CBS Films
American film production and distribution company
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2019 | CBS and Viacom re-merge, with Paramount regaining distribution rights for all CBS Films produced before 2015. |
December 4 2019 | The ViacomCBS merger closed, effectively making the CBS Films theatrical subsidiary obsolete. |
October 11 2019 | CBS Films was re-configured to become a production company for television films, to be carried by CBS All Access (now Paramount+), marking the end of its original film distribution strategy. |
October 11 2019 | CBS Films released 'Jexi', its last cinema release, with a budget of $5 million and a worldwide gross of $9.2 million |
January 12 2019 | CBS Films announced plans to release four theatrical films in 2019 before being folded into CBS Entertainment Group. |
2017 | CBS Films announced financing for Justin Baldoni's first directing/producing project. |
July 22 2014 | Wolfgang Hammer moved from co-president to digital consultant. |
April 23 2012 | CBS Films named Hammer and Terry Press as Co-presidents, with Press overseeing creative aspects and Hammer handling business affairs. |
October 2011 | Amy Baer left CBS Films after her contract ended. |
March 2011 | CBS Films decided to change direction and become a film acquirer rather than a producer. |
2010 | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions secures U.S. home entertainment distribution rights and foreign theatrical and home entertainment distribution rights for CBS Films. |
November 2010 | Wolfgang Hammer replaced Bruce Tobey as chief operations officer. |
November 24 2010 | CBS Films released 'Faster', a co-production with TriStar Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with a budget of $24 million and a worldwide gross of $35.5 million |
April 23 2010 | CBS Films released 'The Back-up Plan', a co-production with Escape Artists, with a budget of $35 million and a worldwide gross of $77.5 million |
January 22 2010 | CBS Films released 'Extraordinary Measures', a co-production with Double Feature Films, with a budget of $30 million and a worldwide gross of $15.1 million |
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