Stage 6 Films

Stage 6 Films

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Culver City, California, USA
Products	Motion pictures
Owner	Sony Pictures Entertainment (Sony)
Parent	Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

Stage 6 Films is an American film company created by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions that acquires, produces and distributes 10–15 low budget films each year. It is SPWA's fifth specialty label and, overall, is the seventh theatrical label by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The label takes its name from the location of its main office, the Stage 6 building at Sony Pictures Studios (originally an actual sound stage used for such films as The Wizard of Oz).^[1][2]

History

in 2007, Stage 6 Films was created by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, the division will produce, acquire and distribute low budget (approx $10 million), the films will be offered to all Sony labels, if all pass, Stage 6 will send the film to different companies such as Samuel Goldwyn Films, Freestyle Releasing. Once a film is finished, the label will decide if the film shall bow theatrically or a different platform.^[3] Adrian Alperovich, Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, said Stage 6's slate will mostly be geared toward ancillary markets.^[1]

Stage 6 releases

2000s

• Missionary Man (2007) (first film)
• Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
• Linewatch (2008)
• The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
• Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
• Felon (2008)
• Insanitarium (2008)
• Impulse (2008)
• April Fool's Day (2008)
• Pistol Whipped (2008)
• The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
• Zombie Strippers (2008) (co-released with Triumph Films)
• Conspiracy (2008)
• Three Can Play That Game (2008)
• Boogeyman 3 (2008) (in association with Ghost House Pictures)
• Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008)
• Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)
• Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)
• Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (2009)
• The Lodger (2009)
• The Grudge 3 (2009)
• Moon (2009) (first theatrical film; co-production with Sony Pictures Classics)
• Dark Country (2009)
• Red Sands (2009)
• The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
• Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

2010s

• Ice Castles (2010)
• Wild Things: Foursome (2010) (produced by Mandalay Pictures and RCR Media Group)
• The Experiment (2010)
• Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010)
• 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010) (in association with Ghost House Pictures)
• Lake Placid 3 (2010)
• The Hit List (2011) (in association with Up Load Films and Motion Picture Corporation of America)
• S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011) (co-distributed with RCR Media Group)
• Game of Death (2011) (in association with Voltage Pictures and Perpetual Entertainment)
• The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
• Jumping the Broom (2011) (theatrically distributed by TriStar Pictures)
• Colombiana (2011) (co-distributed by TriStar Pictures, and EuropaCorp)
• A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) (co-release with Samuel Goldwyn Films and Endgame Entertainment)
• Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
• Arena (2011) (in association with Motion Picture Corporation of America, RCR Media Group, and Zero Gravity Management)
• Attack the Block (2011) (co-release with Screen Gems)
• Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011) (produced by Mandalay Pictures)
• Hostel: Part III (2011) (in association with RCR Media Group)
• Sparkle (2012) (co-production with TriStar Pictures)
• Meeting Evil (2012) (co-distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Destination Films)
• Bel Ami (2012) (co-distributed by with Magnolia Pictures)
• The Raid: Redemption (2012) (co-production with Sony Pictures Classics and Alliance Films)
• Tonight You're Mine (2012) (co-distributed by Roadside Attractions)
• Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)
• The Swan Princess Christmas (produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios)
• The Call (2013) (theatrically distributed by TriStar Pictures)
• 2 Guns (2013) (international theatrically distribution by TriStar Pictures)
• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) (co-distributed by FilmDistrict)
• Her (2013) (international only, with Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Cold Comes the Night (2013) (co-released with Samuel Goldwyn Films. Produced by Syncopated Films)
• The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale (2013) (produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Crest Animation Studios)
• Austenland (2013) (co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Produced by Fickle Fish Films and Maxie Pictures)
• The Raid 2 (2014) (co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Produced by Merantau Film and XYZ Films)
• Appleseed: Alpha (2014) (co-production with Sola Films)
• Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) (co-distributed by Gramercy Pictures and theatrically distributed by TriStar Pictures)
• The Final Girls (2015) (co-distributed by Vertical Entertainment)
• The Bronze (2015) (co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)
• Hello, My Name Is Doris (2016) (co-distributed by Roadside Attractions)
• The Meddler (2016) (co-distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)
• Special Correspondents (2016) (co-distributed by Netflix)
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) (US theatrical distribution only; co-distributed by Square Enix. Produced by Visual Works, Digic Pictures, and Image Engine.)
• Don't Breathe (2016) (co-distributed by Screen Gems)
• Certain Women (2016) (international distribution only, theatrical distribution by IFC Films)^[4]
• Arrival (2016) (international distribution only with Sony Pictures, U.S distribution by Paramount Pictures)^[5]

See also

• Columbia Pictures
• Screen Gems
• TriStar Pictures
• Triumph Films

References

1. Sony launches new production division Stage 6 Films
2. Sony Announces Stage 6 Films
3. Kay, Jeremy (October 9, 2007). "Sony launches new production division Stage 6 Films". screendaily.com.
4. McNary, Dave (April 16, 2015). "Sony Buys Kelly Reichardt Drama Starring Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
5. McNary, Dave (May 18, 2014). "CANNES: Amy Adams Sci-Fier 'Story of Your Life' Sold to Sony for Most Territories". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2016.