Movie Land Entertainment (MLE) is an American film production company that is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, California, it produces the live-action feature films. The studio was founded on August 8, 2011 by Ted V. Miller.
History[]
Movie Land Entertainment was founded by Ted V. Miller on August 8, 2011. Ever since films like Pixar's WALL-E and Paramount's The Last Airbender were released, Movie Land Entertainment always wanted to produce an live action film. A handful of employees were offered positions doing live-action film, visual effects and animation, since they are creating the movie title at the studio. On May 1, 2013, Movie Land Entertainment was affected by the proposed acquisition of Movie Land by Warner Bros., announced as planned in October 2, 2011 and concluded on April 30, 2013.
Sale to Sony[]
On December 3, 2022, Sony entered negotiations to acquire MLE and even made a bid for about $9 billion, with the intention to own the studio's library, including Movie Land Entertainment's films, to grow the Columbia Pictures catalog. On December 12, 2022, it was officially announced that the studio will be acquired by Sony Pictures for $8.45 billion. The merger is set to finalize on October 6, 2023.
Filmography[]
Released films[]
| # | Film | Release date | Director(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget | Gross | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Penguins | September 7, 2012 | Ted V. Miller | Warner Bros. Pictures | $40 million | $472.3 million | |
| 2 | Miracle On the 32nd Street | November 8, 2013 | $60 million | $426.7 million | |||
| 3 | The Last Of Us: Part 1 | December 23 2013 | $30 million | Tyler Baker | $564.4 million | ||
| 4 | Magic Tree House | December 24, 2014 | Rupert Sanders | $80 million | $632.5 million | ||
| 5 | Life As An Animal | November 27, 2015 | $90 million | $524.5 million | |||
| 6 | The Last Of Us: Part 2 | December 25 2015 | $34 million | $3450 million | Tyler Baker | ||
| 7 | The Last Of Us: Part 3 | December 26 2015 | $34 million | Tyler Baker | $1265 million | Sony Pictures Entertainment | |
| 8 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | December 28 2015 | $437 million | Dylan Mire | Sony Pictures Entertainment | $324 million | |
| 9 | One Rainy Day | April 29, 2016 | Rich Moore | Sony Pictures Releasing | $70 million | $376.4 million | |
| 10 | Water of the World of the Sea | August 26, 2016 | Steven Spielberg | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $100 million | $522.1 million | |
| 11 | Pacific | April 28, 2017 | Jill Culton | Warner Bros. Pictures | $30 million | $344.5 million | |
| 12 | All Fired Up | December 29, 2017 | Will Gluck | Universal Pictures | $55 million | $354.8 million | |
| 13 | Ten Dogs | July 27, 2018 | Rupert Sanders | Sony Pictures Releasing | $90 million | $597.5 million | |
| 14 | Sarcastics | December 28, 2018 | Don Hall Chris Williams |
Warner Bros. Pictures | $96 million | $394.6 million | Produced with Movie Land Animation Studios |
| 15 | The Last Day of School | March 15, 2019 | Michael LaPai | Sony Pictures Releasing | $80 million | $322.5 million | |
| 16 | Cold Water | June 14, 2019 | James Yang | $100 million | $673.5 million | ||
| 17 | Madeline | September 25, 2020 | Kay Cannon | Warner Max | N/A | N/A | Released on HBO Max |
| 18 | 3 Sisters | November 6, 2020 | Peter Ramsey | ||||
| 19 | The Amazing World of Shanghai | November 19, 2021 | Raman Hui | CMC Pictures (China) StudioCanal (International) HBO Max (US) |
$90 million | $751.6 million | Produced only in the US; Released on HBO Max in the United States |
| 20 | Underwater | August 26, 2022 | Dante Lam | CMC Pictures | $50 million | $410.3 million | Produced internationally; Released on Netflix |
| 21 | China: Legends of the Shooting Stars | March 3, 2023 (China) March 31, 2023 (United States) |
Raman Hui | China Film Group Corporation (China) Universal Pictures (United States) |
$70 million | $168.5 million | Produced in the US |
| 22 | Wipeout | June 9, 2023 | Justin Lin | Universal Pictures | $80 million | $35 million | |
| 23 | The Man from China | September 15, 2023 | Louis Leterrier | Sony Pictures Releasing | $70 million | TBA | |
| 24 | Backrooms | October 6, 2023 | Sean Anders | Universal Pictures | $40 million | $76.1 million | |
| 25 | Hot | October 27, 2023 | Brad Bird | $60 million | $402.1 million | ||
| 26 | Street Racers | December 8, 2023 | Tim Story | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | TBA | ||
| 27 | Ten Dogs 2.0 | February 2, 2024 | Seth Gordon | Sony Pictures Releasing | |||
| 28 | Free! | August 30, 2024 | Bryan Andrews | ||||
| 29 | Spy Penguins | November 29, 2024 | Joshua Lambkins | Netflix | |||
| 30 | Across the Moon | February 28, 2025 | Jon M. Chu | Paramount Pictures | |||
| 31 | Sexy | October 5, 2025 | Gerard Johnstone | $30 million | TBA | ||
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
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| Released films | The Penguins (2012) • Hands (2013) • Miracle On the 32nd Street (2013) • Super Mario Bros. (2014) • Magic Tree House (2014) • The Adventures of Dan (2015) • Quest (2015) • One Rainy Day (2016) • The Lost City (2016) • Life of Stuart (2017) • The Adventures of Tintin (2018) • The Pirates Movie (2018) • Ten Dogs (2018) • Sarcastics (2018) • The Last Day of School (2019) • Cold Water (2019) • Hansel and Gretel (2019) • Penguins 2 (2019) |
| Upcoming films | Madeline (2020) • Inside the World (2020) • Hands 2 (2020) • Tom the Hand 4 (2021) |
| People | Ted V. Miller |
| Signature musicians | Henry Jackman • James Newton Howard • Lorne Balfe • Major Lazer |
| See also | Movie Land • Movie Land Animation Studios • Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Bros. Animation • Warner Animation Group |
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