Destination Films

Destination Films Distribution Company, Inc.[1] is a film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment currently specializing in action, thriller, niche sci-fi and low-end to medium-end horror films.

History

The original Destination Films was founded by former DreamWorks Pictures executive Brent Baum and Steve Stabler in 1998.[2] The company made a deal with Columbia TriStar Home Video to have them distribute their films for video release. In 1999, Steve Stabler had left the studio due to creative differences.[3] The company was shut down in February 2001 after failing to meet financial expectations. The company's library and in-production projects such as The Wedding Planner and Slackers were sold off to Sony Pictures for distribution.[4][5]

In 2002, Destination Films was revived as a division of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, with the anime film Metropolis being scheduled for their first release, although the film Shiri would be released a couple weeks before. Sony bought out the IP, name and logo from a trust that held the rights to the first Destination Films company.[6] Many of the films released on home entertainment under Destination Films would receive a small theatrical release beforehand from either other Sony Pictures divisions like TriStar Pictures and Screen Gems or third-party distributors like Samuel Goldwyn Films.[7]

In 2007, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions took over and has released some films under Destination Films' label, like Blood: The Last Vampire,[8][9] Black Dynamite and Harry Brown.[10][11] Other functions took on Destination had spun off into Stage 6 Films,[12] and Affirm Films for faith content.[13] As Destination Films took on the function once served by Triumph Films, the newly-founded Stage 6 Films took on the mantle the Destination once had.[12]

Filmography

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