- Dimension Films
-
Dimension Films 
Industry Motion picture Founded November 25, 1992 Founder(s) Bob Weinstein Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S. Parent Miramax (1992-2005)
The Weinstein Company (2005-present)Website http://www.weinsteinco.com Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films. The Weinstein Brothers took this label with them when they departed the Disney-owned Miramax in October 2005.
All films released by Dimension Films prior to October 1, 2005, remain the property of Miramax Films. Miramax also retains a license to use the Dimension label for distribution of the film library it controls. According to the Associated Press, "[Miramax] continues to share half the proceeds from the Scary Movie flicks and any other future installments in pre-existing Dimension franchises."[1]
The studio's movie franchises include the later Halloween films, Children of the Corn, Scream, Spy Kids and Scary Movie.
Contents
Selected list of films
Released as part of Miramax Films
Title Release Date Notes Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth September 11, 1992 Godzilla vs. Biollante December 9, 1992 Mother's Boys March 18, 1994 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest September 12, 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers September 29, 1995 Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering October 8, 1996 Scream December 20, 1996 Scream 2 December 12, 1997 Phantoms January 23, 1998 a film adaptation of Dean Koontz novel Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror June 21, 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later August 5, 1998 The Faculty December 25, 1998 Beowulf April 1, 1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle August 20, 1999 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return October 19, 1999 Scream 3 February 4, 2000 Scary Movie July 7, 2000 Spy Kids March 30, 2001 Scary Movie 2 July 4, 2001 The Others August 2, 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back August 24, 2001 Children of the Corn: Revelation October 9, 2001 Halloween: Resurrection July 12, 2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams August 7, 2002 Wes Craven Presents: They November 27, 2002 with Focus Features Equilibrium December 6, 2002 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over July 25, 2003 My Boss's Daughter August 22, 2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico September 12, 2003 with Columbia Pictures Scary Movie 3 October 24, 2003 Bad Santa November 26, 2003 Starsky & Hutch March 5, 2004 with Warner Bros. Mr. 3000 September 17, 2004 with Touchstone Pictures Sin City April 1, 2005 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D June 10, 2005 with Columbia Pictures The Brothers Grimm August 26, 2005 with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Venom September 16, 2005 with Outerbanks Entertainment - Cursed (2005)
- Darkness (2002)
- Dracula 2000 (2000)
- Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
- Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
- From Dusk till Dawn (with Miramax Films) (1996)
- From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
- From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
- Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
- Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
- Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
- Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
- Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
- Mimic (1997)
- Mimic 2 (2001)
- Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003)
- The I Inside (2003)
- The Legend of Drunken Master (US Distributor) (1994)
- The Crow: Salvation (2000)
- The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
- The Prophecy (1995)
- The Prophecy II (1998)
- The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
- The Prophecy: Uprising (2005)
Released as part of The Weinstein Company
Title Release Date Notes The Amityville Horror April 15, 2005 with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wolf Creek December 25, 2005 with Darclight Films Scary Movie 4 April 14, 2006 with Miramax Films Pulse August 11, 2006 Feast September 22, 2006 School for Scoundrels September 29, 2006 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Black Christmas December 25, 2006 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Grindhouse April 6, 2007 DOA: Dead or Alive June 15, 2007 1408 June 22, 2007 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Who's Your Caddy? July 27, 2007 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; produced by Our Stories Films Halloween August 31, 2007 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Mist November 21, 2007 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Superhero Movie March 28, 2008 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Rogue April 25, 2008 The Promotion June 6, 2008 Hell Ride August 8, 2008 The Longshots August 22, 2008 Soul Men November 7, 2008 co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Halloween II August 28, 2009 Janky Promoters October 16, 2009 The Road November 25, 2009 Youth in Revolt January 8, 2010 Piranha 3D August 20, 2010 Scream 4 April 15, 2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World August 19, 2011 Apollo 18 September 2, 2011 Spy Kids 5: The Rising July 19, 2012 References
- ^ "'Scary Movie': Best Easter Debut Ever". CBS News. April 16, 2006. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/16/entertainment/main1501243.shtml. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
See also
External links
Categories:- Film production companies of the United States
- Former Walt Disney Company subsidiaries
- The Weinstein Company
- Film distributors
- Companies established in 1992
- Companies based in New York City
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
