Focus Features
Art house films division of NBCUniversal
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| March 28 2025 | Focus Features will distribute 'The Ballad of Wallis Island', a film produced by Baby Cow Productions. |
| March 14 2025 | Focus Features will distribute 'Black Bag', a film produced by Casey Silver Productions. |
| 2025 | Focus Features will provide international distribution for 'Hamlet' with Universal Pictures, produced by Waypoint Entertainment, Left Handed Films and Storyteller Films. |
| 2025 | Focus Features will distribute 'Hamnet', produced by Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows. |
| 2025 | Focus Features will co-produce 'Honey Don't!' with Working Title Films. |
| 2025 | Focus Features will co-produce 'Midwinter Break' with Film4 and Shoebox Films. |
| February 28 2025 | Focus Features will distribute 'Last Breath' in the U.S., France, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Vietnam, produced by multiple studios including Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment. |
| January 23 2025 | Focus Features releases 'The Brutalist', which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture and BAFTA Award for Best Film. |
| 2024 | Conclave released, earning $101,215,961 worldwide |
| 2024 | Nosferatu remake released, earning $178,782,235 worldwide |
| November 1 2024 | Focus Features releases 'Anora', which won the Palme d'Or, Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture. The film also received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| January 23 2024 | Focus Features distributed 'The Brutalist' internationally, with the film winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama and receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture and BAFTA Award for Best Film. |
| October 27 2023 | Focus Features distributed 'The Holdovers' outside the Middle East and Turkey, with the film winning the Satellite Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy and receiving multiple award nominations including the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| February 17 2023 | Focus Features distributed 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' internationally, with the film winning the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature - Independent and being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era and The Northman released, with worldwide grosses of $92,651,384 and $69,633,110 respectively |
| October 7 2022 | Focus Features co-produced 'Tár', which received numerous award nominations including the Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
| November 26 2021 | Focus Features had a studio credit for 'Licorice Pizza', which won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy and National Board of Review Award for Best Film, with multiple award nominations including the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| November 12 2021 | Focus Features co-produced 'Belfast', which won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, and the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, with multiple other award nominations. |
| December 25 2020 | Focus Features distributed 'Promising Young Woman' outside specific regions, with the film receiving numerous award nominations including the Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
| November 12 2020 | Focus Features releases 'Belfast', a co-production that went on to win multiple awards including the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, and Satellite Award for Best Film - Drama. The film also won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award and received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| May 29 2020 | Focus Features distributed 'The High Note', produced by Working Title Films and Perfect World Pictures. |
| March 13 2020 | Focus Features co-produced 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and was nominated for the Golden Bear and Grand Jury Prize Dramatic. |
| March 11 2020 | Focus Features distributed 'Clemency' internationally with Universal Pictures, with the film winning the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic and being nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film. |
| February 21 2020 | Focus Features co-produced 'Emma' with Working Title Films, Blueprint Pictures, and Perfect World Pictures. |
| January 31 2020 | Focus Features distributed 'The Lighthouse' internationally with Universal Pictures, with the film winning the Bodil Award for Best American Film and being nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Film - Drama. |
| January 17 2020 | Focus Features distributed 'Waves' internationally outside China and Japan with Universal Pictures, produced by JW Films and Guy Grand Productions, and distributed in North America by A24. |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey becomes Focus Features' most successful release in North America, earning $84.5 million during its first weekend at the box office. |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman released, earning $93,413,709 worldwide |
| November 2018 | The Hollywood Reporter named Focus Features 'Distributor of the Year' for its success with the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman. |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour released, grossing $150,847,274 worldwide |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde released, grossing $100,014,025 worldwide |
| April 2017 | Vine Alternative Investments re-acquired the pre-2008 Rogue film library from Focus Features. |
| 2016 | Kubo And The Two Strings released, grossing $76,249,438 worldwide |
| 2016 | Focus Features transitions to Universal Pictures International for distribution in Canada. |
| February 2016 | Focus Features merged with Universal Pictures International Productions to align specialty film acquisition and production in the global market. Peter Schlessel was subsequently replaced by Peter Kujawski. |
| 2015 | Insidious Chapter 3 released, earning $112,983,889 worldwide |
| May 2015 | Gramercy Pictures was revived by Focus as a genre label focusing on action, sci-fi, and horror films. |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything and The Boxtrolls both released, with worldwide grosses of $123,726,688 and $108,255,770 respectively |
| 2014 | Momentum Pictures (Entertainment One) distribution partnership concluded. |
| January 2014 | FilmDistrict was fully integrated into Focus Features, with titles developed under FilmDistrict to be released under the Focus label. |
| 2013 | Distribution partnership with Alliance Atlantis/Alliance Films ends, and Focus Features starts partnering with Entertainment One in Canada. |
| October 2 2013 | James Schamus was fired as CEO of Focus Features, with the New York offices being shut down. Peter Schlessel succeeded him after merging his company FilmDistrict into Focus. |
| 2012 | Paranorman and Anna Karenina released, with worldwide grosses of $107,139,399 and $68,929,150 respectively |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy released, earning $81,515,369 worldwide |
| August 2011 | Focus Features launched Focus World, a video on demand label with plans to distribute 15 films per year, releasing one film monthly. |
| October 8 2010 | Focus Features released 'It's Kind of a Funny Story', a co-production with Misher Films and Wayfare Entertainment. |
| September 3 2010 | Focus Features released 'The American', a co-production with multiple production companies. |
| July 30 2010 | Focus Features distributed 'The Kids Are All Right' in multiple territories, with the film receiving multiple award nominations including Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards. |
| May 7 2010 | Focus Features distributed 'Babies' in North America, Mexico, Italy, South Korea, Scandinavia and South Africa. |
| March 26 2010 | Focus Features released 'Greenberg', a co-production with Scott Rudin Productions. |
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