Open Road Films
Type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Film |
Founded | March 28, 2011 |
Key people |
Tom Ortenberg (CEO) Elliott Kleinberg (COO) Steven Andriuzzo Elliott (CFO)[1] |
Owner(s) |
Regal Entertainment Group AMC Theatres |
Website | www.openroadfilms.com |
Open Road Films (sometimes written as Open Road or ORF) is an American film distribution company based in Hollywood, California. It was launched in March 2011 by the two largest U.S. theatrical exhibitors, AMC Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group.
Company history
AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group hired Tom Ortenberg, as CEO. He is a former executive of Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company.[2] On April 13, 2011 Tom Ortenberg hired Jason Cassidy (president of marketing), Elliott Kleinberg (General Counsel and executive vice president of operations and business affairs), Steven Andriuzzo (chief financial officer), and Ben Cotner (senior vice president of acquisitions).[3] The studio released its first film, Killer Elite, on September 23, 2011.[4] Killer Elite was directed by Gary McKendry and starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro.
Open Road titles are distributed in the home entertainment market by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.[5] On June 28, 2011 Open Road Films signed a pay-TV deal with Netflix,[6] which expires in 2016. On October 1, 2013, the studio signed a new pay-TV deal with Showtime that begins in 2017-2020.[7]
Filmography
Release Date | Title | Director |
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September 23, 2011 | Killer Elite | Gary McKendry |
January 27, 2012 | The Grey | Joe Carnahan |
March 9, 2012 | Silent House | Chris Kentis Laura Lau |
August 22, 2012 | Hit and Run | David Palmer Dax Shepard |
September 21, 2012 | End of Watch | David Ayer |
October 26, 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Michael J. Bassett |
January 11, 2013 | A Haunted House[8] | Michael Tiddes |
February 8, 2013 | Side Effects | Steven Soderbergh |
March 29, 2013 | The Host | Andrew Niccol |
August 16, 2013 | Jobs[9] | Joshua Michael Stern |
October 4, 2013 | Parkland | Peter Landesman |
October 11, 2013 | Machete Kills[10] | Robert Rodriguez |
November 27, 2013 | Homefront[10] | Gary Fleder |
December 25, 2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe | Jon M. Chu |
January 17, 2014 | The Nut Job[11] | Peter Lepeniotis |
Upcoming releases
Release Date | Title | Director |
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March 28, 2014[12] | Sabotage[13] | David Ayer |
April 18, 2014 | A Haunted House 2[14] | Michael Tiddes |
May 9, 2014 | Chef[15] | Jon Favreau |
TBA 2014 | Midnight Rider: The Gregg Allman Story[16] | Randall Miller |
TBA 2015 | Testament[17] | Eric Bless |
TBA 2015 | Triple Nine [18] | John Hillcoat |
January 15, 2016 | The Nut Job 2[19] | TBA |
TBA | Endangered[20] | David Hackl |
TBA | The Key Man | TBA |
TBA | Max Steel[21] | TBA |
International distribution
Open Road distributes their films to other countries as well, through another distributor originating in that country.
UK/Ireland
- Entertainment Film Distributors (2011-2012)
- StudioCanal UK (2012-2013)
- Vertigo Films (2013-current)
- Lionsgate (2013-current)
Australia/New Zealand
- Icon Films International (2011-current)
Canada
- Entertainment One (2011-current)
- VVS Films (2011-current, some titles)
External links
References
- β Cunningham, Todd. (December 16, 2013) Open Road Films Puts Money on Pair of Financial Executives. The Wrap. Accessed on December 16, 2013.
- β Szalai, Georg (March 07, 2011). "AMC Entertainment, Regal to Acquire and Release 8β10 Films a Year". hollywoodreporter.com (The Hollywood Reporter). Retrieved June 02, 2011.
- β AMC/Regalβs Film Distribution Venture Open Road Sets Executive Team
- β Open Road Sets First Release With Fall Date On βKiller Eliteβ
- β McNary, Dave (June 16, 2011). "Open Road pacts with Universal Home Ent". Variety.
- β Ben Fritz (June 28, 2012). "Company Town". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- β "Open Road Inks Deal to Bring Pics to Showtime". October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- β Open Road Films to Distribute Horror Spoof A Haunted House
- β Open Road Films to Distribute jOBS, Starring Ashton Kutcher
- β 10.0 10.1 "Open Road Pushes Back Machete Kills and Homefront". ComingSoon.net. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- β Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2013). "Open Road Squirrels Away 3D Animated Pic βThe Nut Jobβ For January 17 Release". Deadline. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- β Open Road Sets 2014 Release Date for Ten, Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- β Action Thriller βTenβ To Team David Ayer And Arnold Schwarzenegger
- β Open Road Films Plans A Haunted House 2
- β Open Road to Release Jon Favreau's Chef on May 9, 2014
- β http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2835050/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co
- β Open Road Films Aquires Supernatural Thriller Testament
- β http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/open-road-acquires-domestic-on-triple-nine-michael-b-jordan-aaron-paul-gal-gadot-michael-pena-join-killer-cast/
- β McNary, Dave (January 23, 2014). "βNut Job 2β² Set for Jan. 15, 2016". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- β Open Road Films Takes Endangered
- β Mattel and Dolphin Entertainment to Develop Live-Action MAX STEEL Adaptation; Open Road Films to Distribute