American production company
The Mark Gordon Company (formerly The Meledandri/Gordon Company ) is an American production company owned by Mark Gordon . It is notable for their output, including feature films, like Speed , many of Roland Emmerich 's films Gordon produced like The Day After Tomorrow , 10,000 B.C. and 2012 , and TV shows like Grey's Anatomy , Criminal Minds , The Rookie and Ray Donovan .
History
Original era (1987–1995)
In 1987, film producers Mark Gordon and Chris Meledandri , the latter of whom would later go on to found Illumination Entertainment , formed The Meledandri/Gordon Company , with a non-exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures . Meledandri quit in 1991 to join Dawn Steel 's production company, and it was renamed to The Mark Gordon Company .[1] [2]
Its big break came in 1994 when Gordon made its first success with its film Speed , which grossed $350.4 million at the box office.[3] [4]
Their second big success from Gordon was the 1996 film Broken Arrow , which grossed $150.2 million at the box office.[5]
On December 10, 1995, Gordon merged its own company with Gary Levinson's Classico Entertainment , which ultimately signed a deal with Paramount Pictures after its deal with Fox ends. It was at first known as Cloud Nine Entertainment , before settling on Mutual Film Company .[6]
Second era (2000–2015)
On September 7, 2000, it was announced that Mark Gordon was quitting Mutual Film Company in order to relaunch his own company.[7] A year later, on October 10, 2001, it signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to produce new films under its own production company and hired Betsy Beers to run the company.[8]
In 2002, Gordon partnered with Bob Yari to launch Stratus Film Company , to produce independent feature films, and hired Mark Gill as executive of the studio.[9] Gordon exited the organization in 2005.[10]
In 2003, Gordon signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to produce its feature films for a three-year pact.[11]
In 2004, Mark Gordon was producing its first TV series LAX for NBC , which came from the studio.[12] On August 18, 2004, Gordon signed a deal with Touchstone Television for two years, where the studio is developing drama projects.[13]
That same year, The Day After Tomorrow became the studio's first hit under the new era, and it grossed $552.6 million worldwide.[14]
In 2005, Gordon made his first big success on TV with the Shonda Rhimes -created series Grey's Anatomy .[15] The studio followed up his success with Criminal Minds , which aired on CBS .[16]
In 2007, its own pact with ABC Studios was renewed.[17] Four years later, in 2011, it signed a production deal with The Walt Disney Studios , whereas Gordon is running the company for four years until 2015.[18]
Entertainment One era (2015–2018)
In 2015, Entertainment One acquired its 51% stake in The Mark Gordon Company. eOne will handle international sales of its productions developed by The Mark Gordon Company.[19] In 2016, Gordon launched its first two independent shows under eOne's regime, including Designated Survivor and Conviction , all of them were co-produced with ABC Studios and aired on the ABC network.[20]
In 2018, Entertainment One acquired the remaining 49% of the company and it folded The Mark Gordon Company into the parent company, by making Gordon president of it.[21]
Third era (2019–present)
On July 25, 2019, Mark Gordon announced that he will step down as Entertainment One president, in order to relaunch his own independent studio, with its own first-look deal with the studio eOne.[22]
Productions
Theatrical/direct-to-video films
Year
Title
Director
Distributor
Notes
Budget
Gross (worldwide)
1988
Brothers in Arms
George Bloom
Vision p.d.g. International
first film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Ablo and Jel
N/A
1990
Opportunity Knocks
Donald Petrie
Universal Pictures
as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Brad Grey Productions
$13 million
$11.3 million
1992
Traces of Red
Andy Wolk
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
uncredited
N/A
$3.2 million
Fly by Night
Steve Gomer
Arrow Releasing
last film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Lumiere Productions
N/A
1993
Swing Kids
Thomas Carter
Buena Vista Pictures
co-production with Touchwood Pacific Partners I , Hollywood Pictures and John Bard Manulis Productions
$12 million
$5.6 million
1994
Speed
Jan de Bont
20th Century Fox
$30 million
$350.4 million
Trial by Jury
Heywood Gould
Warner Bros.
uncredited; co-production with Morgan Creek Productions
N/A
$6.97 million
1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Joshua Brand
Buena Vista Pictures
co-production with Hollywood Pictures
N/A
$468,240
1996
Broken Arrow
John Woo
20th Century Fox
last film under original regime before folding into Mutual Film Company
$50 million
$150.2 million
2003
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Stephen Norrington
first film under new regime since he left Mutual Film Company uncredited; co-production with Angry Films and Fountainbridge Films
$78 million
$179.3 million
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Roland Emmerich
co-production with Lions Gate Films and Centropolis Entertainment
$125 million
$552.6 million
2005
Casanova
Lasse Hallström
Buena Vista Pictures
co-production with Touchstone Pictures and Hallström /Holleran Productions
N/A
$37.6 million
Life of the Party
Barra Grant
THINKfilm
co-production with Brian Reilly Productions
N/A
2006
The Hoax
Lasse Hallström
Miramax Films
co-production with Bob Yari Productions , Hallström /Holleran Productions and City Entertainment
$25 million
$11.7 million
The Painted Veil
John Curran
Warner Independent Pictures
co-production with Bob Yari Productions , Colleton Company , Emotion Pictures, Class 5 Films and Warner China Film HG Corporation
$19.4 million
$26.8 million
2007
Talk to Me
Kasi Lemmons
Focus Features
co-production with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Pelagius Films
N/A
$4.77 million
2008
10,000 B.C.
Roland Emmerich
Warner Bros. Pictures
uncredited; co-production with Legendary Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment
$105 million
$269.8 million
Heart of a Dragon
Michael French
China Film Group Corporation
co-production with Thunder Bay Films
$10 million
N/A
2009
The Messenger
Oren Moverman
Oscilloscope Laboratories
co-production with Omnilab Media, Sherazade Film Development, BZ Entertainment and Good Worldwide
$6.5 million
$1.5 million
12 Rounds
Renny Harlin
20th Century Fox
co-production with Fox Atomic and WWE Studios
N/A
$17.28 million
2012
Roland Emmerich
Sony Pictures Releasing
uncredited; co-production with Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment
$200 million
$769.7 million
2011
The Details
Jacob Aaron Estes
The Weinstein Company
co-production with LD Entertainment
N/A
$63,595
Source Code
Duncan Jones
Summit Entertainment
co-production with Vendôme Pictures and StudioCanal
$31.9 million
$147.3 million
Rampart
Oren Moverman
Millennium Entertainment
uncredited; co-production with Waypoint Entertainment , Amalgam Pictures, The Third Mind Pictures and Lightstream Entertainment
$12 million
$1.56 million
2013
The To Do List
Maggie Carey
CBS Films
co-production with Varsity Pictures
$1.5 million
$3.9 million
2015
Steve Jobs
Danny Boyle
Universal Pictures
co-production with Legendary Pictures , Scott Rudin Productions , Entertainment 360 , Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films and Digital Image Associates
$30 million
$34.4 million
2016
War Dogs
Todd Phillips
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Joint Effort Productions
$50 million
$86.2 million
2017
Molly's Game
Aaron Sorkin
STX Films
co-production with Huayi Brothers , Tang Media Productions and Pascal Pictures
$30 million
$59.3 million
Sand Castle
Fernando Coimbra
Netflix
co-production with Treehouse Pictures and International Traders
N/A
Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Branagh
20th Century Fox
co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions
$55 million
$352.8 million
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
co-production with Walt Disney Pictures
$120–133 million
$174 million
2022
Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh
20th Century Studios
co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions
$90 million
$137.3 million
2023
A Haunting in Venice
Kenneth Branagh
20th Century Studios
co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions
$60 million
$74 million
Television shows
Years
Title
Creator
Network
Notes
Seasons
Episodes
2004–2005
LAX
Nick Thiel
NBC
co-production with Nick Thiel Productions and NBC Universal Television Studio
1
13
2005–present
Grey's Anatomy
Shonda Rhimes
ABC
co-production with Shondaland (season 2–), Touchstone Television (seasons 1–3) and ABC Signature (season 4–)
16
363
2005–2020
Criminal Minds
Jeff Davis
CBS
co-production with Paramount Network Television (season 1), CBS Paramount Network Television (season 2–4), CBS Television Studios (seasons 5–15), Touchstone Television (seasons 1–2) and ABC Signature (seasons 3–15)
15
324
2007–2013
Army Wives
Katherine Fugate based on the book "Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives" by :Tanya Biank
Lifetime
co-production with ABC Studios
7
117
Private Practice
Shonda Rhimes
ABC
co-production with Shondaland and ABC Studios
6
111
2007–2009
Reaper
Michelle Fazekas Tara Butters
The CW
co-production with Fazekas & Butters and ABC Studios
2
31
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Edward Allen Bernero Chris Mundy
CBS
co-production with Bernero Productions , CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios
1
13
2013
Family Tools
Bobby Bowman
ABC
co-production with ITV Studios America and ABC Studios
10
2013–2020
Ray Donovan
Ann Biderman
Showtime
co-production with Ann Biderman Co. (season 1), Bider Sweet Productions (season 2), David Hollander Productions (seasons 3–7) and Showtime Networks
7
82
2014
Benched
Michaela Watkins Damon Jones
USA Network
co-production with ABC Signature
1
12
2015–2018
Quantico
Joshua Safran
ABC
co-production with ABC Studios , Random Acts Productions (seasons 1–2) and Maniac Productions (season 3)
3
57
2016–2017
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Erica Messer
CBS
co-production with Erica Messer Productions , CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios
2
26
Conviction
Liz Friedlander Liz Friedman
ABC
co-production with Entertainment One , Double Fried and ABC Studios
1
13
2016–2019
Designated Survivor
David Guggenheim
ABC /Netflix
co-production with Entertainment One , Kinberg Genre , ABC Studios (seasons 1–2) and Baer Bones (season 3)
3
53
2018
Youth & Consequences
Jason Ubaldi
YouTube Premium
co-production with Entertainment One
1
8
2018–present
The Rookie
Alexi Hawley
ABC
co-production with Entertainment One , Perfectman Pictures and ABC Studios
2
40
Television movies/pilots/specials
References
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^ Fleming, Michael (2001-10-10). "Gordon does a Fox trot" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ "Abrupt Departure by Gill Surprises Many at Miramax" . Los Angeles Times . 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
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^ " 'LAX' makes bad connection" . Deseret News . 2004-09-04. Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
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^ Fogel, Matthew (2005-05-08). " 'Grey's Anatomy' Goes Colorblind" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ Boone, Brian (2016-08-16). "The untold truth of Criminal Minds" . Looper.com . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ Schneider, Michael (2007-09-24). "ABC pacts with Mark Gordon" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ "Mark Gordon Signs First Look Deal With Disney" . The Hollywood Reporter . 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (2015-01-06). "EOne Acquires 51% Stake in the Mark Gordon Co. for $133 Million" . Variety . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
^ "ABC presents 2016-17 prime-time plans" . Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved 2020-06-23 .
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