TSG Entertainment (also known as TSG) is an American film production company which was established in 2013, founded by Chip Seelig and based in New York City. TSG was established after the U.S. theatrical release of Parental Guidance to replace Dune Entertainment when Dune did not renew their deal with 20th Century Fox. Fox was looking for a new long term co-financing arrangement and made a deal with TSG Entertainment. TSG also has a co-financing agreement with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group since 2022. TSG stands for parent company The Seelig Group.[1] TSG's logo is a depiction of a man with a bow shooting an arrow through several axe heads, similar to Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey.[2]
 Logo used since 2013 | |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Chip Seelig |
| Headquarters | New York City in the United States of America |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | The Seelig Group Bona Film Group Magnetar Capital |
| Divisions | TSG Entertainment II |
| Website | theseeliggroup |
History
editThe financing entity was founded by former Dune partner Chip Seelig with majority funding from Magnetar Capital with additional funding from Seelig and others. Seelig had left Dune in May 2011 to launch a new funding company.
TSG was also looking for some ($300–400 million) debt financing from banks at this time.[3] In November 2015, Bona Film Group, a Chinese film studio, invested $235 million in TSG.[1]
Because of The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox (sans certain units) on March 20, 2019, Disney inherited Fox’s deal with TSG for 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios).
Lawsuit
editIn 2023, TSG sued Disney, alleging breach of contract in the financing of 20th Century Fox films and their distribution to streaming platforms.[4]
Films
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2023) |
2013
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14 | A Good Day to Die Hard | 20th Century Fox | TSG's first film |
| April 5 | Trance[5] | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| June 7 | The Internship | 20th Century Fox | |
| June 28 | The Heat | 20th Century Fox | |
| July 5 | The Way Way Back | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| July 26 | The Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | |
| August 7 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | 20th Century Fox | |
| September 20 | Enough Said | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| September 27 | Baggage Claim | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| October 25 | The Counselor | 20th Century Fox | |
| November 8 | The Book Thief | 20th Century Fox | |
| November 29 | Black Nativity | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 25 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | 20th Century Fox |
2014
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Devil's Due | 20th Century Fox |
| February 7 | The Monuments Men | Sony Pictures Releasing (United States) 20th Century Fox (International) |
| February 28 | Son of God | 20th Century Fox |
| March 7 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| April 25 | The Other Woman | 20th Century Fox |
| May 2 | Belle | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| May 23 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox |
| June 6 | The Fault in Our Stars | 20th Century Fox |
| July 11 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox |
| August 15 | Let's Be Cops | 20th Century Fox |
| September 12 | The Drop | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| September 19 | The Maze Runner | 20th Century Fox |
| October 3 | Gone Girl | 20th Century Fox |
| October 17 | Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| December 5 | Wild | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| December 12 | Exodus: Gods and Kings[5] | 20th Century Fox |
| December 19 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | 20th Century Fox |
2015
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Taken 3 | 20th Century Fox |
| February 13 | Kingsman: The Secret Service[5] | 20th Century Fox |
| March 6 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| April 10 | The Longest Ride | 20th Century Fox |
| May 1 | Far from the Madding Crowd | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| May 22 | Poltergeist | 20th Century Fox |
| June 5 | Spy | 20th Century Fox |
| July 24 | Paper Towns | 20th Century Fox |
| August 7 | Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox |
| August 21 | Hitman: Agent 47 | 20th Century Fox |
| September 18 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 20th Century Fox |
| October 2 | The Martian[1] | 20th Century Fox |
| October 16 | Bridge of Spies | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States)/20th Century Fox (International) |
| November 25 | Victor Frankenstein | 20th Century Fox |
| December 18 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | 20th Century Fox |
| December 25 | Joy[5] | 20th Century Fox |
2016
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| February 12 | Deadpool[5] | 20th Century Fox |
| February 26 | Eddie the Eagle | 20th Century Fox |
| March 4 | The Other Side of the Door | 20th Century Fox |
| April 8 | Demolition | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| May 27 | X-Men: Apocalypse[1] | 20th Century Fox |
| June 24 | Independence Day: Resurgence[1] | 20th Century Fox |
| July 8 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | 20th Century Fox |
| July 22 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie[5] | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| September 2 | Morgan | 20th Century Fox |
| September 30 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children[1] | 20th Century Fox |
| October 21 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | 20th Century Fox |
| December 23 | Why Him? | 20th Century Fox |
| December 25 | Hidden Figures | 20th Century Fox |
2017
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 | Logan[6] | 20th Century Fox | |
| Table 19[a] | Fox Searchlight Pictures | ||
| May 12 | Snatched | 20th Century Fox | |
| May 19 | Alien: Covenant[7] | 20th Century Fox | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul[8] | 20th Century Fox | ||
| June 9 | My Cousin Rachel[9] | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| July 14 | War for the Planet of the Apes[1] | 20th Century Fox | |
| August 18 | Patti Cake$[10] | Fox Searchlight Pictures | studio credit only |
| September 22 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | 20th Century Fox | |
| October 6 | The Mountain Between Us | 20th Century Fox | |
| October 13 | Goodbye Christopher Robin[11] | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| November 10 | Murder on the Orient Express | 20th Century Fox | |
| December 1 | The Shape of Water | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 20 | The Greatest Showman | 20th Century Fox | |
| December 22 | The Post | 20th Century Fox |
2018
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure[12] | 20th Century Fox |
| March 2 | Red Sparrow | 20th Century Fox |
| March 16 | Love, Simon | 20th Century Fox |
| May 18 | Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox |
| August 3 | The Darkest Minds[13] | 20th Century Fox |
| September 14 | The Predator[14] | 20th Century Fox |
| September 28 | The Old Man & the Gun | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| October 12 | Bad Times at the El Royale | 20th Century Fox |
| October 19 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| November 2 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 20th Century Fox |
| November 16 | Widows | 20th Century Fox |
| November 23 | The Favourite | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
2019
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | The Kid Who Would Be King[15] | 20th Century Fox | |
| February 14 | Alita: Battle Angel | 20th Century Fox | |
| March 15 | The Aftermath | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| June 7 | Dark Phoenix[16] | 20th Century Fox | TSG's first film after the Disney-Fox merger |
| July 12 | Stuber | 20th Century Fox | |
| August 9 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | 20th Century Fox | |
| August 21 | Ready or Not | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| September 20 | Ad Astra | 20th Century Fox | |
| October 4 | Lucy in the Sky | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| October 18 | Jojo Rabbit | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| November 1 | Terminator: Dark Fate | Paramount Pictures (United States) 20th Century Fox (through Buena Vista International, international) | |
| November 15 | Ford v Ferrari[17] | 20th Century Fox |
2020
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Underwater | 20th Century Fox |
| February 14 | Downhill | Searchlight Pictures |
| February 21 | The Call of the Wild | 20th Century Studios |
| February 28 | Wendy | Searchlight Pictures |
| August 28 | The New Mutants | 20th Century Studios |
| October 23 | The Empty Man[a] | 20th Century Studios |
2021
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19 | Nomadland[a] | Searchlight Pictures | studio credit only |
| May 14 | The Woman in the Window[b] | Netflix | copyright holder only; "in association with" credit shared with 20th Century Studios; produced by Fox 2000 Pictures |
| July 30 | Jungle Cruise[a] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | TSG's first Disney film |
| August 13 | Free Guy | 20th Century Studios | |
| August 20 | The Night House | Searchlight Pictures | studio credit only |
| September 17 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Searchlight Pictures | |
| October 15 | The Last Duel | 20th Century Studios | |
| October 22 | Ron's Gone Wrong | 20th Century Studios | TSG's first animated film |
| October 29 | Antlers | Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 10 | West Side Story | 20th Century Studios | |
| December 17 | Nightmare Alley | Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 22 | The King's Man | 20th Century Studios |
2022
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Death on the Nile | 20th Century Studios | |
| July 15 | Where the Crawdads Sing[c] | Sony Pictures Releasing | TSG's first collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| August 5 | Bullet Train[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| August 26 | The Invitation[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| September 16 | See How They Run | Searchlight Pictures | |
| The Woman King[c] | Sony Pictures Releasing | ||
| October 7 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile[c] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| October 21 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Searchlight Pictures | |
| November 18 | The Menu | Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 9 | Empire of Light | Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 16 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 20th Century Studios | |
| December 23 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody[c] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| December 29 | A Man Called Otto[c] | Sony Pictures Releasing |
2023
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Missing[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| March 10 | 65[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| April 14 | The Pope's Exorcist[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| April 21 | Chevalier | Searchlight Pictures | |
| April 28 | Big George Foreman[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| May 5 | Love Again[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| June 2 | The Boogeyman | 20th Century Studios | |
| June 23 | No Hard Feelings[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| July 14 | Theater Camp | Searchlight Pictures | studio credit only |
| August 25 | Gran Turismo[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| September 1 | The Equalizer 3[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| September 15 | Dumb Money[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| A Haunting in Venice | 20th Century Studios | ||
| November 10 | Journey to Bethlehem[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| November 17 | Next Goal Wins | Searchlight Pictures | |
| Thanksgiving[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | ||
| November 22 | Napoleon[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | studio credit only |
| December 8 | Poor Things | Searchlight Pictures | |
| December 22 | Anyone but You[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| All of Us Strangers | Searchlight Pictures |
2024
edit| Release date | Title | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14 | Madame Web[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| March 22 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| April 5 | The First Omen | 20th Century Studios | |
| May 3 | Tarot[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| May 10 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Studios | |
| June 7 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| June 21 | Kinds of Kindness | Searchlight Pictures | |
| July 26 | Deadpool & Wolverine[b] | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | copyright holder only; "in association with" credit shared with 20th Century Studios; produced by Marvel Studios, Maximum Effort and 21 Laps Entertainment |
| August 2 | Harold and the Purple Crayon[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| August 9 | It Ends with Us[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| August 16 | Alien: Romulus | 20th Century Studios | |
| August 30 | Afraid[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| September 27 | Saturday Night[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| October 25 | Venom: The Last Dance[d] | Sony Pictures Releasing | |
| November 1 | A Real Pain | Searchlight Pictures | studio credit only |
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References
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- ^ Cieply, Michael (July 10, 2014). "Eat Your Heart Out, MGM Kitty". New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Rachel Abrams (2013-01-29). "Fox closes $400 million co-financing pact". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (16 August 2023). "'Avatar: The Way of Water' Financier Claims Disney Is Withholding Profits in Shocking New Lawsuit". Collider.
- ^ a b c d e f "TSG Entertainment Finance LLC". BFI. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Wolverine 3 Updates: Production Moves from Louisiana to New Mexico; Hugh Jackman Hits Gym for Intense Training for Role, Shows Off New Video of Work Out". The Economic Times. August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "My Cousin Rachel (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Patti Cake$". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "The Darkest Minds". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "The Predator". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 12, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Kid Who Would Be King'". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (June 5, 2019). "Film Review: 'Dark Phoenix'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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