Relativity Media
Relativity Media is a financier turned distributor that was founded by venture capitalist Ryan Kavanaugh in 2004. The company got its start by financing productions made by Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios and producing independent projects, distributing through Lionsgate. After having many of their films become successful but having to share the profits, Relativity decided to get into the distribution game and bought Rogue Pictures from Universal along with Overture Films from Starz in consecutive years. This came with a heavy cost, as Relativity was forced to sell its Universal film funds due to a conflict-of-interest dispute with the studio over competing Snow White reboots. (Although Relativity will retain a producer credit on the films they were to fund.) The first project they distributed was Jack Goes Boating in 2010.
Films produced by Relativity Media include:
- The third through fifth installments of The Fast and the Furious series.
- Monster House
- Talladega Nights
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- Smokin Aces
- Ghost Rider
- Mr. Brooks
- American Gangster
- Walk Hard
- The Forbidden Kingdom
- Wanted
- Hancock
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Mamma Mia!
- Step Brothers
- Pineapple Express
- Burn After Reading
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Land of the Lost
- Public Enemies
- Funny People
- Zombieland
- Dear John
- The Wolf Man
- Robin Hood
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- The Social Network
- Let Me In - distribution only
- the sequels to Paranormal Activity
- Skyline
- The Fighter
- Season of the Witch
- Limitless
- Immortals
- Shark Night
- Haywire
- Act of Valor
- Mirror Mirror
- The Raven