The Mark Gordon Company (formerly The Meledandri/Gordon Company) is an American production company owned by

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. It is notable for their output, including feature films, like ''

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'', many of

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's films Gordon produced like ''

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'', '' 10,000 B.C.'' and ''

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'', and TV shows like ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Rookie'' and ''

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''.

History

Original era (1987-1995)

In 1987, film producers

and

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, who later go on to found

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, formed The Meledandri/Gordon Company, with a non-exclusive deal with

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. Meledandri quit in 1991 to join

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's production company, and it was renamed to The Mark Gordon Company. Its big break came in 1994 when Gordon made its first success with its film ''

'', which grossed $350.4 million at the box office. Their second big success from Gordon was the 1996 film '' Broken Arrow'', which grossed $150.2 million at the box office. On December 10, 1995, Gordon merged its own company with Gary Levinson's Classico Entertainment, which ultimately signed a deal with

after its deal with Fox ends. It was at first known as Cloud Nine Entertainment, before settling on Mutual Film Company.

Second era (2000-2015)

On September 7, 2000, it was announced that Mark Gordon is quitting

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in order to relaunch its own company. A year later, on October 10, 2001, it signed a deal with

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to produce new films under its own production company and hired

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to run the company. In 2002, Gordon partnered with

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to launch Stratus Film Company, to produce independent feature films, and hired Mark Gill as executive of the studio. Gordon exited the organization in 2005. In 2003, Gordon signed a deal with

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to produce its feature films for a three-year pact. In 2004,

was producing its first TV series ''

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'' for

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, which came from the studio. On August 18, 2004, Gordon signed a deal with

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for two years, where the studio is developing drama projects. That same year, ''

'' became the studio's first hit under the new era, and it grossed $552.6 million worldwide. In 2005, Gordon made his first big success on TV with the

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-created series ''

''. The studio followed up his success with ''

'', which aired on

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. In 2007, its own pact with

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was renewed. 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.

Entertainment One era (2015-2018)

In 2015,

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acquired its 51% stake in The Mark Gordon Company. eOne will handle international sales of its productions developed by The Mark Gordon Company. In 2016, Gordon launched its first two independent shows under eOne's regime, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', all of them were co-produced with

and aired on the

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network. In 2018,

acquired the remaining 49% of the company and it folded The Mark Gordon Company into the parent company, by making Gordon president of it.

Third era (2019-present)

On July 25, 2019,

announced that he will step down as

president, in order to relaunch his own independent studio, with its own first-look deal with the studio eOne.

Productions

Theatrical/direct-to-video films

Television shows

Television movies/pilots/specials

References

External links

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