- Focus Features
Infobox Company
name = Focus Features
type =Subsidiary
foundation =1933 asGramercy Pictures ,1999 asUSA Films ,2001 as Focus Features
location_city =Universal City, California
location_country = United States
location =
locations =
industry =Motion picture s
parent =NBC Universal
owner =General Electric (80%) andVivendi (20%)
divisions =River Road Entertainment
subsid =Good Machine
slogan = focus us
homepage = [http://www.focusfeatures.com/ http://www.focusfeatures.com]
intl =Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine) is the art house films division of
NBC Universal 'sUniversal Pictures , and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor forforeign film s.Focus was formed from the 2002 divisional merger of USA Films, Universal Focus and
Good Machine . USA Films was created byBarry Diller in 1999 by combiningOctober Films andGramercy Pictures . Vivendi sold the studio, among other entertainment assets, to GE in 2004 to form NBC Universal.Focus' most successful release to date is "
Brokeback Mountain " (2005), which earned $83,043,761 at theNorth America nbox office . However, this is not counting the domestic total of "Traffic" (2000), which earned $124,107,477 under the USA Films banner. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?view2=allmovies&studio=focus.htm Focus Features All Time Box Office Results ] ] [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=usa.htm USA Films All Time Box Office Results ] ]Films
In addition to all these, Focus owns the backlog of predecessor October Films and Gramercy Pictures' in-house productions, as well as some rights to the 1974 film "
The Return of the Pink Panther " (with the main exception of theatrical distribution, still held by its original distributor,United Artists ), and most of theSavoy Pictures backlog, including "Serial Mom ".ee also
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External links
* [http://www.focusfeatures.com/home.php Official site]
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