Destination Films
Destination Films Distribution Company, Inc. 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.
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Genre | Action Thriller Niche sci-fi Low-end to medium-end Horror |
| Founded | 1998 (original) 2002 (relaunch) |
| Founders | Steve Stabler Brent Baum |
| Defunct | 2001 (original) |
| Fate | Shut down (original) |
| Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA |
| Products | Motion pictures Anime |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2002–2007) Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (2007–present) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]1990s
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1999 | Bats | First Destination film release; international distribution by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International; currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
2000s
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2000 | Eye of the Beholder | North American distribution only; produced by Behaviour Worldwide; currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| March 3, 2000 | Drowning Mona | North American distribution only; currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| July 26, 2000 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | North American distribution only; produced by Gullane Pictures and Isle of Man Film Commission; currently owned by Shout! Studios and Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 1, 2000 | Whipped | North American distribution only; currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 29, 2000 | Beautiful | currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| April 9, 2002 | Shiri | North and Latin American distribution only; theatrical distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| April 23, 2002 | Metropolis | theatrical distribution by TriStar Pictures |
| June 4, 2002 | Mission Kashmir | North American distribution only |
| September 3, 2002 | Cowboy Up | North American distribution only; currently co-owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| September 24, 2002 | Vampires: Los Muertos | sequel to Vampires by Columbia Pictures in 1998 |
| December 17, 2002 | An Evening with Kevin Smith | |
| Buying the Cow | ||
| December 24, 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | distribution outside China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea only |
| May 16, 2003 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | co-distributed with Samuel Goldwyn Films in the US; produced in Japan by Sunrise Animation and Bones |
| May 23, 2003 | The Era of Vampires | distribution outside Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and select other territories only; co-distributed with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 30, 2003 | Scenes of the Crime | |
| October 17, 2003 | Returner | distribution outside Asia only; co-distributed with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| February 24, 2004 | Memories | |
| March 2, 2004 | Ride or Die | |
| April 20, 2004 | Wild Things 2 | sequel to Wild Things by Columbia Pictures in 1998 |
| September 28, 2004 | Sniper 3 | sequel to Sniper and Sniper 2 by TriStar Pictures in 1993 and 2002 |
| November 23, 2004 | Doing Hard Time | |
| December 29, 2004 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | co-production with El Camino Pictures, Crossroads Films, and Bob Yari Productions |
| February 15, 2005 | Into the Sun | |
| March 25, 2005 | D.E.B.S. | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, Screen Gems and Anonymous Content |
| April 26, 2005 | Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | |
| May 3, 2005 | Vampires: The Turning | |
| June 24, 2005 | Saving Face | co-production with Sony Pictures Classics |
| July 26, 2005 | Steamboy | co-distributed by Triumph Films |
| September 30, 2005 | MirrorMask | co-production with The Jim Henson Company; distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Sueño | ||
| October 25, 2005 | Single White Female 2: The Psycho | sequel to Single White Female by Columbia Pictures in 1992 |
| December 16, 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| February 10, 2006 | London | |
| April 25, 2006 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | |
| May 23, 2006 | Hollow Man 2 | sequel to Hollow Man by Columbia Pictures in 2000 |
| August 15, 2006 | I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer by Columbia Pictures in 1997 and 1998 |
| August 25, 2006 | The Quiet | co-distributed with Sony Pictures Classics |
| September 5, 2006 | Population 436 | |
| September 29, 2006 | Facing the Giants | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| October 3, 2006 | Glass House: The Good Mother | sequel to The Glass House by Columbia Pictures in 2001 |
| January 2, 2007 | Shottas | co-distributed by Triumph Films |
| January 26, 2007 | Seraphim Falls | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| June 1, 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | |
| July 13, 2007 | Tekkonkinkreet | |
| August 31, 2007 | The Nines | co-distributed by Newmarket Films |
| October 5, 2007 | The Good Night | co-distributed by Yari Film Group |
| October 26, 2007 | Slipstream | co-distributed by Strand Releasing |
| November 10, 2007 | Bats: Human Harvest | TV premiere on Sci-Fi Channel |
| November 14, 2007 | Southland Tales | co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| December 7, 2007 | Revolver | |
| December 12, 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | co-distributed by Yari Film Group |
| January 8, 2008 | Boogeyman 2 | sequel to Boogeyman by Screen Gems in 2005 |
| April 11, 2008 | The Take | |
| October 16, 2009 | Black Dynamite |
2010s
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2010 | Harry Brown | U.S. distribution only; co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| October 29, 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys | North American distribution only; co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| November 5, 2010 | Red Hill | U.S. and Latin American distribution only; co-distributed by Strand Releasing[14][15] |
| March 11, 2011 | Elektra Luxx | North American distribution only; co-distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| October 19, 2012 | The First Time | |
| February 26, 2013 | Company of Heroes | |
| August 16, 2013 | Magic Magic | distribution in North and Latin America, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and South Africa only; produced by Braven Films |
| September 19, 2014 | Space Station 76 | |
| September 30, 2014 | Sniper: Legacy | |
| June 26, 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | North American distribution only; co-distributed by Vertical Entertainment |
| July 7, 2015 | No Way Jose | |
| August 7, 2015 | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | |
| February 12, 2016 | Ratter | distribution only; co-distributed in the U.S. by Vertical Entertainment |
| June 7, 2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender | |
| August 2, 2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | |
| August 12, 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | |
| July 6, 2017 | Kill 'Em All | |
| August 1, 2017 | S.W.A.T.: Under Siege | sequel to S.W.A.T. and S.W.A.T.: Firefight by Columbia Pictures and Stage 6 Films in 2003 and 2011 |
| October 3, 2017 | Sniper: Ultimate Kill | |
| October 27, 2017 | Crash Pad | distribution only; co-distributed in the U.S. by Vertical Entertainment |
| February 6, 2018 | Accident Man | currently co-owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| June 3, 2018 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | international distribution only |
2020s
[edit]| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2020 | Holly Slept Over | co-production with American Indie and LD Entertainment |
| June 16, 2020 | Sniper: Assassin's End | |
| November 16, 2021 | Never Back Down: Revolt | |
| May 23, 2022 | Agent Game | international distribution only |
| August 16, 2022 | Sniper: Rogue Mission | |
| October 14, 2022 | Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday | co-production with Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| September 22, 2023 | It Lives Inside | distribution in all media excluding airlines in Italy, Greece, Scandinavia, South Africa and select Asian territories including Japan only |
| October 10, 2023 | Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team | |
| November 23, 2023 | The Baker | international distribution only |
| January 16, 2024 | One More Shot | |
| February 16, 2024 | Lights Out | |
| February 26, 2024 | Fear | international distribution only |
| September 24, 2024 | Kill 'Em All 2 | |
| November 25, 2024 | 1992 | international distribution only |
| December 2, 2024 | Crescent City | international distribution only |
| July 1, 2025 | Clown in a Cornfield | international distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux, Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and Japan only |
References
[edit]- ^ "Destination Films Distribution Company, Inc". OpenCorporates. September 27, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Peers, Benedict Carver,Martin (October 15, 1998). "Stabler, Baum map out Destination". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Fleming, Charles Lyons,Michael (November 8, 1999). "Indie's co-founder is out". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Harris, Dana (February 18, 2001). "Terminal Destination". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Harris, Dana (February 20, 2001). "From Destination to destitution". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Frankel, Daniel (February 10, 2002). "Col TriStar bows new Destination". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ^ "FEBRUARY 2002 NEWS TIDBITS". April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on April 25, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group Acquires Domestic Media Rights for Blood: The Last Vampire". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "Blood: The Last Vampire". Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Sundance 2009: Live from Park City". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Caption this! Image from 'Harry Brown'". March 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Siegel, Tatiana (October 9, 2007). "Sony Pictures launches Stage 6". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ^ Stedman, Alex (July 9, 2013). "Rich Peluso Upped to Senior Veep of Affirm Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ^ Stewart, Andrew (December 4, 2010). "Sony scores in pickup game". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ^ Gonzalez, Miguel (November 23, 2010). "Red Hill: from frustration to success". Mumbrella. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Destination Films at the Wayback Machine (archived June 19, 2006)
- Destination Films 2000 website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 18, 2000)
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