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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture industry |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Saw |
| Parent | Evolution Entertainment |
| Divisions | Twisted Television |
Twisted Pictures is an American production company and a division of Evolution Entertainment that specializes in horror and thriller films. The company was founded by Evolution's Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg in 2004. The company is known for producing the Saw film franchise.
In 2004, following Evolution Entertainment's pre-release success with Saw , its executives, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Gregg Hoffman, founded Twisted Pictures as Evolutions's division for films in the horror genre. [1] Saw was released in October 2004 and became a success at the box office, leading Lionsgate Films, the film's distributor, to sign a nine-picture deal with Twisted Pictures in November that year. [2] Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the Saw franchise. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years. [3]
In June 2007, the company formed a joint venture with RKO Pictures to remake four films from the latter's library, namely Five Came Back (1939), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Body Snatcher (1945), and Bedlam (1946). [4] [5]
In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 's rights holders, Bob Kuhn and Kim Henkel, after discussions with the film's production company, Platinum Dunes, fell apart. The deal was stated to cover multiple pictures. [6]
| Year | Film | Director | Distributor | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Saw | James Wan | Lionsgate | $1.2 million | $103.9 million |
| 2005 | Saw II | Darren Lynn Bousman | $4 million | $147.7 million | |
| 2006 | Saw III | $10 million | $164.9 million | ||
| 2007 | Dead Silence | James Wan | Universal Pictures | $20 million | $22.2 million |
| Saw IV | Darren Lynn Bousman | Lionsgate | $10 million | $139.4 million | |
| 2008 | Catacombs | Tomm Coker David Elliot | — | — | |
| Vlog | Joshua Butler | Anchor Bay Entertainment | — | — | |
| Saw V | David Hackl | Lionsgate | $10.8 million | $113.9 million | |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | Darren Lynn Bousman | $8.5 million | $188,126 | ||
| 2009 | Saw VI | Kevin Greutert | $11 million | $68.2 million | |
| 2010 | The Tortured | Robert Lieberman | IFC Films | — | — |
| Saw 3D | Kevin Greutert | Lionsgate | $20 million | $136.2 million | |
| 2014 | Catch Hell | Ryan Phillippe | Entertainment One | — | — |
| 2017 | Havenhurst | Andrew C. Erin | Brainstorm Media | — | — |
| Jigsaw | The Spierig Brothers | Lionsgate | $10 million | $104.2 million | |
| 2021 | Spiral: From the Book of Saw | Darren Lynn Bousman | $20 million | $40.6 million | |
| 2022 | End of the Road | Millicent Shelton | Netflix | — | — |
| 2023 | Saw X | Kevin Greutert | Lionsgate | $13 million | $111.8 million |
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