Open Road Films (sometimes written as Open Road or ORF) is an American independent film distribution company based in Hollywood, California. It was launched in March 2011 by the two largest U.S. theatrical exhibitors, AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group.

 

Company history

AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group hired Tom Ortenberg, as CEO. He is a former executive of Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company. On April 13, 2011 Tom Ortenberg hired Jason Cassidy (president of marketing), Elliott Kleinberg (General Counsel and executive veep of operations and business affairs), Steven Andriuzzo (chief financial officer), and Ben Cotner (senior veep of acquisitions). The studio released its first film, Killer Elite, on September 23, 2011. Killer Elite was directed by Gary McKendry and starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro.

 

Open Road titles are distributed in the home entertainment market by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. On June 28, 2011 Open Road Films signed a pay-TV deal with Netflix.

 

Filmography

2011

#	Title	Release date	Budget	Gross	RT
1	Killer Elite	02011-09-23September 23, 2011	$66,000,000	$53,962,024	24%

2012

#	Title	Release date	Budget	Gross	RT
1	The Grey	02012-01-27January 27, 2012	$25,000,000	$77,278,331	78%
2	Silent House	02012-03-09March 9, 2012	$2,000,000	$13,101,672	45%
3	Lockout	02012-04-13April 13, 2012	$20,000,000	$25,652,960	33%
4	Hit and Run	02012-08-22August 22, 2012	$2,000,000	$12,737,009	46%
5	End of Watch	02012-09-21September 21, 2012	$7,000,000	$36,375,000	86%
6	Silent Hill: Revelation 3D	02012-10-26October 26, 2012	TBA	TBA	TBA
7	Red Dawn	02012-11-21November 21, 2012	$75,000,000	TBA	TBA

2013

#	Title	Release date	Budget	Gross	RT
1	A Haunted House	02013-01-11January 11, 2013	TBA	TBA	TBA
2	The Bitter Pill	02013-02-08February 8, 2013	TBA	TBA	TBA
3	The Host	02013-03-29March 29, 2013	TBA	TBA	TBA
4	Machete Kills	2013	TBA	TBA	TBA

 

Films in development

Breacher (TBA)

The Key Man (TBA)