Morgan Creek Productions
 | |
| Film studio | |
| Industry | Movie studio |
| Founded | 1988 |
Key people |
James G. Robinson (co-founder and chairman/CEO) Joe Roth (co-founder and former co-chairman/CEO) |
| Website | http://www.morgancreek.com |
Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Crush, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), and others. The studio was co-founded in 1988 by James G. Robinson, and Joe Roth.
Subdivision Morgan Creek Records has produced soundtrack albums to films as well as rock bands, Eleven and Miracle Legion.
Founder Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO. His son, David C. Robinson, serves as vice president.
In October 2014, Morgan Creek sold the international (non-US & Canada) distribution rights and copyrights to their films to Revolution Studios.[1] In September 2015, Morgan Creek began negotiating the sale of rights for the remaining territories, though they will retain remake and TV rights to the Ace Ventura, Major League, Young Guns, and Exorcist franchises.[2]
List of Morgan Creek films
| Release Date | Title | Director | Budget | Gross (worldwide) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 1988 | Young Guns | Christopher Cain | $11 million | $45,661,556 | |
| September 23, 1988 | Dead Ringers | David Cronenberg | $13 million | $8,038,508 | |
| March 3, 1989 | Skin Deep | Blake Edwards | N/A | $19,674,852 | |
| April 7, 1989 | Major League | David S. Ward | $11 million | $49,797,148 | |
| June 2, 1989 | Renegades | Jack Sholder | N/A | $9,015,164 | |
| December 13, 1989 | Enemies, a Love Story | Paul Mazursky | N/A | $7,754,571 | |
| February 16, 1990 | Nightbreed | Clive Barker | $11 million | $8,862,354 | |
| March 9, 1990 | Coupe de Ville | Joe Roth | N/A | $715,983 | |
| August 1, 1990 | Young Guns II | Geoff Murphy | N/A | $44,143,410 | |
| August 17, 1990 | The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | $11 million | $26,098,824 | |
| September 28, 1990 | Pacific Heights | John Schlesinger | $18 million | $44,926,706 | |
| June 14, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Kevin Reynolds | $48 million | $390,493,908 | The score would become the music for Morgan Creek's animated logo.[3] |
| January 17, 1992 | Freejack | Geoff Murphy | $30 million | $17,129,000 | |
| April 24, 1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson | $25 million | $9,011,574 | |
| August 14, 1992 | Stay Tuned | Peter Hyams | N/A | $10,736,401 | |
| September 25, 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Michael Mann | $40 million | $75,505,856 | |
| April 2, 1993 | The Crush | Alan Shapiro | N/A | $13,609,396 | |
| September 10, 1993 | True Romance | Tony Scott | $13 million | $12,281,551 | |
| February 4, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Tom Shadyac | $12 million | $107,217,396 | |
| March 30, 1994 | Major League II | David S. Ward | $25 million | $30,626,182 | |
| April 22, 1994 | Chasers | Dennis Hopper | $15 million | $1,596,687 | |
| September 9, 1994 | Trial by Jury | Heywood Gould | N/A | $6,971,777 | |
| October 14, 1994 | Imaginary Crimes | Anthony Drazan | N/A | $89,611 | |
| October 28, 1994 | Silent Fall | Bruce Beresford | $30 million | $3,180,674 | |
| November 10, 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Steve Oedekerk | $30 million | $212,385,533 | |
| January 12, 1996 | Two If by Sea | Bill Bennett | N/A | $10,658,278 | |
| January 26, 1996 | Big Bully | Steve Miner | $15 million | $2,042,530 | |
| March 22, 1996 | Diabolique | Jeremiah S. Chechik | $45 million | $17,100,369 | |
| November 1, 1996 | Bad Moon | Eric Red | $7 million | $1,055,525 | |
| July 2, 1997 | Wild America | William Dear | N/A | $7,324,662 | |
| March 13, 1998 | Incognito | John Badham | N/A | N/A | |
| April 17, 1998 | Major League: Back to the Minors | John Warren | $18 million | $3,572,443 | |
| August 21, 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Pat Proft | N/A | $9,623,329 | |
| October 23, 1998 | Soldier | Paul W.S. Anderson | $60 million | $14,594,226 | |
| March 19, 1999 | The King and I | Richard Rich | $25 million | $11,993,021 | |
| September 1, 1999 | Chill Factor | Hugh Johnson | $70 million | $11,263,966 | |
| November 17, 1999 | Liberty Heights | Barry Levinson | $11 million | $3,736,868 | |
| February 18, 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Jonathan Lynn | $41.3 million | $106,371,651 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| May 12, 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Roger Christian | $44 million | $29,725,663 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| July 19, 2000 | The In Crowd | Mary Lambert | $15 million | $5,217,498 | |
| August 25, 2000 | The Art of War | Christian Duguay | $60 million | $40,400,425 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| October 6, 2000 | Get Carter | Stephen Kay | $63.6 million | $19,412,993 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| January 19, 2001 | The Pledge | Sean Penn | $35 million | $29,419,291 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| February 23, 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Demian Lichtenstein | $62 million | $18,720,175 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| May 18, 2001 | Angel Eyes | Luis Mandoki | $53 million | $29,715,606 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| August 17, 2001 | American Outlaws | Les Mayfield | $35 million | $13,342,790 | |
| November 9, 2001 | Heist | David Mamet | $39 million | $28,510,652 | co-production with Franchise Pictures |
| June 21, 2002 | Juwanna Mann | Jesse Vaughan | $15 million | $13,802,599 | |
| August 1, 2003 | I'll Be There | Craig Ferguson | N/A | N/A | |
| August 20, 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | Renny Harlin | $80 million | $78,000,586 | |
| May 20, 2005 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist | Paul Schrader | $30 million | $251,495 | |
| October 7, 2005 | Two for the Money | D. J. Caruso | $25 million | $30,526,509 | |
| October 13, 2006 | Man of the Year | Barry Levinson | $20 million | $41,237,658 | |
| December 22, 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Robert De Niro | $85 million | $99,480,480 | |
| May 11, 2007 | Georgia Rule | Garry Marshall | $20 million | $25,992,167 | |
| September 21, 2007 | Sydney White | Joe Nussbaum | N/A | $13,620,075 | |
| March 3, 2009 | Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective | David Mickey Evans | $7.5 million | N/A | |
| September 30, 2011 | Dream House | Jim Sheridan | $50 million | $38,502,340 | |
| October 14, 2011 | The Thing[4] | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | $38 million | $27,428,670 | |
| September 16, 2016 | All Eyez on Me[5] | Benny Boom[6] | $45 million |
References
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Easton, Nina J. (1990-07-24). "Costner May Put Morgan Creek Ahead of Robin Hood Pack". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ↑ Reuters
- ↑ Deadline
- ↑ Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (November 30, 2015). "Tupac Biopic Finds New Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
External links
- Official site
- Morgan Creek Productions at the Internet Movie Database
- Company profile on Yahoo Finance
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