr. | Co-produced with Surfing Giant Studios | TBA[18] | ||
| TBA | Blade Runner 2099 | Amazon Prime Video | Co-produced with Scott Free Productions, and Amazon MGM Studios | TBA | TBA |
| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 VR - Memory Lab | Magnopus | Oculus[19] | |
| 2018 | Blade Runner: Revelations | Seismic Games | Google Daydream[20] | |
| 2021 | In My Shadow | Playbae | Windows[21] | |
| Blade Runner: Rogue | Next Games | iOS[22] [23] | ||
| 2022 | Nightdive Studios | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[24] [25] | ||
| 2023 | Telltale Games Deck Nine Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S[26] | ||
| TBA | Annapurna Interactive | Windows, TBA[27] |
In 2014, Alcon partnered with Sleeping Giant Media to form ASG Music Group. ASG is a full service music company and record label. In 2017, ASG released the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack, produced by Grammy nominated producer Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp, with Epic Records. The Album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Soundtrack Sales Charts.[28] [29] [30] [31]