In-name-only American digital media/entertainment company
For the cinema chain, see Regal Cinemas. For the former record label, see United Artists Records. For its joint venture successor, see United Artists Releasing.
United Artists Corporation
Trade name
United Artists Digital Studios (2018–2019)
Company type
Label
Industry
Film
Television
Founded
February 5, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-02-05) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Founders
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
D. W. Griffith
Defunct
December 31, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-31)
Fate
currently exists in-name-only
Successor
United Artists Releasing (until March 4, 2023)[1]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Products
Motion pictures
Television shows
Owner
Amazon
Parent
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Website
Official website (archived)
United Artists Corporation (UA) is an American production and distribution company founded in 1919 by D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios.[2]
After numerous ownership and structural changes and revamps, United Artists was acquired by media conglomerate Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1981 for a reported $350 million ($1.1 billion today).[3] On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a controlling interest in One Three Media and Lightworkers Media and merged them to revive the television production unit of United Artists as United Artists Media Group (UAMG). MGM itself acquired UAMG on December 14, 2015, and folded it into their own television division.[4]
MGM briefly revived the United Artists brand name under United Artists Digital Studios for the Stargate Origins web series as part of its Stargate franchise but retired it after 2019 and used their eponymous MGM brand instead for its new subsequent content releases.
A local joint distribution venture between MGM and Annapurna Pictures launched on October 31, 2017[5] was rebranded as United Artists Releasing on February 5, 2019, in honor of its 100th anniversary.[6][7] However, the new parent company of MGM, Amazon, folded it into MGM on March 4, 2023, citing "newfound theatrical release opportunities" following the box-office opening success of Creed III.[1] The company exists largely in-name-only.
^ abMcClintock, Pamela (March 4, 2023). "Box Office: 'Creed III' Wins Title with Series-Best $51M Opening". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Amazon protected its newfound theatrical apparatus by folding United Artists Releasing into MGM.
^Woo, Elaine (September 29, 2011). "Mo Rothman dies at 92; found new audience for Chaplin". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^Cole, Robert J. (May 16, 1981). "M-G-M is Reported Purchasing United Artists for $350 Million". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^McNary, Dave (December 14, 2015). "Mark Burnett Named President of MGM Television". Variety. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^Cite error: The named reference MFound was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^Galuppo, Mia (February 5, 2019). "MGM, Annapurna Team for Distribution Label United Artists Releasing". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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