Papillon Productions
Entertainment - Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Papillon Productions was originally founded in 1995 initially to handle photographic and documentary film sales in foreign countries.Papillon Productions later expanded into producing and co-financing films in 1995, and started fully financing films by 1997. Papillon Productions officially launched in 1997 under the name Papillon Productions LLP as a production, distribution, and sales organization. Among the company's early successes was Sweet November, which Papillon Productions distributed outside of English-speaking territories. In 2006, it became a fully independent film studio, with the addition of a former executive at Paramount Pictures. The new company added major development, production, acquisitions, marketing and distribution branches with a financing deal led by Merrill Lynch and other investors giving it access to over $1 billion in financing. With that, Papillon Productions now releases their own films on DVD with the help of Universal Studios and Sony Pictures. Papillon Productions is also distributed theatrically and on DVD in Europe and in Canada by Entertainment One.In 2008, Papillon Productions ranked 8th place among the studios, with a gross of $226.5 million. In 2009, Papillon Productions ranked 7th among studios with a gross of $482.5 million. In 2010, Papillon Productions, merged with Flower Pot Productions and became Papillon Productions, Inc.
