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Feb 23, 2023 · By Mitchell Clark. Feb 23, 2023, 2:40 PM PST. Image: New Line Cinema. Warner Bros. Discovery will be working on “multiple Lord of the Rings movies” with the production company behind the...
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Nov 30, 2021 · Against a budget of $1.1 million, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" went on to make $57 million at the box office and launched a hugely successful franchise, which collectively made almost half a ...
Jul 7, 2021 · New Line Cinema/Everett Shaye bought into Jackson’s vision in the room. Jackson’s budget was $60 million a film at that point, and New Line could cover that.
Feb 23, 2021 · Movie News. Lord of the Rings: New Line Cinema's Next Attempt at a Fantasy Trilogy Killed the Studio's Independence. By Timothy Donohoo. Published Feb 23, 2021. New Line's attempt for success after Lord of the Rings, The Golden Compass, decimated its bottom line, forcing the company into dependence.
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New Line Film Productions Inc., often simply referred to as New Line Cinema, is an American film production label of Warner Bros. Entertainment that was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye as a film distribution company, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System in 1994 before Turner merged with...
New Line Cinema was established in 1967 by the then 27-year-old Robert Shaye as a film distribution company, supplying foreign and art films for college campuses in the United States. Shaye operated New Line's offices out of his apartment at 14th Street and Second Avenue in New York City. One of the company's early successes was its distribution of the 1936 anti-cannabis propaganda film Reefer Madness, which became a cult hit on American college campuses in the early 1970s. New Line also released many classic foreign-language films, like Stay As You Are, Immoral Tales and Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (which became the first New Line film to win an Oscar). The studio has also released many of the films of John Waters.
In 1976, New Line secured funding to produce its first full-length feature, Stunts (1977), directed by Mark Lester. Although not considered a critical success, the film performed well commercially on the international market and on television. New Line then produced or co-produced three more films in 1981 and 1983; Alone in the Dark, Xtro and Polyester, directed by John Waters. Polyester was one of the first films to introduce a novelty cinema experience named Odorama, where members of the audience were provided with a set of "scratch and sniff" cards to be scratched and sniffed at specific times during the film, which provided an additional sensory connection to the viewed image.
A Nightmare on Elm Street was produced and released by New Line in 1984. The resulting franchise was New Line's first commercially successful series after a devastating financial slump, leading the company to be nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built". The film was made on a budget of $1.8 million and grossed over $25.5 million at the United States box office. It was the first film to feature the actor Johnny Depp. A year later, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge was released, and grossed $3.3 million in its first three days of release and over $30 million at the domestic box office. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was released in 1987, and grossed more than any previously released independent film and went on to make almost $45 million at the US box office.
In November 1990, New Line purchased a 52% stake in the television production company RHI Entertainment (now Sonar Entertainment), which would later be sold to Hallmark Cards. In May 1991, New Line purchased the home video and foreign rights to 600 films held by Sultan Entertainment Holdings (aka Nelson Entertainment Group). The deal also included an 11-film distribution deal with Turner subsidiary Castle Rock Entertainment. On November 27, 1991, New Line purchased Sultan outright.
On January 28, 1994, New Line Cinema was acquired by the Turner Broadcasting System, which then merged with Time Warner in 1996. New Line Cinema was kept as its own separate entity, while fellow Turner-owned studios Hanna-Barbera Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment eventually became units of Warner Bros. In 2007, New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment collaborated on the 2007 film Fracture, as their first joint venture since the mid 1990s before both companies were bought by Turner.
During its time as an entity separate from Warner Bros., New Line Cinema operated several divisions, including theatrical distribution, marketing and home video. It was also a partner in founding a new distribution company named Picturehouse in 2005. Specializing in independent film, Picturehouse was formed by Bob Berney, who left distributor Newmarket Films, New Line, who folded their Fine Line division into Picturehouse, and HBO Films, a division of HBO and a subsidiary of Time Warner, who was interested in getting into the theatrical film business. However, on May 8, 2008, it was announced that Picturehouse would shut down in the fall of said year. Berney later bought the Picturehouse trademarks from Warner Bros. and relaunched the company in 2013.
The 1st logo just has the company name in a tall red and black gradient font.
The 2nd logo has a black square spinning out from the camera before being accompanied by 2 filmstrip borders, before the background dims to the blue glow behind the logo as the company name appears in a white serif font.
The 3rd & iconic logo had the logo design redone in CGI and it takes place in a blue spotlight before it dims as the logo is formed.
Since Warner Bros. merged with the company, the logo has the Warner Bros. shield dismantling into pieces, leaving behind the blue part and the byline, and transforming into squares and filmstrip borders that form the New line Cinema logo. The logo was updated in 2021 with the new Warner Bros. shield appearing at the beginning and the squares and filmstrip borders are colored silver to match the new Warner Bros. shield.
Feb 28, 2008 · Source: Deadline Hollywood Daily. It was announced today that troubled Golden Compass studio New Line Cinema will be consolidated into Warner Bros., with heads Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne...
May 7, 2008 · New Line snatched up the distribution rights in the early 80s, allowing new audiences to experience Massacre ‘s gripping realism and documentary-style horror.
