Fox 2000 Pictureswas an American film production company withinThe Walt Disney Studios.It was a sister studio of the larger film studios20th Century FoxandFox Searchlight Pictures,specializing in producingindependentfilms in mid-range releases that largely targeted underserved groups.[1]The company dissolved on May 14, 2021, following the release ofThe Woman in the WindowonNetflix,and theacquisitionof21st Century FoxbyThe Walt Disney Companyon March 20, 2019.[2][3][4]
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment industry |
| Predecessors | FNM Films/Fox West Pictures |
| Founded | January 7, 1994Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
| Founder | Laura Ziskin |
| Defunct | May 14, 2021 |
| Fate | Shut down, currently an in-name-only unit of20th Century Studios |
| Successor | 3000 Pictures |
| Headquarters | Century City, Los Angeles,United States |
Key people | Elizabeth Gabler (president) Jessica Goodman (Executive vice president) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | 20th Century Fox(1994–2019) The Walt Disney Studios(2019–2021) |
Most films from Fox 2000 Pictures were released under the 20th Century Fox banner, and sometimes under Fox Searchlight Pictures.Walt Disney Studios Motion Picturesdistributed the films produced by Fox 2000 Pictures in theatrical markets since 2019 until its closure in 2021.
Fox 2000 Pictures produced over 70 films.[1]Fox 2000 Pictures'Life of Piwas nominated for 11Academy AwardsincludingBest Picture,ultimately winning four, and was the division's highest-grossing film with $609 million worldwide.[5]Marley & Mewas Fox 2000 Pictures' biggest commercial success with a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales.[6]
History
editFox 2000 Pictures formed as a division of20th Century Foxin 1994 withLaura Ziskinaspresident.[7]In May 1997, producer Art Linson moved his Knickerbocker Films banner from 20th Century Fox to Fox 2000 Pictures with a three-year exclusive production agreement.[8]
In 2000, Ziskin left the division[7]and Elizabeth Gabler was hired to replace her.[9]In February 2012, Gabler renewed her contract as president of Fox 2000 Pictures.[9]
Fox 2000 Pictures signedKaren Rosenfelt'sSunswept Entertainment to a first-look production deal. In July 2014, the division agreed to a three-year first-look production deal withColor Force,a production partnership ofNina JacobsonandBrad Simpson.[10]The Jackal Group, aFox Networks GroupandGail Bermanpartnership, signed a first-look feature film production deal with Fox 2000 Pictures for Berman in February 2015.[11]
On March 20, 2019,The Walt Disney Companyacquired a majority of21st Century Fox,including Fox 2000 Pictures.[12]Disney originally announced that Fox 2000 Pictures would continue operating after the acquisition, which gave Disney 11 film units. However, the next day,The Hollywood Reporterreported that Disney would shut down the studio in October 2019 afterThe Woman in the Window.Deadline Hollywoodwas surprised as Fox 2000 Pictures, considered to be ideal for streaming films, was the reason for the 21st Century Fox acquisition.[13]However,Fox Searchlight Pictureswas also an indie division leaving little room for Fox 2000 Pictures.[14]In August 2019,The Art of Racing in the Rainbecame the final theatrical film of the studio. The division shut down on May 14, 2021, afterThe Woman in the Windowwas delayed twice, first due to re-editing after test screenings and then because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3][15][16]On August 4, 2020, Disney sold the film toNetflix.[17][4]
List of releases
edit| Release date | Film Title | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Davis Entertainment,Joseph M. Singer Entertainment andFriendly Films |
| December 20, 1996 | One Fine Day | Lynda Obst Productionsand Via Rosa Productions |
| April 4, 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Imagine Entertainment |
| April 25, 1997 | Volcano | Shuler Donner/DonnerandMoritz Original |
| September 26, 1997 | Soul Food | State Street Pictures |
| November 6, 1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | |
| December 25, 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Geisler-Roberdeau andPhoenix Pictures |
| March 19, 1999 | Ravenous | Heyday Films |
| April 9, 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Flower Filmsand Bushwood Pictures |
| April 23, 1999 | Pushing Tin | Regency Enterprises |
| July 16, 1999 | Lake Placid | Phoenix Pictures |
| August 13, 1999 | Brokedown Palace | |
| September 10, 1999 | Best Laid Plans | |
| October 15, 1999 | Fight Club | Regency Enterprises |
| November 10, 1999 | Light It Up | Edmonds Entertainment |
| November 12, 1999 | Anywhere but Here | |
| December 17, 1999 | Anna and the King | Lawrence Bender Productions |
| March 24, 2000 | Here on Earth | |
| August 18, 2000 | Sunset Strip | |
| November 10, 2000 | Men of Honor | State Street Pictures |
| March 30, 2001 | Someone Like You | Lynda Obst Productions |
| December 21, 2001 | Joe Somebody | Regency Enterprises andKopelson Entertainment |
| May 10, 2002 | Unfaithful | Regency Enterprises |
| December 13, 2002 | Drumline | |
| April 4, 2003 | Phone Booth | Zucker/Netter Productions |
| April 16, 2003 | Chasing Papi | Robert Sounds Productions and Spirit Dance Entertainment |
| May 16, 2003 | Down with Love | Regency Enterprises andThe Jinks/Cohen Company |
| February 6, 2004 | Catch That Kid | Mediastream III, Mad Chance and Nimbus Film |
| April 23, 2004 | Man on Fire | Regency Enterprises,New Regency ProductionsandScott Free Productions |
| April 8, 2005 | Fever Pitch | Conundrum EntertainmentandFlower Films |
| September 23, 2005 | Roll Bounce | State Street Pictures |
| September 24, 2005 | In Her Shoes | Scott Free Productions andDeuce Three Productions |
| November 18, 2005 | Walk the Line | Konrad Pictures,Tree Line Films and Catfish Productions |
| December 16, 2005 | The Family Stone | |
| March 3, 2006 | Aquamarine | Storefront Pictures |
| June 30, 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | Dune Entertainment |
| October 20, 2006 | Flicka | |
| November 10, 2006 | A Good Year | Scott Free Productions and Dune Entertainment |
| December 15, 2006 | Eragon | Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Major Studio Partners and Ingenious Studio Partners |
| December 14, 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Regency Enterprises,Bagdasarian Productionsand Dune Entertainment |
| January 10, 2008 | 27 Dresses | Spyglass Entertainmentand Dune Entertainment |
| December 25, 2008 | Marley & Me | Regency Enterprises, Sunswept Entertainment and Dune Entertainment |
| January 9, 2009 | Bride Wars | Regency Enterprises, New Regency Productions, Riche/Ludwig Productions, Birdie Productions and Dune Entertainment |
| September 4, 2009 | All About Steve | Fortis Films,Radar Picturesand Dune Entertainment |
| December 23, 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions, Dune Entertainment andTall Trees Productions |
| February 12, 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Dune Entertainment,1492 Picturesand Sunswept Entertainment |
| March 19, 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Dune Entertainment andColor Force |
| July 23, 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Walden Media,Dune Entertainment andDi Novi Pictures |
| November 26, 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Regency Enterprises, New Regency Productions,Stuber Pictures,Bedford Falls Productionsand Dune Entertainment |
| December 10, 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Walden Media and Dune Entertainment |
| March 25, 2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Dune Entertainment and Color Force |
| April 22, 2011 | Water for Elephants | 3 Arts Entertainment,Flashpoint Entertainment, Dune Entertainment,Ingenious Mediaand Big Screen Productions |
| July 1, 2011 | Monte Carlo | Regency Enterprises, Dune Entertainment and Di Novi Pictures |
| October 14, 2011 | The Big Year | Red Hour Productions,Dune Entertainment,Deuce Three Productionsand Sunswept Entertainment |
| December 16, 2011 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment |
| August 3, 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Dune Entertainment and Color Force |
| October 26, 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Walden Media and Dune Entertainment |
| November 23, 2012 | Life of Pi | Dune Entertainment |
| August 9, 2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Di Bonaventura Pictures,TSG Entertainment,Sunswept Entertainment and 1492 Pictures |
| October 25, 2013 | The Counselor | TSG Entertainment, Scott Free Productions,Nick Wechsler ProductionsandChockstone Pictures |
| November 8, 2013 | The Book Thief | TSG Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment andBabelsberg Studios |
| February 7, 2014 | The Monuments Men | Columbia Pictures,TSG Entertainment,Relativity Media,Babelsberg StudiosandSmokehouse Pictures |
| June 6, 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | Temple Hill Entertainmentand TSG Entertainment |
| April 10, 2015 | The Longest Ride | Temple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment |
| May 22, 2015 | Poltergeist | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures,Ghost House Pictures,Vertigo Entertainmentand TSG Entertainment |
| July 24, 2015 | Paper Towns | Temple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment |
| October 16, 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Touchstone Pictures,TSG Entertainment,DreamWorks Pictures,Participant Media,Reliance EntertainmentandAmblin Entertainment |
| December 18, 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and TSG Entertainment |
| December 25, 2015 | Joy | Davis Entertainment,Annapurna Picturesand TSG Entertainment |
| October 21, 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Parkes+MacDonald Image Nationand TSG Entertainment |
| December 25, 2016 | Hidden Figures | Levantine Films andChernin Entertainment |
| May 19, 2017 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul | Color Force |
| October 6, 2017 | The Mountain Between Us | Chernin Entertainment |
| March 16, 2018 | Love, Simon | Temple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment |
| October 19, 2018 | The Hate U Give | Temple Hill Entertainment and State Street Pictures |
| April 17, 2019 | Breakthrough | Franklin Entertainment;theatrical distribution byWalt Disney Studios Motion Picturesvia20th Century Fox |
| August 9, 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Starbucks Entertainment,Original Filmand Shifting Gears Productions; theatrical distribution byWalt Disney Studios Motion Picturesvia20th Century Fox |
| May 14, 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Scott Rudin Productions;distributed byNetflix |
Notes
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- ^Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019)."Disney Ending Fox 2000 Label".Variety.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^"'Marley & Me' sets Christmas Day record ".Today.Associated Press.December 25, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 7,2014.
- ^abLittleton, Cynthia (June 13, 2011)."Producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61".Variety.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^Petrikin, Chris (May 2, 1997)."Fox 2000 Lands Linson".Variety.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^abSneider, Jeff (February 14, 2012)."Elizabeth Gabler reups at Fox 2000".Variety.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^McNary, Dave (April 23, 2009)."'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson Signs First-Look Deal with Fox ".Variety.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^Ge, Linda (February 9, 2015)."Gail Berman Signs First Look Deal With Fox 2000".TheWrap.RetrievedJuly 14,2019.
- ^Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul (March 20, 2019)."Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedMarch 20,2019.
- ^Fleming, Mike (March 21, 2019)."Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 To Shutter As Disney Takes Over".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedApril 23,2019.
- ^Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019)."Disney Retiring Fox 2000 Label".Variety.RetrievedApril 24,2019.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 20, 2019)."Amy Adams 'Woman In The Window' Will Now Open In Early Summer, 'Cruella' Moves To 2021".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedSeptember 23,2020.
- ^Rubin, Rebecca (March 17, 2020)."'Black Widow' Release Pulled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic ".Variety.RetrievedMarch 17,2020.
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