Editing Dimension Films (section)

== History ==
=== 1991–1992: Foundation and early releases ===
Dimension Films was officially founded in 1992 under its parent company [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] by [[Bob Weinstein]] as a label to distribute [[horror film]]s and other films deemed "disreputable" for release under the Miramax Films title.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=49}}<ref>{{cite book|title=American Independent Cinema|last=King|first=Geoff|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=2005|isbn=978-1-850-43938-7|page=44}}</ref> Prior to 1992, the Weinsteins had released similar titles under a smaller operation called Millimeter Films.{{sfn|Perren|2012|pages=48–9}}

The first release under the Dimension Films label was the sequel film ''[[Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth]]'', released theatrically in the United States in 1992,{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=49}} followed by [[Stuart Gordon]]'s sci-fi thriller ''[[Fortress (1992 film)|Fortress]]'',{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=141}} and the sequel ''[[Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice]]'', both released the same year.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=50}}

=== 1993–1999: Disney's acquisition of Miramax ===
On June 30, 1993, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased Miramax Films, who had been facing financial troubles between 1990 and 1992, prior to their acquisition and release of ''[[The Crying Game]]'', which earned the company US$60 million.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=58}} The success of ''The Crying Game'' made Miramax Films attractive to Disney, who officially bought the company in 1993, resulting in Dimension Films becoming a Disney subsidiary.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=63}}

After the box-office failure of ''[[Mother's Boys]]'' (1994) starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], Dimension Films distributed Miramax Films' ''[[The Crow (1994 film)|The Crow]]'' (1994), which would garner Dimension Films its first major commercial success.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=104}} In 1995, Dimension Films acquired the rights to the [[Halloween (franchise)|''Halloween'' film series]], releasing the sixth installment ''[[Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers]]'' in September that year.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=129}} The release of ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'' (1996) would mark the beginning of a working relationship with director [[Robert Rodriguez]] as well as a lucrative franchise, with several [[From Dusk till Dawn (film series)|sequels]] to follow.{{sfn|Perren|2012|pages=130–34}}

Dimension Films would gain greater exposure with its distribution of [[Wes Craven]]'s ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'', released on December 20, 1996,{{sfn|Perren|2012|pages=134–40}} which became a major box office hit, grossing $173 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3580855809/weekend/ |title=Scream (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> The company also produced and distributed its sequel, ''[[Scream 2]]'', released the following year, which grossed a comparable $172 million.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=139}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3597633025/weekend/ |title=Scream 2 (1997) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

Dimension Films continued its trend of releasing horror and science fiction films, specifically films aimed at teenagers and young adult audiences, with the releases of ''[[Phantoms (film)|Phantoms]]'' (1998) and the ''Halloween'' sequel ''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'' (1998), the latter of which garnered the company another commercial success.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=5}} The company released its second film with director Robert Rodriguez, the teen sci-fi film ''[[The Faculty]]'', on Christmas Day 1998.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=140}} In 1999, Dimension Films distributed [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[Existenz|eXistenZ]]'' and Scream-writer [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]]'s directorial debut ''[[Teaching Mrs. Tingle]]''.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=214}}

=== 2000–2004: Post-millennium releases ===
Dimension Films' first post-millennium release was the direct-to-video ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]''. Next was ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000), which was theatrically released like its predecessors.<ref>{{cite book|title=Remaking Horror: Hollywood's New Reliance on Scares of Old|last=Francis|first=James Jr.|publisher=McFarland|year=2013|isbn=978-0-786-47088-4|page=240}}</ref> In July 2000, the company released the [[Slasher film|slasher]] [[Parody film|parody]] film ''[[Scary Movie (2000 film)|Scary Movie]]'', which grossed a record-breaking $278 million for the company and marked the beginning of another popular [[Scary Movie (series)|film series]].{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=226}} 2001 saw the release of the Robert Rodriguez-directed ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'', which was the company's first major [[children's film]]. The film would spawn another popular [[Spy Kids (franchise)|franchise]] for the company.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=226}}

Beginning in 2000, Dimension Films began purchasing North American distribution rights to various international productions. Their 2001 release of ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'', a Spanish-produced supernatural thriller starring [[Nicole Kidman]], was a surprise success for the company.{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=226}} Other international productions purchased by Dimension Films included two additional horror films by Spanish director [[Jaume Balagueró]]: ''[[The Nameless (film)|The Nameless]]'' (1999), and ''[[Darkness (2002 film)|Darkness]]'' (2002).{{sfn|Lázaro-Reboll|2014|p=251}} ''Darkness'' received a North American theatrical release in December 2004 after being shelved for two years, and proved to be a financial success,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl5015041/|work=Box Office Mojo|title=Darkness (2004)|access-date=  September 29, 2017}}</ref>{{sfn|Lázaro-Reboll|2014|pages=251–2}} while ''The Nameless'' was released direct-to-video in 2005. In January 2005, Dimension Films purchased the American distribution rights to the Australian horror film ''[[Wolf Creek (film)|Wolf Creek]]'', which was released in December that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/wolf-creek-1200528417/|title=Wolf Creek|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=January 27, 2005|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref>

For much of the early 2000s, Dimension Films produced and distributed numerous sequels to films released under their branch, including several direct-to-video releases for films such as ''[[Children of the Corn: Revelation]]'' (2001), ''[[Hellraiser: Hellseeker]]'' (2002), and ''[[Dracula III: Legacy]]'' (2005). They also distributed several comedies, such as the [[Terry Zwigoff]]-directed ''[[Bad Santa]]'' (2003),{{sfn|Perren|2012|p=283}} and [[David Zucker (filmmaker)|David Zucker]]'s ''[[My Boss's Daughter]]'' (2003).

=== 2005–2018: Separation from Miramax ===
In 2005, the Weinstein brothers purchased the rights to Dimension Films from Disney, and Dimension Films officially became a subsidiary of [[The Weinstein Company]] (TWC), established the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/global/the-weinstein-co-dimension-films-1117949812/|title=The Weinstein Co. / Dimension Films|last=Mohr|first=Ian|date=September 10, 2006|website=Variety|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref>

After their separation from Miramax Films, Dimension Films would co-produce several titles with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM), including the horror remakes ''[[The Amityville Horror (2005 film)|The Amityville Horror]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/amity-for-mgm-and-dimension-1117897258/|title=Amity for MGM and Dimension|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=December 16, 2003|website=Variety|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Black Christmas (2006 film)|Black Christmas]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-12-29-0612290387-story.html|title=Black Christmas|last=Monaghan|first=John|date=December 29, 2006|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/09/05/halloween-4/|title=Halloween|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|date=September 5, 2007|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref> as well as the [[Stephen King]]-based thrillers ''[[1408 (film)|1408]]'' and ''[[The Mist (film)|The Mist]]'' (both 2007).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/global/1408-is-indie-sleeper-hit-of-summer-1117971630/|title='1408' is indie sleeper hit of summer|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=September 7, 2007|website=Variety|access-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref> In the spring of 2007, Dimension Films produced and distributed the joint-double feature film ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'', directed by Robert Rodriguez and [[Quentin Tarantino]]. The film was a major box office failure, grossing less than half of its $53 million budget.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed376964100/|title='Grindhouse' Dilapidated Over Easter Weekend|last=Gray|first=Brandon|date=April 8, 2007|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070408/117606450000.html|title='Blades' Stays on Top With $23 Million|date=2007-04-08|website=Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033255/http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070408/117606450000.html|archive-date=2007-09-30}}</ref>

In 2011, ''[[Scream 4]]'', the fourth installment in the ''Scream'' series, was released and proved to be another box office success in the franchise, earning nearly $100 million in box office receipts.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3362752001/ |title= Scream 4 (2011) |publisher= Amazon | work = Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> The company released the sci-fi horror films ''[[Apollo 18 (film)|Apollo 18]]'' (2011) and ''[[Dark Skies (2013 film)|Dark Skies]]'' (2013). In 2013, Dimension Films acquired the rights to the independent slasher film ''[[All the Boys Love Mandy Lane]]'', shot in 2006, and gave the film a limited release in the United States in October.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taking-the-long-road-to-the-box-office-1377213348|title=Why It Took Seven Years to See 'Mandy Lane'|last=Dodes|first=Rachel|date=2013-08-22|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-09-30|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

Dimension partnered with [[MTV]] for the television series ''[[Scream (TV series)|Scream]]'', based on the film series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/mtv-scream-pilot-jamie-travis-dimension-tv-814364/|work=Deadline|title=MTV & Dimension Tap Jamie Travis To Direct 'Scream' Pilot, Set Cast|date=August 5, 2014|access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> On June 24, 2019, it was announced that ''Scream'' would be moving to [[VH1]] ahead of the third season, which Dimension did not produce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/06/24/scream-resurrection-trailer-season-3-premiere-date-vh1-video/|title=Scream Series (Finally) Returns in July on New Network — Watch First Trailer|last=Swift|first=Andy|work=TVLine|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> Dimension Films also had involvement with One Ball Pictures, who owns the "Funny Or Die" online series. They released their first episode, "A Lesson with John McEnroe", with Dimension Films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obbmedia.com/whoweworkwith/page/2 |title=Who We Work With Archives - Page 2 of 5 - One Big Ball Pictures |publisher=Onebigball.com |access-date=December 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123001303/http://onebigball.com/whoweworkwith/page/2 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref>

In 2015, Dimension Films lost the rights to the ''Halloween'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-rights-up-for-grabs-as-dimension-lets-michael-myers-slip-away/|title='Halloween' Franchise Rights Up for Grabs|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=2015-12-29|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>

=== Bankruptcy ===
In 2018, TWC was purchased in a bankruptcy auction by [[Lantern Entertainment]]. 

On December 20, 2019, ViacomCBS (now known as [[Paramount Global]]) announced that they would acquire 49% of Miramax from [[beIN Media Group]] for at least $375 million, with [[Paramount Pictures]] gaining exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the Miramax library, including the pre-2005 Dimension films.<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|website=Variety|date=December 20, 2019|language=en|access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref> ViacomCBS and Miramax will also co-produce new content based on titles from the Miramax library. The deal closed on April 3, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacomcbs-closes-acquisition-miramax-stake-375-million-deal-1286478|title=ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of 49 Percent Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 3, 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref>