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RatPac Entertainment, LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryMotion pictures financing and production
Television
FoundedDecember 2012
FounderBrett Ratner
James Packer
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
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  • Brett Ratner (CEO, co-chairman)
  • Danny Cohen (co-chairman)
OwnerAccess Entertainment (controlling stake)
Brett Ratner
DivisionsRatPac Television
SubsidiariesRatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC
Websiteratpacentertainment.com

RatPac Entertainment is an American motion picture production and financing company owned by producer-director Brett Ratner and Access Entertainment. RatPac was founded by Ratner and billionaire James Packer. RatPac is a partner in RatPac-Dune Entertainment with Dune Entertainment.

History[]

RatPac Entertainment was formed in 2012 by Brett Ratner and billionaire James Packer.

RatPac-Dune Entertainment LLC was formed in September 2013 by RatPac and Dune with a four-year 75 pictures motion picture co-financing arrangement with Warner Bros..[2] In December 2013, RatPac signed a deal starting as of January 1, 2014 to finance films as part of a production deal between Plan B Entertainment and New Regency. In April 2017, RatPac became a subsidiary of Access Entertainment with its purchase of James Packer's ownership share.[2] In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they cutting ties with the company after Brett Ratner's sexual harassment allegations with Rampage as the last film that his company financed with Warner Bros.[3]

Television series[]

Dune Entertainment[]

Dune Entertainment was led by Steven Mnuchin and had been co-financing Fox films since 2006.[4][5][6][7] The company is the result of a 2013 joint venture between RatPac Entertainment and Dune Entertainment, following a collapse in negotiations between Dune and 20th Century Fox – which led the company to close a deal with Warner Bros. instead, replacing Legendary Pictures as Warner's key co-financing partner.[4][7][8]

Dune films[]

Produced with 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000 Pictures as Dune Entertainment, Dune Entertainment LLC or Dune Entertainment III LLC.


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  • The Hills Have Eyes (2006) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (co-production with Marvel Entertainment and The Donners' Company)
  • The Sentinel (2006) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (co-production with Davis Entertainment Company and Ingenious Film Partners)
  • The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
  • John Tucker Must Die (2006) (co-production with Tall Trees)
  • Borat (2006)
  • Eragon (2006)
  • Night at the Museum (2006) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures)
  • Pathfinder (2007)
  • The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
  • Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (co-production with Marvel Studios, Constantin Film and 1492 Pictures)
  • 28 Weeks Later (2007) (with Fox Atomic)
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) (co-production with Walden Media)
  • Hitman (2007)
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) (co-production with John Davis and Brandywine)
  • Choke (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • 27 Dresses (2008) (co-production with Spyglass Entertainment)
  • Jumper (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
  • Street Kings (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and 3 Arts Entertainment)
  • What Happens in Vegas (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, 21 Laps and Mosaic Media Group)
  • Meet Dave (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, Friendly Films, Deep River Productions and Walks Into a Bar Productions)
  • The Happening (2008) (co-production with UTV Motion Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment)
  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
  • Babylon A.D. (2008)
  • The Secret Life of Bees (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Overbrook Entertainment and The Donners' Company)
  • Max Payne (2008)
  • Australia (2008)
  • The Rocker (2008) (co-production with Fox Atomic and 21 Laps)
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
  • Marley & Me (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Sunswept Entertainment)
  • Bride Wars (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Birdie and Riche Ludwig)
  • Dragonball Evolution (2009)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company and Seed)
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures)
  • Aliens in the Attic (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Josephson Entertainment)
  • Post Grad (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic and Montecito Picture Company)
  • I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic and 1492 Pictures)
  • All About Steve (2009) (co-production with Radar Pictures and Fortis Films)
  • Whip It (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Flower Films)
  • Jennifer's Body (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic)
  • Amelia (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Crazy Heart (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (co-production with Indian Paintbrush and Regency Enterprises)
  • Avatar (2009) (co-production with Lightstorm Entertainment)
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company)
  • Tooth Fairy (2010) (co-production with Walden Media, Blumhouse and Mayhem Pictures)
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) (co-production with 1492 Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment)
  • Our Family Wedding (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) (co-production with Color Force)
  • Date Night (2010) (co-production with 21 Laps)
  • Just Wright (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Marmaduke (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Davis Entertainment Company)
  • Cyrus (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Scott Free)
  • The A-Team (2010) (co-production with Scott Free, Top Cow Productions and Stephen J. Cannell)
  • Knight and Day (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Pink Machine)
  • Ramona and Beezus (2010) (co-production with Walden Media)
  • Predators (2010) (co-production with Troublemaker Studios and Davis Entertainment)
  • Vampires Suck (2010)
  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
  • Love & Other Drugs (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Stuber Pictures and Bedford Falls Productions)
  • Machete (2010) (co-production with Troublemaker Studios)
  • 127 Hours (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Everest Entertainment)
  • Black Swan (2010) (co-production with Cross Creek Pictures and Phoenix Pictures)
  • Unstoppable (2010) (co-production with Scott Free Productions)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) (co-production with Walden Media)
  • Gulliver's Travels (2010) (co-production with Davis Entertainment Company)
  • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) (co-production with Color Force)
  • Water for Elephants (2011)
  • X-Men: First Class (2011) (Co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry and Donners' Company)
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) (co-production with Davis Entertainment Company)
  • Monte Carlo (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and DiNovi Pictures)
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) (co-production with Chernin Entertainment)
  • The Big Year (2011) (co-production with Red Hour Films, Sunswept Entertainment, and Deuce Three)
  • The Sitter (2011) (co-production with Michael De Luca)
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company)
  • In Time (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Strike Entertainment)
  • We Bought a Zoo (2011) (co-production with Vinyl Films and LBI Entertainment)
  • Chronicle (2012) (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
  • This Means War (2012) (co-production with Overbrook Entertainment)
  • Prometheus (2012) (co-production with Scott Free)
  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
  • The Watch (2012) (co-production with 21 Laps)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) (co-production with Color Force)
  • Chasing Mavericks (2012) (co-production with Walden Media and Deuce Three)
  • Life of Pi (2012)
  • Parental Guidance (2012) (co-production with Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment and Face Productions, LLC.)

RatPac-Dune Entertainment[]

RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC is a film financing company which is a joint venture of RatPac Entertainment and Dune Entertainment.

RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC was formed in September 2013 by RatPac and Dune with a multi-year 75 pictures motion picture co-financing arrangement with Warner Bros..[2][9] On November 26, 2013, RatPac-Dune finalized a $300 million credit facility with a group of banks, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, that has an option to be extended to $400 million.[10]

RatPac-Dune films[]

The 75-picture deal is passive covering all movies outside of other production financing deals including those with Village Roadshow Pictures, Gulfstream and Alcon Entertainment and all Harry Potter films.[10] The deal is passive both financial and creatively as RatPac-Dune will not select which films to finance nor have any creative say over the films.[11] In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they will not renew its contract with RatPac-Dune Entertainment after Brett Ratner's sexual harassment allegations[3].

Financed with Warner Bros.
Financed with Regency Enterprises
  • Birdman (2014) (co-production with New Regency Pictures, TSG Entertainment and Worldview Entertainment)
  • Aloha (2015) (co-production with Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital and Vinyl Films)
  • The Revenant (2015) (co-production with New Regency, Appian Way, Anonymous Content and M Productions)
  • Rules Don't Apply (2016) (co-production with New Regency, Worldview Entertainment and Shangri-La Entertainment)
  • Assassin's Creed (2016) (co-production with Ubisoft Motion Pictures, New Regency, DMC Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
Financed with Universal Pictures
  • The Water Diviner (2015) (co-production with Entertainment One, Mister Smith Entertainment, Seven Network, Hopscotch Features and Fear of God Films)
  • Central Intelligence (2016) (co-production with New Line Cinema and Blue Grass Films)
Financed with Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Aloha (2015) (with Columbia Pictures) (co-production with Regency Enterprises Lstar Capital and Vinyl Films)
  • Truth (2015) (with Sony Pictures Classics) (co-production with Echo Lake Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Mythology Entertainment and Dirty Films)
  • I Saw the Light (2016) (with Sony Pictures Classics) (co-production with Bron Studios and CW Media Finance)
Financed with RKO Pictures
  • Barely Lethal (2015)
Financed as RatPac Documentary Films
  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
  • Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015)
  • Before the Flood (2016)
  • Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)[14]

References[]

  1. ↑ Butler, Andy (July 17, 2014). "Ratpac Entertainment Logo by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv". Design Boom. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hipes, Patrick (April 18, 2017). "Len Blavatnik's Access Acquires RatPac Entertainment Stake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lopez, Ricardo (2018-04-11). "Warners Bros. Cuts Final Ties With Brett Ratner, Won’t Renew $450-Million Co-Financing Deal" (in en-US). Variety. https://variety.com/2018/film/news/brett-ratner-warners-cofinancing-deal-ends-1202750809/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lewis, Hilary (October 2, 2014). "Dune Capital's Steven Mnuchin Takes Stake in Relativity, Becomes Co-Chairman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (September 30, 2013). "Warner Bros. Closes Financing Deal With Dune, Brett Ratner, James Packer". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (October 27, 2014). "Brett Ratner's RatPac Closes on $150 Million Credit Line for Warner Bros. Titles". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shaw, Lucas (November 26, 2013). "RatPac-Dune Secures $300M in Credit to Fund Warner Bros. Films". TheWrap. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  8. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana; Belloni, Matthew (July 9, 2013). "Warner Bros. Closing Massive Financing Deal With Dune to Replace Legendary (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. ↑ Miller, Daniel (September 30, 2013). "Warner Bros. strikes financing deal with Dune, Ratner". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/30/entertainment/la-et-ct-warner-financing-deal-with-dune-ratner-20130930. Retrieved April 26, 2017. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Block, Alex Ben (November 26, 2013). "Brett Ratner's RatPac-Dune Closes $300 Million Credit Facility to Fund Warner Bros. Films" (in en). The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratners-ratpac-dune-closes-660509. Retrieved April 26, 2017. 
  11. ↑ Shaw, Lucas (September 30, 2013). "Warner Bros. Recruits Dune, Brett Ratner's Rat-Pac to Finance Its Movies". TheWrap. Retrieved May 22, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratner-says-hell-step-away-warner-bros-harassment-claims-1054025
  13. ↑ Rampage (2018), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2231461/companycredits, retrieved 2018-07-18 
  14. ↑ Gerard, Jeremy (May 13, 2016). "HBO's Docu 'Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds' – Cannes Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 30, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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