The Mark Gordon Company

In 1987, film producers Mark Gordon and Chris Meledandri, the latter of whom would later go on to found Illumination Entertainment, formed The Meledandri/Gordon Company, with a non-exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures. Meledandri quit in 1991 to join Dawn Steel's production company, and it was renamed to The Mark Gordon Company.^[1][2]

Its big break came in 1994 when Gordon made its first success with its film Speed, which grossed $350.4 million at the box office.^[3][4]

Their second big success from Gordon was the 1996 film Broken Arrow, which grossed $150.2 million at the box office.^[5]

On December 10, 1995, Gordon merged its own company with Gary Levinson's Classico Entertainment, which ultimately signed a deal with Paramount Pictures after its deal with Fox ends. It was at first known as Cloud Nine Entertainment, before settling on Mutual Film Company.^[6]

On September 7, 2000, it was announced that Mark Gordon was quitting Mutual Film Company in order to relaunch his own company.^[7] A year later, on October 10, 2001, it signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to produce new films under its own production company and hired Betsy Beers to run the company.^[8]

In 2002, Gordon partnered with Bob Yari to launch Stratus Film Company, to produce independent feature films, and hired Mark Gill as executive of the studio.^[9] Gordon exited the organization in 2005.^[10]

In 2003, Gordon signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to produce its feature films for a three-year pact.^[11]

In 2004, Mark Gordon was producing its first TV series LAX for NBC, which came from the studio.^[12] On August 18, 2004, Gordon signed a deal with Touchstone Television for two years, where the studio is developing drama projects.^[13]

That same year, The Day After Tomorrow became the studio's first hit under the new era, and it grossed $552.6 million worldwide.^[14]

In 2005, Gordon made his first big success on TV with the Shonda Rhimes-created series Grey's Anatomy.^[15] The studio followed up his success with Criminal Minds, which aired on CBS.^[16]

In 2007, its own pact with ABC Studios was renewed.^[17] Four years later, in 2011, it signed a production deal with The Walt Disney Studios, whereas Gordon is running the company for four years until 2015.^[18]

In 2015, Entertainment One acquired its 51% stake in The Mark Gordon Company. eOne will handle international sales of its productions developed by The Mark Gordon Company.^[19] In 2016, Gordon launched its first two independent shows under eOne's regime, including Designated Survivor and Conviction, all of them were co-produced with ABC Studios and aired on the ABC network.^[20]

In 2018, Entertainment One acquired the remaining 49% of the company and it folded The Mark Gordon Company into the parent company, by making Gordon president of it.^[21]

On July 25, 2019, Mark Gordon announced that he will step down as Entertainment One president, in order to relaunch his own independent studio, with its own first-look deal with the studio eOne.^[22]

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