Hyde Park Entertainment is an independent film and television production and finance company founded by Ashok Amritraj and David Hoberman in 1999.
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| Hyde Park Entertainment Group | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | |
| Predecessors | Mandeville Films (pre-1999) |
| Founded | July 26, 1999 |
| Founders | Ashok Amritraj David Hoberman |
| Headquarters | Ventura Boulevard, , United States |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Divisions | Hyde Park International |
| Website | hydeparkentertainment.com |
History
editOn July 26, 1999, Ashok Amritraj, co-founder of Franchise Pictures, together with David Hoberman, founder of Mandeville Films, founded Hyde Park Entertainment, with funds of $200 million and a slate of six pictures. The title came from Hyde Park, London.[1] The startup company signed a first-look deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a second look deal at The Walt Disney Studios, both of them were on nonexclusive agreements. Mandeville initially went inactive.[2]
On August 12, 1999, Eureka, a consortium of Kirch Group and Mediaset signed a distribution deal with Hyde Park Entertainment for the distribution of titles and invested in the home video, television and theatrical distribution rights of its titles.[3] By December 12, 2000, the company signed a deal with Nordisk Film to handle titles for the European market.[4]
In 2002, David Hoberman left the company so the company was allowed to reopen the initially-inactive Mandeville Films at the Walt Disney Studios.[5] By that year, Jon Jashni became the company's president.[6] In 2003, the company attempted to enter television production, but it never materialized.[7] After a string of flops, the company scored its first hit with Bringing Down the House.[8]
On July 27, 2005, Hyde Park ended its deal with MGM and agreed to a co-financing and production deal with 20th Century Fox.[9] In 2007, the company entered into Indian-language production with a deal with Adlabs Films,[10][11] and a year later, the company is setting up its Asian fund with $74 million.[12][13] On November 2, 2008, the company set up a deal with Image Nation Abu Dhabi to co-finance films with global apparel.[14]
In 2011, the company partnered with China's Angel Wings Entertainment to co-fund pictures,[15] as well as a deal with National Geographic to partner in various feature films.[16][17]
In 2022, Hyde Park and Warner Music Entertainment launched the Hyde Park Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment Asian Women Fellowship, in partnership with Film Independent, which will showcase women-identifying writers and writer-directors who are Asian or part of the Asian Diaspora. The Fellowship is aligned with Hyde Park and Warner Music Group's shared, ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion.[18]
The recently announced Hyde Park Asia slate includes the Pulitzer Prize runner-up Maximum City to be directed by Anurag Kashyap and the best-selling novel Paradise Towers with filmmaker Zoya Akhtar.[19]
Production filmography
edit2000s
edit| Title | Release date | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antitrust | January 12, 2001 | MGM Distribution Co. | co-production with Industry Entertainment, Epsilon Motion Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $30 million | $18.2 million |
| What's the Worst That Could Happen? | June 1, 2001 | co-production with Turman-Morrisey Company and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $60 million | $38.4 million | |
| Original Sin | August 3, 2001 | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $26–42 million | $35.4 million | |
| Bandits | October 23, 2001 | co-production with Epsilon Motion Pictures, Empire Pictures, Baltimore Pictures, Spring Creek Productions, Cheyenne Enterprises and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $75 million | $67.6 million | |
| Moonlight Mile | October 4, 2002 | Buena Vista Pictures | co-production with Epsilon Motion Pictures, Reveal Entertainment, Gran Via Productions and Touchstone Pictures | $21 million | $10 million |
| Bringing Down the House | March 7, 2003 | co-production with Mandeville Films and Touchstone Pictures | $33 million | $164.7 million | |
| Walking Tall | April 2, 2004 | MGM Distribution Co. | co-production with Mandeville Films, Burke/Samples/Foster Productions, WWE Films and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $46 million | $57.2 million |
| Raising Helen | May 28, 2004 | Buena Vista Pictures | co-production with Beacon Pictures, Mandeville Films and Touchstone Pictures | $50 million | $49.7 million |
| Shopgirl | October 21, 2005 | co-production with Epsilon Motion Pictures and Touchstone Pictures; international distribution through 20th Century Fox. | N/A | $11.7 million | |
| Dreamer | DreamWorks Distribution LLC | co-production with Tollin/Robbins Productions, Epsilon Motion Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures | $32 million | $39.5 million | |
| The Astronaut Farmer | February 23, 2007 | Warner Bros. Pictures | international distribution only; produced by Spring Creek Pictures and Polish Brothers Construction | $13 million | $11.1 million |
| Premonition | March 16, 2007 | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with TriStar Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Epsilon Motion Pictures and Offspring Entertainment | $20 million | $84.1 million |
| Death Sentence | August 31, 2007 | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Baldwin Entertainment Group | $10 million | $17 million |
| Battle in Seattle | September 8, 2007 | Redwood Palms Pictures | co-production with Grosvenor Park | $10 million | $886,461 |
| Trade | September 28, 2007 | Roadside Attractions | uncredited; co-production with Centropolis Entertainment and VIP Medienfonds | N/A | $1.5 million |
| Trick 'r Treat | December 9, 2007 | Warner Premiere | uncredited; co-production with Legendary Pictures and Bad Hat Harry Productions | $12 million | $27,909 |
| Flawless | March 28, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures | co-production with Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Delux Productions, Future Films, Luxembourg Film Fund, Blue Rider Entertainment and Zero Gravity Management | $20 million | $6.8 million |
| The Children of Huang Shi | April 3, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics | international distribution only; co-production with Screen Australia, Ming Productions, Zero West Filmproduktion, Cheerland Entertainment and Bluewater Pictures | $40 million | $8.2 million |
| Asylum | July 15, 2008 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Mad Scientist Productions | $10 million | N/A |
| Traitor | August 27, 2008 | Overture Films | co-production with Crescendo Productions and Mandeville Films; international distribution by Paramount Vantage | $22 million | $27.6 mllion |
| The Other End of the Line | October 31, 2008 | MGM Distribution Co. | co-production with Adlabs and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $2.5 million | $507,534 |
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | February 27, 2009 | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Capcom and Adlabs Films | $50 million | $12.8 million |
| Echelon Conspiracy | After Dark Films | international distribution only; co-production with Dark Castle Entertainment, Mobicom Entertainment and Zinc Entertainment | N/A | $2.1 million | |
| The City of Your Final Destination | March 21, 2009 | Screen Media Films | co-production with Merchant Ivory Productions | $8.3 million | $1.4 million |
| Dark Country | October 6, 2009 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | co-production with Stage 6 Films | $5 million | N/A |
2010s
edit| Title | Release date | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machete | September 3, 2010 | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Overnight Films and Troublemaker Studios | $10.5 million | $45.5 million |
| Leonie | November 20, 2010 | Vertigo Films | N/A | N/A | |
| Blue Valentine | December 29, 2010 | The Weinstein Company | international sales only; co-production with Hunting Lane Films and Silverwood Films | $1 million | $16.6 million |
| Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | April 29, 2011 | Omni/Freestyle Releasing | co-production with Omnilab Media Group and Platinum Studios, Inc. | $20 million | $5.8 million |
| Our Idiot Brother | August 26, 2011 | The Weinstein Company | international sales only; co-production with Big Beach Films and Likely Story | $5 million | $25.9 million |
| The Double | October 28, 2011 | Image Entertainment | co-production with Imagenation Abu Dhabi | $13 million | $4.7 million |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | February 17, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing | co-production with Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Crystal Sky Pictures and Imagenation Abu Dhabi | $57 million | $132.6-149.4 million |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | May 9, 2014 | Clarius Entertainment | international sales only; produced by Prana Studios and Summertime Entertainment | $70 million | $21.7 million |
| Life of Crime | August 29, 2014 | Roadside Attractions | co-production with Image Nation Abu Dhabi, The Gotham Group, StarStream Entertainment and Abbolita Productions | $12 million | $1.5 million |
| Skin Trade | May 8, 2015 | Magnet Releasing | co-production with SC Films Thailand, BMP Productions and Thor Pictures | $9 million | N/A |
| Every Secret Thing | May 15, 2015 | Starz Digital | co-production with Likely Story, Merced Media Partners and PalmStar Media Capital | N/A | $103,536 |
| The Journey Home | September 4, 2015 | Image Entertainment | co-production with Entertainment One, Original Pictures and Image Nation | N/A | N/A |
| 99 Homes | October 9, 2015 | Broad Green Pictures | co-production with Image Nation, Noruz Films and Treehouse Pictures | $8 million | $1.9 million |
| The Young Messiah | March 11, 2016 | Focus Features | co-production with 1492 Pictures, CJ Entertainment and Ocean Blue Entertainment | $18.5 million | $7.3 million |
| Term Life | April 29, 2016 | Focus World | uncredited; co-production with PalmStar Entertainment, WWE Studios and Wild West Picture Show Productions | N/A | $89,546 |
| Careful What You Wish For | June 10, 2016 | Starz Digital | co-production with Troika Pictures, Amasia Entertainment, Roberi Media, Image Nation, Merced Media Partners and Myriad Pictures | $4.5 million | N/A |
| Ordinary World | October 14, 2016 | Universal Pictures | international sales only; produced by Let It Play and Process Media | N/A | N/A |
| Eloise | February 3, 2017 | Vertical Entertainment | international sales only; co-production with SLAM Productions, Palm Drive Productions and Vinson Films | N/A | N/A |
| Killing Hasselhoff | August 29, 2017 | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | co-production with WWE Studios, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Lotus Pictures, Intellectual Artists Management and Primary Wave Entertainment | N/A | N/A |
| Louder Together | September 13, 2017 | Go90 | co-production with Global Citizen and Riot House | N/A | N/A |
| Cold Moon | October 6, 2017 | Uncork'd Entertainment | international sales only; prduced by Curmudgeon Films, ALLaBorde Films and Highland Film Group | N/A | N/A |
| The Female Brain | February 9, 2018 | IFC Films | international sales only; produced by Black Bicycle Entertainment and Night and Day Films | N/A | $19,225 |
| The Seagull | May 11, 2018 | Sony Pictures Classics | international sales only; produced by Mar-Key Pictures and KGB Media | N/A | $1.5 million |
| The Bromley Boys | June 1, 2018 | Miracle Communications Ltd. | international sales only; produced by Itchy Fish Film, Scanner-Rhodes Productions and Warrior Film Promotions | N/A | N/A |
| An L.A. Minute | August 24, 2018 | Strand Releasing | international sales only; produced by Existential Crisis and Spiderworx Media | N/A | N/A |
| Back Roads | December 7, 2018 | Samuel Goldwyn Films | international sales only; produced by Upturn Productions, Infinity Films and Back Roads Productions Ltd | N/A | N/A |
| Deadcon | June 15, 2019 | N/A | uncredited; co-production with Gunpowder & Sky | N/A | N/A |
| The Curse of Buckout Road | September 27, 2019 | Vertical Entertainment | international sales only; produced by Trimuse Entertainment Inc. | N/A | N/A |
| Prey | Cinedigm | co-production with Blumhouse Productions, Tremendum Pictures and Image Nation | N/A | N/A | |
| Rose Plays Julie | October 3, 2019 | Twelve Oaks Pictures | international sales only; produced by Samson Films, Desperate Optimists and Screen Ireland | N/A | N/A |
2020s
edit| Title | Release date | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapsis | February 12, 2021 | Film Movement | international sales only; produced by Couple 3 Films and Purple & Gold Productions | N/A | N/A |
| It Takes Three | September 23, 2021 | N/A | uncredited; co-production with Gunpowder & Sky | N/A | N/A |
| Our Almost Completely True Love Story | March 23, 2021 | N/A | international sales only; produced by Long Story Short Pictures, Painted Guitar, Rounding Third Films and Silent Crow Arts | N/A | N/A |
| Marianne | November 28, 2023 | N/A | international sales only; produced by Cine@ and Dark Dreams Entertainment | N/A | N/A |
| Poison | July 5, 2024 | Paradiso Entertainment | international sales only; produced by Deal Productions, Phanta Film and Studio Hamburg UK | N/A | N/A |
In development
edit| Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | TBA | |
| The Man Who Lived Underground | TBA | |
| Bury the Lede | TBA | |
| The Light We Lost | TBA | |
| Proxy | TBA |
References
edit- ^ Carver, Benedict (1999-07-26). "Amritraj, Hoberman set up shop". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Carver, Benedict (1999-08-05). "Hyde Park splits pix with Disney, MGM". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Carver, Ed Meza, Benedict (1999-08-12). "Eureka: Hyde ride to Europe". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (2000-12-13). "2 deals down cold". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Dunkley, Dana Harris, Cathy (2002-08-01). "Hyde Park duo split". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Harris, Dana (2002-10-01). "Hyde Park reups, taps new prexy". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (2003-09-05). "Hyde Park taking a run at TV 'Ronin'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ DiOrio, Carl (2003-03-30). "'House' on fire at Disney". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude (2005-07-28). "Hyde parks on Fox's lot". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2007-05-08). "Hyde Park unveils Asia outpost". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Press, Nyay Bhushan, The Associated; Bhushan, Nyay; Press, The Associated (2007-10-23). "Hyde Park, Adlabs deal begins with 'End'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frater, Patrick (2008-05-15). "Hyde Park sets up Asian fund". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Press, Liza Foreman, The Associated; Foreman, Liza; Press, The Associated (2008-05-15). "Hyde Park ups Asia ops with $74 mil". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jaafar, Ali (2008-11-03). "Imagenation, Amritraj pact for pics". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (2011-07-19). "Hyde Park, Imagenation pact with China's Angel Wings". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2011-12-22). "Nat Geo links with Image Nation, Hyde Park". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (2011-12-22). "National Geographic Joins Forces With Hyde Park/Image Nation". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-03-10). "Hyde Park, Warner Music & Film Independent Name Sari Arambulo Inaugural Winner of Asian Women Fellowship". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-08-22). "Hyde Park Entertainment Asia Launches With Multicultural Film & TV Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-23.