Ketchup Entertainment

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Ketchup Entertainment
Company type Private
Industry Film industry
Founded2011
FounderGareth West, Artur Galstian, and Vahan Yepremeyan
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
7
Website ketchupentertainment.com

Ketchup Entertainment stylized as (ketchup entertainment) is an American independent film production and distribution company. The company is best known for distributing Picture Day (2012), The Love Punch (2013), The Starving Games (2013), A Royal Night Out (2015), Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021), Hypnotic (2023), Memory (2023), Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024), Weekend in Taipei (2024), and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2025).

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History

In May 2012, Ketchup Entertainment launched its distribution division, partnering with ARC Entertainment. [1] In May 2013, Ketchup entered an agreement with Open Road Films to distribute their films across home entertainment and non-theatrical platforms. [2]

In 2023, the company distributed Hypnotic directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Ben Affleck, [3] [4] and Memory starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. [5] [6] The company also produced Ferrari directed by Michael Mann, and distributed by Neon. [7]

In September 2023, Ketchup Entertainment secured the distribution rights to Hellboy: The Crooked Man . [8]

In August 2024, Ketchup Entertainment secured the North American distribution rights to The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. [9]

Films

This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Ketchup Entertainment.

Released

TitleYearNotes
The Dragon Pearl 2011
Lost Christmas 2011
Picture Day 2012
Whole Lotta Sole 2012Released in North America as Stand Off.
The Frozen2012
Kill Me Now2012
Mafia2012
Linsanity 2013
Big Sur 2013
Vehicle 19 2013
Aroused 2013
Savannah 2013
Harlock: Space Pirate 2013
The Love Punch 2013
The Starving Games 2013
Are You Joking?2014Also known as You Must Be Joking!
Wolves 2014
Big Game 2014co-production with EuropaCorp, Subzero Film Entertainment, Altitude Film Entertainment, Egoli Tossell Film GmbH, VisionPlus Fund I, Film House Germany, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technolog, Waterstone, and Bavaria Film Partners
Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama2014
Debug 2014
Superfast! 2015
A Royal Night Out 2015
Compulsion 2016
Bushwick 2017
Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond2019
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets 2021
Hypnotic 2023co-distribution with Relativity Media.
Ozi: Voice of the Forest 2023North American distribution only.
Ferrari 2023co-production with Moto Pictures, Forward Pass, Storyteller Productions, STXfilms, Esme Grace Media, Rocket Science, Cecchi Gori USA, Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, Bliss Media, and Le Grisbi Productions.
Memory 2023North American distribution only.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man 2024United States distribution only.
Goodrich 2024
Weekend in Taipei 2024North American distribution only.

Upcoming

TitleYearNotes
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie 2025North American distribution only.

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