Dark Castle Entertainment

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Dark Castle Entertainment is a film production label of OEG Inc.[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 1998 originally as a film production company by producers Joel Silver & Gilbert Adler and filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, with most of its productions centered on horror films, the majority of which were distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[5][6][3]

History

1998–2003: Homage to William Castle, the early years

Dark Castle was founded in 1998[7] by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler.[8] The Dark Castle name pays homage to William Castle, a horror filmmaker from the 1950s and 1960s.[5] When first formed, the goal of the company was to remake Castle's horror films. After two remakes, House on Haunted Hill[9] and Thirteen Ghosts,[10] they moved on to producing original material,[11] along with remakes of non-Castle films.[12]

2003–2013: More horror, action

Gothika, starring Halle Berry and Robert Downey Jr., was Dark Castle's first original film in 2003.[11] They followed it up with House of Wax, the company's first remake of a non-Castle film.[8][13]

In 2008, the company moved beyond the horror genre to produce the action film RocknRolla.[14]

In 2009, Dark Castle released the psychological horror film Orphan.[15] The film grossed $80 million on a $20 million budget.[16] Later that year, the company produced its first martial arts film, Ninja Assassin.[17]

In 2010, they produced action film adaptions of The Losers based on the DC Vertigo comic of the same name,[18] and Unknown starring Liam Neeson, which grossed $136 million against its $30 million budget.[19]

After a long relationship with Warner Bros. Pictures as their main distributor,[5] Dark Castle began working with other distributors including Paramount Pictures[6] and Shudder/AMC.[3]

2015–present: New ownership and commercial success

Dark Castle, with its then-parent company Silver Pictures, were acquired by Daryl Katz of OEG Inc. in 2015.[1][2] Hal Sadoff was named CEO.[1]

The company released its first film under OEG the following year, neo noir comedy crime movie The Nice Guys, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.[20]

Next, Dark Castle produced black comedy crime film Suburbicon directed by George Clooney, written by the Coen Brothers, and starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore.[21][22]

In 2018, Dark Castle produced Superfly,[23] a remake of the 1972 film Super Fly.[24]

Dark Castle continued to produce horror films, including Seance, starring Suki Waterhouse,[25] and the prequel to Orphan, Orphan: First Kill, starring Isabelle Fuhrman from the original movie.[26] In 2020, the company began producing television with the sci-fi horror series The Expecting.[27]

In 2023, the company filmed Old Guy starring Christoph Waltz,[28] and financed the films Shell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson, and directed by Max Minghella,[29] and Last Breath, which is based on the documentary Last Breath and stars Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu.[30]

Filmography

Release date Film Director(s) Distributor
October 29, 1999 House on Haunted Hill William Malone Warner Bros. Pictures[9]
October 26, 2001 Thirteen Ghosts Steve Beck[10]

Warner Bros. Pictures/Sony Pictures

October 25, 2002 Ghost Ship Steve Beck[31] Warner Bros. Pictures
November 21, 2003 Gothika Mathieu Kassovitz[32] Warner Bros. Pictures/Sony Pictures
May 6, 2005 House of Wax Jaume Collet-Serra[33]

Warner Bros. Pictures

April 5, 2007 The Reaping Stephen Hopkins[34] Warner Bros. Pictures
October 16, 2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill Víctor Garcia Warner Premiere[35]
October 8, 2008 RocknRolla Guy Ritchie Warner Bros. Pictures[36]
February 27, 2009 Echelon Conspiracy Greg Marcks After Dark Films[37]
July 24, 2009 Orphan Jaume Collet-Serra Warner Bros. Pictures[15]
September 11, 2009 Whiteout Dominic Sena[38] Warner Bros. Pictures
September 29, 2009 The Hills Run Red Dave Parker Warner Premiere[39]
November 25, 2009 Ninja Assassin James McTeigue Warner Bros. Pictures[17]
April 23, 2010 The Losers Sylvain White[18] Warner Bros. Pictures
June 4, 2010 Splice Vincenzo Natali[40] Gaumont/Warner Bros. Pictures
February 18, 2011 Unknown Jaume Collet-Serra[41] Warner Bros. Pictures
August 24, 2012 The Apparition Todd Lincoln[42] Warner Bros. Pictures
February 1, 2013 Bullet to the Head Walter Hill[43] Warner Bros. Pictures
February 19, 2013 The Factory Morgan O'Neill[44] Warner Bros. Pictures
August 30, 2013 Getaway Courtney Solomon[45] Warner Bros. Pictures
October 27, 2017 Suburbicon George Clooney Paramount Pictures[22]
October 5, 2020 The Expecting Mary Harron Quibi[46]
May 21, 2021 Seance Simon Barrett RLJE Films[47]
August 19, 2022 Orphan: First Kill William Brent Bell Paramount Pictures[48]
September 12, 2024 Shell Max Minghella[49] TBD
October 17, 2024 Old Guy Simon West The Avenue[28]
February 28, 2025 Last Breath Alex Parkinson[50] Focus Features
TBA The Zealot Vadim Perelman TBD

Lifetime grosses

Year Film Budget Domestic Box Office Foreign Box Office Total US DVD sales Total (with DVD sales)
1999 House on Haunted Hill $37 million $40.8 million[51] $3.5 million (A) $44.4 million N/A N/A
2001 Thirteen Ghosts $42 million $41.7 million[52] $26.6 million[53] $68.5 million N/A N/A
2002 Ghost Ship $20 million $30.1 million[54] $38.2 million[54] $68.3 million N/A N/A
2003 Gothika $40 million $59.7 million[55] $81.7 million[55] $141.6 million N/A N/A
2005 House of Wax $40 million $32.1 million[56] $36.7 million[56] $68.8 million N/A N/A
2007 The Reaping $40 million $25.1 million[57] $37.6 million[57] $62.8 million $19.8 million[58] $82.6 million
2008 RocknRolla $15 million $5.7 million[59] $20 million $25.7 million $7.4 million[60] $33.1 million
2009 Orphan $20 million $41,596,251[61] $36,741,122[61] $78,337,373 $12,250,443[61] $90,587,816
2009 Whiteout $35 million $10,275,638[62] $7,565,229[62] $17,840,867 $3,192,934[63] $21,033,801
2009 Ninja Assassin $50 million $38,122,883[64] $23,471,000 $61,593,883 $13,841,623[65] $75,435,506
2010 The Losers $25 million $23,591,432[66] $5,385,903 $28,977,335 $6,462,496[67] $35,439,831
2010 Splice $30 million $17,010,170[68] $6,964,022 $23,974,192 $3,695,686 $27,669,878
Budget Overall Total US DVD Sales Total
$374 million $646 million $62.9 million $708 million

(A) Indicates minimum, as that is only two countries totals merged.

References

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  56. ↑ a b House of Wax (2005)
  57. ↑ a b The Reaping (2007)
  58. ↑ The Reaping DVD (2007)
  59. ↑ RocknRolla (2008)
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  62. ↑ a b Whiteout (2009)
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  64. ↑ Ninja Assassin(2009)
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  66. ↑ The Losers (2009)
  67. ↑ The Losers DVD (2010)
  68. ↑ Splice (2010)
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