RatPac-Dune Entertainment
RatPac Entertainment, LLC was an American motion picture production company owned by producer-director Brett Ratner. RatPac was founded by Ratner and billionaire James Packer. RatPac is a partner in RatPac-Dune Entertainment with Dune Entertainment.
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures production Television |
| Founded | 2006 (as Dune Entertainment) |
| Founders | Brett Ratner James Packer |
| Defunct | April 13, 2018 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Access Entertainment |
| Successor | Access Entertainment |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Owner | Access Entertainment Brett Ratner |
| Divisions | RatPac Television |
| Subsidiaries | RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC |
| Website | ratpacentertainment |
History
RatPac Entertainment was formed in 2012 by Brett Ratner and billionaire James Packer.
RatPac-Dune Entertainment LLC was formed in September 2013 by RatPac and Dune with a four-year, 75 motion picture co-financing arrangement with Warner Bros..[2] In December 2013, RatPac signed a deal starting as of January 1, 2014 to finance films as part of a production deal between Plan B Entertainment and New Regency. In April 2017, RatPac became a subsidiary of Access Entertainment with its purchase of James Packer's ownership share.[2]
In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they were cutting ties with the company after Ratner's sexual harassment allegations with Rampage as the final film to be co-financed by the company with Warner Bros., and also the final film produced by RatPac to date.[3]
In 2021, r/wallstreetbets founder Jaime Rogozinski sold the rights to his life story to the company following the short squeeze of GameStop's stocks.[4]
Dune Entertainment
Dune Entertainment
Dune Entertainment was led by Steven Mnuchin and had been co-financing Fox films since 2006.[5][6][7][8] On March 17, 2006, Viacom agreed to sell a controlling interest in the DreamWorks Pictures live-action film library to Soros Strategic Partners and Dune Entertainment II.[9] The sale was completed on May 8, 2006.[10] The company is the result of a 2013 joint venture between RatPac Entertainment and Dune Entertainment, following a collapse in negotiations between Dune and 20th Century Fox – which led the company to close a deal with Warner Bros. instead, replacing Legendary Pictures as Warner's key co-financing partner.[5][8][11]
Dune films
- Produced with 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000 Pictures as Dune Entertainment, Dune Entertainment LLC or Dune Entertainment III LLC.
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (co-production with Marvel Entertainment and The Donners' Company)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (co-production with Davis Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners)
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- John Tucker Must Die (2006) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Tall Trees)
- Borat (2006)
- Eragon (2006)
- Night at the Museum (2006) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures)
- Pathfinder (2007)
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (co-production with Marvel Studios, Constantin Film and 1492 Pictures)
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) (with Fox Atomic)
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) (co-production with Walden Media)
- Hitman (2007)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) (co-production with Davis Entertainment and Brandywine Productions)
- Choke (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- 27 Dresses (2008) (co-production with Spyglass Entertainment)
- Jumper (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
- Street Kings (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and 3 Arts Entertainment)
- What Happens in Vegas (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, 21 Laps Entertainment and Mosaic Media Group)
- Meet Dave (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, Friendly Films, Deep River Productions and Walks Into a Bar Productions)
- The Happening (2008) (co-production with UTV Motion Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment)
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
- Babylon A.D. (2008)
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Overbrook Entertainment and The Donners' Company)
- Max Payne (2008)
- Australia (2008)
- The Rocker (2008) (co-production with Fox Atomic and 21 Laps Entertainment)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
- Marley & Me (2008) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Sunswept Entertainment)
- Bride Wars (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Birdie and Riche Ludwig)
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (co-production with Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company and Seed Productions)
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures)
- Aliens in the Attic (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Josephson Entertainment)
- Post Grad (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic and The Montecito Picture Company)
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic and 1492 Pictures)
- All About Steve (2009) (co-production with Fortis Films and Fox 2000 Pictures)
- Whip It (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Flower Films)
- Jennifer's Body (2009) (co-production with Fox Atomic)
- Amelia (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Crazy Heart (2009) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Avatar (2009) (co-production with Lightstorm Entertainment)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Company and Tall Trees)
- Tooth Fairy (2010) (co-production with Walden Media, Blumhouse and Mayhem Pictures)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) (co-production with 1492 Pictures and Sunswept Entertainment)
- Our Family Wedding (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) (co-production with Color Force)
- Date Night (2010) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment)
- Just Wright (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Marmaduke (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Davis Entertainment)
- Cyrus (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Scott Free Productions)
- The A-Team (2010) (co-production with Scott Free Productions, Top Cow Productions and Stephen J. Cannell)
- Knight and Day (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Pink Machine)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010) (co-production with Walden Media)
- Predators (2010) (co-production with Troublemaker Studios and Davis Entertainment)
- Vampires Suck (2010)
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
- Love & Other Drugs (2010) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Stuber Pictures and Bedford Falls Productions)
- Machete (2010) (co-production with Troublemaker Studios)
- 127 Hours (2010) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures) (co-production with Everest Entertainment)
- Black Swan (2010) (co-production with Cross Creek Pictures and Phoenix Pictures)
- Unstoppable (2010) (co-production with Scott Free Productions)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) (co-production with Walden Media)
- Gulliver's Travels (2010) (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
- Win Win (2011) (with Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) (co-production with Color Force)
- Water for Elephants (2011)
- X-Men: First Class (2011) (Co-production with Marvel Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions and The Donners' Company)
- Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
- Monte Carlo (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Di Novi Pictures)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) (co-production with Chernin Entertainment)
- The Big Year (2011) (co-production with Red Hour Films, Sunswept Entertainment, and Deuce Three)
- The Sitter (2011) (co-production with Michael De Luca)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company)
- In Time (2011) (co-production with Regency Enterprises and Strike Entertainment)
- We Bought a Zoo (2011) (co-production with Vinyl Films and LBI Entertainment)
- Chronicle (2012) (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
- This Means War (2012) (co-production with Overbrook Entertainment)
- Prometheus (2012) (co-production with Scott Free Productions)
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- The Watch (2012) (co-production with 21 Laps Entertainment)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) (co-production with Color Force)
- Chasing Mavericks (2012) (co-production with Walden Media and Deuce Three)
- Life of Pi (2012)
- Lincoln (2012) (co-production with Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Amblin Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- Parental Guidance (2012) (co-production with Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment and Face Productions, LLC)
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC was a film financing company which is a joint venture of RatPac Entertainment and Dune Entertainment.
RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LLC was formed in September 2013 by RatPac and Dune with a multi-year 75-picture co-financing arrangement with Warner Bros.[2][12] On November 26, 2013, RatPac-Dune finalized a $300 million credit facility with a group of banks, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, that has an option to be extended to $400 million.[13] In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they will not renew its contract with RatPac-Dune Entertainment after Brett Ratner's sexual harassment allegations.[3] In November 2018, RatPac-Dune's minority ownership stake in a library of 76 Warner Bros. films was put for sale, with investors in the fund backing the library to cash out.[14] Vine Alternative Investments made a high bid for the library, but in January 2019, Warner Bros. exercised its rights to match the bid for the library, and essentially acquired RatPac-Dune's stakes. The cost was estimated at nearly $300 million.[15]
RatPac-Dune films
The 75-picture deal passively covered all movies outside of other production financing deals including those with Village Roadshow Pictures, Gulfstream and Alcon Entertainment and all Harry Potter films.[13] The deal was passive both financially and creatively as RatPac-Dune did not select which films to finance nor had any creative say over the films.[16]
- Financed with Warner Bros.
- Gravity (2013)[13] (co-production with Heyday Films) (uncredited)
- Grudge Match (2013)[13] (co-production with Gerber Pictures)
- Winter's Tale (2014) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Weed Road Pictures)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) (co-production with Legendary Pictures and Cruel and Unusual Films)
- Godzilla (2014) (co-production with Legendary Pictures)
- Blended (2014) (co-production with Happy Madison Productions and Flower Films)
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Jersey Boys (2014) (co-production with GK Films)
- Tammy (2014) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Gary Sanchez Productions)
- Into the Storm (2014) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- If I Stay (2014) (with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
- Annabelle (2014) (with New Line Cinema)
- The Judge (2014) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Inherent Vice (2014)
- Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) (with New Line Cinema)
- American Sniper (2014) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Jupiter Ascending (2015) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Focus (2015) (co-production with Overbrook Entertainment and Di Novi Pictures)
- Run All Night (2015)
- Get Hard (2015) (co-production with Gary Sanchez Productions)
- The Water Diviner (2015)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Kennedy Miller Mitchell)
- San Andreas (2015) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Entourage (2015) (co-production with HBO)
- Magic Mike XXL (2015)
- The Gallows (2015) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Blumhouse Productions)
- Vacation (2015) (with New Line Cinema)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
- We Are Your Friends (2015)
- Black Mass (2015) (with Cross Creek Pictures)
- The Intern (2015)
- Pan (2015)
- Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
- The 33 (2015)
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Roth Films and Imagine Entertainment)
- Point Break (2015)
- How to Be Single (2016) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
- Midnight Special (2016)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) (co-production with DC Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films and Atlas Entertainment)
- Keanu (2016) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Monkeypaw Productions and Principato-Young Entertainment)
- Central Intelligence (2016) (with New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures) (co-production with Bluegrass Films)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016) (with New Line Cinema)
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, and Dark Horse Entertainment)
- Lights Out (2016) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Atomic Monster Productions and Grey Matter Productions)
- Suicide Squad (2016) (co-production with DC Films and Atlas Entertainment)
- War Dogs (2016) (co-production with Green Hat Films and The Mark Gordon Company)
- Sully (2016) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, FilmNation Entertainment, Flashlight Films & Malpaso Productions)
- Storks (2016) (co-production with Warner Animation Group and Stoller Global Productions)
- The Accountant (2016)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) (co-production with Heyday Films and Weed Road Pictures)
- Live by Night (2016)
- Collateral Beauty (2016) (co-production with New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Anonymous Content, PalmStar Media and Likely Story)
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017) (co-production with Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, and Vertigo Entertainment)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017) (co-production with Legendary Pictures and Tencent Pictures)
- Going in Style (2017) (co-production with New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures)
- Fist Fight (2017) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, and Rickard Pictures)
- CHiPs (2017) (co-production with Panay Films and Primate Pictures)
- Unforgettable (2017)
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Weed Road Pictures)
- Wonder Woman (2017) (co-production with DC Films, Atlas Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films)
- The House (2017) (co-production with New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions and Good Universe)
- Dunkirk (2017) (co-production with Syncopy Inc.)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017) (with New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions and The Safran Company)
- It (2017) (with New Line Cinema) (co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures and KatzSmith Productions)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) (co-production with Warner Animation Group and Vertigo Entertainment)
- Geostorm (2017) (co-production with Electric Entertainment and Skydance Media)
- Under Access Entertainment
- Justice League (2017) (co-production with DC Films, Atlas Entertainment and Cruel and Unusual Films) (under Access Entertainment)
- The 15:17 to Paris (2018)[17]
- Game Night (2018)[17] (co-production with Davis Entertainment)
- Ready Player One (2018) (co-production with Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures and De Line Pictures)
- Rampage (2018) (co-production with New Line Cinema, Flynn Picture Company, Wrigley Pictures, ASAP Entertainment and Seven Bucks Productions) (Uncredited)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) (co-production with DC Films, Atlas Entertainment and Stone Quantity) (under Access Entertainment; released by HBO Max)
- Financed with Regency Enterprises and 20th Century Fox
- Aloha (2015) (co-production with Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital and Vinyl Films)
- The Revenant (2015) (co-production with New Regency, Appian Way, Anonymous Content and M Productions)
- Rules Don't Apply (2016) (co-production with New Regency, Worldview Entertainment and Shangri-La Entertainment)
- Assassin's Creed (2016) (co-production with Ubisoft Motion Pictures, New Regency, DMC Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company)
- Financed with Universal Pictures
- The Water Diviner (2015) (co-production with Entertainment One, Mister Smith Entertainment, Seven Network, Hopscotch Features and Fear of God Films)
- Financed with Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Aloha (2015) (with Columbia Pictures) (co-production with Regency Enterprises, LStar Capital and Vinyl Films)
- Truth (2015) (with Sony Pictures Classics) (co-production with Echo Lake Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund, Mythology Entertainment and Dirty Films)
- I Saw the Light (2016) (with Sony Pictures Classics) (co-production with Bron Studios and CW Media Finance)
- Financed with RKO Pictures
- Barely Lethal (2015)
- Financed as RatPac Documentary Films
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
- Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015)
- Before the Flood (2016)
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
Television series
- Rush Hour (2016) (with Warner Bros. Television)[18]
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