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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film Production company |
| Predecessor | Imagine Films Entertainment |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Brian Grazer Ron Howard |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Brian Grazer (Chairman) Ron Howard (Chairman) Michael Rosenberg (Co-Chairman) Erica Huggins (President)[1] |
| Products | Feature films, TV series |
| Owner | Brian Grazer Ron Howard |
| Subsidiaries | Jax Media |
| Website | imagine-entertainment |
Imagine Entertainment (formerly Imagine Films Entertainment and also known simply as Imagine) is an American film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.
Co-founders Ron Howard and Brian Grazer at a Tribeca Film Festival panel on A Beautiful Mind
Background[]
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard met in 1982 on Night Shift, with Howard directing and Grazer co-producing. They followed it up by working on 1984's Splash.[2]
History[]
Imagine Films Entertainment[]
Early on, the company sealed a production and distribution deal with Universal Pictures,[2] which was set to expire in November 1992. The deal was to fund 50% of 30 films. Imagine an IPO in 1986 at $8 for a package of one share and one warrant. Shares rose to $19.25 before falling in the stock market crash in 1987 to $2.25. A pay television broadcast agreement was made with Showtime.[3]
By May 1992, 48% of the stock was public traded and worth $9.375. The duo agreed to a new six deal with Universal while concurrently offering $9 a share to buy the company's public outstanding share to start a new company with its assets. If not, they planned to leave the company at their contract expiration in November to start the new company anyway. Universal was providing the cash for a buyout of an equity stake in the new company.[3]
Imagine Entertainment[]
In 2000, the partnership teamed up with 20th Century Fox for development of TV series, an agreement set to expire at the end of 2016.[2] In 2011, the company had three weak box office performers with The Dilemma, Cowboys & Aliens and Tower Heist. Because of their weak financial pact renewal with Universal in January 2012, Imagine laid off 5 employees, including production executive Jeremy Steckler.[4] This also moves Imagine from exclusive to a first look deal. By 2013, Imagine was considering other funding methods for the company's films including crowdfunding for a Friday Night Lights movie.[5]
In November 2013, Michael Rosenberg was promoted to co-chairman followed in December 2013, with Erica Huggins being promoted to his previous position as president.[1] Industry insiders indicated in late January 2016 that a deal with Raine Group was in the works that would have Raine become a partner of the production company while contributing $100 million.[2]
In 2017, Imagine had made a six-picture deal with Australian visual effects/animation studio Animal Logic to develop, finance, and produce six animated/live-action films.[6]
In 2018, Imagine acquired a controlling stake in Jax Media.[7]
Feature-film division[]
The feature-film division has participated in over sixty productions and is associated with Universal Pictures,[8] which has distributed many of Imagine's productions, some with other studios. Erica Huggins was hired as senior vice president of motion picture production and was elevated to executive vice president in 2006, and later to co-president of production in 2010.[1]
1980s[]
1987
- Like Father Like Son (With Tri-Star Pictures)
1988
- Willow (With Lucasfilm Ltd. & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- Vibes (With Columbia Pictures)
- Clean and Sober (With Warner Bros.)
1989
- The 'Burbs[3] (With Universal Pictures)
- The Dream Team (With Universal Pictures)
- Parenthood[2] (With Universal Pictures)
1990s[]
1990
- Cry-Baby (With Universal Pictures)
- Opportunity Knocks (With Universal Pictures)
- Kindergarten Cop[3] (With Universal Pictures)
- Problem Child[3] (With Universal Pictures)
1991
- Backdraft (With Universal Pictures)
- Closet Land (With Universal Pictures)
- The Doors (With TriStar Pictures)
- My Girl (With Columbia Pictures)
- Problem Child 2 (With Universal Pictures)
1992
- Boomerang (With Paramount Pictures)
- Far and Away[3] (With Universal Pictures)
- HouseSitter (With Universal Pictures)
1993
- CB4 (With Universal Pictures)
- Cop and a Half (With Universal Pictures)
- For Love or Money (With Universal Pictures)
1994
- Greedy (With Universal Pictures)
- The Cowboy Way (With Universal Pictures)
- My Girl 2 (With Columbia Pictures)
- The Paper (With Universal Pictures)
1995
- Apollo 13 (With Universal Pictures)
1996
- The Chamber (With Universal Pictures)
- Fear (With Universal Pictures)
- The Nutty Professor[4] (With Universal Pictures)
- Ransom (With Touchstone Pictures)
- Sgt. Bilko (With Universal Pictures)
1997
- Inventing the Abbotts (With 20th Century Fox)
- Liar Liar (With Universal Pictures)
1998
- Mercury Rising (With Universal Pictures)
- Psycho (With Universal Pictures)
1999
- Bowfinger (With Universal Pictures)
- EDtv (With Universal Pictures)
- Life (With Universal Pictures)
- The Gelfin (With Universal Pictures) not filmed
2000s[]
2000
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (With Universal Pictures)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (With Universal Pictures)
2001
- A Beautiful Mind[2] (With Universal Pictures and DreamWorks)
2002
- 8 Mile[4] (With Universal Pictures)
- Blue Crush (With Universal Pictures)
- Stealing Harvard (With Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios)
- Undercover Brother (With Universal Pictures)
2003
- The Cat in the Hat (With Universal Pictures and DreamWorks)
- Intolerable Cruelty (With Universal Pictures and Mike Zoss Productions)
- The Missing (With Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios)
2004
- Friday Night Lights[2] (With Universal Pictures)
- The Alamo (With Touchstone Pictures)
2005
- Cinderella Man (With Universal Pictures and Miramax Films)
- Flightplan (With Touchstone Pictures)
- Fun with Dick and Jane (With Columbia Pictures)
- Inside Deep Throat (With Universal Pictures)
2006
- Curious George (With Universal Pictures)
- The Da Vinci Code[2] (With Columbia Pictures)
- Inside Man (With Universal Pictures and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks)
2007
2008
- Changeling (With Universal Pictures)
- Frost/Nixon (With Universal Pictures and StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Relativity Media)
2009
- Angels & Demons (With Columbia Pictures)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (With Universal Pictures)
2010s[]
2010
- Robin Hood (With Universal Pictures)
2011
- Take Me Home Tonight (With Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures)
- The Dilemma[4] (with Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment)
- Cowboys & Aliens[4] (with Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Platinum Studios)
- Restless (with Sony Pictures Classics and Columbia Pictures)
- Tower Heist[4] (with Universal Pictures and Relativity Media)
- J. Edgar (with Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions and Wintergreen Productions)
2012
- Katy Perry: Part of Me (with Paramount Pictures, Insurge Pictures and MTV Films)
2013
- Rush – independently financed[2] (with Universal Pictures, Exclusive Media, Cross Creek Pictures, Revolution Films and Working Title Films)
2014
- Get on Up (with Universal Pictures)
- The Good Lie (with Warner Bros, Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media, and Reliance Entertainment)
2015
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (with Universal 1440 Entertainment)
- In the Heart of the Sea[2] (with Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Roth Films)
2016
- Inferno[2] (with Columbia Pictures)
- Lowriders[2] (with Universal Pictures)
- Kindergarten Cop 2[2] (with Universal Pictures, Universal 1440 Entertainment and Where's Arnold Productions)
- Pelé: Birth of a Legend[2]
2017
- The Dark Tower[2] (with Columbia Pictures, Media Rights Capital and Weed Road Pictures)
- American Made[2] (with Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures)
2018
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (with Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Pictures)[9]
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (with Lionsgate Films)[10]
Television division[]
Its television division, Imagine Television has participated in at least twenty productions and is associated with 20th Century Fox Television.
Television productions[]
| Year(s) | Title | Network/Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1987 | Gung Ho | with Paramount Television and Four Way Productions | |
| 1987–1988 | Ohara | with Warner Bros. Television and M'ass Production | |
| 1987 | Take Five | with TriStar Television and Empire City Presentations | |
| 1989 | Knight & Daye | ||
| 1990–1991 | Parenthood | ||
| My Talk Show | with Second City Entertainment and MCA TV | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hiller and Diller | ||
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | ||
| 1998–2000 | Sports Night | with Touchstone Television | |
| 1998–2002 | Felicity | ||
| 1999–2001 | The PJs | with The Murphy Company, Will Vinton Studios, and Touchstone Television | |
| 2000 | Wonderland | with Touchstone Television | |
| Rat Bastard | Pilot | ||
| 2001 | The Beast | ||
| 2001–10 | 24
[2] || | ||
| 2003 | Miss Match | with Darren Star Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2003–06 2013–present |
Arrested Development
[5] || | ||
| 2004 | The Big House | ||
| 2004–05 | Quintuplets | with Mark Reisman Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2005 | The Inside | with Reamworks and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2006 | Saved | ||
| 2006–2015 | Curious George | with WGBH-TV and Universal Animation Studios | |
| 2006 | Treasure Hunters | ||
| 2006–08 | Shark | with Deforestation Services and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2006–11 | Friday Night Lights
[5] || | ||
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | with Teakwood Lane Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2009–11 | Lie to Me | with Pagoda Pictures, Samuel Baum Productions, MiddKid Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2010–15 | Parenthood | with True Jack Productions, Universal Media Studios, and Universal Television | |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | with Big Kid Pictures, Pickle Films, and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| The Playboy Club | with Alta Loma Entertainment, Storyland Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| 2012 | The 84th Academy Awards
[11] || | ||
| The Great Escape | with Profiles Television Productions, The Hochberg Ebersol Company, and Fox Television Studios | ||
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) | with Hot Lava Girl Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2014 | Those Who Kill | with One Two One Three Pictures, Miso Film, and Fox 21 | |
| 24: Live Another Day | with Teakwood Lane Productions and 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| Gang Related | with Chris Morgan Productions, Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| 2015–present | Empire
[2] || with Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions, Little Chicken Inc., and 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| 2015 | The Bastard Executioner | with Sutter Ink, FX Productions, and Fox 21 Television Studios | |
| 2017 | 24: Legacy | with Coto/Katz Productions, Teakwood Lane Productions and 20th Century Fox Television[12] | |
| Shots Fired | with Undisputed Cinema and 20th Century Fox Television | ||
| 2017–present | Genius | with Paperboy Productions, OddLot Entertainment, EUE/Sokolow and Fox 21 Television Studios | |
| TBA | Untitled Music Comedy
[13] || | ||
| Problem Child
[14] || |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McNary, Dave (December 9, 2013). "Ron Howard, Brian Grazer Promote Erica Huggins to President of Imagine". Variety. https://variety.com/2013/film/news/ron-howard-brian-grazer-promote-erica-huggins-to-president-of-imagine-1200937744/. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Rainey, James (January 28, 2016). "Raine Group to Invest $100 Million-Plus in Imagine, Partners Eye Expansion". Variety. https://variety.com/2016/film/news/raine-group-imagine-entertainment-investment-1201690159/. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Fabrikant, Geraldine (May 19, 1992). "COMPANY NEWS; Chiefs of Imagine Films Seek to Take It Private". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/19/business/company-news-chiefs-of-imagine-films-seek-to-take-it-private.html. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 THR Staff (January 12, 2012). "Imagine Entertainment Lays Off Staff". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/imagine-entertainment-lays-staff-281325. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fleming Jr, Mike (May 16, 2013). "Cannes: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard Introduce Imagine 2.0; A Pele Pic On The Croisette, A Crowd-Funded ‘Friday Night Lights’, ‘Dark Tower’, Jay-Z And One Angry White Whale". Penske Business Media. http://deadline.com/2013/05/cannes-brian-grazer-ron-howard-introduce-imagine-2-0-a-pele-pic-on-the-croisette-a-crowd-funded-friday-night-lights-dark-tower-jay-z-and-one-angry-white-whale-500046/. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Amid Amidi (April 5, 2017). "Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment Teams Up With Animal Logic for 6 Animated Features". http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/ron-howards-imagine-entertainment-teams-animal-logic-6-animated-features-150056.html. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (20 February 2018). "Imagine Entertainment Takes Controlling Interest In Comedy Series Producer Jax Media". Deadline. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Imagine Entertainment Company Profile – Yahoo! Finance". Biz.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ https://imagine-entertainment.com/film/solo-a-star-wars-story/
- ↑ Rebecca Ford; Borys Kit. "Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis in Talks to Star in Action-Comedy 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ https://imagine-entertainment.com/television/84th-academy-awards/
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-02-23). "'24: Legacy': Teddy Sears Cast As Head Of CTU In Fox Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-05-03). "Danny DeVito & Jeff Goldblum To Star In Amazon Comedy Series From Imagine TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Nellie Andreeva (January 29, 2015). "Problem Child’' Comedy Based On Movie Gets NBC Pilot Order". https://deadline.com/2015/01/problem-child-comedy-pilot-order-nbc-1201362692/. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
External links[]
- Official website
- Imagine Entertainment on IMDb (subscription required)
- Imagine Films Entertainment on IMDb (subscription required)
- Imagine Television on IMDb (subscription required)
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