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4 | '''[=FilmDistrict=]''' was an American film company that was founded by Graham King and Bob Berney in 2010. King, a UK film producer who heads GK Films (and formerly Initial Entertainment Group), formed the company as a way to release his productions that didn't have American distributors. He hired Berney, a former head of Creator/NewLineCinema's Picturehouse label who had left Apparition over issues with that company's co-founder, to head acquisitions and began business almost immediately by picking up ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' and ''Film/SoulSurfer'' for American distribution. Their first release, the former film, grossed over $50 million on a budget of $1.5 million. |
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6 | The company distributed through Creator/TristarPictures and Creator/OpenRoadFilms (a joint venture of theatre companies AMC and Regal). |
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8 | Unfortunately, despite starting out strong with several hits, the company soon fell victim to one too many {{box office bomb}}s, which would later ultimately end the company. In January 2014, co-founder Peter Schlessel left the company to replace James Schamus as CEO of Focus Features. This meant that [=FilmDistrict=]'s distribution operations were [[CreatorKiller given the ax]]. Their final films, a remake of ''Film/{{Oldboy|2013}}'' and ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'', were both box office bombs, ending the studio's once-shiny run with a whimper. The company's remaining films that were unreleased would later be transferred over to Creator/FocusFeatures, under the division Focus World. |
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10 | !! List of films released by [=FilmDistrict=]: |
11 | [[index]] |
12 | * ''Film/DeadManDown'' (2013) |
13 | * ''Film/DontBeAfraidOfTheDark'' (2010) |
14 | * ''Film/Drive2011'' (2011) |
15 | * ''Film/{{Evil Dead|2013}}'' (2013) |
16 | * ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' (2010; their first release) |
17 | ** ''Insidious: Chapter 2'' (2013) |
18 | * ''Film/InTheLandOfBloodAndHoney'' (2011) |
19 | * ''Film/{{Lockout}}'' (2012) |
20 | * ''Film/{{Looper}}'' (2012) |
21 | * ''Film/LondonBoulevard'' (2010; initially to be released by [=FilmDistrict=], the film was licensed to IFC Films for its theatrical release) |
22 | * ''[[Film/{{Oldboy 2013}} Oldboy]]'' (2013; the last film Film District distributed) |
23 | * ''Film/OlympusHasFallen'' (2013) |
24 | * ''Film/{{Parker}}'' (2013) |
25 | * ''Film/{{Playing For Keeps|2012}}'' (2012) |
26 | * ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'' (2014; their final film) |
27 | * ''Film/{{Red Dawn|2012}}'' (2012) |
28 | * ''Film/TheRumDiary'' (2011) |
29 | * ''Film/SafetyNotGuaranteed'' (2012) |
30 | * ''Film/SoulSurfer'' (2011) |
31 | * ''Film/ThatAwkwardMoment'' (2014; initially to be released by Film District, the film was released by Focus Features) |
32 | * ''Film/WalkOfShame'' (2014; initially to be released by Film District, the film was released by Focus Features following their closure) |
33 | * ''Film/{{Wer}}'' (2013; initially to be released by Film District, the film was released by Focus Features following their closure) |
34 | [[/index]] |
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