The Weinstein Company
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| Private | |
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor | Miramax |
| Founded | March 10, 2005 |
| Founder |
Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein |
| Headquarters | 99 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 U.S. |
| Products | Motion Pictures |
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Number of employees
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200 |
| Divisions |
Dimension Films Dimension Extreme Dimension Television Ovation TV (owned with Hubbard Media Group) Dragon Dynasty (jointly owned by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment) TWC-Dimension Radius-TWC Kaleidoscope TWC The Miriam Collection Weinstein Books |
| Website | www.weinsteinco.com |
The Weinstein Company (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) is a mini-major film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005. The studio originated after the Weinsteins had left Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. They retained ownership of Dimension Films. TWC is one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America.
Their first releases in 2005 included the dramatic thriller Derailed (starring Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel and Clive Owen), the offbeat comedy-drama Transamerica (starring Felicity Huffman) the computer-animated family film Hoodwinked, the World War II–era comedy-drama Mrs Henderson Presents (starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins), and the caper comedy The Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear).
In February 2006, TWC announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM distributed the product domestically in theatres, while TWC will retain long-term ownership of their product. On July 13, 2006, the Weinsteins and Robert L. Johnson announced the creation of a joint venture studio titled Our Stories Films, which will distribute African-American-oriented films. In late August 2006, it was announced that TWC and co-investors Hubbard Media Group purchased Ovation TV, an arts-focused cable channel. In November 2006, TWC announced a three-year deal with Blockbuster Video to give the video renting company exclusive rights for rentals starting on January 1, 2007. However, under the First Sale Doctrine of United States copyright law, other rental companies are able to rent copies of the company's movies purchased at retail.
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