January 7, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-01-07) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Founder
Laura Ziskin
Defunct
May 14, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-14)
Fate
Shut down and absorbed as a result of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Successors
Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Studios Searchlight Pictures 3000 Pictures
Headquarters
Century City, Los Angeles, United States
Key people
Elizabeth Gabler (president) Jessica Goodman (Executive vice president)
Products
Motion pictures
Parent
20th Century Fox (1994–2019) The Walt Disney Studios (2019–2021)
Fox 2000 Pictures was an American film production company within The Walt Disney Studios. It was a sister studio of the larger film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures, specializing in producing independent films in mid-range releases that largely targeted underserved groups.[1] The company dissolved on May 14, 2021, following the release of The Woman in the Window on Netflix, and the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company on March 20, 2019.[2][3][4]
Most films from Fox 2000 Pictures were released under the 20th Century Fox banner, and sometimes under Fox Searchlight Pictures. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed the films produced by Fox 2000 in theatrical markets since 2019 until its closure in 2021.
Fox 2000 Pictures produced over 70 films.[1] Fox 2000's Life of Pi was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, ultimately winning four, and was the division's highest-grossing film with $609 million worldwide.[5]Marley & Me was Fox 2000's biggest commercial success with a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales.[6]
^ abMendelson, Scott (March 22, 2019). "Thanks To Netflix And YouTube, Fox 2000 Was An Inevitable Casualty Of The Disney-Fox Deal". Forbes. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Completes 21st Century Fox Acquisition". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^Keegan, Rebecca (July 9, 2019). "Amy Adams' 'Woman in the Window' to Move to 2020 as Disney Retools Fox Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference TWITW2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Lang, Brent (March 21, 2019). "Disney Ending Fox 2000 Label". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^"'Marley & Me' sets Christmas Day record". Today.com. Associated Press. December 25, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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