KatzSmith Productions

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| foundation = 2011

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Seth Grahame-Smith
David Katzenberg

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| industry = Motion pictures
Television show

| key_people = Seth Grahame-Smith
David Katzenberg

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KatzSmith Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/10/27/beetlejuice-sequel-oddities-katzsmit/|title=David Katzenberg with Seth Grahame-Smith talk KatzSmith Productions|date=October 27, 2011|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 19, 2018}} The company is known for producing the 2017 horror film It.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-horror-it-king-katzenberg-seth-grahame-smith-20171013-story.html|title=The making of a monster hit: How 'It' could change the way Hollywood makes movies|first=Meredith|last=Woerner|date=October 13, 2017|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=November 19, 2018}}

Overview

In 2011, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg launched KatzSmith Productions, with the company's first film being the 2017 film It.

On July 3, 2018 it was announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Orion Pictures and KatzSmith Productions were producing Child's Play, a remake of the 1988 film of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3507951/mgm-fast-tracks-childs-play-remake-technologically-advanced-killer-doll/|title=MGM Fast-tracks 'Child's Play' Remake With a "Technologically Advanced" Killer Doll|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=November 19, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=July 3, 2018|title='Child's Play' Reboot In the Works at MGM From 'It' Producers|url=https://collider.com/childs-play-reboot-lars-klevberg-mgm-orion-it-producers|website=collider.com|access-date=November 19, 2018}} The film will star Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry.{{cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=September 20, 2018|title=Gabriel Bateman To Star As Andy In MGM's 'Child's Play' Remake, Joining Aubrey Plaza & Brian Tyree Henry|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/gabriel-bateman-aubrey-plaza-brian-tyree-henry-childs-play-remake-mgm-1202468306|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034501/https://deadline.com/2018/09/gabriel-bateman-aubrey-plaza-brian-tyree-henry-childs-play-remake-mgm-1202468306/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 19, 2018}}

Filmography

=Films=

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! Year

! Film

! Director

! Release date

! Production partners

! Distributors

2017

| It

| Andy Muschietti

| September 8, 2017

| New Line Cinema
Lin Pictures
Vertigo Entertainment

| Warner Bros. Pictures

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Child's Play

| Lars Klevberg

| June 21, 2019

| Orion Pictures
BRON Creative

| United Artists Releasing
{{small|(Worldwide)}}
Elevation Pictures
{{small|(Canada)}}

It Chapter Two (Uncredited)

| Andy Muschietti

| September 6, 2019

| New Line Cinema
Double Dream
Vertigo Entertainment
Rideback

| Warner Bros. Pictures

2023

| Five Nights at Freddy's (Uncredited){{cite journal |title=EIDR Record: Five Nights At Freddy's (2023-10-27, Movie) |url=https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/05F0-758A-942D-7633-6F30-P |website=Entertainment Identifier Registry |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |doi=10.5240/05f0-758a-942d-7633-6f30-p}}

| Emma Tammi

| October 27, 2023

| Blumhouse Productions
Vertigo Entertainment
Scott Cawthon Productions

| Universal Pictures

2024

| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Uncredited)

| Tim Burton

| September 6, 2024

| Plan B Entertainment
Tim Burton Productions

| Warner Bros. Pictures

TBA

| Kung Fury 2

| David Sandberg

| TBA

| B-Reel
Laser Unicorns
Argent Pictures

=Television=

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! Title

! First aired

! Last aired

! Co-production

! Network

! Note(s)

Just Beyond

colspan="2"| October 13, 2021

Disney Branded Television / 20th Television / Boom! Studios

Disney+

Reception

=Box office=

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Title ! Co-production ! Distributor ! Release date (United States) ! Budget (Millions) ! Box office gross
It \| Lin Pictures New Line Cinema RatPac-Dune Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment \| Warner Bros. Pictures \| September 8, 2017 \| $35 million \| $700.4 million
Child's Play \| Orion Pictures Bron Creative \| United Artists Releasing \| June 21, 2019 \| $10 million \| $42.3 million
It Chapter Two \| New Line Cinema Rideback Double Dream Mehra Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment \| Warner Bros. Pictures \| September 6, 2019 \| $79 million \| $473.1 million

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Title

! Co-production

! Distributor

! Release date
(United States)

! Budget
(Millions)

! Box office gross

| Lin Pictures
New Line Cinema
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Vertigo Entertainment

| Warner Bros. Pictures

| September 8, 2017

| $35 million

| $700.4 million

Child's Play

| Orion Pictures
Bron Creative

| United Artists Releasing

| June 21, 2019

| $10 million

| $42.3 million

It Chapter Two

| New Line Cinema
Rideback
Double Dream
Mehra Entertainment
Vertigo Entertainment

| Warner Bros. Pictures

| September 6, 2019

| $79 million

| $473.1 million

=Critical reception=

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Film ! Rotten Tomatoes ! Metacritic ! CinemaScore
It (2017) \| 86%{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017 \|website=Rotten Tomatoes \|publisher=Fandango \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=It }} \| 69{{cite web \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/it \|website=Metacritic \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=It }} \| B+
Child's Play (2019) \| 64%{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play_2019 \|website=Rotten Tomatoes \|publisher=Fandango \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=Child's Play }} \| 48{{cite web \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/childs-play-2019 \|website=Metacritic \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=Child's Play }} \| C+
It Chapter Two (2019) \| 63%{{cite web \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play_2019 \|website=Rotten Tomatoes \|publisher=Fandango \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=Child's Play }} \| 58{{cite web \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/childs-play-2019 \|website=Metacritic \|access-date=18 September 2019\|title=Child's Play }} \| B+

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Film

! Rotten Tomatoes

! Metacritic

! CinemaScore

It (2017)

| 86%{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=18 September 2019|title=It }}

| 69{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/it |website=Metacritic |access-date=18 September 2019|title=It }}

| B+

Child's Play (2019)

| 64%{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play_2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=18 September 2019|title=Child's Play }}

| 48{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/childs-play-2019 |website=Metacritic |access-date=18 September 2019|title=Child's Play }}

| C+

It Chapter Two (2019)

| 63%{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play_2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=18 September 2019|title=Child's Play }}

| 58{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/childs-play-2019 |website=Metacritic |access-date=18 September 2019|title=Child's Play }}

| B+

References

Category:Mass media companies established in 2011

Category:Film production companies of the United States