Type | Label |
---|---|
Industry | Motion pictures |
Founded | 1998 |
Founders | Joel Silver Robert Zemeckis Gilbert Adler |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Alex Mace |
Parent | Silver Pictures |
Dark Castle Entertainment is an American film production label and a division of Silver Pictures, It was formed in 1998 by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler. Susan Downey was the Vice President of Development until February 2009, a term running congruent to her tenure as a VP of Production at parent company Silver Pictures.
Overview
Dark Castle Entertainment's name pays homage to William Castle, a horror filmmaker from the 1950s and 1960s. When first formed, the goal was to remake Castle's horror films. After two remakes, it moved on to producing original material, along with remakes of non-Castle films. Starting with RocknRolla, the company began producing films in genres other than horror. While most of the company's films were initially poorly reviewed by critics, their 2009 film Splice eventually received better reviews.
Dark Castle Entertainment originally acquired the US rights to The Loft, as they did for Splice, with the intention of releasing the film through Warner Bros. When Joel Silver moved his office to Universal Pictures (with whom Silver had a 5-year, 12-picture marketing/distribution deal[1]), he took Dark Castle, and the film, with him. Universal planned to release the film on August 29, 2014, but the studio pulled it from the schedule in favor of Legendary Pictures' As Above, So Below. Universal and Dark Castle dropped the film, which was then picked up by Open Road Films and released on January 30, 2015.[2][3][4][5]
Jason Blum reportedly has spoken to Silver twice about a co-production with Blumhouse Productions (with whom Universal has a 10-year first-look deal[6]), for Universal to distribute, but they have yet to find the right project.[7]
When featured at the start of a film, the studio's logo is presented with the point-of-view focused on a roaring gargoyle head. As the camera zooms out, it's shown that the statue is on the titular castle, with a full moon shining behind it, after which lightning strikes across the entire scene.
Filmography
Lifetime grosses
Year | Film | Budget | Domestic Box Office | Foreign Box Office | Total | US DVD sales | Total (with DVD sales) |
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1999 | House on Haunted Hill | $37 million | $40.8 million[9] | $3.5 million (A) | $44.4 million | N/A | N/A |
2001 | Thirteen Ghosts | $42 million | $41.7 million[10] | $26.6 million[11] | $68.5 million | N/A | N/A |
2002 | Ghost Ship | $20 million | $30.1 million[12] | $38.2 million[12] | $68.3 million | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Gothika | $40 million | $59.7 million[13] | $81.7 million[13] | $141.6 million | N/A | N/A |
2005 | House of Wax | $40 million | $32.1 million[14] | $36.7 million[14] | $68.8 million | N/A | N/A |
2007 | The Reaping | $40 million | $25.1 million[15] | $37.6 million[15] | $62.8 million | $19.8 million[16] | $82.6 million |
2008 | RocknRolla | $15 million | $5.7 million[17] | $20 million | $25.7 million | $7.4 million[18] | $33.1 million |
2009 | Orphan | $20 million | $41,596,251[19] | $36,741,122[19] | $78,337,373 | $12,250,443[19] | $90,587,816 |
2009 | Whiteout | $35 million | $10,275,638[20] | $7,565,229[20] | $17,840,867 | $3,192,934[21] | $21,033,801 |
2009 | Ninja Assassin | $50 million | $38,122,883[22] | $23,471,000 | $61,593,883 | $13,841,623[23] | $75,435,506 |
2010 | The Losers | $25 million | $23,591,432[24] | $5,385,903 | $28,977,335 | $6,462,496[25] | $35,439,831 |
2010 | Splice | $30 million | $17,010,170[26] | $6,964,022 | $23,974,192 | $3,695,686 | $27,669,878 |
Budget | Overall Total | US DVD Sales | Total |
---|---|---|---|
$374 million | $646 million | $62.9 million | $708 million |
(A) Indicates minimum, as that is only two countries totals merged.
See also
References
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Joel Silver Going Indie And Making 12-Film Distribution Deal With Universal For Post-Warner Bros Producing". Deadline.
- ↑ "'The loft' is gekocht door producent van 'Die hard'-films" ['The loft' bought by same producer as 'Die hard'-movies] (in Dutch). Belgium: Het Nieuwsblad. 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "'The Loft' nog maar eens uitgesteld" ['The Loft' once again delayed] (in Dutch). Belgium: De Standaard. March 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Universal Sets 'The Loft' For Summer 2014, Zac Efron's 'Townies' For May". Deadline. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Universal Pulls 'The Loft' From Sked, Moves Legendary Pic 'As Above/So Below' Into Slot". Deadline. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Cunningham, Todd (July 20, 2014). "Blumhouse Signs 10-Year Production Deal With Universal Pictures". The Wrap. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Twitter / @RyanLeger2 @blumhouse @DCastleE @UniversalPics twice". Twitter.com. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Lang, Brent (2017-12-07). "Hayes Brothers, Joel Silver Teaming on Horror Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- ↑ Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
- ↑ Thirteen Ghosts (2001) - International Box Office Results
- 1 2 Ghost Ship (2002)
- 1 2 Gothika (2003)
- 1 2 House of Wax (2005)
- 1 2 The Reaping (2007)
- ↑ The Reaping DVD (2007)
- ↑ RocknRolla (2008)
- ↑ RocknRolla DVD (2008)
- 1 2 3 Orphan (2009)
- 1 2 Whiteout (2009)
- ↑ Whiteout DVD (2009)
- ↑ Ninja Assassin(2009)
- ↑ Ninja Assassin DVD (2009)
- ↑ The Losers (2009)
- ↑ The Losers DVD (2010)
- ↑ Splice (2010)