Fox 2000 Pictures was an American film production company within The Walt Disney Studios. It was a sister studio of the larger film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures, specializing in producing independent films in mid-range releases that largely targeted underserved groups.[1] The company dissolved on May 14, 2021, following the release of The Woman in the Window on Netflix, and the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company on 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, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Laura Ziskin |
| Defunct | May 14, 2021 |
| Fate | Shut down and absorbed as a result of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox |
| 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 Pictures distributed 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 Pi was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, ultimately winning four, and was the division's highest-grossing film with $609 million worldwide.[5] Marley & Me was 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 of 20th Century Fox in 1994 with Laura Ziskin as president.[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 signed Karen Rosenfelt's Sunswept Entertainment to a first-look production deal. In July 2014, the division agreed to a three-year first-look production deal with Color Force, a production partnership of Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.[10] The Jackal Group, a Fox Networks Group and Gail Berman partnership, 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 Company acquired a majority of 21st 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 Reporter reported that Disney would shut down the studio in October 2019 after The Woman in the Window. Deadline Hollywood was 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 Pictures was also an indie division leaving little room for Fox 2000 Pictures.[14] In August 2019, The Art of Racing in the Rain became the final theatrical film of the studio. The division shut down on May 14, 2021, after The Woman in the Window was delayed twice, first due to re-editing after test screenings and then because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15][16] On August 4, 2020, Disney sold the film to Netflix.[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 and Friendly Films |
| December 20, 1996 | One Fine Day | Lynda Obst Productions and Via Rosa Productions |
| April 4, 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Imagine Entertainment |
| April 25, 1997 | Volcano | Shuler Donner/Donner and Moritz 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 and Phoenix Pictures |
| March 19, 1999 | Ravenous | Heyday Films |
| April 9, 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Flower Films and 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 and Kopelson 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 and The 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 Productions and Scott Free Productions |
| April 8, 2005 | Fever Pitch | Conundrum Entertainment and Flower Films |
| September 23, 2005 | Roll Bounce | State Street Pictures |
| September 24, 2005 | In Her Shoes | Scott Free Productions and Deuce 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 Productions and Dune Entertainment |
| January 10, 2008 | 27 Dresses | Spyglass Entertainment and 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 Pictures and Dune Entertainment |
| December 23, 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions, Dune Entertainment and Tall Trees Productions |
| February 12, 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Dune Entertainment, 1492 Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment |
| March 19, 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Dune Entertainment and Color Force |
| July 23, 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Walden Media, Dune Entertainment and Di Novi Pictures |
| November 26, 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Regency Enterprises, New Regency Productions, Stuber Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions and 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 Media and 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 Productions and 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 Productions and Chockstone Pictures |
| November 8, 2013 | The Book Thief | TSG Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment and Babelsberg Studios |
| February 7, 2014 | The Monuments Men | Columbia Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Relativity Media, Babelsberg Studios and Smokehouse Pictures |
| June 6, 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | Temple Hill Entertainment and 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 Entertainment and 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 Entertainment and Amblin 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 Pictures and TSG Entertainment |
| October 21, 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation and TSG Entertainment |
| December 25, 2016 | Hidden Figures | Levantine Films and Chernin 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 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via 20th Century Fox |
| August 9, 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Starbucks Entertainment, Original Film and Shifting Gears Productions; theatrical distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via 20th Century Fox |
| May 14, 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Scott Rudin Productions; distributed by Netflix |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Completes 21st Century Fox Acquisition". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ a b Keegan, Rebecca (July 9, 2019). "Amy Adams' 'Woman in the Window' to Move to 2020 as Disney Retools Fox Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Ivie, Devon (March 4, 2021). "The Woman in the Window Movie Really, Finally Has a Release Date". Vulture. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019). "Disney Ending Fox 2000 Label". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "'Marley & Me' sets Christmas Day record". Today.com. Associated Press. December 25, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (June 13, 2011). "Producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Petrikin, Chris (May 2, 1997). "Fox 2000 Lands Linson". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (February 14, 2012). "Elizabeth Gabler reups at Fox 2000". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 23, 2009). "'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson Signs First-Look Deal with Fox". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Ge, Linda (February 9, 2015). "Gail Berman Signs First Look Deal With Fox 2000". TheWrap. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (March 21, 2019). "Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 To Shutter As Disney Takes Over". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019). "Disney Retiring Fox 2000 Label". Variety. Retrieved April 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. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 17, 2020). "'Black Widow' Release Pulled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 3, 2020). "Netflix Negotiating For 'The Woman In The Window' With Amy Adams; Last Fox 2000 Elizabeth Gabler Project Will Be Let Go By Disney". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2020.