LionsGate

LionsGate Entertainment is a Canadian entertainment corporation. In 2007 Lions Gate was the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in the United States.

LionsGate is divided into five divisions:

- Film: Lionsgate Films

- Music: Lionsgate Records
- Television: Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury

- Studios: Lionsgate Studios
- Video: Lionsgate Home entertainment and Family Home Entertainment

LionsGate Films is a production - distribution company and one of the largest independent film distributors in North America. Though they focus mainly on foreign and independent films, LionsGate is also known for distributing controversial films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and American Psycho, which began a trend of producing and distributing films which were far to controversial for major American studios.

Lionsgate rarely co - produces films with major studios. E.g. was a silent partner in 20th Century Fox's sci - fi film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2004 Lionsgate joined forced with rival United Artists in producing Hotel Rwanda.

Crash was the studio's first film to recieve the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Lionsgate does not finance many films which they release instead, they either co-produce films with producing partners or acquire rights to the film at festivals, as was the case with Saw, Cabin Fever, and Open Water.

Lionsgate has also produced award winning film Monsters Ball, Saw, Hostel amongst others.

Lionsgate studios film productions include: Final Destination 3, White Chicks, Scary Movie 3 and 4