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American film and television production company
Vertigo Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in
Los Angeles , founded in 2001 by
Roy Lee and Doug Davison.
History
Vertigo Entertainment logo and wordmark used from 2015 to 2019
In 2001, after leaving BenderSpink,
Roy Lee started Vertigo Entertainment with partner Doug Davison.
[1]
[2]
Originally, Vertigo Entertainment signed a first-look deal with
Dimension Films to produce its feature films for three years.
[3]
In 2004, Vertigo signed a deal with
Universal Pictures to produce many films per year.
[4] The deal was later terminated in 2008 during
the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike .
[5] In 2007, the studio signed a deal with
Lionsgate Television to produce shows for television.
[6]
In 2010, Vertigo signed a
first-look deal with
Warner Bros. to produce films.
[7]
[8]
[9]
In March 2013, Vertigo signed a two-year first-look deal with
Fox 21 to develop projects for cable.
[10]
In December 2015, Vertigo expanded their partnership with Warner Bros. to include a two-year exclusive deal for drama and comedy series.
[11]
In November 2017, Vertigo signed a multi-year first-look deal with
Sony Pictures Television , including drama, comedy and unscripted programs for network, cable and streaming.
[12]
In 2020, Vertigo signed a deal with
Lionsgate to produce films.
[13]
Filmography
Theatrical films
2000s
2010s
Year
Title
Director
Distributor
Notes
Budget
Gross
2010
Possession
Joel Bergvall Simon Sandquist
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
co-production with
Yari Film Group and Spitfire Pictures
N/A
$682,713
2011
The Roommate
Christian E. Christiansen
Sony Pictures Releasing
co-production with
Screen Gems
$1 million
$52.5 million
Quarantine 2: Terminal
John Pogue
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
co-production with Third Street Pictures, RCR Media Group,
Stage 6 Films and Andale Pictures
N/A
N/A
Abduction
John Singleton
Lionsgate
co-production with Quick Six Entertainment and Tailor Made Productions
$35 million
$90.1 million
Asylum Blackout
Alexandre Courtes
IFC Films
co-production with Artemis Productions, Marquis Productions and Wy Productions
$500,000
$98,201
2012
The Woman in Black
James Watkins
CBS Films
uncredited; co-production with
Alliance Films ,
Hammer Films ,
UK Film Council ,
Cross Creek Pictures , Tailsman Films, Exclusive Media Group and
Film i Vast
$15 million
$129 million
2013
Oldboy
Spike Lee
FilmDistrict
co-production with
Good Universe and
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
$30 million
$4.8 million
2014
The Lego Movie
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation ,
Village Roadshow Pictures ,
LEGO A/S ,
Lin Pictures and
Animal Logic
$60–65 million
$468.1 million
The Voices
Marjane Satrapi
Lionsgate
co-production with
1984 Private Defense Contractors ,
Babelsberg Studio and
Mandalay Vision
$11 million
$444,196
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
Tom Harper
Relativity Media
uncredited; co-production with
Entertainment One and
Hammer Films
$15 million
$48.9 million
2015
Run All Night
Jaume Collet-Serra
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Energy Entertainment
$50–61.6 million
$71.6 million
Poltergeist
Gil Kenan
20th Century Fox
co-production with
Fox 2000 Pictures ,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,
Ghost House Pictures and
TSG Entertainment
$35 million
$95.4 million
Hidden
The Duffer Brothers
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with Primal Pictures
N/A
$310,273
2016
The Boy
William Brent Bell
STX Entertainment
co-production with
Lakeshore Entertainment and
Huayi Brothers Pictures
$10 million
$64.1 million
Flight 7500
Takashi Shimizu
Lionsgate
co-production with
CBS Films and Ozla Pictures
N/A
$2.8 million
Blair Witch
Adam Wingard
co-production with Snoot Entertainment and Room 101
$5 million
$45.2 million
In the Shadow of Iris
Jalil Lespert
Netflix
uncredited; co-production with Wy Productions,
Universal Pictures International , Nexus Factory, uFund, uMedia,
France Televisions ,
Canal+ , Cine+, Cofinova 12, Cofinova 13, Indefilms and Cofimage 27
N/A
$1.5 million
2017
Sleepless
Baran bo Odar
Open Road Films
co-production with
Riverstone Pictures
$30 million
$32.9 million
Rings
F. Javier Gutierrez
Paramount Pictures
uncredited; co-production with
Parkes + MacDonald Image Nation
$25 million
$83.1 million
The Lego Batman Movie
Chris McKay
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation ,
DC Entertainment ,
RatPac Entertainment ,
Lego System A/S ,
Animal Logic ,
Lin Pictures and
Lord Miller
$80 million
$312 million
Death Note
Adam Wingard
Netflix
$40–$50 million
N/A
It
Andy Muschietti
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
Lin Pictures ,
KatzSmith Productions and
New Line Cinema
$35 million
$701.8 million
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Charlie Bean Paul Fisher Bob Logan
co-production with
Lego System A/S ,
Lin Pictures ,
Lord Miller Productions ,
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation ,
Animal Logic and
RatPac Entertainment
$70 million
$123.1 million
The Disaster Artist
James Franco
A24
uncredited; co-production with
Point Grey Pictures ,
Warner Bros. Pictures ,
New Line Cinema ,
Good Universe and
Rabbit Bandini Productions
$10 million
$29.8 million
2018
Extinction
Ben Young
Netflix
uncredited; co-production with
Good Universe and
Mandeville Films
N/A
N/A
2019
Polaroid
Lars Klevberg
Vertical Entertainment
co-production with
Dimension Films ,
Benderspink and Eldorado Film
N/A
$2.4 million
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Mike Mitchell
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
Rideback ,
Lord Miller ,
Animal Logic ,
Lego System A/S and
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
$99 million
$192.3 million
It Chapter Two
Andy Muschietti
co-production with Double Dream,
Rideback and
New Line Cinema
$79 million
$473.1 million
Doctor Sleep
Mike Flanagan
co-production with
Intrepid Pictures
$45 million
$72.3 million
2020s
Year
Title
Director
Distributor
Notes
Budget
Gross
2020
The Grudge
Nicolas Pesce
Sony Pictures Releasing
uncredited; co-production with
Screen Gems ,
Stage 6 Films and
Ghost House Pictures
$10–14 million
$49.5 million
The Turning
Floria Sigismondi
Universal Pictures
co-production with
DreamWorks Pictures ,
Reliance Entertainment and Chislehurst Entertainment
$14 million
$18.6 million
Brahms: The Boy II
William Brent Bell
STXfilms
uncredited; co-production with
Lakeshore Entertainment
$10 million
$20.3 million
His House
Remi Weekes
Netflix
co-production with
Regency Enterprises ,
BBC Films and Starchild Pictures
N/A
N/A
2022
Barbarian
Zach Cregger
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
co-production with
20th Century Studios ,
Regency Enterprises , Almost Never Films and BoulderLight Pictures
$10.5 million
$45.4 million
Don't Worry Darling
Olivia Wilde
Warner Bros. Pictures
co-production with
New Line Cinema
$20–35 million
$87.6 million
2023
The Mother
Niki Caro
Netflix
co-production with
Nuyorican Productions
N/A
N/A
Nimona
Nick Bruno
Troy Quane
uncredited; co-production with
Annapurna Pictures
[14]
N/A
N/A
Cobweb
Samuel Bodin
Lionsgate
co-production with
Point Grey Pictures
[15]
N/A
$8.1 million
Woman of the Hour
Anna Kendrick
Netflix
co-production with Let's Go Again,
AGC Studios and BoulderLight Pictures
N/A
N/A
Boy Kills World
Moritz Mohr
Lionsgate
Roadside Attractions
co-production with
Raimi Productions , Nthibah Pictures and Hammerstone Studios
N/A
N/A
Five Nights at Freddy's
Emma Tammi
Universal Pictures
uncredited; co-production with
Blumhouse Productions ,
KatzSmith Productions , and Scott Cawthon Productions
[16]
$25 million
$293.9 million
2024
Ordinary Angels
Jon Gunn
Lionsgate
co-production with
Kingdom Story Company ,
Stampede Ventures , Stolen Sky Productions and Green Hummingbird Entertainment
[17]
$12–13 million
$8.7 million
Upcoming
Television series
2000s
Year
Title
Creator
Network
Notes
Seasons
Episodes
2007
I'm from Rolling Stone
Shari Brooks
MTV
co-production with Maverick Films, Rolling Stone and Yolo Films
1
10
2010s
2020s
Upcoming
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