Intermedia (company)

Company type	Private
Industry	Film
Predecessor	Majestic Films International; Largo Entertainment
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (as Intermedia Film Equities); 1995; 30 years ago (as Intermedia Films)
Founder	Nigel Sinclair; Guy East
Defunct	2006; 19 years ago
Fate	Renamed To IM Global
Successor	IM Global
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Owner	IM Internationalmedia AG
Number of employees	11–50[citation needed]
Website	internationalmedia.de (archive)
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Intermedia Films was an American independent film production company, wholly owned by IM Internationalmedia AG.

The company mostly acted as a co-producer, funding films through the IMF (Internationale Medien und Film, German for "International Media and Film") funds. As of 2012, Intermedia's library was owned by Ron Tutor and David Bergstein.

History

The company was founded in London in 1991 as Intermedia Film Equities.^[1] Four years later, it was re-established as Intermedia Films by Guy East (formerly of Goldcrest Films and Majestic Films International) and Nigel Sinclair.^[2] By 1997, Intermedia began operations in Los Angeles, as did Pacifica Film Distribution.^{[citation needed]} The two companies merged on March 29, 2000.^[3]

Its first success of note was Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, which opened the Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director(s)	Production partner(s)	Distributor(s)	Budget	Box office
1998	Sliding Doors^[4]	Peter Howitt	Mirage Enterprises	Miramax Films (United States), Paramount Pictures (United Kingdom and worldwide home media distribution)	$6 million^[5]	$67 million^[6]
	Playing by Heart	Willard Carroll	Hyperion Pictures	Miramax Films	$14–20 million	$3,970,078
	The Land Girls	David Leland	Gramercy Pictures, Channel Four Films, Greenpoint Films, Camera One, West Eleven Films, Arena Films, Canal+, Sofineurope	Polygram Filmed Entertainment	$6 million	$3.2 million
	Clay Pigeons	David Dobkin	Gramercy Pictures, Scott Free Productions	Polygram Filmed Entertainment	$8 million	$1.8 million
1999	Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?	Peter Hewitt	October Films, West Eleven Films	USA Films	N/A	N/A
2000	Nurse Betty^[7]	Neil LaBute	Gramercy Pictures, Pacifica Film, Propaganda Films, ab'-strakt pictures	USA Films	$25 million^[8]	$29.4 million^[9]
	Where the Money Is	Marek Kanievska	Gramercy Pictures, Pacifica Film, Scott Free Productions	USA Films	$28 million	$7 million
	Up at the Villa	Philip Haas	October Films, Pacifica Film, Mirage Enterprises	USA Films	N/A	N/A
	Company Man	Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath	N/A	Paramount Classics	$16 million	$146,193
	Love's Labour's Lost	Kenneth Branagh	The Shakespeare Film Company	Miramax Films	$13 million	$299,792
2001	Enigma	Michael Apted	Jagged Films, Broadway Video	Manhattan Pictures (United States) Buena Vista International (United Kingdom)	N/A	N/A
	The Wedding Planner^[10]	Adam Shankman	Columbia Pictures, Tapestry Films, Dee Gee Entertainment, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG, Prufrock Pictures	Sony Pictures Releasing (United States) Buena Vista International (International) Helkon Filmverleih (Germany)	$35 million	$95 million^[11]
	K-PAX^[12]	Iain Softley	Lawrence Gordon Productions	Universal Pictures	$68 million^[13]	$65 million^[13]
	Iris	Richard Eyre	BBC Films, Fox Iris Productions, Mirage Enterprises	Miramax Films (United States), Buena Vista International (United Kingdom)	$5.5 million	$16.2 million
	Blow Dry	Paddy Breathnach	Mirage Enterprises, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG	Miramax Films	N/A	$830,286
	After Image	Robert Manganelli	Catch 23 Entertainment	Buena Vista Home Entertainment	N/A	N/A
2002	K-19: The Widowmaker^[14]	Kathryn Bigelow	First Light Production, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, K-19 Film Production, National Geographic Society, New Regency Pictures, Palomar Pictures	Paramount Pictures	$90 million^[15]	$65.7 million^[16]
	The Quiet American^[17]	Phillip Noyce	IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Mirage Enterprises, Pacifica Film and Saga	Miramax Films	$30 million^[18]	$27,674,124^[18]
	Adaptation^[19]	Spike Jonze	Columbia Pictures, Good Machine, Propaganda Films	Sony Pictures Releasing	$19 million	$32.8 million^[20]
	Dark Blue	Ron Shelton	United Artists, Alphaville	MGM Distribution Co.	$15 million	$12,150,301
	She Gets What She Wants	Melanie Mayron	IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG	Constantin Film	N/A	$1.7 million
2003	National Security	Dennis Dugan	Columbia Pictures	Sony Pictures Releasing	N/A	$54 million
	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines^[21]^[22]	Jonathan Mostow	C2 Pictures,^[22] IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG, Mostow/Lieberman Productions	Warner Bros. Pictures (United States/Canada) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (through Columbia Pictures^[23]) (International)	$187.3 million ($167.3 million excluding production overhead)	$433.3 million^[24]
	Basic	John McTiernan	Columbia Pictures, Phoenix Pictures	Sony Pictures Releasing	$50 million	$42.8 million
	The Life of David Gale	Alan Parker	Saturn Films	Universal Pictures	$38 million	$38.9 million
2004	Welcome to Mooseport	Donald Petrie	N/A	20th Century Fox	$30 million	$14.6 million
	Alexander^[25]	Oliver Stone	Ixtlan Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Pacific Film, Egmond Film & Television, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG	Warner Bros. Pictures (United States/United Kingdom/Italy), Constantin Film (Germany), Pathé Distribution (France), A-Film Distribution (Netherlands)	$155 million^[26]	$167.3 million^[26]
	The Aviator^[27]	Martin Scorsese	Warner Bros. Pictures, Miramax Films, Forward Pass, Appian Way, Initial Entertainment Group, Cappa Productions	Warner Bros. Pictures (North America), Buena Vista International (Select Territories), Initial Entertainment Group (International)	$110 million	$213.7 million^[28]
	Mindhunters	Renny Harlin	Destination Films, Dimension Films, Outlaw Productions, Avenue Pictures, Weed Road Pictures	Miramax Films (USA) Alliance Atlantis(Canada, Spain and Netherlands) Sony Pictures Releasing (International)	$27 million	$21.1 million
	Suspect Zero	E. Elias Merhige	Columbia Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment	Paramount Pictures (USA & Canada) Sony Pictures Releasing (International)	$27 million	$11.4 million
	If Only	Gil Junger	Outlaw Productions, Love Spell Entertainment	Sony Pictures Television	$3 million	$532,673 million
2006	Basic Instinct 2^[29]	Michael Caton-Jones	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, C2 Pictures	Sony Pictures Releasing	$70 million	$38.6 million^[30]
2006	RV^[31]	Barry Sonnenfeld	Columbia Pictures,^[32] Red Wagon Entertainment^[31]	Sony Pictures Releasing	$50 million	$87.5 million

References

^ ^a ^b Petrikin, Chris (March 9, 1997). "Goodman signs on with Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Macnab, Geoffrey (September 2013). "The Industry (Profile): Life in the Fast Lane" (PDF). Sight and Sound. Vol. 23, no. 9. British Film Institute (BFI). p. 17. ProQuest 14332885569. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ Dawtrey, Adam (March 29, 2000). "Intermedia, Pacifica cap merger, plan IPO". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Sliding Doors (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
^ Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.
^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ Steve Daly (September 15, 2000). "'Nurse Betty': Daze of Her Lives". Entertainment Weekly.
^ "Nurse Betty (2000)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^ "The Wedding Planner (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ The Wedding Planner (2001). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
^ "K-Pax (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "K-PAX (2001)". Box Office Mojo.
^ "K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ – The Widowmaker' (12A)." The Numbers. Retrieved: April 28, 2017.
^ "K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)." BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved: July 3, 2016.
^ "The Quiet American (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Quiet American". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Adaptation. (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Adaptation. (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b IM International Media AG (2010). "Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines". Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris (January 3, 2002). "Sony has 'T3' o'seas". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Alexander (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Alexander (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. February 1, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "The Aviator (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "The Aviator (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "RV (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ "RV (2006)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[V-1] Petrikin, Chris (March 9, 1997). "Goodman signs on with Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[s&s-2] Macnab, Geoffrey (September 2013). "The Industry (Profile): Life in the Fast Lane" (PDF). Sight and Sound. Vol. 23, no. 9. British Film Institute (BFI). p. 17. ProQuest 14332885569. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[3] Dawtrey, Adam (March 29, 2000). "Intermedia, Pacifica cap merger, plan IPO". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[4] "Sliding Doors (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[5] "Sliding Doors (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.

[6] Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.

[7] "Nurse Betty (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[8] Steve Daly (September 15, 2000). "'Nurse Betty': Daze of Her Lives". Entertainment Weekly.

[9] "Nurse Betty (2000)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2017.

[10] "The Wedding Planner (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[11] The Wedding Planner (2001). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

[12] "K-Pax (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[boxofficemojo1-13] "K-PAX (2001)". Box Office Mojo.

[14] "K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[15] – The Widowmaker' (12A)." The Numbers. Retrieved: April 28, 2017.

[16] "K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)." BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved: July 3, 2016.

[17] "The Quiet American (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[boxofficemojo2-18] "The Quiet American". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[19] "Adaptation. (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[20] "Adaptation. (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 8, 2008.

[21] "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[IMF-22] IM International Media AG (2010). "Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines". Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2010.

[variety=sonyterminator-23] Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris (January 3, 2002). "Sony has 'T3' o'seas". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[24] "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[25] "Alexander (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[boxofficemojo3-26] "Alexander (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. February 1, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[27] "The Aviator (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[28] "The Aviator (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[29] "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[30] "Basic Instinct 2 (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2006.

[RV1-31] "RV (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[32] "RV (2006)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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