List of Orion Pictures films

This is a list of films released by the former American film production and distribution company Orion Pictures.

An asterisk near the film's name means that the film won an Oscar for Best Picture.

Two asterisks near the film's name means that the film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture but did not win.

1979

Release date	Title	Notes	Budget	Gross
April 27, 1979	A Little Romance[N 1]
May 1, 1979	Over the Edge[N 1]
July 4, 1979	The Wanderers[N 1]			$23,000,000
August 17, 1979	Life of Brian[N 1][N 2]	US distribution only; produced by Handmade Films	$4 million	$20,045,115
August 31, 1979	Time After Time[N 1]			$13,000,000
October 5, 1979	10[N 1]			$74,865,517
October 26, 1979	The Great Santini[N 1]	co-production with Bing Crosby Productions		$4,702,575
November 2, 1979	Promises in the Dark[N 1]

1980s

Release date	Title	Notes	Budget	Gross
February 1, 1980	Simon[N 1]			$6,000,000
April 19, 1980	Die Laughing[N 1]			$4,000,000
April 25, 1980	Heart Beat[N 1]			$954,046
July 25, 1980	Caddyshack[N 1]	co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures	$6 million	$39,846,344
August 8, 1980	The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu[N 1]			$10,697,276
September 8, 1980	Battle Beyond the Stars[N 1]	Non-US media distribution only; produced by New World Pictures	$2,000,000	$7.5 million
October 31, 1980	The Awakening[N 1]	co-production with EMI Films		$8,415,112
February 11, 1981	Sphinx[N 1]		$14 million	$2,022,771
April 10, 1981	Excalibur[N 1]		$11,000,000	$34,967,437
April 24, 1981	The Hand[N 1]		6,500,000	$2,447,576
July 17, 1981	Arthur[N 1]		$7 million	$95,461,682
July 24, 1981	Wolfen[N 1]			$10,626,725
July 31, 1981	Under the Rainbow[N 1]		$20 million	$18,826,490
August 21, 1981	Prince of the City[N 1]	co-production with Warner Bros.	$8.6 million	$8,124,257
December 11, 1981	Rollover[N 1]			$10,851,261
December 18, 1981	Sharky's Machine[N 1]			$35,856,053
May 28, 1982	The Escape Artist[N 1][N 3]	produced by Zoetrope Studios		$143,369
July 16, 1982	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy[N 1][N 4]			$9,077,269
September 17, 1982	Hammett[N 1][N 3]	produced by Zoetrope Studios; Final Orion Pictures feature released through Warner Bros.
September 24, 1982	Amityville II: The Possession	produced by the Dino De Laurentiis Company; first film released after the purchase and acquisition of Filmways, Inc.		$11,328,000
October 3, 1982	Split Image	produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment		$263,635
October 22, 1982	First Blood[N 5]	produced by Anabasis Investments	$14 million	$125,212,904
April 15, 1983	Lone Wolf McQuade		$5,000,000	$12,232,628
June 9, 1983	Breathless			$19,910,002
June 24, 1983	Yellowbeard	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation		$4,300,000
July 6, 1983	Class			$21,667,789
July 15, 1983	Zelig[N 1][N 4]			$11,798,616
August 19, 1983	Easy Money			$29,309,766
September 16, 1983	Strange Invaders	co-production with EMI Films	$5.5 million	$1,362,303
October 21, 1983	Under Fire		$9.5 million	$5,696,391
November 18, 1983	Amityville 3-D	produced by Dino De Laurentiis Corporation		$6,333,135
December 15, 1983	Gorky Park			$15,856,028
January 20, 1984	Scandalous			$526,805
January 27, 1984	Broadway Danny Rose		$8 million	$10,600,497
March 2, 1984	Harry & Son		$16 million	$4,864,980
March 9, 1984	The Hotel New Hampshire	co-production with Woodfall Film Productions	$7.5 million	$5,142,858
April 6, 1984	Up the Creek		$7 million	$11,708,269
May 4, 1984	The Bounty	co-production with the Dino De Laurentiis Company		$8,613,462
June 8, 1984	Beat Street			$16,595,791
June 23, 1984	A Breed Apart	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$3,000,000
July 27, 1984	Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers			$3,772,785
August 15, 1984	The Woman in Red			$25,308,147
September 19, 1984	Amadeus* [N 6]		$18,000,000	$51,973,029
September 28, 1984	Heartbreakers			$148,750
October 26, 1984	The Terminator	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$6.5 million	$78,371,200
December 14, 1984	The Cotton Club	Co production with Zoetrope Studios	$58 million	$25,928,721
January 25, 1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$7 million	$17,130,087
February 15, 1985	The Mean Season			$4,300,000
February 15, 1985	The Bay Boy			$162,364
March 1, 1985	The Purple Rose of Cairo		$15 million	$10,631,333
March 29, 1985	Desperately Seeking Susan		$4.5 million	$27,398,584
May 3, 1985	Code of Silence			$20,345,561
June 14, 1985	Secret Admirer		$2 million	$8,622,757
July 26, 1985	The Heavenly Kid			$3,852,271
August 16, 1985	The Return of the Living Dead	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$4 million	$14,237,880
August 30, 1985	Flesh & Blood		$6,500,000	$100,000
August 30, 1985	Beer
September 27, 1985	Maxie			$2,564,278
October 11, 1985	Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins		$40 million	$12,421,181
January 17, 1986	The Longshot			$256,301
February 7, 1986	F/X		$10 million	$20,603,715
February 7, 1986	Hannah and Her Sisters**		$6,400,000	$59,000,000
March 21, 1986	Just Between Friends	co-production with MTM Enterprises		$6,408,791
April 18, 1986	At Close Range	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$6,500,000	$2,347,000
April 18, 1986	Absolute Beginners	U.S. distribution only; co-production of Goldcrest Films and Virgin Films	£8.4 million	$930,211
June 13, 1986	Back to School			$91,258,000
June 20, 1986	My Little Pony: The Movie	co-production with Paramount Pictures, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Hasbro, Sunbow Entertainment, Marvel Productions, Toei Animation and AKOM	$6 million
July 11, 1986	Miracles
July 25, 1986	Haunted Honeymoon		$13 million	$8,033,397
August 1986	Opposing Force
September 26, 1986	Foreign Body
November 7, 1986	Something Wild			$8,362,969
November 14, 1986	Hoosiers	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$9 million	$28,607,524
December 12, 1986	Three Amigos	co-production with HBO Films	$25 million	$39,246,734
December 19, 1986	Platoon*	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation	$6.5 million	$138,530,565
January 30, 1987	Radio Days		$16,000,000	$14,792,779
April 3, 1987	Making Mr. Right		$9 million	$1,584,970
May 1, 1987	Malone			$3,060,858
June 10, 1987	The Believers			$18,753,438
July 10, 1987	The Brave Little Toaster	co-production with ITC Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Hyperion Animation Company, Inc., The Kushner-Locke Company and Wang Film Productions	$2.3 million	$2.3 million
July 17, 1987	RoboCop		$13 million	$53,424,681
August 14, 1987	No Way Out		$15 million	$35,509,515
August 1987	Lionheart[N 7]	US distribution
September 18, 1987	Hotel Colonial	produced by the Hemdale Film Corporation		$9,526
September 25, 1987	Best Seller	co-production with the Hemdale Film Corporation		$4,278,150
October 11, 1987	House of Games			$2,585,639
October 23, 1987	No Man's Land			$2,877,571
December 11, 1987	Throw Momma from the Train		$14,000,000	$57,915,972
December 18, 1987	September			$486,434
December 19, 1987	Opera[N 8]	co-production of ADC Films, Cecchi Gori Group, and Tiger Cinematografica	$8,000,000
January 15, 1988	The Couch Trip		$17 million	$11,005,304
February 5, 1988	Cherry 2000		$10 million	$14,000
February 5, 1988	The Unbearable Lightness of Being[N 6][N 9]		$17,000,000	$10,006,806
February 12, 1988	The In Crowd			$124,880
March 4, 1988	The House on Carroll Street			$459,824
March 18, 1988	Dominick and Eugene			$3,076,031
March 25, 1988	Johnny Be Good			$17,550,399
April 15, 1988	Colors			$46,616,067
June 15, 1988	Bull Durham		$9 million	$50,888,729
July 29, 1988	Monkey Shines		$7,000,000	$5,344,577
August 12, 1988	Mac and Me	U.S. distribution only; produced by Vision International	$13,000,000	$6,424,112
August 19, 1988	Married to the Mob		$10 million	$21,486,757
September 2, 1988	Eight Men Out		$6,000,000	$5,680,515
October 21, 1988	Without a Clue	co-production with ITC Entertainment		$8,539,181
November 18, 1988	Another Woman			$1,562,749
December 9, 1988	Mississippi Burning**		$15 million	$34,603,943
December 14, 1988	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels			$42,039,085
February 17, 1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	US distribution only; co-production of Interscope Communications and Nelson Entertainment	$10,000,000	$40,485,039
March 3, 1989	Farewell to the King			$2,420,917
April 21, 1989	Speed Zone			$3.007 million
May 5, 1989	Lost Angels			$1,247,946
June 30, 1989	Great Balls of Fire!			$13,741,060
July 21, 1989	UHF		$5 million	$6,157,157
August 16, 1989	Rude Awakening			$3,169,719
August 25, 1989	The Package		$18 million	$10,647,219
August 25, 1989	Heart of Dixie			$1,097,333
September 22, 1989	Erik the Viking	US distribution only		$1,932,642
October 13, 1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors		$13 million	$18,254,702
November 17, 1989	Valmont		$33,000,000	$1,132,112
November 17, 1989	Prancer	co-production of Cineplex Odeon Films and Nelson Entertainment		$18,587,135
December 8, 1989	She-Devil			$15,351,421

1990s

Release date	Title	Notes	Budget	Gross
January 19, 1990	Everybody Wins			$1,372,350
February 16, 1990	Madhouse			$21,036,771
March 9, 1990	The Last of the Finest	co-production with Davis Entertainment		$1,531,489
March 9, 1990	Love at Large			$1,436,308
April 6, 1990	The First Power	US distribution; co-production of Interscope Communications and Nelson Entertainment	$10,000,000	$22,424,195
April 20, 1990	Miami Blues		$11 million	$9,888,167
May 18, 1990	Cadillac Man			$27,627,310
June 22, 1990	RoboCop 2		$35 million	$45,681,173
July 20, 1990	Navy SEALs		$21 million	$25,069,101
September 14, 1990	State of Grace			$1,911,542
October 26, 1990	The Hot Spot			$1,293,976
November 21, 1990	Dances with Wolves*	produced by Tig Productions	$22 million	$424,208,848
December 14, 1990	Mermaids			$35,419,397
December 25, 1990	Alice		$12 million	$7,331,647
January 18, 1991	Eve of Destruction	US distribution; co-production of Interscope Communications and Nelson Entertainment	$13 million	$5,451,119
February 14, 1991	The Silence of the Lambs*		$19 million	$272,742,922
May 10, 1991	F/X2		$16,400,000	$21,082,165
July 19, 1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	US distribution; co-production of Interscope Communications and Nelson Entertainment	$20,000,000	$38,037,513
August 16, 1991	Mystery Date			$6,166,819
October 11, 1991	Little Man Tate		$10,000,000	$25,010,896
November 16, 1991	The Addams Family	co-production with Paramount Pictures	$38 million	$191,502,246
March 13, 1992	Article 99			$6,375,979
March 20, 1992	Shadows and Fog		$14 million	$2,735,731
December 11, 1992	Love Field			$1,014,726
March 26, 1993	Married to It			$2,059,832
April 23, 1993	The Dark Half		$15,000,000	$10,611,160
October 22, 1993	Me and the Kid
November 5, 1993	RoboCop 3		$22,000,000	$10,600,000
January 1, 1994	Playmaker
January 28, 1994	Car 54, Where Are You?		$10.7 million	$1,238,080
March 4, 1994	China Moon			$3,038,499
April 1, 1994	Clifford			$7,411,659
April 29, 1994	The Favor		$12 million	$3,134,381
September 2, 1994	There Goes My Baby	produced by Nelson Entertainment	$10.5 million	$123,509
September 16, 1994	Blue Sky			$3,359,465
April 7, 1995	Bar Girls		$500,000	$573,953
August 29, 1995	Illegal in Blue	home video distribution
April 19, 1996	The Substitute[N 10]	US distribution; produced by Live Entertainment		$14,818,176
May 10, 1996	Original Gangstas		$3.6 million
May 31, 1996	The Arrival[N 10]	US distribution; produced by Live Entertainment	$25,000,000	$14,031,906
August 2, 1996	Phat Beach[N 10]	US distribution; produced by Live Entertainment		$1,383,553
January 1, 1997	Retroactive
April 18, 1997	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	co-production with the Rank Organisation		$3,602,884
May 14, 1997	City of Industry
May 23, 1997	Behind Enemy Lines
July 18, 1997	Ulee's Gold		$2.7 million	$9,054,736
October 3, 1997	The Locusts
October 8, 1997	Gang Related			$5,906,773
October 17, 1997	Best Men		$4,000,000	$5,000
March 27, 1998	Storefront Hitchcock
April 27, 1998	Music from Another Room
October 13, 1998	Phantasm Oblivion	US distribution only; produced by Starway International	$650,000
September 24, 1999	One Man's Hero

2010s

Release date	Title	Notes	Budget	Gross
October 4, 2013	Grace Unplugged[N 10]	co-production with Lionsgate Films and Roadside Attractions
August 7, 2014	Vestido Pra Casar[1]	Brazilian film; co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Group Cine y TV, Raconto Produções Artísticas, and Sophia Filmes; distributed by Imagem Filmes
October 14, 2014	The Town That Dreaded Sundown[2]	co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Blumhouse Productions, and Ryan Murphy Productions
December 4, 2014	Tell
January 22, 2015	We'll Never Have Paris[3]	co-production with Bifrost Pictures, The Bridge Finance Company, E2B Capital, H3 Films, Marc Platt Productions and PalmStar Entertainment
March 13, 2015	Night Owls
June 5, 2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
June 19, 2015	Balls Out
August 14, 2015	Fort Tilden
December 4, 2015	The Wannabe	distributed by Momentum Pictures
January 8, 2016	Diablo	distributed by Momentum Pictures
March 4, 2016	Ava's Possessions	distributed by Momentum Pictures
March 25, 2016	Jane Wants a Boyfriend

Notes

1. Released through Warner Bros. Unless otherwise noted, Warner retains complete ownership.
2. Owned by Python (Monty) Pictures
3. Owned by American Zoetrope
4. Owned by MGM
5. Owned by StudioCanal
6. Owned by The Saul Zaentz Company, with Warner Bros. handling distribution
7. Owned by Taliafilm II Productions
8. US home video distribution rights currently owned by Code Red and previously held by Anchor Bay Entertainment and Blue Underground respectively
9. Right shared between MGM and Saul Zaentz (with Warner Bros. handling distribution)
10. Owned by Lionsgate

References

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