Destination Films is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment currently specializing in action, thriller, niche sci-fi and low-end to medium-end horror films.

History

The original Destination Films was founded by Brent Baum and Steve Stabler in 1998. The company made a deal with

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to have them distribute their films for video release. The company was shut down in February 2001 after failing to meet financial expectations. The company's library and in-production projects such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' were sold off to Sony Pictures for distribution. In 2002, Destination Films was revived as a division of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, with the anime film ''

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'' being scheduled for their first release, although the film '' Shiri'' would be released a couple weeks before. Many of the films released on home entertainment under Destination Films would receive a small theatrical release beforehand from either other Sony Pictures divisions like

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and Screen Gems or third-party distributors like

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. In 2007,

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took over and has released some films under Destination Films' label, like '' Blood: The Last Vampire'', '' Black Dynamite'' and '' Harry Brown''.

Filmography

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* * {{Authority control Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Sony Pictures Entertainment Mass media companies established in 1998 1998 establishments in California Anime companies Film production companies of the United States