Momentum Pictures

Momentum Pictures is a film distributor owned by Entertainment One, a subsidiary of Hasbro. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading independent distributors in the UK and Ireland. Following eOne's purchase of the company, Alliance and its divisions were folded under the eOne brand. The Momentum brand was revived in 2015 as part of a venture with Orion Pictures to jointly acquire films for distribution in North America and international markets.[1]

Momentum Pictures

Industry	Film distribution
Fate	Absorbed by Entertainment One; relaunched in 2015
Founded	London, England (1996, 2016–present) Toronto, Ontario (2015)
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	Entertainment One (Hasbro)
Website	www.momentumpictures.net

Under Alliance ownership, Momentum's most successful theatrical releases include the films The King's Speech, Amélie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Control, Downfall, The Young Victoria, Defiance, Milk, Let the Right One In, The Illusionist, Just Friends, District B13 Ultimatum, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, Glorious 39, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Red Tails and P.S. I Love You.

The studio has also released several family films, such as Hoodwinked!, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (co-distributed with United International Pictures as part of a two-year agreement), Arthur and the Invisibles and Igor, as well as the home video rights for popular TV series Creature Comforts.

Theatrical releases

2019

• The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (13 December)
• A Million Little Pieces (6 December)
• Haunt (13 September)

2018

• I Think We're Alone Now (14 September)
• Boarding School (2018 film) (August 31)
• 211 (8 June)
• The Last Witness (29 May)
• Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb (15 May)
• Beast of Burden[2] (23 February)
• Half Magic (23 February)
• Looking Glass (16 February)
• The Clapper (26 January)
• Mom and Dad (19 January)
• Stratton (5 January)

2017

• Jungle (20 October)
• Fun Mom Dinner (4 August)
• Brimstone (10 March)
• In Dubious Battle (17 February)
• Wheeler (3 February)
• Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (13 January)

2016

• My Dead Boyfriend (3 November)
• Hard Sell (20 May)
• Bling (6 May)
• The Program (18 March)
• All Roads Lead to Rome (5 February)

2015 (relaunch)

• The Wannabe (4 December)

2013

• Snitch (21 June)
• Populaire (31 May)
• 21 & Over (3 May)
• The Lords of Salem (19 April)
• Dark Skies (3 April)
• In the House (29 March)
• Welcome to the Punch (15 March)
• Robot & Frank (8 March)
• The Bay (1 March)
• Safe Haven (1 March)
• Antiviral (1 February)
• Movie 43 (25 January)
• V/H/S (18 January)
• Quartet (1 January)

2012

• Dead Europe (14 December)
• Seven Psychopaths (5 December)
• Gambit (21 November)
• We Are the Night (15 October)
• Hit & Run (12 October)
• Sinister (5 October)
• The Babymakers (28 September)
• House at the End of the Street (21 September)
• Hope Springs (14 September)
• Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (14 September)
• Lawless (7 September)
• Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (24 August)
• The Players (6 July)
• Red Lights (15 June)
• Red Tails (6 June)
• The Raid: Redemption (18 May)
• Café de Flore (11 May)
• The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (7 May)
• Safe (4 May)
• The Divide (20 April)
• Headhunters (6 April)
• Act of Valor (23 March)
• The Woman in Black (10 February)
• Haywire (18 January)
• Shame (13 January)

2011

• Justice (18 November)
• Trollhunter (9 September)
• Weekender (2 September)
• Hobo with a Shotgun (15 July)
• Red Hill (13 May)
• Insidious (29 April)
• Limitless (23 March)
• Chalet Girl (16 March)
• The Fighter (2 February)
• The Mechanic (28 January)
• Season of the Witch (7 January)
• The King's Speech (7 January)

2010

• Catfish (17 December)
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (26 November)
• Skyline (12 November)
• Another Year (5 November)
• Frozen (24 September)
• The Horde (17 September)
• Tamara Drewe (10 September)
• The Girl Who Played with Fire (27 August)
• Goemon (23 July)
• The Rebound (23 July)
• Brooklyn's Finest (11 June)
• Dear John (14 April)
• The Spy Next Door (19 March)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (12 March)
• The Crazies (26 February)
• Youth in Revolt (5 February)
• 44 Inch Chest (15 January)

2009

• Law Abiding Citizen (27 November)
• Glorious 39 (20 November)
• The Men Who Stare at Goats (6 November)
• White Lightnin' (25 September)
• The September Issue (11 September)
• Dorian Gray (9 September)
• Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (28 August)
• A Perfect Getaway (14 August)
• Mesrine: Killer Instinct (7 August)
• Last Chance Harvey (5 June)
• Outlander (24 April)
• Lesbian Vampire Killers (20 March)
• The Young Victoria (6 March)
• Milk (23 January)
• The Crew (12 January)
• Defiance (9 January)

2008

• The Baader Meinhof Complex (14 November)
• Igor (17 October)
• The Fall (3 October)
• Fly Me to the Moon (3 October)
• The Foot Fist Way (26 September)
• The Wave (19 September)
• Disaster Movie (5 September)
• The Mist (4 July)
• Teeth (20 June)
• Superhero Movie (6 June)
• Automaton Transfusion (19 May)
• Caramel (16 May)
• Vexille (9 May)
• Happy-Go-Lucky (18 April)
• The Banquet (11 April)
• Never Back Down (4 April)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (21 March)
• The Accidental Husband (29 February)
• Penelope (1 February)
• The Good Night (18 January)
• P.S. I Love You (4 January)

2007

• Chromophobia (14 December)
• Planet Terror (9 November)
• The Last Legion (19 October)
• Control (5 October)
• Scorpion (24 September)
• Bratz (17 August)
• The Hoax (3 August)
• Shut Up and Sing (29 June)
• The Pleasure Drivers (16 April)
• The Messengers (6 April)
• Amazing Grace (23 March)
• Hannibal Rising (9 February)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2 February)
• Bobby (26 January)
• Miss Potter (5 January)

2006

• Heartstopper (18 December)
• Joy Division (17 November)
• The Last Kiss (20 October)
• Hoodwinked! (29 September)
• Snow Cake (8 September)
• Wilderness (11 August)
• Atomised (14 July)
• 2001 Maniacs (26 June)
• Things to Do Before You're 30 (2 June)
• Waiting... (19 May)
• The Other Half (15 May)
• Prime (12 May)
• Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (28 April)
• The Dark (7 April)
• The Big White (24 March)
• Tsotsi (17 March)
• The Weather Man (3 March)
• Just Friends (6 January)

2005

• Where the Truth Lies (2 December)
• Broken Flowers (21 October)
• Lord of War (14 October)
• Born to Fight (2 September)
• The United States of Leland (1 July)
• Inside Deep Throat (10 June)
• Seed of Chucky (13 May)
• Downfall (1 April)
• Mickybo and Me (25 March)
• Casshern (25 February)
• The Door in the Floor (11 February)
• Racing Stripes (4 February)
• Vera Drake (7 January)

2004

• My House in Umbria (26 November)
• Inside I'm Dancing (15 October)
• Wicker Park (10 September)
• Stage Beauty (3 September)
• Nathalie... (16 July)
• The Company (7 May)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (30 April)
• Wondrous Oblivion (23 April)
• One Last Chance (12 March)
• People I Know (13 February)
• Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (23 January)
• Lost in Translation (9 January)

2003

• Out of Time (26 December)
• Together with You (12 December)
• American Cousins (28 November)
• The Mother (14 November)
• Raising Victor Vargas (19 September)
• Confidence (22 August)
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown (25 July)
• Dark Blue (4 July)
• Dirty Deeds (6 June)
• The Actors (16 May)
• I Capture the Castle (9 May)
• Equilibrium (14 March)
• The Magdalene Sisters (21 February)
• Bollywood/Hollywood (14 February)
• The Kid Stays in the Picture (7 February)

2002

• Bowling for Columbine (15 November)
• My Little Eye (4 October)
• Van Wilder (27 September)
• Scratch (30 August)
• Hijack Stories (19 July)
• Novocaine (5 July)
• No Man's Land (17 May)
• Slackers (10 May)
• Crossroads (29 March)
• The Son's Room (15 February)
• Just Visiting (8 February)
• Made (25 January)

2001

• Formula 51 (7 December)
• Me Without You (23 November)
• Down from the Mountain (26 October)
• Amélie (5 October)
• The Center of the World (21 September)
• Shiner (14 September)
• Get Over It (8 June)
• You Can Count on Me (23 March)
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (9 February)
• Requiem for a Dream (19 January)

2000

• Cecil B. Demented (8 December)
• The Way of the Gun (17 November)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (15 September)

Awards

In February 2011, Momentum Pictures won eight BAFTA awards, more than any other UK distributor. Seven awards went to The King's Speech, including Best Film and Best Actor. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo won Best Film Not in the English Language.

References

1. "eOne Revives Momentum Pictures and Partners With Orion For Films — Toronto". Deadline. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
2. Staff, Comingsoon (24 December 2017). "Beast of Burden". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Momentum Pictures on IMDb