Lionsgate Films

Lionsgate Films
	Lionsgate Films headquarters at Lionsgate Studios headquarters in Santa Monica
Formerly	Cinépix Film Properties (1962–1998)
Company type	Division
Industry	Film
Founded	June 15, 1962; 62 years ago (as Cinépix); January 13, 1998; 27 years ago (as Lionsgate Films);
Founders	John Dunning; Andre Link; Frank Giustra
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Joe Drake; (film group chairman); Adam Fogelson; (vice chair);
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film distribution
Parent	Lionsgate (1997–2024); Lionsgate Studios (2024–present)
Divisions	Lionsgate Premiere
Subsidiaries	eOne Films; Lionsgate UK; Globalgate Entertainment; Grindstone Entertainment Group; Pantelion Films (50%); Roadside Attractions (43%); Summit Entertainment; Spyglass Media Group (18.9%); Good Universe; Makeready (co-backing with Universal Studios); Sierra/Affinity;
Website	www.lionsgate.com/movies/

Lionsgate Films is a Canadian-American^[2] film production and distribution company owned by Lionsgate Studios. Lionsgate was founded in Canada on June 15, 1962, as Cinépix Film Properties, and is now headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. The studio focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film franchises, including Saw, The Hunger Games, Rambo, Divergent, The Punisher, John Wick, Madea, Blair Witch, Now You See Me, Hostel, The Expendables, Sinister, The Twilight Saga, Step Up, and Den of Thieves.

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