Metropolitan Filmexport
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film distribution |
| Founded | 26 July 1978 |
| Founder | Samuel Hadida Victor Hadida David Hadida |
| Headquarters | 29 Rue Galilée 75116 Paris, France |
| Products | Film distribution in France |
| Subsidiaries | Seven Sept |
| Website | www.metrofilms.com |
Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution company founded by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida, along with their father David, in 1978.[1] It distributes films in France, alongside Lionsgate Canada in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain and the Benelux countries and FilmNation Entertainment worldwide.
History
[edit]Among its subsidiaries, Seven Sept distributes video media to video stores and newsagents, as well as through traditional channels and online sales of DVDs and Blu-rays, and HK Video (specializing in Asian cinema).[2]
In the video-on-demand market, Metropolitan Filmexport primarily controls the UniversCiné service as well as its own "Cinema(s) on Demand" platform, available on major Internet service providers' boxes and accessible directly online.
The company distributes, both in theaters and on video, films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company, Turner Entertainment Co., Hammer Films, Lionsgate, and New Line Cinema label (until the latter's full takeover by Warner Bros.).
Renowned for its catalog of action, fantasy and thriller films, the French company also co-produces or distributes films aimed at a less popular target audience, sometimes rewarded by critics or prizes, such as Border, Un Certain Regard prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, or Green Book, awarded three Oscars including Best Picture in 2019.
Distribution
[edit]Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films:
Current distribution deals
[edit]- STX Entertainment
- A24
- Lionsgate Films
- Annapurna Pictures
- Lantern Entertainment
- Amblin Partners
- Beacon Pictures
- Bleecker Street
- Davis Films
- Intermedia
- Millennium Media
- Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017-2019)
Former distribution deals
[edit]- New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2009.
- Relativity Media/Rogue Pictures – went bankrupt as a mini-major in 2015.
- DreamWorks – retired as a distributor in 2005 and then became a banner of Amblin Partners in 2015.
- Broad Green Pictures – Shut down its production unit in 2017 and then shut down completely in 2018.
- CBS Films – Lionsgate took over distribution in 2015.
- United International Pictures (Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures/Focus Features) – Stopped French distribution in 2007 as part of its effort to reduce International operations. Paramount and Universal distribute in France because of this move.
- Fine Line Features/Picturehouse – Part of New Line Cinema and shut down between 2005 and 2008.
- The Weinstein Co. – plagued by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.
- 20th Century Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures – Formed a joint venture with UGC named UGC Fox Distribution in 1995, which disestablished a decade later.
- Sony (Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Triumph Films/Destination Films) – Formed a joint venture with Gaumont Film Company for French distribution named Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films in 2004. The joint venture disestablished three years later.
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Orion Pictures
Films
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| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | French distribution only; New Line Cinema and Threshold Entertainment | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | French distribution only; New Line Cinema and Threshold Entertainment | |
| Cube | French distribution only; Cube Libre | ||
| 1998 | Blade | French distribution only; New Line Cinema, Marvel Enterprises, Amen Ra Films and Imaginary Forces | |
| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | [3] | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | French distribution only; WingNut Films and New Line Cinema | ||
| 2002 | Resident Evil | French distribution only; Constantin Film and New Legacy Film | |
| Break of Dawn | |||
| Blade II | French distribution only; New Line Cinema, Marvel Enterprises and Amen Ra Films | ||
| Cube 2: Hypercube | French distribution only | ||
| SWEAT | |||
| Jason X | French distribution only; Crystal Lake Entertainment | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | French distribution only; WingNut Films and New Line Cinema | ||
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | French distribution only; New Line Cinema and Crystal Lake Entertainment | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | French distribution only; WingNut Films and New Line Cinema | ||
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | French distribution only; Next Entertainment, Platinum Dunes and Radar Pictures | ||
| 2004 | Cube Zero | French distribution only | |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | French distribution only; Constantin Film, Davis Films, Impact Pictures and Screen Gems | ||
| Blade: Trinity | French distribution only; New Line Cinema, Marvel Enterprises, Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces and Shawn Danielle Productions Ltd. | ||
| 2005 | Domino | French distribution only; Scott Free Productions, Davis Films and Summit Entertainment | [4] |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | French distribution only; Silent Hill DCP Inc., Davis Films and Konami | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | French distribution only; Next Entertainment and Platinum Dunes | ||
| 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | French distribution only; Screen Gems, Constantin Film, Davis Films and Impact Pictures | |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | French distribution only; Constantin Film, Davis Films and Impact Pictures | |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | French distribution only; Color Force | |
| Resident Evil: Retribution | French distribution only; Constantin Film, Davis Films and Impact Pictures | ||
| Silent Hill: Revelation | French distribution only; Silent Hill 2 DCP Inc., Davis Films and Konami | ||
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | French distribution only; Lionsgate and Color Force | |
| Texas Chainsaw 3D | French distribution only; Millennium Films and Main Line Pictures | ||
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | French distribution only; Lionsgate and Color Force | |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | French distribution only; Lionsgate and Color Force | |
| 2017 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | French distribution only; Screen Gems, Constantin Film, Davis Films and Impact Pictures | |
| Leatherface | French distribution only; Millennium Films, Campbell Grobman Films and Mainline Pictures | ||
| 2018 | Green Book | French distribution only; Participant Media, DreamWorks Pictures, Innisfree Pictures and Cinetic Media | |
| 2021 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | French distribution only; Constantin Film International, Davis Raccoon Films, The Fyzz Facility and The Tea Shop and Film Company | |
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future | French distribution only; Serendipity Point Films, Telefilm Canada, Ingenious Media, Argonauts Productions, Crave, CBC Films, ERT and Rocket Science | |
| Marlowe | French distribution only; Parallel Films, Hills Productions and Davis Films | ||
| Broker | French distribution only; Zip Cinema | ||
| 2023 | Flo | ||
| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | French distribution only; Color Force | ||
| 2024 | Finalement | ||
| Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia | French distribution only; Recorded Picture Company, Lebowski and HanWay Films | ||
| The Substance | French distribution only; Working Title Films, Blacksmith and A Good Story | ||
| 2025 | The Ice Tower |
References
[edit]- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 27, 2018). "Samuel Hadida Dies: French Distributor And Producer Of 'Resident Evil' & 'True Romance' Was 64". Deadline. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Seven Sept – Catalogue" (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ "Metropolitan Filmexport [FR]". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Domino". Box Office Mojo.
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