Other notable films included Affliction (1998), Gods and Monsters (1998), Dogma (1999), American Psycho (2000), Cube 2: Hypercube (2002), Open Water (2003), Saw (2004), The Punisher (2004) and the Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), which had been the studio's highest-grossing film until the release of The Hunger Games in 2012. Its first major box office success was American Psycho in 2000, which began a trend of producing and distributing films too controversial for the major American studios, including Lolita (1997). In June 1998, LGE purchased International Movie Group, whose film library included Jean-Claude Van Damme's Kickboxer. LGEC also purchased the Vancouver-based North Shore Studios, which became Lions Gate Studios.
Cinépix was renamed Lions Gate Films on January 12, 1998.
LGEC purchased Cinépix and kept its leadership. Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (LGEC) was formed in the summer of 1997 by Jonathan Mardikian, a banker who had dabbled in feature film financing. distribution arm and 56 percent of Ciné-Groupe, an animated film production company. īy 1997, Cinépix had a New York-based U.S. In 1987, Cinepix formed a new home video company called Cinépix Home Video to collect 3,000 films from Victory Pictures.įrom 1989 to 1994, Cinépix was partners with Famous Players in C/FP Distribution, which was renamed Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) after the former bought out the latter's stake in the organization. the company formed Cinépix Classics a division distributing classic films (including United Artists' pre-1952 films except for the Samuel Goldwyn Productions/TCP films) and art house films. On September 15, the Acquisition was complete and Victory was renamed as Cinépix Pictures Corporation. In January 17, 1980, Cinépix announced to purchase Victory Pictures Corporation right under MGM/UA Merger in America. Cinépix become Canada's first studio without an actual studio lot, becoming the new Canadian distributor in History. Vancouver and Cinépix has created and celebrated the coming for the new era of Canadian Cinema in 1971, with the birth of Astral Films Limited (now part of Bell Media). The company also distributed art-house films like grunge rock documentary Hype, Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66, and SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist. The company was also responsible for launching the careers of, among others, David Cronenberg ( Shivers) and Ivan Reitman ( Meatballs). Initially a distribution company, Cinépix's first production was the 1969 erotic drama Valérie, which garnered $1 million in Quebec. Cinépix was a leading Canadian independent motion picture company, releasing both English- and French-language films and making ten to 12 modestly budgeted titles annually. It focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film series, including The Twilight Saga and Step Up (both partially, via the firm's 2012 acquisition of two franchise's distributor Summit Entertainment the latter has distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures since its first film), The Hunger Games, Rambo, Divergent, The Punisher (prior to Marvel Studios acquiring its rights back in 2013), John Wick, Saw, Hostel, The Expendables, Sinister, Madea, Blair Witch, and Now You See Me.Ĭinépix was founded in 1962 by John Dunning and Andre Link and was based in Montreal. It is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in French Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. Grindstone Entertainment Group Pantelion Films (50%) Roadside Attractions (45%) Summit Entertainment Codeblack Films Good Universe
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