Fox 2000 Pictures
TypeDivision
IndustryEntertainment industry
PredecessorsFNM Films/Fox West Pictures
FoundedJanuary 7, 1994 (1994-01-07) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
FounderLaura Ziskin
DefunctMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
FateShut down and absorbed as a result of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox
SuccessorsWalt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
Searchlight Pictures
3000 Pictures
HeadquartersCentury City, Los Angeles, United States
Key people
Elizabeth Gabler (president)
Jessica Goodman (Executive vice president)
ProductsMotion pictures
OwnerNews Corporation (1994–2013)
21st Century Fox (2013–2019)
The Walt Disney Company (2019–2021)
Parent20th Century Fox (1994–2019)
The Walt Disney Studios (2019–2021)

Fox 2000 Pictures was an American film production company within The Walt Disney Studios. It was a sister studio of the larger film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures, specializing in producing independent films in mid-range releases that largely targeted underserved groups.[1] The company dissolved on May 14, 2021, following the release of The Woman in the Window on Netflix, and the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company on March 20, 2019.[2][3][4]

Most films from Fox 2000 Pictures were released under the 20th Century Fox banner, and sometimes under Fox Searchlight Pictures. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed the films produced by Fox 2000 in theatrical markets since 2019 until its closure in 2021.

Fox 2000 Pictures produced over 70 films.[1] Fox 2000's Life of Pi was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, ultimately winning four, and was the division's highest-grossing film with $609 million worldwide.[5] Marley & Me was Fox 2000's biggest commercial success with a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales.[6]

History

Fox 2000 Pictures formed as a division of 20th Century Fox in 1994 with Laura Ziskin as president.[7] In May 1997, producer Art Linson moved his Knickerbocker Films banner from 20th Century Fox to Fox 2000 with a three-year exclusive production agreement.[8]

In 2000, Ziskin left the division[7] and Elizabeth Gabler was hired to replace her.[9] In February 2012, Gabler renewed her contract as president of Fox 2000.[9]

Fox 2000 signed Karen Rosenfelt's Sunswept Entertainment to a first-look production deal. In July 2014, the division agreed to a three-year first-look production deal with Color Force, a production partnership of Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.[10] The Jackal Group, a Fox Networks Group and Gail Berman partnership, signed a first-look feature film production deal with Fox 2000 for Berman in February 2015.[11]

On March 20, 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired a majority of 21st Century Fox, including Fox 2000.[12] Disney originally announced that Fox 2000 would continue operating after the acquisition, which gave Disney 11 film units. However, the next day, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Disney would shut down the studio in October 2019 after The Woman in the Window. Deadline Hollywood was surprised as Fox 2000, considered to be ideal for streaming films, was the reason for the 21st Century Fox acquisition.[13] However, Fox Searchlight Pictures was also an indie division leaving little room for Fox 2000.[14] In August 2019, The Art of Racing in the Rain became the final theatrical film of the studio. The division shut down on May 14, 2021, after The Woman in the Window was delayed twice, first due to re-editing after test screenings and then because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15][16] On August 4, 2020, Disney sold the film to Netflix.[17][4]

List of releases

Release date Film Title Co-production with
July 12, 1996Courage Under FireDavis Entertainment, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment and Friendly Films
December 20, 1996One Fine DayLynda Obst Productions and Via Rosa Productions
April 4, 1997Inventing the AbbottsImagine Entertainment
April 25, 1997VolcanoShuler Donner/Donner and Moritz Original
September 26, 1997Soul FoodState Street Pictures
November 6, 1998A Cool, Dry Place
December 25, 1998The Thin Red LineGeisler-Roberdeau and Phoenix Pictures
March 19, 1999RavenousHeyday Films
April 9, 1999Never Been KissedFlower Films and Bushwood Pictures
April 23, 1999Pushing TinRegency Enterprises
July 16, 1999Lake PlacidPhoenix Pictures
August 13, 1999Brokedown Palace
September 10, 1999Best Laid Plans
October 15, 1999Fight ClubRegency Enterprises
November 10, 1999Light It UpEdmonds Entertainment
November 12, 1999Anywhere but Here
December 17, 1999Anna and the KingLawrence Bender Productions
March 24, 2000Here on Earth
August 18, 2000Sunset Strip
November 10, 2000Men of HonorState Street Pictures
March 30, 2001Someone Like YouLynda Obst Productions
December 21, 2001Joe SomebodyRegency Enterprises and Kopelson Entertainment
May 10, 2002UnfaithfulRegency Enterprises
December 13, 2002Drumline
April 4, 2003Phone BoothZucker/Netter Productions
April 16, 2003Chasing PapiRobert Sounds Productions and Spirit Dance Entertainment
May 16, 2003Down with LoveRegency Enterprises and The Jinks/Cohen Company
February 6, 2004Catch That KidMediastream III, Mad Chance and Nimbus Film
April 23, 2004Man on FireRegency Enterprises, New Regency Productions and Scott Free Productions
January 28, 2005Hide and SeekTribeca Productions and Josephson Entertainment
April 8, 2005Fever PitchConundrum Entertainment and Flower Films
September 23, 2005Roll BounceState Street Pictures
September 24, 2005In Her ShoesScott Free Productions and Deuce Three Productions
November 18, 2005Walk the LineKonrad Pictures, Tree Line Films and Catfish Productions
December 16, 2005The Family Stone
March 3, 2006AquamarineStorefront Pictures
June 30, 2006The Devil Wears PradaDune Entertainment
October 20, 2006Flicka
November 10, 2006A Good YearScott Free Productions and Dune Entertainment
December 15, 2006EragonDavis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Major Studio Partners and Ingenious Studio Partners
December 14, 2007Alvin and the ChipmunksRegency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment
January 10, 200827 DressesSpyglass Entertainment and Dune Entertainment
December 25, 2008Marley & MeRegency Enterprises, Sunswept Entertainment and Dune Entertainment
January 9, 2009Bride WarsRegency Enterprises, New Regency Productions and Dune Entertainment
September 4, 2009All About SteveFortis Films, Radar Pictures and Dune Entertainment
December 23, 2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelRegency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions, Dune Entertainment and Tall Trees Productions
February 12, 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefDune Entertainment, 1492 Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment
March 19, 2010Diary of a Wimpy KidDune Entertainment and Color Force
July 23, 2010Ramona and BeezusWalden Media, Dune Entertainment and Di Novi Pictures
November 26, 2010Love & Other DrugsRegency Enterprises, New Regency Productions, Stuber Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions and Dune Entertainment
December 10, 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderWalden Media and Dune Entertainment
March 25, 2011Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesDune Entertainment and Color Force
April 22, 2011Water for Elephants3 Arts Entertainment, Flashpoint Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media and Big Screen Productions
July 1, 2011Monte CarloRegency Enterprises, Dune Entertainment and Di Novi Pictures
October 14, 2011The Big YearRed Hour Productions, Dune Entertainment, Deuce Three Productions and Sunswept Entertainment
December 16, 2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedRegency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Dune Entertainment
August 3, 2012Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysDune Entertainment and Color Force
October 26, 2012Chasing MavericksWalden Media and Dune Entertainment
November 23, 2012Life of PiDune Entertainment
August 9, 2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersDi Bonaventura Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment and 1492 Pictures
October 25, 2013The CounselorTSG Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Nick Wechsler Productions and Chockstone Pictures
November 8, 2013The Book ThiefTSG Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment and Babelsberg Studios
February 7, 2014The Monuments MenColumbia Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Relativity Media, Babelsberg Studios and Smokehouse Pictures
June 6, 2014The Fault in Our StarsTemple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
April 10, 2015The Longest RideTemple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
May 22, 2015PoltergeistMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
July 24, 2015Paper TownsTemple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
October 16, 2015Bridge of SpiesTouchstone Pictures, TSG Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Amblin Entertainment
December 18, 2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road ChipRegency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and TSG Entertainment
December 25, 2015JoyDavis Entertainment, Annapurna Pictures and TSG Entertainment
October 21, 2016Keeping Up with the JonesesParkes+MacDonald Image Nation and TSG Entertainment
December 25, 2016Hidden FiguresLevantine Films and Chernin Entertainment
May 19, 2017Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long HaulColor Force
October 6, 2017The Mountain Between UsChernin Entertainment
March 16, 2018Love, SimonTemple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment
October 19, 2018The Hate U GiveTemple Hill Entertainment and State Street Pictures
April 17, 2019BreakthroughFranklin Entertainment; theatrical distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via 20th Century Fox
August 9, 2019The Art of Racing in the RainStarbucks Entertainment, Original Film and Shifting Gears Productions; theatrical distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via 20th Century Fox
May 14, 2021The Woman in the WindowScott Rudin Productions; distributed by Netflix

References

  1. 1 2 Mendelson, Scott (March 22, 2019). "Thanks To Netflix And YouTube, Fox 2000 Was An Inevitable Casualty Of The Disney-Fox Deal". Forbes. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Completes 21st Century Fox Acquisition". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Keegan, Rebecca (July 9, 2019). "Amy Adams' 'Woman in the Window' to Move to 2020 as Disney Retools Fox Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Ivie, Devon (March 4, 2021). "The Woman in the Window Movie Really, Finally Has a Release Date". Vulture. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019). "Disney Ending Fox 2000 Label". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Marley & Me' sets Christmas Day record". Today.com. Associated Press. December 25, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Littleton, Cynthia (June 13, 2011). "Producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Petrikin, Chris (May 2, 1997). "Fox 2000 Lands Linson". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (February 14, 2012). "Elizabeth Gabler reups at Fox 2000". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 23, 2009). "'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson Signs First-Look Deal with Fox". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ Ge, Linda (February 9, 2015). "Gail Berman Signs First Look Deal With Fox 2000". TheWrap. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ Fleming, Mike (March 21, 2019). "Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 To Shutter As Disney Takes Over". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019). "Disney Retiring Fox 2000 Label". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 20, 2019). "Amy Adams 'Woman In The Window' Will Now Open In Early Summer, 'Cruella' Moves To 2021". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (March 17, 2020). "'Black Widow' Release Pulled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  17. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 3, 2020). "Netflix Negotiating For 'The Woman In The Window' With Amy Adams; Last Fox 2000 Elizabeth Gabler Project Will Be Let Go By Disney". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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