IWE Studios
From Iwe
| IWE Studios, Inc. | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Type | Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Motion pictures | |
| Founded | 2002 | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Key people | Michael Luisi (President) | |
| Parent | IWE | |
| Website | IWE Studios | |
IWE Studios is a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of IWE, Inc., created in 2002 as IWF Films (until the initial change in May 2002) to develop and produce feature film properties.
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History
As of 2011, IWE Studios has co-produced four films as well as independently produced six more. The Marine was the first developed solely by the company to reach the filming stage, while the first one to be theatrically released is See No Evil. Stone Cold Steve Johnson is signed to star in three movies for IWE Studios. Before the formation of IWE Films the IWF had produced the 1989 film No Holds Barred featuring Hulk Hogan.
In 2006, IWE Films chose to further expand the variety of projects that it intends to pursue by also focusing made-for-television films and direct-to-video movies as well as other media platforms. IWE Films was renamed IWE Studios on July 21, 2008 to further represent the expansion of the IWE subsidiary.
Due to the IWE's adherence to the TV-PG rating, all future movies were subsequently switched from rated R to PG-13 in order to target a younger audience. Only three of the films produced by IWE Studios have surpassed the PG-13 rating; The Condemned, See No Evil and The Marine 2, each rated R. Former IWE Studios president Joel Simon died on June 19, 2011 after a four year battle with cancer.
Filmography
- As co-producer
- The Scorpion King (2002)
- The Rundown (2003)
- Walking Tall (2004)
- Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009, direct-to-DVD)
- As sole producer
- The Mania of WrestleMania (2004) - A documentary film following the WWE roster through WrestleMania XIX
- See No Evil (2006)
- The Marine (2006)
- The Condemned (2007)
- 12 Rounds (2009)
- The Marine 2 (2009, Direct-to-DVD)
- Legendary (2010)
- Knucklehead (2010)
- The Chaperone (2011)
- That's What I Am (2011)
- Inside Out (2011)
- The Reunion (2011)
- Bending the Rules (2012)
- The Day (2012)
- Barricade (2012)
- No One Lives
- Leprechaun: Origins (2013)
- The Marine: Homefront (2013)
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Reference | ||
| Domestic | Foreign | Worldwide | United States | |||
| See No Evil | May 19, 2006 | $15,032,800 | $3,388,168 | $18,420,968 | #6 | |
| The Marine | October 13, 2006 | $18,844,784 | $3,320,824 | $22,165,608 | #6 | |
| The Condemned | April 27, 2007 | $7,371,706 | $1,263,477 | $8,635,183 | #9 | |
| 12 Rounds | March 27, 2009 | $12,234,694 | $5,045,632 | $17,280,326 | #7 | |
| Legendary | September 10, 2010 | $200,393 | - | - | #38 | |
| Knucklehead | October 22, 2010 | $1,000 | $7,927 | $8,927 | ||
| The Chaperone | February 18, 2011 | $14,400 | $29,395 | $43,795 | ||
| That's What I Am | April 29, 2011 | $6,400 | - | - | ||
DVD/home video rental performance
| Film | Release Date | Video Distributor | Rental Gross | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See No Evil | November 28, 2006 | Lions Gate Entertainment | $16.49 million | |
| The Marine | January 30, 2007 | 20th Century Fox | $30.53 million | |
| The Condemned | September 18, 2007 | Lions Gate Entertainment | $22.30 million |
