Company type | Private |
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Industry | Production company |
Founded | 2003 |
Founders | Charlize Theron |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Website | https://www.denveranddelilah-productions.com/ |
Denver & Delilah Productions Inc or Denver & Delilah Films Inc is an American film production company founded by actress and producer Charlize Theron. It is based in Los Angeles, California.
Charlize Theron founded Denver and Delilah Films in 2003, and named the company after her two dogs Denver and Delilah. [1] [2] The company's film productions include the 2003 film Monster , 2006's East of Havana , 2007's Sleepwalking , 2011's Young Adult and 2017's Atomic Blonde . [3]
In July 2013, the company signed on with Bunim/Murray Productions to develop and produce unscripted programming for television. [4] In January 2015, Denver & Delilah signed a first-look deal with Universal Cable Productions to develop and produce scripted series for NBCUniversal, and for that the company hired Laverne McKinnon as head of scripted television. While Beth Kono and A.J. Dix also partnered with Theron on these projects. [5] One project in development, with comic book writer Greg Rucka, is an adaptation of the stop-motion animated comedy web series The Most Popular Girls in School . [6] More recently, her production company received a first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max. [7]
Year | Title | Director | Gross (worldwide) | Notes |
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2003 | Monster | Patty Jenkins | $60.4 million | Co-production with K/W Productions |
2006 | East of Havana | Jauretsi Saizarbitoria Emilia Menocal | — | |
2007 | Sleepwalking | William Maher | — | Co-production with Dream7 Entertainment |
2011 | Young Adult | Jason Reitman | $22.65 million | Co-production with Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd and Right of Way Films |
2015 | Dark Places | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | $3.5 million | Co-production with Exclusive Media Group and Mandalay Pictures |
2016 | Brain on Fire | Gerard Barrett | — | Co-production with Foundation Features and Broad Green Pictures |
2017 | Atomic Blonde | David Leitch | $100 million | Co-production with Sierra/Affinity, Chickle the Cop Productions, TGIM Films and 87Eleven Productions |
2018 | Tully | Jason Reitman | $15.6 million | Co-production with Bron Studios and Right of Way Films |
2018 | Gringo | Nash Edgerton | $11 million | Co-production with Blue-Tongue Films |
2018 | A Private War | Matthew Heineman | $3.8 million | Co-production with Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings and Thunder Road Pictures |
2019 | Long Shot | Jonathan Levine | $52.8 million | Co-production with Good Universe and Point Grey Pictures |
2019 | Murder Mystery | Kyle Newacheck | — | Co-production with Happy Madison Productions, Endgame Entertainment, Vinson Films, Tower Hill Entertainment, and Mythology Entertainment |
2019 | Bombshell | Jay Roach | $56.1 million | Co-production with Bron Studios, Annapurna Pictures, Gramsci, Lighthouse Management & Media and Creative Wealth Media |
2020 | The Old Guard | Gina Prince-Bythewood | — | Co-production with Skydance Media and Marc Evas Productions |
2024 | The Old Guard 2 | Victoria Mahoney | ||
Year | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
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2017 | Girlboss | Kay Cannon | Netflix | Cancelled after one season |
2017–2019 | Mindhunter | Joe Penhall | Netflix | Nominated for an Emmy Award |
2023 | Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York | Anthony Caronna & Howard Gertler | HBO |
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