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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | New York City, New York |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, USA |
| Key people | Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein |
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Owner | The Weinstein Company |
| Website | http://www.weinsteinco.com/ |
Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films. The Weinstein Brothers took this label with them when they departed the Disney-owned Miramax in October 2005.
Dimension Films is merely a brand and does not exist as a separate company. It is simply an alternate label for The Weinstein Company's genre releases.
All films released by Dimension Films prior to October 1, 2005, remain the property of The Walt Disney Company. Disney also retains a license to use the Dimension label for distribution of the film library it controls. According to the Associated Press, "Disney continues to share half the proceeds from the Scary Movie flicks and any other future installments in pre-existing Dimension franchises."[1].
The studio's most notable well-known movie franchises from the Disney period include Halloween (1995-2002), Children of the Corn (1995-2001), Scream (1996-2000), Spy Kids (2001-2003) and Scary Movie (2000-present).
Some of Dimension's early releases were distributed on video by Paramount Pictures, eventually transferring its output to Buena Vista when Miramax was bought by Disney in 1993, before the Weinsteins split from Disney in 2005.after that when Disney was relaunched of Hollywood Pictures as a genre films.