United Artists Releasing
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United Artists Releasing, LLC (UAR) was an American film distribution joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures and the successor to United Artists (UA).
Formerly | Mirror (2017–2019) |
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Company type | Joint venture |
Industry | Film |
Predecessor | United Artists Corporation |
Founded | October 31, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-31) |
Founder | |
Defunct | March 4, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-04) |
Fate | Operations folded into MGM[1] |
Successor | |
Headquarters | West Hollywood and Los Angeles, California, United States |
Number of locations | 2 |
Area served | United States |
Key people | |
Products | Motion pictures |
Services | Film distribution and promotion |
Owners | 50% each owned by:
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Number of employees | 230 (2022) |
Website | Official website (archived) |
Founded by former MGM CEO Gary Barber and Annapurna founder Megan Ellison on October 31, 2017, as Mirror,[2] it operated within the offices of the headquarters of the respective companies in West Hollywood and Los Angeles in California and offered alternative services to the major film studios and streaming media companies[3] with 10–14 films released annually. The venture rebranded as United Artists Releasing on February 5, 2019, to commemorate 100 years since the founding of United Artists.[3][4] Unlike the original United Artists, MGM and Annapurna had been operated a U.S. theatrical distribution joint venture, United Artists Releasing.
On May 26, 2021, online shopping and technology company Amazon acquired MGM Holdings, the parent company of MGM, for $8.45 billion[5] which closed on March 17, 2022,[6] and consequentially placed UAR under the control of Amazon Studios. Amazon then folded United Artists Releasing into MGM on March 4, 2023, in a push towards cinematic/theatrical film distribution alongside their staple media releases on their video on demand service Amazon Prime Video.[1]