Filmyard Holdings was an American pure holding company and is the former parent company of
Miramax
Miramax, LLC, also known as Miramax Films, is an American film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California.
It was initially a leadi ...
.
Colony Capital
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and
Qatar Investment Authority
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own the studio.
Rob Lowe
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is an investor in Colony's entertainment fund.
On December 3, 2010,
Disney
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closed the sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings.
Investors put in $200 million in capital while raising $400 million in liabilities through
Barclays PLC led group of banks.
Mike Lang, former business development executive at
News Corporation
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, was selected as the CEO of Miramax,
and the sale, estimated around US$663 million, included 700 film titles, as well as 90 book rights, 300 development projects and the "Miramax" name. Additionally, Miramax came with $50 million in cash, $10 million in adjusted fees and two finished films ready for release. ''
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' and ''
The Debt'' were released in 2011 by
FilmDistrict
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and
Focus Features
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, respectively. Filmyard was content with generating revenue off Miramax's film library
until Miramax was sold to
beIN Media Group
beIN Media Group ( /ˈbiːɪn/; Arabic: مجموعة بي إن الإعلامية, ''Majmū‘at Bī’in al-I‘lāmiyyah'') is a state-owned global sport and entertainment network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. beIN distributes entertainme ...
on March 2, 2016.
On January 22, 2013,
Ron Tutor
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Early life
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sold his stake to co-owner Qatar Investment Authority. Qatar's stake is reported by Variety as 75 percent.
See also
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List of Miramax films
This is a selected list of feature films originally released and/or distributed by Miramax. Dates are US release dates.
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Upcoming films
References
External links
Miramax Filmsat Box Offi ...
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The Weinstein Company
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References
Holding companies of the United States
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