Alcon Entertainment

{{Short description|American film production company}}

{{Infobox company|

| name = Alcon Entertainment, LLC

| logo = File:Alcon_Entertainment_(Logo).png

| logo_caption = Logo used since 1999

| type = Private

| founders = Andrew Kosove
Broderick Johnson

| foundation = January 23, 1997
28 years ago{{cite web|url=http://wb-lostandfound.com/cmp/filmframe.html|title=Lost and Found|website=wb-lostandfound.com|access-date=2009-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613045525/http://wb-lostandfound.com/cmp/filmframe.html|archive-date=2011-06-13|url-status=dead}}

| parent =

| key_people = Broderick Johnson (CEO)
Andrew Kosove (CEO)
Steven Wegner (VP of development)
Scott Parish (CFO)
Kira Davis (former VP of production & marketing)

| location_city = Los Angeles, California

| industry = Film

| divisions = {{ubl|Alcon Interactive Group|Alcon Television Group|Alcon Sleeping Giant|Alcon Publishing}}

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.alconent.com/}}

}}

Alcon Entertainment, LLC is an American indie film and television production company, founded in 1997 by film producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Since its establishment, Alcon Entertainment has developed and financed films that are ultimately distributed – in the United States mostly, and internationally on occasion – by Warner Bros. Pictures, following a ten-year motion picture production agreement.

Company

Alcon Entertainment was established on January 23, 1997, being founded by film producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, who are the co-CEOs of the company. The company is headquartered on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_zr6yf Alcon Entertainment - Los Angeles, California (CA) | Company Profile]

Both Johnson and Kosove presented FedEx founder and chairman Frederick W. Smith with a proposal suggesting that an independent film company, backed by a capitalized individual or company, and aligned with a major studio for an exclusive distribution arrangement would reap profits on copyrighted assets over a set period of time.{{cite web|url=http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_old/PAW99-00/16-0607/0607cns.html#story3|title=Class Notes - June 7, 2000|website=www.princeton.edu}}

On February 18, 1998, Alcon Entertainment set up two greenlight projects, with Warner Bros. Pictures distributing a single project.{{Cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Dan|last2=Petrikin|first2=Chris|date=1998-02-19|title=FedEx chair-backed shingle slates pix|url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/fedex-chair-backed-shingle-slates-pix-1117467894/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Variety|language=en-US}} On May 15, 1998, Alcon signed a second deal with Warner Bros. Pictures in which Warner Bros. Pictures was allowed to distribute the film Lost & Found.{{Cite web|last=Madigan|first=Nick|date=1998-05-15|title=Alcon's 'Lost' finds distrib deal with WB|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/alcon-s-lost-finds-distrib-deal-with-wb-1117470889/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

Alcon's first major feature film was the 1999 comedy Lost & Found. In March 2000, following the success of its second film My Dog Skip, Alcon entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures. The agreement had Warner Bros. Pictures in charge of worldwide distribution of a minimum of 10 films produced and financed by Alcon over the next five years. The agreement also allowed Warner Bros. Pictures to co-finance certain pictures with Alcon.{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/6399804-1.html|title=Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment HaveEntered Into an Exclusive Multipicture Worldwide Distribution Deal}}

Alcon and Warner Bros. Pictures signed a new agreement in February 2006, continuing their eight-year relationship, under which Warner Bros. Pictures would continue to distribute feature films developed and financed by Alcon.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/warner-bros-and-alcon-entertainment-sign-new-agreement/4026008.article|title=Warner Bros and Alcon Entertainment sign new agreement}} Alcon has the option to distribute its pictures internationally through Warner Bros. Pictures, but also has the flexibility instead to pre-sell rights through Lionsgate. Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon extended the deal in 2015 which ended in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/alcon-extends-deal-warner-bros-1201634253/|title=Alcon Extends Warner Bros. Deal Through 2019, Gets $200 Million in Financing|date=5 November 2015 |publisher=Variety}}

On September 28, 2003, Alcon Entertainment had launched its television arm, with an exclusive co-production agreement at television studio Warner Bros. Television.{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=2003-09-28|title=Alcon will grow TV arm|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/alcon-will-grow-tv-arm-1117893120/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

In 2011, Alcon Entertainment acquired the entire brand and rights to the Blade Runner franchise, which encompasses movies, series, games and other franchise media such as books.{{Cite web|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=2021-07-07|title=Alcon Entertainment Pacts With Striker For 'Blade Runner,' 'The Expanse' Consumer Products Push|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/alcon-entertainment-striker-entertainment-blade-runner-consumer-products-the-expanse-1234787282/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5774950/a-warner-bros-financed-production-company-buying-the-rights-to-do-a-blade-runner-sequel-or-prequel |work=io9 |access-date=July 27, 2011 |date=March 4, 2011 |first=Charlie Jane |last=Anders |title='Blade Runner' Sequel (or Prequel) in Development Now |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615015103/http://io9.gizmodo.com/5774950/a-warner-bros-financed-production-company-buying-the-rights-to-do-a-blade-runner-sequel-or-prequel |archive-date=June 15, 2016}} On March 8, 2012, Alcon had signed an affiliate production company headed by 2S Films executive Molly Smith, Belle Pictures, to develop film projects.{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2012-03-09|title=Molly Smith forms Belle Pictures with Alcon|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/molly-smith-forms-belle-pictures-with-alcon-1118051240/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

On October 6, 2016, Alcon opened up a new division titled Alcon Interactive Group which continues Alcon's diversification beyond its core business of financing and producing feature films, having also established in the past years.{{cite web | url=https://www.alconent.com/news/news-articles/alcon-press-releases/alcon-entertainment-and-oculus-partner-to-bring-blade-runner-2049-content-to-virtual-reality/?breadcrumb=pressRelease | title=Alcon Entertainment }}

Filmography

{{more citations needed section|date=February 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Film Title

! Distributor

! Notes

! Budget

! Box office

1999

| Lost & Found

|rowspan=2| Warner Bros. Pictures

| First film

| $30 million

| $6,552,255

rowspan=2| 2000

| My Dog Skip

|

| $6 million

| $35,512,760

Dude, Where's My Car?

| 20th Century Fox

| Uncredited

| $13 million

| $73,180,723

2001

| The Affair of the Necklace

|rowspan=17| Warner Bros. Pictures

|

| $30 million

| $471,210

2002

| Insomnia

| Co-produced with Section Eight Productions, international distribution by Summit Entertainment

| $46 million

| $113,714,830

2003

| Love Don't Cost a Thing

|

| $21 million

| $21,924,226

2004

| Chasing Liberty

|

| $23 million

| $12,313,323

rowspan=2| 2005

| Racing Stripes

| international distribution by Summit Entertainment

| $30 million

| $90,754,475

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

| Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Di Novi Pictures and Martin Chase Productions

| $25 million

| $42,000,000

rowspan=2| 2006

| 16 Blocks

| Co-produced with Millennium Films, Equity Pictures, Nu Image, Emmett/Furla Films, Cheyenne Enterprises, ContentFilm International and The Donners' Company

| $55 million

| $65,664,721

The Wicker Man

| Co-produced with Millennium Films, Saturn Films, Equity Pictures, Emmett/Furla Films and Nu Image

| $40 million

| $38,755,073

2007

| P.S. I Love You

| Co-produced with Grosvenor Park Productions, international distribution by Summit Entertainment

| $30 million

| $156,835,339

rowspan=2| 2008

| One Missed Call

| Co-produced with Kadokawa Pictures, Equity Pictures and Intermedia

| $20 million

| $45,847,751

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

| Co-produced with Alloy Entertainment, Di Novi Pictures and Martin Chase Productions

| $27 million

| $44,352,417

2009

| The Blind Side

| 2009 Academy Award for Best Actress Sandra Bullock

| $29 million

| $309,208,309

rowspan=2| 2010

| The Book of Eli

| Co-produced with Silver Pictures, international distribution by Summit Entertainment

| $80 million

| $157,091,718

Lottery Ticket

| Co-produced with Cube Vision

| $17 million

| $24,719,879

rowspan=2| 2011

| Something Borrowed

| Co-produced with 2S Films, international distribution by Summit Entertainment

| $35 million

| $60,183,821

Dolphin Tale

|

| $37 million

| $95,404,397

rowspan=3| 2012

| Joyful Noise

|

| $25 million

| $31,158,113

What to Expect When You're Expecting

| Lionsgate

| Co-produced with Phoenix Pictures

| $40 million

| $41.102.171

Chernobyl Diaries

|rowspan=8| Warner Bros. Pictures

| Co-produced with FilmNation Entertainment and Oren Peli/Brian Witten Productions

| $1 million

| $37,157,648

rowspan=2| 2013

| Beautiful Creatures

| Co-produced with 3 Arts Entertainment, Belle Pictures, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment

| $60 million

| $60,052,138

Prisoners

| Co-produced with 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment

| $46 million

| $122,126,687

rowspan=3| 2014

| Transcendence

| Co-produced with DMG Entertainment and Straight Up Films, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment

| $100 million

| $103,039,258

Dolphin Tale 2

|

| $36 million

| $57,824,533

The Good Lie

| Co-produced with Imagine Entertainment, Black Label Media and Reliance Entertainment, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment

| $20 million

| $2,722,209

rowspan=2| 2015

| The 33

| Co-produced with Phoenix Pictures, international distribution by Good Universe

| $26 million

| $24,902,723

Point Break

| Co-produced with DMG Entertainment, Ehrman Productions and Babelsberg Studios, international distribution by Lionsgate through Summit Entertainment{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/point-break-review/5097584.article|title='Point Break': Review|last=Marsh|first=James|work=Screen Daily|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2016}}

| $100 million

| $131,338,490

2016

| No Manches Frida

| Pantelion Films

| Co-produced with Constantin Film

| {{N/A}}

| $12,421,716

rowspan=2| 2017

| Blade Runner 2049

| Warner Bros. Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing

| Co-produced with Columbia Pictures, Thunderbird Films and Scott Free Productions

| $150–185 million

| $259,239,658

Father Figures

|rowspan=2| Warner Bros. Pictures

| Co-produced with The Montecito Picture Company and DMG Entertainment

| $25 million

| $25,601,244

2018

| 12 Strong

| Co-produced with Black Label Media, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Torridon Films, international distribution by Lionsgate

| $35 million

| $62,928,960

2019

| No manches Frida 2

| Pantelion Films

| Co-produced with Constantin Film

| {{N/A}}

| $26,377,799{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/No-Manches-Frida-2-(2019)#tab=summary|title=No Manches Frida 2 (2019) -Financial Information|work=The Numbers|access-date=June 11, 2019}}

2022

| Lullaby{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2020/02/avatar-oona-chaplin-lullaby-john-r-leonetti-directing-1202864550/|title=‘Avatar’s Oona Chaplin To Star In ‘Lullaby’ Horror; ‘Annabelle’ Helmer John R. Leonetti Directing|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|work=Deadline|date=February 20, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

| Vertical Entertainment

| Co-produced with Envision Media Arts and Heroes and Villains Entertainment

| $10 million

| {{N/A}}

2024

| The Garfield Movie{{cite web|url= https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2020/12/18/wdfm-mark-dindal-event-recap/|title=Happily Ever After Hours with Animator and Filmmaker Mark Dindal|date=December 19, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2020}}

| Sony Pictures Releasing{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/garfield-chris-pratt-to-play-title-character-in-alcon-animated-film-1234865972/|title='Garfield': Chris Pratt To Voice Title Character In Alcon Entertainment's Animated Film|last=Grobar|first=Matt|work=Deadline|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}

| First animated film. Co-produced with Columbia Pictures, DNEG Animation, Prime Focus, One Cool Group Limited, Wayfarer Studios, Stage 6 Films, John Cohen Productions and Andrews McMeel Entertainment

| $60 million

| $245,522,970

Alcon Television Group

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! Year

! Title

! Network

! Notes

! Seasons

! Episodes

2015

| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All

| HBO

| Co-produced with Jigsaw Productions and The Kennedy/Marshall Company

| 1

| 2

2015–22

| The Expanse

| Syfy (2015–18)
Amazon Prime Video (2019–22)

| Co-produced with Penguin in a Parka, SeanDanielCo (2015–18), Just So (2019–22), Hivemind (2019–22) and Amazon Studios (2019–22); distributed by Legendary Television Distribution

| 6

| 62

2016–18

| Ice

| Audience

| Co-produced with Fuqua Films (2016), Entertainment One, IM Global Television (2016) and Bernero Productions (2018)

|rowspan=2| 2

| 20

2017–22

| Pete the Cat

| Amazon Prime Video

| Co-produced with Appian Way Productions and Surfer Jack Productions; distributed by Cake Entertainment

| 14

2017

| The Defiant Ones

| HBO

| Co-produced with Silverback 5150 Productions

| 1

| 4

2021–22

| Blade Runner: Black Lotus

| Adult Swim
Crunchyroll

| Co-produced with Williams Street

|rowspan=2| 1

| 13

2024

| Hey A.J!

| Disney Jr.

| Co-produced with Surfing Giant Studios

| TBA{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2023-02-14 |title=Alcon Sleeping Giant and Surfer Jack Studios Announce Surfing Giant Studios |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/alcon-sleeping-giant-surfer-jack-studios-announce-surfing-giant-studios-production-1235523053/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

TBA

| Blade Runner 2099

| Amazon Prime Video

| Co-produced with Scott Free Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, and Sony Pictures Television

| TBA

| TBA

Alcon Interactive Group

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Title

! Developer(s)

! Platform(s)

2017

| Blade Runner 2049 VR - Memory Lab

| Magnopus

| Oculus{{cite web | url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/blade-runner-2049-memory-lab/ | title='Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab' is an Intriguing VR Adventure | date=21 October 2017 }}

2018

| Blade Runner: Revelations

| Seismic Games

| Google Daydream{{cite web | url=https://www.uploadvr.com/blade-runner-revelations-brings-neo-noir-world-life-vr/ | title=How Blade Runner: Revelations' Sound Brings the Neo-Noir World to Life in VR | date=17 May 2018 }}

rowspan="2" | 2021

| In My Shadow

| Playbae

| Windows{{Cite web |title=Step into the Shadows in Heartfelt Puzzle Game In My Shadow |url=https://www.gamespress.com/Step-into-the-Shadows-in-Heartfelt-Puzzle-Game-In-My-Shadow |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Games Press}}

Blade Runner: Rogue

| Next Games

| iOS{{cite web | url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65992/next-games-blade-runner-2049/ | title=Next Games partners with Alcon Entertainment on Blade Runner 2049 mobile game | date=15 June 2017 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.nextgames.com/articles/next-games-blade-runner-rogue-available-in-the-first-main-market | title=Next Game's Blade Runner: Rogue available in the first main market | website=Next Games }}

2022

| Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

| Nightdive Studios

| Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One{{Cite web |title=Nightdive Studios and Alcon Entertainment Digitally Re-Release Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition on PC and Consoles |url=https://uberstrategist.com/press-release/nightdive-studios-re-release-blade-runner/ |website=UberStrategist}}{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/classic-blade-runner-video-game-be-restored-consoles-steam-1283768/ | title=Classic 'Blade Runner' Video Game to be Restored for Consoles, Steam (Exclusive) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=12 March 2020 }}

2023

| The Expanse: A Telltale Series

| Telltale Games
Deck Nine Games

| Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=The Expanse: A Telltale Series Reveals Archangel Bonus Episode Trailer; Releasing Fall 2023 |url=https://noisypixel.net/the-expanse-a-telltale-series-archangel-bonus-episode-trailer-fall-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Noisy Pixel |language=en-us}}

TBA

| Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth

| Annapurna Interactive

| Windows, TBA{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-06-29 |title=Wake up! There's a new Blade Runner game coming from Annapurna Interactive |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wake-up-theres-a-new-blade-runner-game-coming-from-annapurna-interactive |access-date=2024-01-31 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |language=en}}

Music

In 2014, Alcon partnered with Sleeping Giant Media to form ASG Music Group. ASG is a full service music company and record label. In 2017, ASG released the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack, produced by Grammy nominated producer Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp, with Epic Records. The Album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Soundtrack Sales Charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alcon-sleeping-giant-launch-asg-697460|title=Alcon, Sleeping Giant Launch ASG Group to Drive Down Music Cue Costs|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=18 April 2014 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/alcon-partners-with-sleeping-giant-media-to-form-movie-tv-music-services-company-715129/|title=Alcon Partners With Sleeping Giant Media To Form Movie & TV Music Services Company|author=|date=15 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/alcon-entertainment-launches-music-division-1201157527/|title=Alcon Entertainment Launches Music Division|first=Addie|last=Morfoot|date=15 April 2014}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-10-28/soundtrack-sales|title=Soundtrack Album Sales : Oct 28, 2017 - Billboard Chart Archive|magazine=Billboard}}

References

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