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| name = Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group<ref name="sony picture">{{cite web|title=Onboarding :: Motion Picture Group|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/onboarding/about-sony-pictures-entertainment/spe-divisions/motion-picture-group.php|website=sonypictures.com|publisher=Sony Pictures}}</ref><ref name="sony picture 2">{{cite web|title=Divisions - Sony Pictures|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html|website=sonypictures.com|publisher=Sony Pictures}}</ref> |
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| name = Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group |
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| homepage = [http://www.sonypictures.com/] |
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The '''Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group'''<ref name="sony picture"/><ref name="sony picture 2"/> is an [[United States|American]] [[film]] [[production company]] and the result of a merger between [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.]] and [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar Pictures, Inc.]] in 1998. The company is a division of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group<ref name="sony picture"/><ref name="sony picture 2"/> was launched in 1998 as a current division of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], owned by [[Sony]]. It also has many of Sony Pictures' current motion picture subsidiaries as part of it. Its subsidiaries were [[Columbia Pictures]], [[TriStar Pictures]], [[Triumph Films]], [[Sony Pictures Classics]], and Sony Pictures Releasing. |
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In 1999, |
In 1999, Sony Pictures launched [[Screen Gems]] as a film studio, an American film production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group<ref name="sony picture"/><ref name="sony picture 2"/> that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. |
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In 2002, [[Columbia TriStar Television]] was shut down, and folded into [[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 has the "Columbia TriStar" brand name in its name. |
In 2002, [[Columbia TriStar Television]] was shut down, and folded into [[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 has the "Columbia TriStar" brand name in its name, before a subsequent rename to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group<ref name="sony picture"/><ref name="sony picture 2"/>. |
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In 2013, [[TriStar Productions]] was launched, as a joint venture of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] and [[Thomas Rothman]]. |
In 2013, [[TriStar Productions]] was launched, as a joint venture of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] and [[Thomas Rothman]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions]] |
*[[Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]] |
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Revision as of 22:15, 16 June 2015
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Company type | Division of Sony Pictures |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1998) |
Headquarters | Culver City, California, U.S |
Key people | Steve Bersch, President Michael Helfand, Vice President of Business Affairs |
Products | Motion pictures |
Owner | Sony |
Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Website | [1] |
The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[1][2] is an American film production company and the result of a merger between Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TriStar Pictures, Inc. in 1998. The company is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
History
The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[1][2] was launched in 1998 as a current division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, owned by Sony. It also has many of Sony Pictures' current motion picture subsidiaries as part of it. Its subsidiaries were Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Sony Pictures Releasing.
In 1999, Sony Pictures launched Screen Gems as a film studio, an American film production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[1][2] that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation.
In 2002, Columbia TriStar Television was shut down, and folded into 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 has the "Columbia TriStar" brand name in its name, before a subsequent rename to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[1][2].
In 2013, TriStar Productions was launched, as a joint venture of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Thomas Rothman.
Production deals
Active producer deals
- Escape Artists (2001-)
- Ghost House Pictures (2004-)
- Happy Madison (1999-)
- Castle Rock Entertainment (2004-present)
- Lakeshore Entertainment (1999-)
- Original Film (1999-)
- Overbrook Entertainment (2001-)
- Point Grey Pictures (2013-)
- Relativity Media (2006-)
- Will Packer Productions (2014-)
- Apatow Productions (2003- )
- Gracie Films (1994-)
Former producer deals
- Amblin Entertainment (1991-2012)
- Mandalay Pictures (1996-present)
- Phoenix Pictures (1996-2006)
- Rainforest Films (2005-2014)
- Beacon Pictures (1992-1997)
- Lynda Obst Productions (1989-1993)
Distribution deals
- Carolco Pictures (1985-1994)
- Castle Rock Entertainment (1989-1998)
- HBO Pictures (1984-1986)
- Revolution Studios (2001-2007)
- Weintraub Entertainment Group (1988-1989)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (2005-present)
Film subsidiaries
Current
- Columbia Pictures
- TriStar Pictures
- TriStar Productions
- Screen Gems
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Sony Pictures Releasing International
- Monumental Pictures
- Sony Pictures Releasing International
Active In-name-only
Highest-grossing films
Rank | Title | Year | Domestic gross | Notes |
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1 | Spider-Man | 2002 | $403,706,375 | |
2 | Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | $373,585,825 | |
3 | Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | $336,530,303 | |
4 | Skyfall | 2012 | $304,360,277 | |
5 | The Amazing Spider-Man | 2012 | $262,030,663 | |
6 | Men in Black | 1997 | $250,690,539 | |
7 | Ghostbusters | 1984 | $229,242,989 | |
8 | Hancock | 2008 | $227,946,274 | |
9 | The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | $217,536,138 | |
10 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | $204,843,345 | |
11 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 2014 | $202,853,933 | |
12 | 22 Jump Street | 2014 | $191,719,337 | |
13 | Men in Black II | 2002 | $190,418,803 | |
14 | Hitch | 2005 | $179,495,555 | |
15 | Men in Black 3 | 2012 | $179,020,854 | |
16 | Tootsie | 1982 | $177,200,000 | |
17 | The Karate Kid | 2010 | $176,591,618 | |
18 | Air Force One | 1997 | $172,956,409 | |
19 | Quantum of Solace | 2008 | $168,368,427 | |
20 | Casino Royale | 2006 | $167,445,960 | |
21 | 2012 | 2009 | $166,112,167 | |
22 | The Pursuit of Happyness | 2006 | $163,566,459 | |
23 | Big Daddy | 1999 | $163,479,795 | |
24 | Grown Ups | 2010 | $162,001,186 | |
25 | Jerry Maguire | 1996 | $153,952,592 |