14 Facts About Dimension Films

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Dimension Films is an American film production company owned by Lantern Entertainment.

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Dimension Films was one of the American "mini-majors", i e small to medium independent television and motion picture production studios.

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In 1995, Dimension Films acquired the rights to the Halloween film series, releasing the sixth installment Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in September that year.

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4.

Dimension Films produced and distributed its sequel, Scream 2, released the following year, which grossed a comparable $172 million.

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5.

Dimension Films released its second film with director Robert Rodriguez, the teen sci-fi film The Faculty, on Christmas Day 1998.

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6.

In 1999, Dimension Films distributed David Cronenberg's eXistenZ and Scream-writer Kevin Williamson's directorial debut Teaching Mrs Tingle.

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7.

In January 2005, Dimension Films purchased the American distribution rights to the Australian horror film Wolf Creek, which was released in December that year.

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Much of the early 2000s, Dimension produced and distributed numerous sequels to films released under their branch, including several direct-to-video releases for films such as Children of the Corn: Revelation, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, and Dracula III: Legacy.

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In 2008, Dimension began to distribute an exclusive home video line titled Dimension Extreme, which mainly consisted of independent and international horror films, some of which were direct-to-video productions, and others foreign horror films making their home media debuts in North America.

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10.

Dimension Films released the sci-fi horror films Apollo 18 and Dark Skies.

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11.

In 2013, Dimension Films acquired the rights to the independent slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, shot in 2006, and gave the film a limited release in the United States in October.

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12.

Dimension Films partnered with MTV for the television series Scream, based on the film series.

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13.

Dimension Films has involvement with One Ball Pictures, who owns the "Funny Or Die" online series.

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14.

Pre-2005 Dimension films were originally released to home video through Buena Vista Home Entertainment while Miramax was owned by Disney.

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