Annapurna Pictures

Annapurna Pictures, LLC
Private
Industry Motion picture
Founded April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Founder Megan Ellison
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people
 Larry Ellison (Chairman and Owner)
Services
Owner Larry Ellison[1]
Subsidiaries
Website www.annapurna.pictures

Annapurna Pictures is an American motion picture company founded by Megan Ellison in 2011.[2] It specializes in film production, television production, video game development, distribution, marketing, and finance.

Annapurna invests in finance and sales through its subsidiary Annapurna International,[3] formerly called Panorama Media.[4] It also produces television shows through subsidiary Annapurna Television[5][6] and publishes video games under its Annapurna Interactive arm.[7]

History

Annapurna Pictures is named after Mount Annapurna in Nepal, itself named after Hindu goddess Annapurna Devi Mata, which Ellison visited on a trip to Nepal.[8]

On September 27, 2016, Annapurna launched a television production division, Annapurna Television, which is headed by former HBO executive Sue Naegle (with her label, Naegle Ink, now part of the division).[9] On January 10, 2017, it was reported that Annapurna Television would produce the Coen brothers' first TV series, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.[10] In December 2016, the company announced its new division, Annapurna Interactive, to produce, develop, and distribute video games with several active projects in development, planned for release in 2017.[11][12]

In January 2017, the company announced they would begin distributing films, with their first being Detroit directed by Kathryn Bigelow, set for release on August 4, 2017.[13] They later signed a multi-year distribution deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on March 27, in which MGM will distribute all of Annapurna's films in select international territories.[14][15][16] On April 6, the company also announced an exclusive, multi-year output licensing agreement with Hulu.[17][18][19]

In May 2017, Plan B Entertainment announced a three-year production deal with Annapurna Pictures to partner on at least three films a year with Annapurna handling distribution and marketing. As part of the deal, Annapurna received the rights to Adam McKay's upcoming film Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney.[20] It was also announced Annapurna would co-distribute Brad's Status through their MGM joint venture Mirror alongside Amazon Studios.[21] In July, the company signed a multi-year U.S. Home Entertainment Pact with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, who will be overseeing its home releases.[22]

Since Sony Pictures' contract to co-produce the James Bond series with MGM and Eon Productions expired with the release of Spectre, Annapurna, along with five major studios – Warner Bros., Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Sony itself are vying to win the rights to the next film as of April 2017.[23]

In October 2017, Annapurna and MGM announced the formation of a US distribution joint venture in which each studio would release their films individually. This marks a return to domestic theatrical distribution for MGM and an expansion of Annapurna's distribution division, with MGM releasing approximately six to eight films per year on a limited basis and Annapurna releasing four to six films per year, in a combined slate of fourteen films. While the two companies will share costs for the joint venture's operations, Annapurna's distribution and marketing teams will support the MGM titles, which will be distributed under the MGM banner while Annapurna-produced films will continue to be distributed under its own banner. The two studios also launched Mirror, a releasing entity that will pursue theatrical opportunities for additional third-party films. However, this partnership will not be exclusive to all MGM films, as several of them will continue to be released through existing studio partners, such as Warner Bros. and Paramount. It also does not include newly-relaunched Orion Pictures and future worldwide distributor plans for the James Bond franchise, which MGM announced on "a later date", May 24, 2018, to have been won by Universal Pictures.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Filmography

As production company

YearFilm titleDirector Gross (worldwide)Notes
2012LawlessJohn Hillcoat$53.7 million[31]co-production with The Weinstein Company
The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson$28.3 million[32]co-production with The Weinstein Company
Killing Them SoftlyAndrew Dominik$37.9 million[33]co-production with Plan B Entertainment; distributed by The Weinstein Company
Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow$132.8 million[34]co-production with Columbia Pictures
2013Spring BreakersHarmony Korine$31.7 million[35]co-production with Muse Productions; distributed by A24
The GrandmasterWong Kar-wai$64.1 million[36]co-production with Block 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Films, Sil-Metropole Organization, and Bona International Film Group
HerSpike Jonze$47.4 million[37]co-production with Warner Bros.
American HustleDavid O. Russell$251.2 million[38]co-production with Columbia Pictures and Atlas Entertainment
2014FoxcatcherBennett Miller$13.6 million[39]co-production with Sony Pictures Classics
2015JoyDavid O. Russell$101.1 million[40]co-production with 20th Century Fox
2016 Everybody Wants Some!!Richard Linklater$4.6 million[41]co-production with Paramount Pictures[42]
Wiener-DogTodd Solondz$716,633[43]co-production with Amazon Studios, IFC Films and Killer Films[44]
Sausage PartyConrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan$140.7 million[45]co-production with Columbia Pictures, Point Grey Pictures, and Nitrogen Studios[46]
20th Century WomenMike Mills$5.6 million[47]produced by; distributed by A24
2017The Bad BatchAna Lily Amirpour$180,851produced by; distributed by Neon
DetroitKathryn Bigelow$24.1 millionco-production with First Light Productions and Page 1
Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas Anderson$44.5 millionco-production with Focus Features and Ghoulardi Film Company
2018The Sisters BrothersJacques Audiardco-production with Why Not Productions and Page 114 Productions[48]
If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkinsco-production with Plan B Entertainment and Pastel Productions[49]
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
ViceAdam McKayco-production with Plan B Entertainment and Gary Sanchez Productions
2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteRichard Linklaterco-production with Color Force
Missing LinkChris Butlerco-production with Laika[50]
TBABooksmartOlivia Wilde[51]
A House in the SkyGarth Davis[52]
Untitled John Brinkley BiopicRichard Linklater[53]
The True AmericanPablo Larraín[54]
A Christmas CarolBennett Miller[55]
KlownTBA[56]
WacoJaume Collet-Serraco-production with Page 1[57]
Bad BehaviorKaryn Kusamaco-production with LocaBella Productions[58]
Landscape with Invisible HandTBAco-production with Plan B Entertainment[59]
Untitled Miranda July projectMiranda Julyco-production with Plan B Entertainment[60]

As distributor

The company expects to release "approximately four to six films per year".[61]

YearRelease dateFilm titleDirector Gross (worldwide)Notes
2017August 4, 2017DetroitKathryn Bigelow$21.2 million
September 15, 2017Brad's StatusMike White$2.8 millionCo-distribution with Amazon Studios
October 13, 2017Professor Marston and the Wonder WomenAngela Robinson$1.6 millionCo-distribution with Stage 6 Films[62][63]
2018March 2, 2018Death WishEli Roth$41.4 millionUS distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[64]
July 6, 2018Sorry to Bother YouBoots Riley$16.3 million[65][66]
September 21, 2018The Sisters BrothersJacques Audiard[67]
November 23, 2018Creed IISteven Caple Jr.[68]US distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[64]
November 30, 2018If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins[69]
December 14, 2018ViceAdam McKay[70][66]
December 25, 2018DestroyerKaryn Kusama[71]
2019March 1, 2019Fighting with My FamilyStephen MerchantUS distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[64]
March 22, 2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteRichard Linklater[64]
March 29, 2019TransgressionBabak Anvari[72][66]
April 19, 2019Missing LinkChris Butler[73]
May 10, 2019The HustleChris AddisonUS distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[64]
Valley GirlRachel GoldenbergUS distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[64]
BooksmartOlivia Wilde[74]
Untitled Miranda July projectMiranda July[75]
2020February 14, 2020Bond 25Cary FukunagaUS distributor only. Co-distribution with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[76]
TBAWacoJaume Collet-Serra[57]
Landscape with Invisible HandSam MendesUS distribution only, Co-production with Plan B Entertainment[59]
The True AmericanPablo Larraín[77]

Reception

Many of the films produced by the company have received widespread critical acclaim. In 2013 alone, Her, American Hustle and The Grandmaster had a combined seventeen Academy Award nominations. Commercially, results have been mixed. Some films like The Master, Foxcatcher, Joy and Detroit have failed to return their budget while ones such as Zero Dark Thirty, Sausage Party and American Hustle have grossed more than $100 million, the latter grossing more than $250 million worldwide.[78][79]

Video games

Annapurna Interactive published its first video game What Remains of Edith Finch on April 25, 2017. What Remains of Edith Finch received "universal acclaim" on PC and "generally positive" reviews on PS4, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[80] The publisher has also provided funding and publication support for The Artful Escape by Beethoven & Dinosaur,[81] Ashen by Aurora44 and Gorogoa by Jason Roberts.

International distributors

Country Distributor Years
AsiaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer2017–present
Australia/New ZealandEntertainment One
Benelux
Canada
Central EuropeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
FranceMars Distribution[82]
GermanyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ItalyEagle Pictures/Leone Film Group[82]
JapanLongride[82]
Middle EastMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Scandinavia
SpainEntertainment One
United Kingdom

See also

References

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