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Lions Gate UK Limited (formerly Redbus Film Distribution, and briefly known as Helkon SK between 2001 and 2003) is the British subsidiary of the American film company, Lionsgate Studios.
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| Formerly | |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor | Redbus Film Distribution |
| Founded | 1997 (as Redbus Film Distribution) |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Services | Film |
| Parent | Lionsgate Films (2005–present) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | lionsgatefilms |
Founded in 1999 by Simon Franks and Zygi Kamasa, Redbus has distributed and produced many films for the United Kingdom; such as Bend It Like Beckham, What's Cooking?, Cabin Fever, Jeepers Creepers, It's All Gone Pete Tong, and Good Night, and Good Luck. Redbus' first theatrical film to be released was The Tichborne Claimant in 1999.[2]
In October 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus and rebranded it under its current name. Its home media company, Redbus Home Entertainment, would also rebrand as Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK. Redbus's film releases were formerly distributed on home video by Warner Home Video until 2006.[3]
Redbus Film Distribution was formed in 1999. According to an investment prospectus filed in March 1999, it was funded to the tune of £250,000, and took its name from Cliff Stanford's Redbus Group SA.[4]
The prospectus stated that its goals were to co-produce and distribute 10-12 full length feature films annually to the cinema, video and television markets in the UK.
On 14 March 2000, Redbus made a deal with German media company Helkon Media AG to acquire film rights for both of the companies' respective regions.[5] Helkon would later purchase a majority stake in the company in October of the same year.[6] However, their failure to pay one-half of the first $16 million (£11,954,176.00) installation would lead to Stanford suing the company. Helkon would quickly pay the other half, leading to the lawsuit being dropped and their final acquisition of Redbus.[7][8] Following this, Redbus changed its name to Helkon SK, to reflect their partnership with Helkon Media.[9]
On 4 August 2002, Helkon Media filed for insolvency, leading to Franks and Kamasa buying back full ownership of the company.[10][11] The company officially rebranded back to Redbus on 6 May 2003, and was also restructured, with Franks running the core distribution company and Kamasa in charge of a new production arm.[12] All of Helkon's ownership was finally absolved in February 2005.[13]
On 17 October 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus Film Distribution for $35 million.[14][15] and became Lionsgate UK on 23 February 2006.[16][17]
See Lists of Lionsgate films for films the company released in the U.S. as well.
1999:
2000:
- Strange Planet
- Open Your Eyes
- One Day in September
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
- Maybe Baby[18]
- Play It to the Bone
- Gun Shy
- Dead Babies
- Buddy Boy
- Nasty Neighbours
2001:
2002:
- Repli-Kate
- The Mothman Prophecies[20]
- Sidewalks of New York
- Bend It Like Beckham
- A Walk to Remember[21]
- Bollywood Queen
- Steal
- Live Forever
2003:
- Spider
- Stark Raving Mad
- Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop
- Girl from Rio
- Welcome to Collinwood
- The Hunted
- White Oleander
- Steal
- Bollywood Queen
- Contra todos
2004:
- Ash Wednesday
- Grand Theft Parsons
- Monsieur N.
- Emile
- Open Water[22]
- The Big Kahuna[23]
- House of the Dead
- Touch of Pink
- Levity
- Man About Dog
- School for Seduction
- Tooth
2005:
- It's All Gone Pete Tong
- We Don't Live Here Anymore[24]
- Walk on Water
- Noel
- Revolver
- Rize
- Zemanovaload
- The Best Man
- Oyster Farmer
2006:
- A Cock and Bull Story[25]
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- Ushpizin
- Diameter of the Bomb
- Pierrepoint
- An American Haunting
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Wah-Wah
- 11:14
- Paper Clips
- The Wicker Man
- Gypo
- Snuff-Movie
- 12 and Holding
- The Rocket Post
- The Princess Bride (re-release)
2007:
- Like Minds
- The Lives of Others
- The All Together
- Paradise Lost
- In the Hands of the Gods
- As You Like It
- Earth
- Lila Says
- National Lampoon's Pledge This!
- Dirty Dancing (20th anniversary re-release)
2008:
- Children of Glory
- Lonesome Jim
- The Edge of Love
- The Waiting Room
- Death Defying Acts
- Angel
- Righteous Kill
- I've Loved You So Long
- The Lost City
- Passengers
2009:
- Two Lovers
- Good
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
- Drag Me to Hell
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Harry Brown
- S. Darko
- Thick as Thieves
- Blonde Ambition
2010:
- As Good as Dead
- Whip It
- Heartless
- Shrink
- Alpha and Omega
- The Switch
- Giallo
- Stone
- Psychosis
- The Blair Witch Project (DVD reissue)
2011:
- Before Night Falls (DVD reissue)
- The Mechanic
- Little White Lies
- Blitz
- Screwed
- Trust
- Drive Angry
- Trespass
- 50/50
- Machine Gun Preacher
- Self Medicated
- Hell
- Jack Falls
- The Holding
- Monster Mutt
- Hesher
- Pulp Fiction (DVD reissue)
- Jackie Brown (DVD reissue)
2012:
- The Son of No One
- Coriolanus
- A Dangerous Method
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation
- Magic Mike
- Keith Lemon: The Film
- Tower Block
- On the Road
- Silent Hill: Revelation
- Great Expectations
2013:
- Playing for Keeps
- The Paperboy
- Stolen
- Olympus Has Fallen
- Rebellion
- The Moth Diaries
- The Iceman
- Trap for Cinderella
- Easy Money
- Lovelace
- Only God Forgives
- Bachelorette
- Filth
- Machete Kills
- Dom Hemingway
- Jeune et Jolie
- Reign of Assassins
- Killing Season
- The Princess Bride (re-release)
2014:
- The Railway Man
- Out of the Furnace
- The Invisible Woman
- A Long Way Down
- The Quiet Ones
- Locke
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
- A Little Chaos
- Sabotage
- Postman Pat: The Movie
- Chef
- Love, Rosie
- The Rewrite
- What We Did on Our Holiday
- Horns
- I Am Soldier
- As I Lay Dying
2015:
- Testament of Youth
- Stonehearst Asylum
- A Royal Night Out
- Survivor
- Slow West
- The Gift (2015)
- Brooklyn
- Absolutely Anything
- Good People
- The Little Penguin: Pororo's Racing Adventure
- Autómata
2016:
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- Eddie the Eagle
- Jane Got a Gun
- Sing Street
- Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
- Mother's Day
- London Has Fallen
- Nine Lives
- Brotherhood
- Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
- The Pass
- Ratchet & Clank
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
- Viral
- Love & Friendship
- The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
- The Guv'nor
2017:
- The Fits
- Fallen
- Trespass Against Us
- The Autopsy of Jane Doe
- Their Finest
- The Last Face
- My Name Is Lenny
- Churchill
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- The Limehouse Golem
- Maze
- Only the Brave
- The Man with the Iron Heart
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
- The Bleeder
- The Princess Bride (30th anniversary re-release)
2018:
- My Generation
- 12 Strong
- Journey's End
- Ghost Stories
- On Chesil Beach
- McQueen
- The Happy Prince
- Sicario 2: Soldado
- Submergence
- The Institute
2019:
- Colette
- Destroyer
- The Vanishing
- Fighting with My Family
- Missing Link
- Red Joan
- The Queen's Corgi
- Teen Spirit
- Skin
- Farming
2020:
- The Personal History of David Copperfield
- Military Wives
- Ride Like a Girl
- How to Build a Girl
- Summerland
- The Outpost
- A Gift from Bob
- The Legionnaire's Trail
- Blackbird
- Tesla
- Khali the Killer
- 2:22
- Little Monsters (Blu-ray reissue)
2021:
- Six Minutes to Midnight
- Made in Italy
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Wrath of Man
- Ammonite
- The Father
- Mothering Sunday
- Till Death
- Traffic (Blu-ray reissue)
- Dune (re-release)
- Ghost in the Shell (re-release)
2022
2023:
- The Miracle Club
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Pod Generation
- The King's Daughter
- Gangs of New York (re-release)
2024:
TBA:
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