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{{Short description|American film and television company}}
{{For|the former book publishing division of Miramax|Miramax Books}}
{{distinguish|Mirabai Films|Miramar}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Miramax, LLC
| logo = Miramax.svg
| logo_caption = Wordmark and byline used since 2010 and 2022 respectively
| trade_name =
| former_name = Miramax Films (1979–2010)
| type = [[Joint venture]]
| predecessor =
| successor =
| founded = {{start date and age|1979|12|19}}<br />[[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| founders = {{plainlist|
* [[Harvey Weinstein]]
* [[Bob Weinstein]]
}}
| hq_location_city = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jonathan Glickman]] (CEO)
* [[Nasser Al-Khelaifi]] (Chairman)
* Becky Sloviter (President, Motion Picture Group)
* Marc Helwig (Head, Worldwide Television)
* Kirby Adams (Head, Physical Production)
}}
| industry = {{ubl|[[Film industry|Film]]|[[Television]]}}
| owners = [[Independent business|Independent]] (1979-1993)<br>[[The Walt Disney Company]] (1993-2010)<br>[[Filmyard Holdings]] (2010-2016)<br>{{ubl|[[beIN Media Group]]<br>(51%) (2016–present)|[[Paramount Global]] (49%) (2020–present)}}
| parent = {{ubl|[[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] (1993–2010)|[[Filmyard Holdings]] (2010–2016)}}
| divisions = {{ubl|[[#Miramax Television|Miramax Television]]|[[Miramax#Divisions|Miramax Family]]|[[Miramax#Divisions|Miramax Animation]]|[[Dimension Films]] (1992–2005)|[[Miramax Books]] (1979–2005)|Miramax Home Entertainment (1994–2010)|Dimension Home Video (1994–2006)|Miramax/Dimension Home Entertainment (1997–2005)}}
| subsid =
| website = {{Official website|https://www.miramax.com/}}
| num_employees = 100+
}}
'''Miramax, LLC''', formerly known as '''Miramax Films''', is an American independent film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by [[Harvey Weinstein|Harvey]] and [[Bob Weinstein]], and based in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Today, it is owned by [[beIN Media Group]] and [[Paramount Global]].
It was a leading producer and distributor of independent films until it became the first company acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] on June 30, 1993. In 2010, Disney sold it to [[Filmyard Holdings]], a joint venture of [[Colony NorthStar]], [[Tutor-Saliba Corporation]] and [[Qatar Investment Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2010|title=Disney sells Miramax film studios|language=en-GB|website=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10814344|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2010|title=Disney sells Miramax to investment group for $660m|url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jul/30/film-industry-privateequity|access-date=July 20, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|author-first1=David|author-last1=Teather}}</ref> In March 2016, the company was sold to the [[beIN Media Group]], which later sold a 49% stake to ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) on April 3, 2020.
==History==
===Independent era (1979–1993)===
Miramax Films was founded by the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, along with executive Corky Burger in [[Buffalo, New York]], in 1979, and was named by combining the first names of their parents, Miriam and Max.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/04/max-weinstein-200304|title=All Thanks to Max|last=Weinstein|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Weinstein|date=April 2003|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> It was created to distribute [[independent film]]s deemed commercially unfeasible by the [[major film studios|major studios]].
The company's first major success came when the Weinsteins teamed up with British producer [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]] and acquired the U.S. rights to two concert films Lewis had produced of [[Benefit concert|benefit shows]] for [[human rights]] organization [[Amnesty International]]. The Weinsteins worked with Lewis to distill the two films into one film for the American marketplace. The resulting film, the American version of ''[[The Secret Policeman's Other Ball]]'', was a successful release for Miramax in the summer of 1982. This release presaged a ''modus operandi'' that the company would undertake later in the 1980s of acquiring films from international filmmakers and reworking them to suit American sensibilities and audiences. In its early years, Miramax Films had to focus primarily as a catalyst for music and decided to do a licensing agreement with [[HBO Video|Thorn EMI Video]] to release several of Miramax's early films.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 28, 1982|title=Miramax Marries Movies and Music|page=55|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1982/1982-08-28-Billboard-Page-0055.pdf|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
Among the company's other breakthrough films as distributors in the late 1980s and early 1990s were ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'', ''[[Sex, Lies, and Videotape]]'', ''[[Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!]]'', ''[[The Crying Game]],'' and ''[[Clerks (1994 film)|Clerks]]''. The company also made films such as ''[[Flirting with Disaster (film)|Flirting with Disaster]]'', ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', and ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''.
Miramax Films acquired and/or produced many other films that did well financially. The company became one of the leaders of the independent film boom of the 1990s. Miramax Films produced or distributed seven films with box office grosses totaling more than $100&nbsp;million; its most successful title, ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'', earned more than $300 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1816888833/|title=Chicago|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>
The company was also successful in securing [[Academy Award]] nominations for its releases, many of which resulted in [[Academy Award|Oscar]] wins.
===Disney era (1993–2010)===
On June 30, 1993, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased Miramax Films for $60 million and assumed all of the company's debt, which was more than $40 million. The acquisition gave Disney entry to the independent film market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/harvey-weinstein-disney-past-miramax-legacy-peter-bart-1202738148/|title=Peter Bart: A Disney Deal Gone Wrong: How Mouse Money Fueled Harvey Weinstein's Alleged Predation As Miramax Mogul|first=Peter|last=Bart|date=September 19, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> Harvey and Bob Weinstein continued to operate Miramax Films until they left the company on September 30, 2005. During their tenure, the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax Films independently of other Disney subsidiaries and, as a result, had more autonomy than the other Disney-owned companies. Disney, however, had the final say on what Miramax Films could release (for example, Disney had banned Miramax Films from releasing ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'', ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' and ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |title= The ripple effect | magazine=Variety |date=October 16, 2005 |author=Stuart Miller |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011541/http://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |access-date=October 2, 2011|archive-date= March 5, 2016 }}</ref> Disney's [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] division released Miramax output on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc under the name '''Miramax Home Entertainment''' in some countries, including the United States; elsewhere, the overall distribution of Miramax Films' output was passed to the regional licensees of Miramax International, a distribution arm of Miramax Films that was fully autonomous from Disney's own distribution operations.
With a more stable budget, Miramax Films began moving beyond acquisitions and distribution and into film production. Until September 30, 2005, the company also operated the label [[Dimension Films]], which was solely founded by Bob to specialize in teen, horror, and other genre films,<ref name=Mason>{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Ian Garrick|title=When Harvey met Mickey|work=New Statesman|location=UK|date=October 11, 2004|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|access-date=January 11, 2007|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155239/https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|url-status=dead}}</ref> and created the ''[[Scream (franchise)|Scream]]'' and ''[[Scary Movie (film series)|Scary Movie]]'' film franchises. Harvey funded larger projects from up-and-coming directors, including [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Gus Van Sant]], and [[Quentin Tarantino]]. Some of the films earned Oscars.<ref name="Mason" />
In 1997, Miramax Films joined [[Peter Jackson]] as a primary financial backer in attempting to get the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]'' films produced. Disney disliked the cost of a two-parter, requesting that it be produced as a single film. Jackson and [[Saul Zaentz]] rejected Disney's request and looked for another studio or financier. Thus, Miramax Films sold the rights for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]'' to [[New Line Cinema]] in August 1998 for about $12 million, which led ''The Lord of the Rings'' to be produced as a trilogy. Miramax Films retained a 5% stake in the films' gross and then gave 2.5% to the Weinsteins.<ref name=smh>{{cite news|last=Quinn|first=Karl|title=Lord of the Rings a chronicle of legal disputes|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/lord-of-the-rings-a-chronicle-of-legal-disputes-20131213-2zcxp.html|access-date=November 6, 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
Through Miramax Films, Harvey founded ''[[Talk (magazine)|Talk]]'' magazine with [[Tina Brown]] in 1998 (it shut down in 2002), albeit without the approval of then-Disney chief [[Michael Eisner]], which upset Eisner. Also that year, 30 former employees filed suit over unpaid overtime wages.<ref name="Mason" />
By 2003, Miramax Films was less operative in the independent film market and became more of a mini-major as the company only acquired 3 films while producing ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' for $80 million. The Weinsteins claimed the company was profitable, but Walt Disney Company president [[Robert Iger]] indicated in June 2004 that they were not properly accounting for "account standard overhead, distribution fees, bonuses that we pay Harvey and Bob. Nor are they applying current accounting rules."<ref name="Mason" />
After extensive negotiations and much media and industry speculation, on March 30, 2005, Disney and the Weinsteins announced that they would not renew their contractual relationship when their existing agreements expired at the end of September 2005. The primary source of dispute was over distribution of ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' by Michael Moore.<ref name=lsun/> Disney's film studio consortium, [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group]], assumed control of Miramax Films, which was projected to have a smaller annual production budget. The Weinsteins started a new film production company called [[The Weinstein Company]] (TWC) and took the [[Dimension Films]] label with them. The Miramax Films name remained with the film studio owned by Disney. Production at Miramax Films was taken over by [[Daniel Battsek]],<ref name=lsun>{{cite news|title=Miramax offices close, Disney says brand continues|agency=Associated Press|website=Boston.com|date=January 29, 2010|url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/29/miramax_offices_close_disney_says_brand_continues/}}</ref> who had been head of [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures#International distribution|Buena Vista International]] in the [[Great Britain|UK]]. Battsek refocused Miramax Films to produce films of high quality but low budget. [[Maple Pictures]] held the rights to distribute Miramax films in Canada from 2008 up until August 10, 2011, when Maple Pictures was acquired by [[Alliance Films]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Etan Vlessing|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/analysts-welcome-lionsgate-selling-maple-203710|title=Analysts Welcome Lionsgate Selling Maple Pictures to Alliance Films|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 21, 2011}}</ref> At the time, the company was criticized for delaying or withholding release of Asian films to which it acquired the U.S. distribution rights.<ref name="Epstein">{{cite magazine|last=Epstein|first=Edward Jay|title=The great illusionist|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=October 10, 2005|url=https://slate.com/culture/2005/10/harvey-weinstein-rides-again.html|access-date=January 11, 2007}}</ref> Previously, in 2003, the company was criticized for trying to bar retailers from legally exporting authentic DVDs of the films.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2003/12/61554|title=Studio Warns Kung Fu Site|author=Katie Dean|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=December 15, 2003}}</ref>
On October 3, 2009, Disney announced that the staff of Miramax Films was to be reduced by 70%, and the number of releases would be reduced by half to just three films per year. The label's marketing, distribution, and administrative functions, which had operated independently, would be folded into the parent studio in Burbank. The move became effective in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://linkoo.top/disney-slash-miramax-films-staff-20-reduce-releases-3-year/|title=Disney to slash Miramax films staff to 20, reduce released to 3 a year|date=May 26, 2016|work=linkoo.top|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601030618/http://linkoo.top/disney-slash-miramax-films-staff-20-reduce-releases-3-year/|archive-date=June 1, 2016|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> On October 30, 2009, Disney announced the resignation of Daniel Battsek as President of Miramax Films, effective when the transition from the studio in New York to [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] was completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/business/media/31film.html|title=Daniel Battsek stepping down as President of Miramax|author=Brooks Barnes|work=The New York Times|date=October 31, 2009|url-access=limited}}</ref> The company merged its operations with The Walt Disney Studios on January 28, 2010, shutting down Miramax Films' separate New York and Los Angeles offices.<ref name=lsun/><ref name="wrap">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/miramax-dies-rest-peace-13606/|title=Miramax Dies: Rest in Peace|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>
Though Disney Studio Chairman [[Dick Cook]] was a staunch supporter of Miramax Films, the brand was less of a priority for CEO [[Bob Iger]], whose strategy was to focus on Disney's branded mass entertainment that could be exploited across Disney's theme parks, television, and consumer products. Following Disney's $4 billion acquisition of [[Marvel Entertainment]] in 2009, Cook was succeeded by [[Rich Ross]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/dick-cooks-dismissal-as-head-of-walt-disney-studios-makes-the-future-fate-of-specialty-movie-operation-miramax-films-appear-e.html|title=Will there be a place for Miramax in Disney's new movie script?|last=Eller|first=Claudia|date=September 24, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> As a result, Miramax Films was relegated to the status of distribution label within the Walt Disney Company.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/features/rich-ross-reshapes-disney-film-studios-1118014464/|title=Rich Ross reshapes Disney film studios|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Marc|last=Graser|date=January 29, 2010}}</ref> The company confirmed that it was looking into selling the Miramax label on February 9, 2010, with Bob Iger explaining "We determined that continuing to invest in new Miramax movies wasn't necessarily a core strategy of ours".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/on-the-call-disneys-ceo-bob-iger-on-miramax-2010-2|title=On the Call: Disney's CEO Bob Iger on Miramax|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=February 9, 2010}}{{dead link|date=October 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
===Other companies and post-Disney ownership era (2010–2019)===
[[File:Miramax logo.svg|200px|thumb|right|Miramax logo used beginning in 2010, used since 2018 (with byline) as a print logo on posters]]
On December 3, 2010, Disney closed the sale of Miramax for US$663 million to [[Filmyard Holdings]], an investment group and joint venture of [[Colony NorthStar]], [[Tutor-Saliba Corporation]], and [[Qatar Investment Authority]]. The sale included 700 film titles, books, development projects, and the "Miramax" name. [[Mike Lang (film executive)|Mike Lang]], the former [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] business development executive who was selected as the CEO of Miramax,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Disney-completes-663M-sale-of-apf-1909918456.html?x=0|title=Disney completes $663M sale of Miramax|author=Ryan Nakashima|agency=[[Associated Press]] via [[Yahoo! News]]|date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629044428/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Disney-completes-663M-sale-of-apf-1909918456.html?x=0|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> indicated that the company would focus on their existing library, though they would continue making original content.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/miramax-ceo-michael-lang-were-re-establishing-brand-23248/|title=Miramax CEO Lang Grilled: 'We're Focusing on the Library'|last=Lang|first=Brent|publisher=The Wrap|date=December 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney sells Miramax for $660 million - Jul. 30, 2010|url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/07/30/news/companies/disney_miramax/index.htm|access-date=July 20, 2021|website=money.cnn.com}}</ref>
After the sale was closed, some films already developed at Miramax, including ''[[The Tempest (2010 film)|The Tempest]]'' and ''[[Gnomeo & Juliet]]'', were eventually released by Disney under its [[Touchstone Pictures]] banner, and theatrical distribution of ''[[Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010 film)|Don't Be Afraid of the Dark]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/filmdistrict-to-distribute-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-remake-106260/?x=0|website=Deadline Hollywood|title=FilmDistrict To Distribute 'Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark' Remake|date=February 14, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[The Debt (2011 film)|The Debt]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-debt-focus-features-miramax/75337/|website=Collider|title=Focus Features to Distribute Miramax's THE DEBT Starring Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226112358/https://collider.com/the-debt-focus-features-miramax/75337/|url-status=dead}}</ref> were shifted to [[FilmDistrict]] and [[Focus Features]] respectively.
On December 16, 2013, Miramax entered into a deal with Harvey and Bob Weinstein's [[The Weinstein Company]] to develop and distribute select derivative works of films from the former studio. Sequels, television series, or stage productions of titles such as ''[[Rounders (1998 film)|Rounders]]'' and ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' were among the projects said to be part of this agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/miramax-weinstein-co-announce-pact-produce-sequels-23286/|title=Miramax, Weinstein Co. to Produce Sequels to "Bad Santa," "Swingers" (updated)|author=Dylan Stableford|publisher=The Wrap|date=December 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/miramax-twc-linkup-means-homecoming-shakespeare-in-love-and-rounders-sequels-and-good-will-hunting-series-652892/|title=Miramax TWC Linkup Homecoming Means 'Shakespeare In Love' And 'Rounders' Sequels, And 'Good Will Hunting' Series|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=December 16, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Miramax Press Release 12/16/13">{{cite press release|url=https://www.miramax.com/search/?q=press,%20miramax-and-the-weinstein-company-enter-into-multi-year-production-and-distribution-agreement-reuniting-weinsteins-and-company-they-founded&ref=404|title=Press Release 12/16/13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315014440/http://www.miramax.com/press/miramax-and-the-weinstein-company-enter-into-multi-year-production-and-distribution-agreement-reuniting-weinsteins-and-company-they-founded/|archive-date=March 15, 2015|website=Miramax.com}}</ref>
On July 17, 2015, Qatar and Colony NorthStar put Miramax up for sale for an offer of $1 billion.<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/miramax-for-sale-1-billion-pricetag-1201543257/|title=Miramax for Sale — But $1 Billion Pricetag May Be Too Rich|last=Rainey|first=James|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/miramax-sale-colony-capitol-qatar-holding-1201479965/|title=Investors Explore Sale Of Miramax For As Much As $1B: Report|author=Kinsey Low|work=Deadline|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-miramax-m-a-idUSKCN0PR2FV20150717|title=Film studio Miramax explores sale: sources|date=July 17, 2016|newspaper=Reuters|last1=Baker|first1=Liana B.}}</ref> Harvey and Bob Weinstein had reportedly regained interest in reacquiring the studio via TWC in September.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr.|title=David Glasser Staying As Weinstein Company COO/President|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/david-glasser-weinstein-company-coo-president-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-1201519599/|access-date=August 23, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=David Glasser to stay with the Weinstein Co. through 2018|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-david-glasser-to-stay-with-the-weinstein-co-through-2018-20150909-story.html|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=David Glasser Reverses Course, Staying at the Weinstein Co.|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/david-glasser-reverses-course-staying-at-the-weinstein-co-1201589280/|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=Variety|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=Interview: David Glasser on Why He Decided to Stay at the Weinstein Co.|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/interview-david-glasser-on-why-he-decided-to-stay-at-the-weinstein-company-1201589649/|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=Variety|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite news|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|title=Weinstein's 'Shanghai' Surprise: Movie Gets Release After Seven Years|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinsteins-shanghai-surprise-movie-gets-828154|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael|title=The Weinstein Brothers Have Oscar Gold. Now They Need Cash.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/business/media/the-weinstein-brothers-have-oscar-gold-now-they-need-some-cash.html|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=December 20, 2015|url-access=limited}}</ref> On March 2, 2016, Miramax was sold to [[beIN Media Group]], a spinoff of [[Al Jazeera Media Network]] (which formerly owned its namesake [[beIN Sports]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/bein-media-group-acquires-miramax-1201713199/|title=Miramax Acquired By Qatar-Based beIN Media Group|first=Anita|last=Busch|newspaper=Deadline|date=March 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beinmediagroup.com/article/bein-media-group-acquires-miramax/|title=beIN MEDIA GROUP Acquires MIRAMAX® - beIN EN|date=March 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael|title=Miramax Is Bought by the Qatari beIN Media Group|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/business/media/miramax-is-bought-by-the-qatari-bein-media-group.html|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=March 2, 2016|url-access=limited}}</ref>
On a July 21, 2016, interview, Harvey Weinstein stated that he was still interested in combining TWC's film library with Miramax's, after the acquisition of the latter by beIN.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Harvey Weinstein Explains Recent Movie Release Shifts, TV Growth and Oscar Prospects (Q&A)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-explains-movie-release-913142|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>
After Miramax's founder Harvey Weinstein [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|was accused of sexual assault]] in October 2017, Miramax became one of 60 parties bidding on The Weinstein Company on January 16, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/miramax-weinstein-harvey-bein-capital-1202665809/|title=Miramax Parent Company Enters Fray for Weinstein Co.|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> On April 27, Miramax and Lantern Capital emerged as the strongest contenders to acquire TWC's assets. Ultimately, it was [[Lantern Entertainment|Lantern]] that acquired TWC's library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/miramax-weinstein-bankruptcy-uncertain-lantern-1202790819/|title=Miramax Emerges As Strong Contender in Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Sale|first=Gene|last=Maddaus|date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>
On June 7, 2019, beIN began the process of selling approximately 50% of Miramax in an effort to offer it for growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/qatar-bein-media-group-sell-miramax-stake-1203235794/|title=Qatar's beIN Media Group Seeking to Sell 50% Miramax Stake (Report)|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> [[Lionsgate]] (which distributed Miramax's titles on home video), [[Spyglass Media Group]] (owners of the Weinstein Company library, inherited via their deal with Lantern) and [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] (Paramount's parent company who [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|re-merged]] with [[CBS Corporation]] on December 4, 2019, to form ViacomCBS) were seen as the leading contenders to acquire a stake in the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lions-gate-spyglass-media-viacom-are-leading-contenders-to-buy-stake-in-miramax-11564698787|title=Lions Gate, Spyglass Media, Viacom Are Leading Contenders to Buy Stake in Miramax|first=Benjamin Mullin and Erich|last=Schwartzel|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> By August 19, 2019, Lionsgate and Viacom were the only contenders, as Spyglass Media Group dropped out of contention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/viacom-and-lions-gate-go-head-to-head-in-fight-for-miramax-stake|last=Sakoui|first=Anoshua|title=Viacom and Lions Gate Go Head-to-Head in Fight for Miramax Stake|work=Bloomberg|date=August 19, 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> On September 11, 2019, it was announced Lionsgate had dropped their bid, making Viacom the only bidder for the stake in Miramax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/miramax-library-viacom-takes-lead-lionsgate-withdraws-bid-1202732006/|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Viacom in the Lead For Miramax Library, Lionsgate Withdraws Bid|work=Deadline|date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> On November 8, 2019, Viacom exited the negotiations to acquire them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-bows-bidding-miramax-1251387|title=Viacom Bows Out of Bidding for Miramax Library |last1=Hayden|first1=Erik|last2=Bond|first2=Paul|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> After merging with CBS Corporation to become ViacomCBS, the combined firm resumed talks with Miramax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/viacomcbs-paramount-resume-talks-to-buy-stake-in-miramax-exclusive-1203431208/|title=ViacomCBS and Paramount Resume Talks to Buy Stake in Miramax (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=December 10, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
===ViacomCBS/Paramount Global era (2019–present)===
On December 20, 2019, ViacomCBS (now known as [[Paramount Global]]) announced it would acquire a 49% stake in Miramax for at least $375 million, with [[Paramount Pictures]] gaining exclusive worldwide distribution rights to its film and television library. Paramount Pictures and Miramax will also co-produce new content based on titles from the library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/viacomcbs-miramax-acquisition-bein-media-1203449765/|title=ViacomCBS Sets $375 Million Deal for 49% Stake in Miramax|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|work=Variety|date= December 20, 2019|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> The deal officially closed on April 3, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/viacomcbs-deal-stake-miramax-closes-1202899997/|title=ViacomCBS Closes Purchase Of Stake In Miramax, With Distribution And First Look Deals|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=April 3, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref>
On June 24, 2020, Miramax and ViacomCBS announced their first co-production, ''The Turkish Detective'', a television series based on the ''Cetin Ikmen'' novels by [[Barbara Nadel]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=ViacomCBS International Studios Partners With Miramax On 'The Turkish Detective'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/viacomcbs-international-studios-partners-miramax-the-turkish-detective-1202967477/|last=Kenter|first=Jake|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref>
On October 2, 2023, it was announced that CEO Bill Block would be leaving the company that week following the end of his contract with them, starting his own production company, BlockFilm, later that month.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2023/10/miramax-ceo-bill-block-exits-1235561838/|title= Shocker! Shakeup At Miramax As CEO Bill Block Exits|date= October 2, 2023|access-date= October 2, 2023|first1= Mike Jr.|last1= Fleming|first2= Nellie|last2= Andreeva}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Statham To Star In David Ayer-Directed Sylvester Stallone Script 'Levon's Trade' From Black Bear & Bill Block's BlockFilm — AFM Hot Package|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=27 October 2023|access-date=28 October 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/jason-statham-david-ayer-sylvester-stallone-levons-trade-black-bear-bill-block-afm-1235585741/}}</ref> In January 2024, [[Jonathan Glickman]] was reported to be in talks to join Miramax as CEO, with his company Panoramic Media expected to be acquired by Miramax if talks were successful.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Glickman in Talks to Lead Miramax as CEO|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first1=Kim|last1=Masters|first2=Aaron|last2=Couch|date=28 January 2024|access-date=7 March 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jonathan-glickman-miramax-ceo-1235809126/}}</ref> On April 2, 2024, Glickman was officially named Miramax's new CEO effective immediately. As part of the deal, Miramax also acquired certain film and TV projects from Glickman's company Panoramic Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miramax Names Jonathan Glickman CEO|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=2 April 2024|access-date=2 April 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/miramax-jonathan-glickman-1235874073/}}</ref>
==Divisions==
===Miramax Family & Animation===
{{Infobox company
| name = Miramax Family & Miramax Animation
| logo = Miramax Family Logo.png
| image = Miramax Animation.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Animation]]<br />[[Motion pictures]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1991}} (original)<br />{{start date and age|2019|3|18}} (revival)
| defunct = {{end date and age|2006}} (original)
| parent = Miramax
}}
'''Miramax Family & Miramax Animation''' (also known as '''Miramax Family Films''') were the family divisions of Miramax Films; originally founded as one singular company in 1991. The label was quietly discontinued in 2006. On March 18, 2019, Miramax revived its family and animation divisions, with both being founded as separate divisions within the company.
Michael Lachance, who had previously developed projects at [[DreamWorks Animation]] and [[Sony Pictures Animation]], was named the division's executive vice president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/miramax-hires-michael-lachance-evp-family-and-animation-division-1202577788/|title=Miramax Hires Sony Animation Alum Michael Lachance As EVP Of New Family & Animation Unit|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{{Main|List of Miramax films}}
===Film series===
<!--Shows from Miramax Television should not go here. Additionally, films with no more than one entry with Miramax's involvement shouldn't either.-->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Release date
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser]]'' || 1992–2005 || based on the novella ''[[The Hellbound Heart]]'' by [[Clive Barker]]; distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Children of the Corn (film series)|Children of the Corn]]'' || 1993–2001 || based on the [[Children of the Corn|short story of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]]; distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Three Colours trilogy|Three Colours]]'' || 1993–1994 || United States distribution only
|-
| ''[[The Crow (franchise)|The Crow]]'' || 1994–2005 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[View Askewniverse#Films|View Askewniverse]]'' || 1994–2001; 2019 || 2019: co-production
|-
| ''Best of the Best'' || 1995–1998 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[The Prophecy (film series)|The Prophecy]]'' || 1995–2005 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Halloween (franchise)|Halloween]]'' || 1995–2002; 2018–present || 1995–2002: distribution under Dimension Films label<br>2018–present: co-production
|-
| ''[[From Dusk till Dawn (franchise)|From Dusk till Dawn]]'' || 1996–2000 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Police Story (film series)|Police Story]]'' || 1996–1999 || United States distribution only under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Jungledyret Hugo]]'' (the first two movies: ''[[Jungledyret Hugo#Jungledyret Hugo (1993)|Go Hugo Go]]'' (1993) and ''[[Jungledyret Hugo#Jungledyret Hugo 2 – den store filmhelt (1996)|Hugo the Movie Star]]'' (1996) || 1998 (produced)<br>2005 (released) || United States distribution only
|-
| ''[[Scream (franchise)|Scream]]'' || 1996–2000<!-- 2022–present --> || 1996–2000: distribution under Dimension Films label<!-- 2022–present: Production by Spyglass Media Group and  Radio Silence Productions. Distribution under Paramount Pictures. -->
|-
| ''Operation Condor'' || 1997 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''Mimic'' || 1997–2003 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''Bounty Hunters'' || 1997–2001 || United States distribution only under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Air Bud (series)|Air Bud]]'' || 1998–2003 || United States distribution only under Dimension Films label; marketed under the Disney banner{{efn|When Disney purchased ''[[Air Bud]]'' for an estimated $6 million for domestic rights and rights to sequels, the rights were through then-subsidiary Miramax Films; however, sometime during development, the first installment was moved to the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] label when it released in 1997.<ref name="KeystoneCopsPic">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/keystone-cops-pic-1117343095/|title =KEYSTONE COPS PIC |publisher=Variety|access-date=September 16, 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| ''She's All That'' || 1999; 2021 ||
|-
| ''[[List of Asterix films|Asterix and Obelix]]'' || 1999–2002 || based on the [[Asterix|comic book series of the same name]] by [[René Goscinny]] and [[Albert Uderzo]]; Italy distribution only
|-
| ''[[Scary Movie (film series)|Scary Movie]]'' || 2000–2006; 2025 || 2000–2006: distribution under Dimension Films label; 2025: distribution under [[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
| ''Dracula'' || 2000–2005 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Spy Kids]]'' || 2001–2003 || distribution under Dimension Films label
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones (film series)|Bridget Jones]]'' || 2001–2025 || based on the [[Bridget Jones|novel series of the same name]] by [[Helen Fielding]]<br>2001: United States distribution only<br>2004, 2016 & 2025: co-production
|-
| ''Iron Monkey'' || 2001–2002 ||
|-
| ''[[List of Pokémon films|Pokémon the Movie]]'' || 2001–2004 || based on the [[Pokémon|multimedia franchise of the same name]] by [[The Pokémon Company]]; United States distribution only
|-
| ''[[Bionicle (film series)|Bionicle]]'' || 2003–2005 || based on the [[Bionicle|toyline of the same name]] by [[The Lego Group]]
|-
| ''Kill Bill'' || 2003–2004 ||
|-
| ''Bad Santa'' || 2003–2016 || 2003: United States distribution only under Dimension Films label<br>2016: co-production
|-
| ''[[Sin City#Films|Sin City]]''<br>(also known as ''Frank Miller's Sin City'') || 2005–2014 || based on the [[Sin City|comic book series of the same name]] by [[Frank Miller]]<br>2005: distribution under Dimension Films label<br>2014: co-production
|}
'''<big>Highest-Grossing Films</big>'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Rank
!Title
!Year
!Worldwide Gross
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Chicago (2002 film)|''Chicago'']]
|2002
|$306,776,732
|-
|'''2'''
|''[[Shakespeare in Love|Shakespeare In Love]]''
|1998
|$289,317,794
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Bridget Jones's Diary|''Bridget Jones's Diary'']]
|2001
|$281,929,795
|-
|'''4'''
|''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason|Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason]]''
|2004
|$265,126,918
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Halloween (2018 film)|''Halloween'']]
|2018
|$259,939,869
|-
|'''6'''
|''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''
|1996
|$231,976,425
|-
|'''7'''
|''[[Life Is Beautiful]]''
|1997
|$230,099,013
|-
|'''8'''
|''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
|1997
|$225,933,435
|-
|'''9'''
|''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
|1994
|$213,928,762
|-
|'''10'''
|''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''
|2004
|$213,719,942
|-
|'''11'''
|''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]''
|2016
|$211,952,420
|-
|'''12'''
|''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World]]''
|2003
|$211,622,535
|-
|'''13'''
|''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]''
|2001
|$210,002,906
|-
|'''14'''
|''[[Gangs of New York|Gangs Of New York]]''
|2002
|$193,772,504
|-
|'''15'''
|''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]''
|2003
|$180,899,045
|-
|'''16'''
|''[[Scary Movie 4]]''
|2006
|$178,262,620
|-
|'''17'''
|''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]''
|2002
|$177,395,557
|-
|'''18'''
|''[[Amélie]]''
|2001
|$175,055,109
|-
|'''19'''
|''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]''
|2003
|$173,013,509
|-
|'''20'''
|''[[No Country for Old Men|No Country For Old Men]]''
|2007
|$171,632,777
|-
|'''21'''
|''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
|1997
|$170,323,393
|-
|'''22'''
|''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
|2004
|$170,128,460
|-
|'''23'''
|''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]''
|2004
|$154,118,514
|-
|'''24'''
|''[[The Beekeeper (2024 film)|The Beekeeper]]''
|2024
|$152,720,535
|-
|'''25'''
|''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]''
|2000
|$152,700,626
|}
Films and TV shows distributed by '''Miramax Family''' and '''Miramax Animation''' are listed here:
* ''[[Freddie as F.R.O.7]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Into the West (film)|Into the West]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1993) (US theatrical distribution only; home media distributed by [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment]])
* ''[[Jungledyret Hugo#Jungledyret Hugo (1993)|Go Hugo Go]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Little Buddha]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'' (1995) (originally released in cinemas as ''Arabian Knight'')
* ''[[Gordy]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The NeverEnding Story III|The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia]]'' (1996) (US release only; distributed internationally by [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]])
* ''[[Jungledyret Hugo#Jungledyret Hugo 2 – den store filmhelt (1996)|Hugo the Movie Star]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Microcosmos (film)|Microcosmos]]'' (1996)
* ''[[How the Toys Saved Christmas]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997 serial)|The Phoenix and the Carpet]]'' (1997)
* ''The Animal Train'' (1998)
* ''[[Wide Awake (1998 film)|Wide Awake]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Mighty]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Bear (1998 film)|The Bear]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Children of Heaven]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Flipper and Lopaka]]'' (1999–2005)
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (2000) (North American distribution only)
* ''[[Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar|Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series#Home media|Clerks Uncensored]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Pokémon 4Ever]]'' (2001)
* ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Beyblade: Fierce Battle]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Pokémon Heroes]]'' (2002)
* ''The Best of [[Fair, then Partly Piggy|Tokyo Pig]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Pinocchio (2002 film)|Pinocchio]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao]]'' (2002)
* ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2003 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Bionicle: Mask of Light|Bionicle: The Movie – Mask of Light]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker]]'' (2003)
* ''[[MXP: Most Extreme Primate]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Chestnut: Hero of Central Park]]'' (2004) (DVD only)
* ''[[Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'' (2004)
* ''[[In Search of Santa]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Paul McCartney: Music & Animation]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows]]'' (2005)
* ''[[My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Spymate]]'' (2006)
== Miramax Television ==
{{Infobox company
| name = Miramax Television
| logo = Miramax.svg
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Television production]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1987}}
| hq_location_city = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States|U.S.]]
| key_people = Marc Helwig (EVP)
| owner = Independent (1987–1993)<br>The Walt Disney Company (1993–2010)<br>Filmyard Holdings (2010–2016)<br>beIN Media Group (2016–present)<br>Paramount Global (2020–present)
| parent = Miramax
}}
'''Miramax Television''' is the [[television production]] [[Division (business)|division]] founded in 1987, assigned to producing television shows based on the existing Miramax film library and original concepts. Although Miramax produced its series as early as 1987, Miramax expanded its foray into game shows with an attempted version of ''[[What's My Line?]]'' in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roman |first=Monica |date=1997-01-09 |title=Arthouse, haunted house buoy Miramax |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/arthouse-haunted-house-buoy-miramax-1117434179/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> followed by a proper television division in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Dan |date=1998-05-17 |title=Miramax tube stop |url=https://variety.com/1998/more/news/miramax-tube-stop-1117470931/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |date=1998-08-05 |title=Ex-CBS exec Campbell tops Miramax TV |url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/ex-cbs-exec-campbell-tops-miramax-tv-1117479139/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2001, Mort Marcus became chairman of the company, only to leave in 2002 to reestablish [[Debmar-Mercury|Debmar Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=2001-01-23 |title=Miramax aims to turn on TV |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/markets-festivals/miramax-aims-to-turn-on-tv-1117792465/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oppelaar |first=Justin |date=2002-11-14 |title=Osher heads Miramax TV |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/osher-heads-miramax-tv-1117876013/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Filmography===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Years
! Network
! Notes
|-
| ''[[The World of David the Gnome]]'' || 1987 || [[La 1 (Spanish TV channel)|T.V.E.]]/[[Nickelodeon]] || English dub only; co-production with [[Cookie Jar Group#As CINAR|CINAR]] for [[BRB Internacional]]
|-
| ''[[Wasteland (American TV series)|Wasteland]]'' || 1999 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || co-production with [[Outerbanks Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]'' || 2000–2002 || ABC (2000)<br>[[Comedy Central]] (2002) || co-production with [[View Askew Productions]], Woltz International Pictures Corporation, [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]] and [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]] (uncredited); based on the film ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]''
|-
| ''[[Project Greenlight]]'' || 2001–2015 || [[HBO]] (2001–2003, 2015)<br>[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] (2005) || co-production with Adaptive Studios, [[LivePlanet]] (seasons 1–3) and [[Pearl Street Films]] (season 4)
|-
| ''[[Glory Days (2002 TV series)|Glory Days]]'' || 2002 || [[The WB]] || co-production with [[Dimension Films|Dimension Television]] and [[Outerbanks Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Fair, then Partly Piggy|Tokyo Pig]]'' || 2002–2003 || [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] || English dub only; co-production with [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Sound Services]]
|-
| ''[[Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee]]'' || 2003 || [[Food Network]] || co-production with Follow Productions
|-
| ''[[Project Runway]]'' || 2004–2011 || Bravo (2004–2008)<br>[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] (2009–2011) || seasons 1–9 only; co-production with Full Picture Productions, Heidi Klum Productions (seasons 2–9), Magical Elves Productions (seasons 2–9), [[The Weinstein Company|The Weinstein Company Television]] (seasons 2–9) and [[Bunim/Murray Productions]] (seasons 6–9)
|-
| ''[[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series]]'' || 2014–2016 || rowspan="2"|[[El Rey Network]] || co-production with Sugarcane Entertainment, FactoryMade Ventures, and [[Troublemaker Studios#Rodriguez International Pictures|Rodriguez International Pictures]]; based on the film ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]''
|-
| ''[[Crow's Blood]]'' || 2017 || international distribution<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3465251/el-rey-network-air-crows-blood-month-exclusive/|title=El Rey Network to Air "Crow's Blood" This Month!|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''Gone Baby Gone'' || 2018 || N/A || co-production with [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]]; unaired TV pilot; based on the film ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]''
|-
| ''[[Spy City]]'' || 2020 || Magenta TV<br>[[AMC+]] || co-production with [[Leonine Holding|Odeon Fiction]]; miniseries
|-
| ''[[Project Greenlight: A New Generation]]'' || 2023–present || [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] || co-production with [[Hoorae Media]], [[3 Arts Entertainment]] and Alfred Street Industries; revival of the original 2001 series<ref>{{cite web|title='Project Greenlight' Revival From Issa Rae Gets Series Order At HBO Max|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/project-greenlight-revival-issa-rae-gets-series-order-hbo-max-1234759108/|last=White|first=Peter|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Turkish Detective]]'' || 2023 || [[Paramount+]] || co-production with Ay Yapin and [[Paramount International Networks#Production company|Paramount Television International Studios]]; based on the novel ''The Turkish Detective''<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/13/paramountplus-announces-series-order-of-the-turkish-detective-358212/20220413cbs03/|title=Paramount+ Announces Series Order of "The Turkish Detective"|publisher=[[CBS]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)|The Gentlemen]]'' || rowspan="2" | 2024–present || [[Netflix]] || co-production with Moonage Pictures; based on the film ''[[The Gentlemen (2019 film)|The Gentlemen]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 1, 2020|title='The Gentlemen' TV Series Based On Guy Ritchie's Movie In Works At Miramax With Ritchie Writing & Directing|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-gentlemen-tv-series-guy-ritchie-action-comedy-movie-miramax-tv-1234589027/|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003215/https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-gentlemen-tv-series-guy-ritchie-action-comedy-movie-miramax-tv-1234589027/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[City of God: The Fight Rages On]]'' || Max || co-production with O2 Filmes; based on the film ''[[City of God (2002 film)|City of God]]''
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| ''[[Mimic (film)#TV series|Mimic]]'' || rowspan="13" | TBA || TBA || based on the film ''[[Mimic (film)|Mimic]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/mimic-tv-series-reboot-sci-fi-thriller-movie-miramax-tv-paul-ws-anderson-1203003951/ |title='Mimic': TV Series Reboot Of Sci-Fi Thriller Movie In Works At Miramax TV With Paul WS Anderson Directing |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
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| ''The Henna Artist'' || Netflix<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix Acquires 'The Henna Artist' Starring Freida Pinto From Miramax TV; Sri Rao To Develop As Part Of First-Look Deal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/netflix-the-henna-artist-freida-pinto-miramax-tv-sri-rao-to-first-look-deal-1234857998/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> || co-production with Freebird Films; based on the book ''The Henna Artist''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/freida-pinto-star-produce-the-henna-artist-tv-series-miramax-tv-michael-edelstein-1203012210/|title=Freida Pinto To Star In & Produce 'The Henna Artist' TV Series In Works From Miramax TV & Michael Edelstein|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=2020-08-14}}</ref>
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| ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' || TBA || co-production with [[ITV Studios#Happy Prince|Happy Prince]]; based on the play ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/little-voice-series-adaptation-miramax-tv-itv-studios-1234720105/|title='The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice' Series Adaptation In Works By Miramax TV From Jim Cartwright & Dominic Treadwell-Collins|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 24, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)#Series adaptation|Untitled ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' series]] || [[Apple TV+]] || co-production with [[Paramount Television Studios]]; based on the film ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' and the book of the same name<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2021/04/justin-timberlake-chuck-barris-apple-tv-series-auction-gong-show-host-cia-assassin-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-1234731030/|title= Justin Timberlake At Center Of Apple Auction Win; He'll Play 'Gong Show' Host/CIA Assassin Chuck Barris In Hourlong Series Project|first= Mike Jr.|last= Fleming|date= April 9, 2021|access-date= October 6, 2023|work= Deadline}}</ref>
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| ''The Maidens'' || TBA || co-production with Stone Village; based on the book ''The Maidens''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/alex-michaelides-the-maidens-novel-television-miramax-tv-stone-village-1234764897/|title=Alex Michaelides' Novel 'The Maidens' In Works For Television By Miramax & Stone Village|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 1, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>
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| ''[[Bloom County#Animated series|Bloom County]]'' || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || co-production with [[Fox Entertainment]], [[Bento Box Entertainment]], [[Spyglass Media Group]] and Project X Entertainment; based on the comic strip ''[[Bloom County]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/bloom-county-animated-series-berkeley-breathed-comic-strip-fox-1234933872/|title='Bloom County' Animated Series Based On Berkeley Breathed Comic Strip In Works At Fox|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>
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| ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)#Television adaptation|Prêt-à-Porter]]'' || [[BBC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Miramax's 'Prêt-à-Porter' TV Series Moves From Paramount+ To The BBC; Remains In Development|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=23 October 2023|access-date=23 October 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/miramax-pret-a-porter-bbc-paramount-plus-1235578969/}}</ref> || based on the film ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Prêt-à-Porter' TV Series Based On Robert Altman's Movie In Works At Paramount+ From Miramax TV|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/pret-a-porter-tv-series-robert-altman-movie-paramount-plus-miramax-tv-1234820832/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 28, 2021|date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>
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| ''The Gangs of New York'' || rowspan="6" | TBA || based on the book ''[[The Gangs of New York]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/gangs-of-new-york-tv-series-brett-leonard-martin-scorsese-miramax-tv-1235142088/|title='Gangs Of New York' TV Series In Works At Miramax With Writer Brett Leonard; Martin Scorsese To Direct|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>
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| ''Chocolat'' || co-production with [[Mediawan]]; based on the film ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/johnny-depp-chocolat-miramax-mediawan-1235183618/|title='Chocolat': Miramax TV & Mediawan Forging French-Language TV Series Adaptation Of Johnny Depp Movie|first=Max|last=Goldbart|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>
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| ''The Christie Affair'' || co-production with [[The Gotham Group]]; based on the novel ''The Christie Affair''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/daisy-ridley-star-the-christie-affair-miramax-tv-news-roundup-1235448372/|title=Daisy Ridley to Star in Miramax TV's 'The Christie Affair,' Based on Agatha Christie's Disappearance (TV News Roundup)|first=EJ|last=Panaligan|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 2, 2022|access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref>
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| ''The Immortals'' || co-production with Mediawan; based on the novel ''[[The Immortals (Barjavel novel)|The Immortals]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/mediawan-miramax-tv-co-development-production-deal-chocolat-the-immortals-first-projects-1235254057/|title=Miramax TV & Mediawan Ink Co-Production Deal, Add 'The Immortals' Adaptation To 'Chocolat' On Joint Slate|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 9, 2023|access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>
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| ''The Key Man'' || based on the book ''The Key Man''<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/miramax-television-dev-patel-star-the-key-man-international-content-1235284414/|title=Miramax Television Sets Dev Patel to Star In 'The Key Man' As Company Ramps Up International Content|journal=Deadline|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=14 March 2023|accessdate=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Halloween (franchise)#Future|Untitled ''Halloween'' series]] || co-production with [[Compass International Pictures|Trancas International Films]]; based on the film ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 14, 2023 |title=Miramax Lands 'Halloween' TV Rights In Broad Agreement With Trancas, Plots Cinematic Universe|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/halloween-tv-rights-miramax-deal-trancas-series-cinematic-universe-1235571505/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* ''Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film'' by [[Peter Biskind]] (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
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