Point Grey Pictures

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Point Grey
Company type Private
Industry
FoundedFebruary 12, 2011;13 years ago (2011-02-12)
Founder Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Seth Rogen (CEO)
  • Evan Goldberg (CEO)
  • James Weaver (President)
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Point Grey (PGP) is an American film and television production company, founded in 2011 by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The name of the company comes from Vancouver's Point Grey Secondary School, where Rogen and Goldberg met.

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History

Founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on February 12, 2011, the company was named after Vancouver's Point Grey Secondary School, where Rogen and Goldberg met. [1] On September 24, 2013, it produced their first animated feature Sausage Party . [2] On February 6, 2014, the company had developed its first TV project Preacher on AMC. [3] On March 5, 2014, the company entered a pact with movie studio Good Universe in order to develop movie comedies. [4]

In 2018, the duo were in talks with the film studio Lionsgate. [5] The talks were finalised the next year. [6]

In 2024, Point Grey signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures. [7]

Filmography

Released

Release dateTitleCo-production withDistributed by
September 30, 2011 50/50 Mandate Pictures Summit Entertainment (United States)
Lionsgate (International)
June 12, 2013 This Is the End Columbia Pictures
Mandate Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing
May 9, 2014 Neighbors Good Universe Universal Pictures
December 25, 2014 The Interview Columbia Pictures
LStar Capital
Sony Pictures Releasing
November 20, 2015 The Night Before Columbia Pictures
Good Universe
May 20, 2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Good Universe
Perfect World Pictures
Universal Pictures
August 12, 2016 Sausage Party Columbia Pictures
Annapurna Pictures
Nitrogen Studios
Sony Pictures Releasing
December 1, 2017 The Disaster Artist New Line Cinema
Good Universe
Rabbit Bandini Productions
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Ramona Films
A24 (North America)
Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
March 23, 2018 Game Over, Man! Scott Rudin Productions
Mail Order Company
Netflix
April 6, 2018 Blockers DMG Entertainment
Good Universe
Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions
Universal Pictures
May 3, 2019 Long Shot Summit Entertainment
Good Universe
Denver and Delilah Productions
Lionsgate
August 16, 2019 Good Boys Good Universe
Quantity Entertainment
Universal Pictures
August 6, 2020 An American Pickle Sony Pictures
Warner Max
HBO Max (United States)
Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
July 7, 2023 Joy Ride Red Mysterious HippoLionsgate
July 21, 2023 Cobweb Vertigo Entertainment
August 2, 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Nickelodeon Movies Paramount Pictures
January 26, 2024 Miller's Girl [8] Good UniverseLionsgate

Upcoming

Release dateTitleCo-production withDistributed by
October 9, 2026Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel [9] [10] Nickelodeon Movies Paramount Pictures
TBAThe Something [11] Good Universe Universal Pictures
Where's Waldo? [12] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
DreamWorks Classics
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States)
Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Black and White [13] [14] Stoller Global Solutions
HartBeat Productions
Paramount Pictures
Memetic [15] Boom! Studios Lionsgate
Video Nasty [16] Stampede Ventures
Invincible [17] [18] Skybound Entertainment Universal Pictures
79ers [19] Gary Sanchez Productions Lionsgate
Tangles [20] Monarch Media
Giant Ant
Lylas Pictures
Chippendales [21] 20th Century Studios
Regency Enterprises
Bold Films
Permut Productions
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Untitled Figment film [22] Walt Disney Pictures
3 Arts Entertainment

Documentaries

Release dateTitleCo-production withDistributed by
September 23, 2020 Console Wars Legendary Television
CBS Television Studios
CBS All Access

Television series

Released

Year(s)TitleProduction companiesNetworkSeries status
2016–19 Preacher Sony Pictures Television
AMC Studios
Woodbridge Productions
KFL Nightsky Productions
Short Drive Entertainment
Original Film
Kickstart Productions
AMC Concluded after 4 seasons
2017–20 Future Man Sony Pictures Television
Matt Tolmach Productions
Turkeyfoot Productions
Hulu Concluded after 3 seasons
2019–21 Black Monday Sony Pictures Television
Showtime Networks
Jordan Productions
Shark vs. Bear
Showtime Canceled after 3 seasons
2019–present The Boys Sony Pictures Television
Amazon Studios
Kripke Enterprises
Original Film
Kickstart Entertainment
KFL Nightsky Productions
Amazon Prime Video Renewed for season 4
2021–present Invincible Skybound North
Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
Amazon Studios
Renewed for season 3
2021 Santa Inc. Rushfield Productions
oh us.
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios [23]
Lionsgate Television
HBO Max Miniseries
2022 Pam & Tommy Annapurna Television
Limelight
Ramona Films
Hulu
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Sony Pictures Television
Amazon Studios
Titmouse, Inc.
Kripke Enterprises
Original Film
Amazon Prime VideoConcluded after 1 season
2023 Paul T. Goldman Annapurna Television
Caviar
Swindle
Lionsgate Television
Peacock Documentary miniseries
2023–present Gen V Sony Pictures Television
Amazon Studios
Kripke Enterprises
Original Film
Fazekas & Butters
Kickstart Entertainment
KFL Nightsky Productions
Amazon Prime VideoRenewed for season 2
2024–present The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down [24] CBC Television
Frantic Films
CBC Television

In development

Year(s)TitleProduction companiesNetworkSeries status
2024 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [9] Nickelodeon Animation Studio Paramount+ Series order
Sausage Party: Foodtopia [25] Sony Pictures Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Annapurna Television
Amazon Prime Video
TBA The Studio [26] Lionsgate Television Apple TV+ In development
The Boys: Mexico [27] Kripke Enterprises
Original Film
Amazon MGM Studios
Sony Pictures Television
Amazon Prime Video
Fear Agent Sony Pictures Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Matt Tolmach Productions
Console Wars [28] [29] Flying Penguin Pictures
Legendary Television [30]
Scott Rudin Productions
Paramount+
Darkwing Duck [31] Disney Television Animation Disney+
TaleSpin [32]

Critical reception

FilmMetacriticRotten TomatoesReferences
50/507294% [33] [34]
This Is the End6783% [35] [36]
Neighbors6873% [37] [38]
The Interview5251% [39] [40]
The Night Before5865% [41] [42]
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising5862%
Sausage Party6682%
The Disaster Artist8295% [43]
Game Over Man!3220% [44]
Blockers6983% [45]
Long Shot6781%
Good Boys6079%
An American Pickle5873%
Joy Ride7491%
Cobweb5059%
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem7496%
Miller's Girl4235%
Average score62.974.19%

Commercial performance

FilmBudgetDomestic GrossWorldwide GrossReference
50/50$8,000,000$35,014,192$39,187,783 [46]
This Is the End$32,000,000$101,470,202$126,041,322 [47]
Neighbors$18,000,000$150,157,400$268,157,400 [48]
The Interview$44,000,000$6,105,175$11,305,175 [49]
The Night Before$25,000,000$43,047,372$52,395,996 [50]
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising$35,000,000$55,340,730$107,181,009 [51]
Sausage Party $19,000,000$97,670,358$140,753,274 [52]
The Disaster Artist $10,000,000$21,120,616$29,820,616 [53]
Game Over Man!
Blockers $21,000,000$59,630,490$91,230,490 [54]
Long Shot$40,000,000$30,316,271$53,859,936
Good Boys$20,000,000$83,140,306$110,940,306
Total$212,000,000$488,805,429$745,021,959

See also

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