C2 Pictures
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Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Predecessor | Carolco Pictures Cinergi Pictures |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Mario Kassar Andrew G. Vajna |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor | The Halcyon Company |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Products | Motion pictures, television series and video games |
C2 Pictures was an American independent media-entertainment company that specialized in film and television production. It was founded in 1998 and dissolved in 2008.
History
[edit]The company was established in 1998 by Carolco Pictures co-founders Andrew G. Vajna (who had formed Cinergi Pictures until it folded in this same year) and Mario Kassar.[1] In 1999, VCL Communications and Toho-Towa were attached as partners on the then-upcoming feature film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[2] The company assigned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer the right to co-produce Basic Instinct 2.[3] Both sequels were co-produced by international backer Intermedia.[4]
The company's first production was the action comedy film I Spy (2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial purpose for forming the new company was to resurrect the Terminator franchise.[5] In 2008, the company fell into dormancy and eventually was dissolved.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Release date | Title | Director(s) | Production partner(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2002 | I Spy | Betty Thomas | Columbia Pictures, Tall Trees Productions, Sheldon Leonard Productions |
Sony Pictures Releasing | $70 million[7] | $60.3 million[7] |
| July 2, 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[8] | Jonathan Mostow | Columbia Pictures,[9] Intermedia Films[8] |
Warner Bros. Pictures (United States and Canada) Italia Film (Middle East) Toho-Towa (Japan) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International) |
$187.3 million ($167.3 million excluding production overhead) | $433.3 million[10] |
| March 31, 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 | Michael Caton-Jones | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Intermedia Films |
Sony Pictures Releasing (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (Latin America) 20th Century Fox (Australia and New Zealand) Warner Bros. Pictures (Italy) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom and Ireland) Océan Films (France) Belga Films (Belgium and Luxembourg) Independent Films (Netherlands) Constantin Film (Germany and Austria) Ascot Elite Entertainment (Switzerland) Araba Films (Spain; through United International Pictures) LNK Audiovisuais (Portugal) Pinema (Turkey) Svensk Filmindustri (Scandinavia) Spentzos Film (Greece and Cyprus) Best Film (Poland) Intersonic (Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) Alexandra Films (Bulgaria) Blitz (former Yugoslavia) Paradise Group (CIS) Sinergy (Japan) |
$70 million | $38.6 million[11] |
| November 10, 2006 | Children of Glory | Krisztina Goda | N/A | Bunyik Entertainment | N/A | N/A |
Television series
[edit]| Year(s) | Title | Creator(s) | Production partner(s) | Distributor(s) | Original network | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Josh Friedman | co-production with Sarah Connor Pictures, Bartleby Company and Warner Bros. Television | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | Fox | first season only |
References
[edit]- ^ Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (March 27, 1998). "Kassar & Vajna redux". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Dana (July 12, 2000). "Cameron won't be back". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ DiOrio, Carl (August 16, 2000). "Lion rolls dice". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ DiOrio, Carl (July 6, 2003). "Arnold's back but B.O. isn't". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Mario Kassar - Biography
- ^ "Carolco Films: Another Independent Story Of Success And Demise". InSession Film. November 9, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Movie I Spy - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "IM :: Internationalmedia AG". April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude; Harris, Dana (January 3, 2002). "Sony has 'T3' o'seas". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006) - Box Office Mojo". January 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2021.