Twisted Pictures

Twisted Pictures
Type Film Production
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2004
Founder(s) Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Gregg Hoffman
Headquarters Los Angeles, CA, United States
Products Motion pictures
Parent Evolution Entertainment

Twisted Pictures is an American independent production company, mainly creating films of the horror genre. The company was founded in 2004 by Evolution Entertainment's Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Gregg Hoffman.[1] They are known for producing the Saw film series.

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History

Twisted Pictures was formed after the box office success of Saw in 2004, which lead to a nine-picture distribution deal with Lionsgate.[2][1] The company went on to produce six sequels in the Saw film series. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.[3]

In June 2007, the company formed a joint venue with RKO Pictures to remake four films out of RKO library. The remakes include, Five Come Back (1939), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Body Snatcher (1945), and Bedlam (1946).[4][5]

In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre rights-holders Bob Kuhn and Kim Henkel after discussions with Platinum Dunes fell apart. The deal is for multiple films.[6]

Filmography

Film Release Notes Budget Gross (worldwide)
Saw October 29, 2004 $1,200,000 $103,096,345[7]
Saw II 02005-10-28October 28, 2005 $4,000,000 $147,739,965[8]
Saw III 02006-10-27October 27, 2006 $10,000,000 $164,874,275[9]
Catacombs 02007-10-30October 30, 2007 Released on FEARnet On Demand and then to DVD on February 19, 2008[10][11] N/A N/A
Dead Silence 02007-03-16March 16, 2007 $20,000,000 $22,217,407[12]
Saw IV 02007-10-26October 26, 2007 N/A $139,352,633[13]
Vlog 02008-06-01June 2008 Online horror film[14] N/A N/A
Saw V 02008-10-24October 24, 2008 $10,800,000 $113,864,059[15]
Repo! The Genetic Opera 02008-11-07November 7, 2008 limited release $8,500,000[16] $188,126[17]
The Tortured 02009-11-08November 8, 2009 Released at the American Film Market; released to home video on August 30, 2010.[18] N/A N/A
Saw VI 02009-10-23October 23, 2009 $11,000,000 $68,233,629[19]
Mother's Day 02010-09-23September 23, 2010 Released at Fantastic Fest N/A N/A
Chain Letter 02010-10-01October 1, 2010 limited release $3,000,000 $585,362[20]
Saw 3D 02010-10-29October 29, 2010 $20,000,000 $133,310,178[21]

References

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  2. ^ Harris, Dana (March 2, 2005). "Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117918836. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. May 9, 2011. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77375. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (June 14, 2007). "RKO genre films get Twisted". Variety (Reed Business Information). Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966963. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (October 21, 2008). "Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/621wxdz9V. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  6. ^ Fleming, Michael (October 8, 2009). "Twisted moves to 'Texas'". Variety (Reed Business Information). Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009746. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Saw (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Saw II (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw2.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Saw III (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw3.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  10. ^ Weinberg, Scott (October 14, 2007). "FEARnet's First Exclusive: Those Forgotten 'Catacombs'". Moviefone (AOL). http://blog.moviefone.com/2007/10/14/fearnets-first-exclusive-those-forgotten-catacombs/. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
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  12. ^ "Dead Silence (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadsilence.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Saw IV (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw4.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Twisted Pictures' Online Horror Series 'Vlog' Gets Bloody". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. June 25, 2008. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12706. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Saw V (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw5.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  16. ^ Staci. "Repo! The Genetic Opera Review". Blastr. http://www.syfy.co.uk/blog/general-interest/repo-the-genetic-opera/. Retrieved February 4, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Repo: The Genetic Opera (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=repogeneticopera.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Twisted Pictures' 'The Tortured' Gets UK DVD Date". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. April 12, 2010. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19791. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Saw VI (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw6.htm. Retrieved February 4, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Chain Letter (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chainletter.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Saw 3D (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw7.htm. Retrieved March 5, 2011. 

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