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. 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). The studio released its first film, Killer Elite, on September 23, 2011. 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. On June 28, 2011 Open Road Films signed a pay-TV deal with Netflix, which expires in 2016. On October 1, 2013, the studio signed a new pay-TV deal with Showtime that begins in 2017 and expires in 2020. On February 10, 2014, Open Road extended its ancillaries deal with USHE.
Filmography
Upcoming releases
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 (2013â€"present)
- Lionsgate UK (2013â€"present)
Australia/New Zealand
- Icon Films International (2011â€"present)
Canada
- Entertainment One (2011â€"present)
- VVS Films (2011â€"present, some titles)
- Elevation Pictures (2014â€"present, some titles)
References
External links
- Official website
- Open Road Films at the Internet Movie Database
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