Roadside Attractions

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Roadside Attractions, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Motion pictures
Founded2003;22 years ago (2003)
Founders
  • Howard Cohen
  • Eric d'Arbeloff
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
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United States
Services
Owner Lionsgate Films (45%)
Website www.roadsideattractions.com

Roadside Attractions, LLC is an American independent film distributor and film production company with a primary focus on acquisitions. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company was founded by Howard Cohen and Eric d'Arbeloff, who serve as the co-presidents.

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History

Roadside Attractions, LLC was established in late 2003 as a U.S. theatrical distribution company focused on acquisitions. It was founded by Howard Cohen, then with United Talent Agency, and independent film producer Eric d'Arbeloff. Prior to co-founding the company, Cohen had served as an acquisitions executive at Samuel Goldwyn Films from 1987 to 1994. d'Arbeloff had produced films such as Trick (1999) and Lovely & Amazing (2002) under the Roadside Attractions banner before becoming a formal distribution company. [1] [2]

Shortly after its founding, Roadside entered into a co-distribution partnership with Samuel Goldwyn Films and Independent Distribution Partners (IDP), through which the companies jointly released a slate of films, sharing both costs and revenues equally. [3] The companies acquired their first film, a fast food documentary Super Size Me , at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. [4] In May 2007, it was reported that Roadside had opted not to renew its partnership following the expiration of the contract at the end of 2006. [5] Later that year, Lionsgate Films acquired a 45% minority stake in Roadside. [6] [7] Lionsgate also distributes Roadside's films in the U.S. home entertainment market and controls their pay 1 theatrical output deals. [8]

In 2016, Roadside partnered with Amazon Studios to release films theatrically. After releasing a half dozen of films together, the partnership ended in 2019 when Amazon shifted to distributing its films independently. [9] In August 2022, it was reported that Roadside entered into a multi-year streaming deal with Hulu for the post-theatrical pay 1 window. Call Jane and Gigi & Nate were the first films released under the deal. [8]

Filmography

Top 10 highest-grossing films

RankTitleYearU.S. Gross [10]
1 I Can Only Imagine 2018$83,482,352
2 Manchester by the Sea 2016$47,695,371
3 Mud 2013$21,590,086
4 Judy 2019$24,319,961
5 The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019$20,457,158
6 A Most Wanted Man 2014$17,237,855
7 Forever My Girl 2018$16,376,066
8 Hello, My Name Is Doris 2016$14,444,999
9 Love & Friendship 2016$14,016,568
10 Love and Mercy 2015$12,551,031


References

  1. ↑ Harris, Dana (October 29, 2003). "UTA's Cohen heads Roadside". Variety . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (September 17, 2010). "Roadside: The little engine that could". Variety . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Dunkley, Cathy (December 26, 2004). "Roadside carves canny distrib niche". Variety . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rooney, David (September 8, 2004). "Samuel Goldwyn / Roadside Attractions". Variety . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ Goldstein, Gregg (May 10, 2007). "Roadside, Goldwyn split up". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Goldstein, Gregg (July 27, 2007). "Lionsgate widens indie highway with Roadside". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ McNary, Dave (September 15, 2012). "Roadside Attractions nabs Emperor". Variety . Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  8. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 25, 2022). "Roadside Attractions Inks Post-Theatrical Pay 1 Window With Hulu". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (October 23, 2019). "How Roadside Attractions Fights to Give Indies a Theatrical Path to Success". Variety . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Box Office Performance History for Roadside Attractions". The Numbers . Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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