One Race Films

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One Race Films
Type Private
Industry
  • Film
  • Multimedia
Founded1995;28 years ago (1995) [1]
Founder Vin Diesel
Headquarters Studio City, California
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Vin Diesel
Products Fast & Furious
XXX
The Chronicles of Riddick
Subsidiaries Tigon Studios
Racetrack Records
Website www.oneracefilms.com

One Race Films (also simply known as One Race Productions) is an American film and multimedia production company. It is based in Studio City, California, and primarily produces feature films. Through its subsidiaries Tigon Studios and Racetrack Records, the company also produces video games and houses a record label. One Race has currently released a total of 15 feature films, all of which star Vin Diesel, who founded the company in 1995.

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As of October 2017, its feature films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide, with a $231.3 million average gross per film. The company's films, especially in Fast & Furious franchise, rank among the highest grossing of all time, while the series itself is among the highest-grossing of all time. Although the studio has traditionally made action films, Diesel has also featured in dramas and independent films. The studio's films are typically distributed by Universal Pictures. His production company signed a first-look deal with Universal in 2011. [2]

Filmography

Film

TitleDirector(s)Release dateNotesRef.
The Chronicles of Riddick David Twohy June 11, 2004
Find Me Guilty Sidney Lumet March 17, 2006
Babylon A.D. Mathieu Kassovitz August 29, 2008
Fast & Furious Justin Lin April 3, 2009
Los Bandoleros Vin DieselJuly 28, 2009Short film
Fast Five Justin LinApril 29, 2011
Fast & Furious 6 May 24, 2013
Riddick David TwohySeptember 6, 2013
Furious 7 James Wan April 3, 2015
The Last Witch Hunter Breck Eisner October 23, 2015
XXX: Return of Xander Cage D.J. Caruso January 20, 2017
The Fate of the Furious F. Gary Gray April 14, 2017
Bloodshot David S. F. WilsonMarch 13, 2020
F9 Justin LinJune 25, 2021 [3]
Fast X Louis Leterrier May 19, 2023

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