Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
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| Division | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded |
1998 (as Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Culver City, California, U.S. |
Key people |
Tom Rothman (Chairman) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Divisions |
Destination Films Stage 6 Films Affirm Films |
| Website | sonypictures.com |
The Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (commonly known as the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group and formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013) is an American film group as the result of merging Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TriStar Pictures, Inc. in 1998.[1] The company is a division of Sony Pictures.
History
The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group was launched in 1998 as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, as a current division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, owned by Sony. It also has many of Sony Pictures's current motion picture divisions as part of it. Its divisions at that time were Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Sony Pictures Releasing.
On December 8, 1998, SPE resurrected its former animation and television division Screen Gems as a film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation.[2]
In 2002, Columbia TriStar Television was renamed as Sony Pictures Television. The last two remaining companies, with the "Columbia TriStar" brand in its name, were Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, and the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment became Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2004 and Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group became the only subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment that used the "Columbia TriStar" brand name in its name.
In 2013, TriStar Productions was launched, as a joint venture of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Thomas Rothman.[3][4]
In October 2013, Sony Pictures renamed its motion picture group as the "Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group". Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks were moved from Sony Pictures Digital to its motion picture group.
On June 2, 2016, Doug Belgrad had announced to step down as president of the SPMPG and will transition his role as producer at the studio.[5] Belgrad was promoted as president of the SPMPG back in 2014.[5]
Film divisions
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Production and distribution deals
- Cross Creek Pictures[6] (2015–present)
- Marvel Entertainment (1999-present) (co-production only)
- Marvel Studios (2015-present)
Financers
- Village Roadshow Pictures (2001, 2014–present)[7]
- LStar Capital and CitiBank[8] (2014–present)
- Cross Creek Pictures (2015–present)
Film series
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blondie | 1938-1950 | |
| Five Little Peppers | 1939-1940 | |
| Boston Blackie | 1941-1949 | |
| Crime Doctor | 1943-1949 | |
| The Whistler | 1944-1948 | |
| Rusty | 1945-1949 | |
| Jungle Jim | 1948-1956 | |
| Ghostbusters | 1984-present | |
| The Karate Kid | 1984-present | |
| Sniper | 1993-present | |
| Bad Boys | 1995-present | |
| Anaconda | 1997-present | |
| Men in Black | 1997-present | |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | 1997-2006 | |
| Starship Troopers | 1997-2012 | |
| Wild Things | 1998-2010 | |
| Urban Legends | 1998-2005 | |
| Vampires | 1998-2005 | |
| Stuart Little | 1999-present | |
| Resident Evil | 2002-present | |
| Spider-Man | 2002-present | |
| Underworld | 2003-present | |
| The Grudge | 2004-present | |
| Boogeyman | 2005-2008 | |
| Hostel | 2005-2011 | |
| Open Season | 2006-present | |
| The Smurfs | 2011-present | |
| Hotel Transylvania | 2012-present |
Highest-grossing films
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See also
References
- ↑ "Sony Hitches TriStar to Col", Variety, March 31, 1998.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Times" Sony Forms New Movie Division articles.latimes.com December 8, 1998, Retrieved on 4 April 2016
- ↑ Abrams, Rachel (August 1, 2013). "Tom Rothman in Joint Venture With Sony to Run TriStar Productions". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ CIEPLY, MICHAEL (August 1, 2013). "Sony Hires Rothman to Head Revived TriStar Unit". New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- 1 2 Doug Belgrad exits as president of Sony Pictures' motion picture group latimes.com, Retrieved on June 3, 2016
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. "Cross Creek Pictures Moving To Sony; 3-Year Deal To Co-Fi, Produce Films From 'Black Mass' And 'Black Swan' Maker".
- ↑ "Variety" Village Roadshow Inks Co-Finance Deal with Sony Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com, Retrieved on 3 April 2016
- ↑ Fleming, Mike, Jr (April 8, 2014). "Sony Closes Slate Co-Fi Deal With Lone Star Capital, CitiBank". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
External links
- Official Sony Pictures website
- Columbia Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
- Columbia Pictures Corporation at the Internet Movie Database
- TriStar Pictures at the Internet Movie Database
- The History of a Logo: The Lady with the Torch
