Village Roadshow Pictures Explained

Village Roadshow Pictures
Type:Subsidiary
Key People:Jillian Apfelbaum (EVP, Feature Film)
Tristen Tuckfield (EVP, Feature Film), Alix Jaffe (EVP, Television)
Cory Lanier (SVP, Television)
Industry:Motion picture
Founder:Greg Coote
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:Motion Pictures
Parent:Vine Alternative Investments and Falcon Investment Advisors (majority)
Village Roadshow (20%)
Location:Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Village Roadshow Pictures is an American film and television production company and subsidiary of the Australian co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures established in 1989. It is a division under Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG),[1] which in turn is majority owned by Vine Alternative Investments and Falcon Investment Advisors, with the Australian media company Village Roadshow currently holding a 20% minority stake.[2] It has produced films including (as co-productions with Warner Bros.), The Matrix series, the Sherlock Holmes series, the Happy Feet series, the Ocean's series, The Lego Movie and Joker. The films in the Village Roadshow library have achieved 34 number-one U.S. box office openings and received 50 Academy Award nominations, 19 Academy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards.[3] [4]

Village Roadshow Pictures self-distributes its film entertainment through affiliates in several territories around the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (the latter through Golden Village).[5] J.P. Morgan Chase and Rabobank International provides some funding for Village Roadshow's film slate with Warner Bros.[1] Village Roadshow had a secondary finance slate with Sony Pictures which ended in 2016.

History

Village Roadshow Pictures was formed in 1989 by company executive Greg Coote, when the company purchased the assets of De Laurentiis Entertainment Group. The company has deals with major producers such as Warner Bros., and television production company Wilshire Court Productions. The first films were the Silver Series line, in which they able to represent to duplicate De Laurentiis' aborted strategy for the films, as well as the film The Delinquents, which was overall the first ever film produced by the company.[6] [7] [8] [9] The company made its first hit, Fortress in 1992. In 1993, Village Roadshow Pictures expanded into television series production with the launch of its first television show Paradise Beach.[10]

In 1995, Village Roadshow Pictures was heading into their television division, headed by Greg Coote and Jeffrey Hayes.[11] [12] Also that year, Village Roadshow Pictures started an international sales division called Village Roadshow Pictures International, that was led by Bobby Myers, who deal with Coote to acquire U.S. and international films for Roadshow in certain markets.[13]

In 1996, the Village Roadshow Pictures Television unit started up a joint venture with animator Yoram Gross to start a venture company that was dedicated to animation.[14] In 1997, Village Roadshow Pictures signed a deal with Intermedia to launch a joint venture company Village Intermedia Pictures.[15] The deal up broke several months later.[16] Also, Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow had signed EM.TV & Merchandising to a joint pact.[17] On 4 September 1997, the company underwent restructuring with Michael Lake joined the company as managing director.[18]

In 1997, the company had signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to finance their films for a five-year period. Bruce Berman, of the aborted Plan B Entertainment company was signed on as president of the studio.[19] Later that year, Village Roadshow Pictures and Intermedia decided to cut their ties and became independent again.[20]

On 2 October 1998, Village Roadshow Pictures announced that they would selling its television division in a management buyout to two Roadshow heads Greg Coote and Jeffrey Hayes, who had renamed Village Roadshow Pictures Television to Coote/Hayes Productions. Around the same time, Roadshow announced it was shutting down the international sales unit.[21] As part of its exit plan from the sales business, Roadshow sold international rights to its Western productions to Icon Entertainment International, and the Australian films to Beyond Films Limited.[22] [23] Also that year, Village Roadshow sold off its 50% stake in the Yoram Gross animated studio venture to EM.TV & Merchandising, which would become Yoram Gross-EM.TV.

In 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures extended their co-financing first look deal through 2017.[24] In May 2014, VRPG established a supplementary co-financing production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment which commenced with the release of The Equalizer and Annie. A second agreement was made due to the large amount of available capital.[6]

In 2015, VREG, the holding company of Village Roadshow Pictures and Village Roadshow Television, was recapitalized with a $480 million investment that included funds from Falcon Investment Advisors and Vine Alternative Investments.[25] Falcon Investment Advisors and Vine Alternative Investments added additional capital in April 2017 to take a controlling stake in the corporation.[26] This was to fund a new strategic plan for an expanded film slate and add production of television programs and other content forms.[27]

More recently, his Phantom Four company held by David S. Goyer has struck a first look deal with Village Roadshow Pictures.[28] On 27 September 2021, Bruce Berman announced that they would step himself down as CEO of the film studio.[29] On 14 December 2021, the company had signed a pact with Fox Entertainment to distribute pictures for Tubi and partnered with Kevin Garrett to launch Black Noir Cinema.[30] [31]

Filmography

Feature films

1990s

TitleDistributorRelease dateNotesBudgetBox office
BloodmoonCarolco Pictures22 March 1990N/A$419,769
Blood OathSkouras Pictures26 July 1990co-production with Sovereign Pictures, Charles Waterstreet Productions and Siege Productions$10 million$707,194
Until the End of the WorldWarner Bros. Pictures25 December 1991$23 million$752,856
Dead SleepVestron Video29 January 1992N/A
Hurricane SmithWarner Bros. Pictures31 January 1992$5 million$89,467
The Power of One27 March 1992co-production with Regency Enterprises, Le Studio Canal+ and Alcor Films$18 million$2.8 million
Turtle Beach1 May 1992co-production with Regency Enterprises and Le Studio Canal+N/A$778,535
Over the HillNew Line Home Video30 June 1992N/A
Fortress[32] Dimension Films3 September 1993co-production with Davis Entertainment$12 million$48 million
Lightning JackSavoy Pictures11 March 1994co-production with Lightning Ridge ProductionsN/A$25 million
The PhantomParamount Pictures7 June 1996co-production with The Ladd Company$45 million$23.5 million
Hotel de LoveLIVE Entertainment12 September 1996co-production with Pratt FilmsN/A$747,372
BulletNew Line Home VideoOctober 1996co-production with Clipsal Film PartnershipN/A
Paradise RoadFox Searchlight Pictures11 April 1997co-production with YTC Pictures and Planet Pictures$19 million$4 million
Broken EnglishSony Pictures Classics2 May 1997N/A$541,377
The WinnerLIVE Entertainment25 July 1997co-production with Clipsal Film PartnershipN/A
Critical Care31 October 1997co-production with ASQA Film Partnership and Live Film and Mediaworks$12 million$271,000
Diana & MeHollywood Pictures Home Video4 December 1997N/A$205,783
JoeyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures26 December 1997co-production with Pratt FilmsN/A
Tarzan and the Lost CityWarner Bros. Pictures24 April 1998co-production with Clipsal Film Partnership, Dieter Geissler Productions and Alta Vista Productions$20 million$2.2 million
Disturbing BehaviorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (North America)
Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
24 July 1998co-production with Village-Hoyts Film Partnership and Beacon Pictures$15 million$17.5 million
Practical MagicWarner Bros. Pictures16 October 1998co-production with Fortis Films and Di Novi Pictures$75 million$68.3 million
Occasional Coarse LanguageRoadshow Film DistributorsNovember 1998$40,000$909,475
Analyze ThisWarner Bros. Pictures5 March 1999co-production with NPV Entertainment, Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures, Face Productions and TriBeCa Productions$30 million$176.9 million
The Matrix31 March 1999co-production with Silver Pictures and Groucho II Film Partnership$63 million$467.2 million
A Walk on the MoonMiramax Films2 April 1999co-production with Punch Productions and Groucho Film Partnership$14 million$4.7 million
Love Lies BleedingWarner Bros. Pictures23 June 1999N/A
Deep Blue Sea28 July 1999co-production with Riche-Ludwig Productions and Groucho II Film Partnership$60 million$164.6 million
Three Kings1 October 1999co-production with Village-A.M. Film Partnership, Coast Ridge Films and Atlas Entertainment$48 million$107.7 million
Three to Tango22 October 1999co-production with Village-Hoyts Film Partnership and Outlaw Productions$20 million$10.6 million

2000s

TitleDistributorRelease dateNotesBudgetBox office
Eye of the BeholderDestination Films28 January 2000co-production with Ambridge Film Partnership, Behaviour Worldwide, Hit & Run Productions and Filmline International$35 million$17.6 million
GossipWarner Bros. Pictures21 April 2000co-production with NPV Entertainment and Outlaw Productions$24 million$12 million
Space Cowboys4 August 2000co-production with Clipsal Films, Mad Chance Productions and Malpaso Productions$60–65 million$128.9 million
Red Planet10 November 2000co-production with NPV Entertainment and The Canton Company$80 million$33.5 million
Miss Congeniality22 December 2000co-production with Fortis Films and Castle Rock Entertainment$45 million$212.7 million
Valentine2 February 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment and Dylan Sellers Productions$29 million$36.7 million
Saving SilvermanSony Pictures Releasing9 February 2001co-production with Columbia Pictures, NPV Entertainment and Original Film$22 million$26 million
Down to EarthParamount Pictures16 February 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment and Alphaville$30 million$71.2 million
See Spot RunWarner Bros. Pictures2 March 2001co-production with Robert Simonds Productions and NPV Entertainment$16 million$43 million
Exit Wounds16 March 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment and Silver Pictures$33 million$80 million
Swordfish8 June 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment, Silver Pictures and Jonathan D. Krane Productions$102 million$147.1 million
Cats & Dogs4 July 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment, Mad Chance Productions, Zide/Perry Productions and Cat Fight Pictures$60 million$200.7 million
Don't Say a Word20th Century Fox28 September 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Further Films, and Kopelson Entertainment$50 million$100 million
ZoolanderParamount Picturesco-production with VH1 Films, NPV Entertainment, Red Hour Films and Scott Rudin Productions$28 million$60.8 million
Hearts in AtlantisWarner Bros. Picturesco-production with NPV Entertainment and Castle Rock Entertainment$31 million$30.9 million
Training Day5 October 2001co-production with NPV Entertainment and Outlaw Productions$45 million$104.9 million
Ocean's Eleven7 December 2001co-production with Jerry Weintraub Productions, NPV Entertainment and Section Eight Productions$85 million$450.7 million
The Majestic21 December 2001co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment and Darkwoods Productions$72 million$37.3 million
Queen of the Damned22 February 2002co-production with NPV Entertainment and Material Productions$35 million$45.4 million
Showtime15 March 2002co-production with NPV Entertainment, Material Pictures and TriBeCa Productions$85 million$77.7 million
Eight Legged Freaks17 July 2002co-production with NPV Entertainment and Electric Entertainment$30 million$45 million
The Adventures of Pluto Nash16 August 2002co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment and Bregman Productions$100 million$7.1 million
Ghost Ship25 October 2002co-production with NPV Entertainment and Dark Castle Entertainment$20 million$68.3 million
Analyze That6 December 2002co-production with NPV Entertainment, Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures, Face Productions and TriBeCa Productions$60 million$55 million
Two Weeks Notice20 December 2002co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment and Fortis Films$60 million$199 million
Dreamcatcher21 March 2003co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment, WV Films II and Kasdan Pictures$68 million$75.7 million
Fat PizzaRoadshow Films10 April 2003N/A$2.1 million
The Matrix ReloadedWarner Bros. Pictures15 May 2003co-production with NPV Entertainment and Silver Pictures$127–150 million$741.8 million
Mystic River15 October 2003co-production with Malpaso Productions and NPV Entertainment$25–30 million$156.6 million
The Matrix Revolutions5 November 2003co-production with NPV Entertainment and Silver Pictures$110–150 million$427.3 million
Torque16 January 2004co-production with Original Film$40 million$46.5 million
Taking Lives19 March 2004co-production with Atmosphere Pictures$45 million$65.4 million
Catwoman23 July 2004co-production with Di Novi Pictures, Frantic Films, Maple Shade Films and Catwoman Films$100 million$82.1 million
Ocean's Twelve10 December 2004co-production with Jerry Weintraub Productions and Section Eight Productions$110 million$362.9 million
Constantine18 February 2005co-production with Vertigo DC Comics, The Donners' Company, Weed Road Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment$70–100 million$230.9 million
24 March 2005co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment and Fortis Films$45 million$101.3 million
House of Wax6 May 2005co-production with Dark Castle Entertainment$40 million$70.1 million
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory15 July 2005co-production with Theobald Film Productions, The Zanuck Company and Plan B Entertainment$150 million$475 million
The Dukes of Hazzard5 August 2005co-production with Gerber Pictures$53 million$109.8 million
Rumor Has It...25 December 2005co-production with Section Eight Productions and Spring Creek Productions$70 million$88.9 million
Firewall10 February 2006co-production with Beacon Pictures and Thunder Road Pictures$50 million$82.8 million
The Lake House16 June 2006co-production with Vertigo Entertainment and Sidus Pictures$40 million$114.8 million
Happy Feet17 November 2006co-production with Animal Logic, Kennedy Miller Productions and Kingdom Feature Productions$100 million$384.3 million
Unaccompanied Minors8 December 2006co-production with The Donners' Company$25 million$21.9 million
Music and Lyrics14 February 2007co-production with Reserve Room Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment$40 million$145.9 million
The Reaping5 April 2007co-production with Dark Castle Entertainment$40 million$62.8 million
Lucky You4 May 2007co-production with Deuce Three Productions, Flower Films and Di Novi Pictures$55 million$8.4 million
Ocean's Thirteen8 June 2007co-production with Jerry Weintraub Productions and Section Eight Productions$85 million$311.7 million
License to Wed3 July 2007co-production with Phoenix Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions, Underground Films and Management and Proposal Productions$35 million$70.2 million
No Reservations27 July 2007co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment$28 million$92.6 million
The Invasion17 August 2007co-production with Silver Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment$65–80 million$40.2 million
The Brave One14 September 2007co-production with Silver Pictures$70 million$69 million
December BoysWarner Independent Picturesco-production with Becker Entertainment$4 million$1.2 million
RogueDimension Films8 November 2007co-production with Emu Creek Productions$25 million$4.6 million
I Am LegendWarner Bros. Pictures14 December 2007co-production with Weed Road Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Heyday Films and Original Film$150 million$585.4 million
Speed Racer9 May 2008co-production with Silver Pictures and Anarchos Productions$120 million$93.9 million
Get Smart20 June 2008co-production with Mosaic Media Group, Atlas Entertainment, Mad Chance Productions and Callahan Filmworks$80 million$230.7 million
Nights in Rodanthe26 September 2008co-production with Di Novi PicturesN/A$84.8 million
Gran Torino12 December 2008co-production with Double Nickel Entertainment and Malpaso Productions$25–33 million$270 million
Yes Man19 December 2008co-production with The Zanuck Company and Heyday Films$70 million$223.2 million
Where the Wild Things Are16 October 2009co-production with Legendary Pictures, Playtone, Wild Things Productions, KLG Film Invest GmbH and The Worldwide Maurice International Company, Inc.$100 million$100.1 million
Sherlock Holmes25 December 2009co-production with Silver Pictures and Wigram Productions$90 million$524 million

2010s

TitleDistributorRelease dateNotesBudgetBox office
Sex and the City 2Warner Bros. Pictures27 May 2010with New Line Cinema; co-production with HBO Films$95 million$294.7 million
30 July 2010co-production with CD2 Pictures, Mad Chance Productions and Polymorphic Pictures$85 million$112.5 million
24 September 2010co-production with Animal Logic and GOG Productions$80 million$140.1 million
Life as We Know It8 October 2010co-production with Gold Circle Films and Josephson Entertainment$38 million$105.71 million
Happy Feet Two18 November 2011co-production with Dr. D Studios and Kennedy Miller Mitchell$135 million$150.4 million
16 December 2011co-production with Silver Pictures and Wigram Productions$125 million$543.8 million
The Lucky One10 April 2012co-production with Di Novi Pictures$25 million$99.4 million
Dark Shadows11 May 2012co-production with Infinitum Nihil, GK Films and The Zanuck Company$150 million$245.5 million
Gangster Squad11 January 2013co-production with Lin Pictures and Kevin McCormick Productions$60–75 million$105.2 million
Journey to the WestHuayi Brothers10 February 2013as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with Bingo Movie Development, Chinavision Media Group, Edko Films, China Film Group and Huayi BrothersN/A$215 million
101 ProposalsNew Classics Media12 February 2013as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with Fuji Television Network, China Film Group and Asia Times Cultural Media$31.2 million
The Great GatsbyWarner Bros. Pictures10 May 2013co-production with A&E Television, Bazmark Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment$105–190 million$353.6 million
Man of Tai Chi[33] RADiUS-TWC (North America)
Universal Pictures (International)
1 November 2013as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with China Film Group and Wanda Media$25 million$5.5 million
The Lego MovieWarner Bros. Pictures7 February 2014co-production with Warner Animation Group, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment and Lin Pictures$60–65 million$468.1 million
Winter's Tale14 February 2014co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures and Marc Platt Productions$75 million$30.8 million
Edge of Tomorrow6 June 2014co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment, Viz Productions and TC Productions$178 million$370.5 million
Into the Storm8 August 2014with New Line Cinema, co-production with Broken Road Productions and RatPac-Dune Entertainment$50 million$161.7 million
The EqualizerSony Pictures Releasing26 September 2014co-production with Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Escape Artists, Mace Neufeld Productions and Zhiv Productions$55–73 million$192.3 million
The JudgeWarner Bros. Pictures10 October 2014co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Team Downey and Big Kid Pictures$45–50 million$84.4 million
AnnieSony Pictures Releasing19 December 2014co-production with Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Olive Bridge Entertainment and Marcy Media Films$65–78 million$133.8 million
American SniperWarner Bros. Pictures25 December 2014co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Mad Chance Productions, 22nd & Indiana Pictures and Malpaso Productions$59 million$547.4 million
Jupiter Ascending6 February 2015co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Anarchos Productions$176–210 million$183.9 million
Well Go USA Entertainment (United States)
Desen International Media (China)
Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
19 February 2015as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with Beijing Enlight Pictures, K. Pictures and Shenzhen Wus Entertainment$30 million$64.47 million
Warner Bros. Pictures15 May 2015co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Kennedy Miller Mitchell$154.6-185.1 million$415.2 million
San Andreas29 May 2015with New Line Cinema; co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Flynn Picture Company$110 million$474 million
Mountain CryFortissimo Films10 October 2015as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with Beijing Hairun PicturesN/A
GoosebumpsSony Pictures Releasing16 October 2015co-production with Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, LStar Capital, Original Film and Scholastic Entertainment$58–84 million$158.3 million
In the Heart of the SeaWarner Bros. Pictures11 December 2015co-production with Imagine Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Roth Films, COTT Productions, Enelmar Productions A.I.E., Spring Creek Pictures and Kia Jam$100 million$93.9 million
Concussion[34] Sony Pictures Releasing25 December 2015co-production with Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital and Scott Free Productions$35–57 million$48.6 million
The Brothers Grimsby11 March 2016co-production with Columbia Pictures. LStar Capital, Four by Two Films, Big Talk Productions and Working Title Films$35 million$28 million
The Legend of TarzanWarner Bros. Pictures1 July 2016co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Riche/Ludwig Productions and Beaglepug Films$180 million$356.7 million
GhostbustersSony Pictures Releasing15 July 2016co-production with Columbia Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company, Pascal Pictures, Feigco Entertainment and Ghost Corps$144 million$229.1 million
Sully[35] Warner Bros. Pictures9 September 2016co-production with Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Malpaso Productions and Orange Corp.$60 million$240.8 million
The Magnificent SevenSony Pictures Releasing23 September 2016co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Pin High Productions, Escape Artists and Fuqua Films$90–107 million$162.4 million
Hide and SeekN/A4 November 2016as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with New Clues FilmsN/A
Collateral BeautyWarner Bros. Pictures16 December 2016co-production with New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment, Anonymous Content, PalmStar Media and Likely Story$36–40.3 million$88.5 million
PassengersSony Pictures Releasing21 December 2016co-production with Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Wanda Pictures, Original Film, Company Films and Start Motion Pictures$110–150 million$303.1 million
Fist Fight[36] Warner Bros. Pictures17 February 2017co-production with New Line Cinema, 21 Laps Entertainment, Wrigley Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment$22–25 million$41.1 million
Going in Style7 April 2017co-production with New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and De Line Pictures$25 million$84.9 million
12 May 2017co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures, Safehouse Pictures and Ritchie/Wigram Productions$175 million$148.7 million
The House30 June 2017co-production with New Line Cinema, Gary Sanchez Productions and Good Universe$40 million$34.2 million
Bleeding SteelLionsgate Films22 December 2017as Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; co-production with Heyi Pictures and Perfect World Pictures$65 million$48.8 million
[37] Warner Bros. Pictures9 February 2018co-production with Malpaso Productions and Access Entertainment$30 million$57.1 million
Ready Player One29 March 2018co-production with Amblin Partners, Amblin Entertainment, Access Entertainment, De Line Pictures and Farah Films & Management$155–175 million$592.2 million
Ocean's 88 June 2018co-production with Smokehouse Pictures and Larger Than Life Productions$70 million$297.8 million
Joker4 October 2019co-production with Bron Creative, Joint Effort, and DC Films$55–70 million$1.074 billion

2020s

TitleDistributorRelease dateNotesBudgetBox office
The Matrix ResurrectionsWarner Bros. Pictures22 December 2021co-production with Venus Castina Productions and Deutscher Filmförderfonds$190 million$159.2 million
CinnamonTubi23 June 2023co-production with Fox Entertainment Studios and Content Cartel StudiosN/A
Murder City29 June 2023
WonkaWarner Bros. Pictures15 December 2023co-production with Heyday Films and The Roald Dahl Story Company$125 million$632.3 million

Upcoming

!Title!Distributor!Release date!Notes
Ready Player Two[38] Warner Bros. PicturesTBAco-production with Amblin Entertainment, De Line Pictures and Farah Films & Management
San Andreas 2[39] co-production with Flynn Picture Company
Sherlock Holmes 3[40] co-production with Rideback, Team Downey and Silver Pictures
Training Day: Day of the Riot[41] co-production with Outlaw Productions
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon[42] co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, Stampede Ventures, Sanibel Films and Origin Story
I Am Legend 2[43] co-production with Westbrook Studios, Weed Road Pictures and Outlier Society

Television series

YearSeriesNetworkNotesSeasonsEpisodes
1993-1994Paradise BeachNine Networkco-production with Genesis Entertainment2260
1995-1999FlipperSyndication/PAXfirst three seasons only; co-production with Samuel Goldwyn Television, Tribune Entertainment and MGM Television561
1995-1996[44] Foxco-production with Hard Eight Pictures and 20th Century Fox Television123
1996-1997Pacific DriveNine Networkco-production with New World Entertainment2390
1997-1998Night Man[45] Syndicationseason 1 only; co-production with Glen Larson Entertainment Network, Atlantis Films and Tribune Entertainment122
1998-1999Tales of the South SeasNetwork Tenco-production with CLT-UFA, Gaumont Television and South Pacific Pictures
Nine Networkco-production with Yoram Gross Film Studios, Teleimages I-T-I and Videal26
Dumb BunniesCBSco-production with Yoram Gross Film Studios, Nelvana and Scottish Television Enterprises

Television movies

TitleNetworkRelease dateNotes
Trapped in SpaceSci-Fi Channel19 October 1994co-production with CNM Entertainment and Wilshire Court Productions
SaharaShowtime25 April 1995co-production with TriStar Television
The TicketUSA Network6 August 1997co-production with CNM Entertainment and Wilshire Court Productions
Meteorites!3 June 1998co-production with Wilshire Court Productions
The Fury Within28 October 1998co-production with Wilshire Court Productions
Alien CargoUPN28 January 1999co-production with Wilshire Court Productions
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost WorldTNT3 April 1999pilot movie only; co-production with St. Clare Entertainment, Telescene and The Fremantle Corporation
MonsterUPN12 November 1999co-production with Wilshire Court Productions
The Magicians10 March 2000co-production with Wilshire Court Productions
Code 11-14CBS24 August 2003co-production with Wilshire Court Productions and Carlton America

Television miniseries

TitleNetworkRelease dateNotesEpisodes
CBS11–13 February 1996co-production with The Wolper Organization and Warner Bros. Television2
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaABC11–12 May 1997co-production with The Frederick S. Pierce Company

Notes and References

  1. News: Lang. Brent. Village Roadshow Sells Controlling Stake. 19 April 2017. Variety. 19 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Village Roadshow Australia Begins Sale Talks as Coronavirus Weighs on Business . Frater . Patrick . 18 May 2020 . Variety . 31 May 2020 . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526125307/https://variety.com/2020/biz/asia/village-roadshow-australia-sale-talks-bgh-coronavirus-1234609114/ . live .
  3. News: Groves. Don. Village Roadshow Pictures Bets on Three Potential Hollywood Franchises. 15 March 2016. Forbes. 26 February 2015.
  4. News: Ellingson. Annlee. Village Roadshow closes $480 million in capital for 'Ghostbusters,' Spielberg flick. 15 March 2016. Los Angeles Business. 14 September 2015.
  5. News: Eller. Claudia. For Warner and Roadshow Studios, No Need to Analyze Joint Ventures. 15 March 2016. Los Angeles Times. 5 March 2009.
  6. News: Cheney. Alexandra. Village Roadshow Inks Co-Finance Deal with Sony Pictures (EXCLUSIVE). 30 November 2015. Variety. Variety Media. 5 May 2014.
  7. Book: Goldsmith, Ben . Local Hollywood . . 2010 . 9780702238017.
  8. Book: Denison, Rayna . Superheroes on World Screens . . 2015-05-26 . 9781626746749.
  9. Web site: Groves. Don. 1994-03-03. Asian market boom may be local. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  10. News: 1992-12-14 . Paradise found . 18 . . 2023-06-08.
  11. Web site: Groves. Don. 1995-09-18. Roadshow subsid bows TV division. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  12. News: Littleton . Cynthia . 1995-10-02 . Village Roadshow expands TV reach . 30 . . 2023-06-08.
  13. Web site: Groves . Don . 1995-04-24 . VILLAGE ROADSHOW MOVES INTO PIX SALES . 2023-06-14 . Variety . en-US.
  14. Web site: Muttalib. Bashirah. 2000-05-11. Yoram Gross Studios flips for animated series. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  15. Web site: Petrikin. Chris. Weiner. Rex. 1997-04-21. Intermedia & Roadshow link. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  16. Web site: Cox. Dan. 1997-10-15. Village, Intermedia split. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  17. Web site: Guider. Elizabeth. 1997-10-07. Yoram Gross, EM.TV pact. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  18. Web site: . 1997-09-04. Lake takes new post at Village Roadshow. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  19. Web site: Karon. Paul. 1997-12-10. WB takes a Village. 2021-09-14. Variety. en-US.
  20. Web site: Cox . Dan . 1997-10-15 . Village, Intermedia split . 2023-06-14 . Variety . en-US.
  21. Web site: Groves. Don. 1998-10-02. Roadshow will ankle L.A.. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  22. Web site: Carver . Benedict . 1998-10-29 . Village’s Roadshow . 2023-06-14 . Variety . en-US.
  23. Web site: Groves . Don . 1998-10-09 . Village goes Beyond . 2023-06-14 . Variety . en-US.
  24. Web site: Fritz . Ben . 2012-11-26 . Village Roadshow, Warner Bros. renew film finance deal . 2023-06-14 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2015-09-14 . Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Secures $480M in Capital . 2023-06-14 . www.businesswire.com . en.
  26. Web site: Lang . Brent . 2017-04-19 . Village Roadshow Sells Controlling Stake . 2023-06-14 . Variety . en-US.
  27. News: Hipes . Patrick . Steve Mosko Lands At Village Roadshow Entertainment Group As CEO . 25 October 2018 . Deadline . 25 October 2018.
  28. Web site: Kroll. Justin. 2021-09-10. David Goyer's Phantom Four Films Signs First-Look Deal With Village Roadshow, Sets 'Reincarnation Of Peter Proud' As First Project. 2021-09-14. Deadline. en-US.
  29. Web site: Lang. Brent. 2021-09-27. Bruce Berman Steps Down as Village Roadshow Pictures CEO, Ending 24-Year Run. 2021-12-11. Variety. en-US.
  30. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 2021-12-14 . Village Roadshow and Kevin Garnett Launch Black Noir Cinema Franchise on Tubi (EXCLUSIVE) . 2023-07-06 . Variety . en-US.
  31. Web site: TUBI STRIKES MAJOR FILM DEAL WITH VILLAGE ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT GROUP . 2023-07-06 . stylemagazine.com.
  32. Web site: Miramax takes domestic rights to CTHV's 'Fortress'. 1993-04-05. 2020-09-27.
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