Hyde Park Entertainment
American film production company founded in 1999
- Film
- Television
David Hoberman
Sherman Oaks, California
, United States
Key people
- Ashok Amritraj (Chairman & CEO)
Carl Clifton (President)
Priya Amritraj (Head of Film & TV)
- Motion pictures
- Television
Hyde Park Entertainment is an independent film and television production and finance company founded by Ashok Amritraj and David Hoberman in 1999.
History
On 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
2000s
| 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
| 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 milllion | $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 Captial | 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 Bicyle 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
| 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
| Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | TBA | |
| The Man Who Lived Underground | TBA | |
| Bury the Lede | TBA | |
| The Light We Lost | TBA | |
| Proxy | TBA |
References
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ Dunkley, Dana Harris,Cathy (2002-08-01). "Hyde Park duo split". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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- ^ 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.
