KatzSmith Productions

KatzSmith Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.^[1] The company is known for producing the 2017 horror film It.^[2]

KatzSmith Productions

Company type	Production company
Industry	Motion pictures Television show
Founded	2011
Founder	Seth Grahame-Smith David Katzenberg
Headquarters	United States
Key people	Seth Grahame-Smith David Katzenberg

Overview

In 2011, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg launched KatzSmith Productions, with the company's first film being the 2017 film It.

On July 3, 2018 it was announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Orion Pictures and KatzSmith Productions were producing Child's Play, a remake of the 1988 film of the same name.^[3][4] The film will star Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry.^[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Release date	Production partners	Distributors
2017	It	Andy Muschietti	September 8, 2017	New Line Cinema Lin Pictures Vertigo Entertainment	Warner Bros. Pictures
2019	Child's Play	Lars Klevberg	June 21, 2019	Orion Pictures BRON Creative	United Artists Releasing (Worldwide) Elevation Pictures (Canada)
	It Chapter Two (Uncredited)	Andy Muschietti	September 6, 2019	New Line Cinema Double Dream Vertigo Entertainment Rideback	Warner Bros. Pictures
2023	Five Nights at Freddy's (Uncredited)[6]	Emma Tammi	October 27, 2023	Blumhouse Productions Vertigo Entertainment Scott Cawthon Productions	Universal Pictures
2024	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (as Geffen Company)	Tim Burton	September 6, 2024	Plan B Entertainment Tim Burton Productions	Warner Bros. Pictures
TBA	Kung Fury 2	David Sandberg	TBA	B-Reel Laser Unicorns Argent Pictures

Television

Title	First aired	Last aired	Co-production	Network	Note(s)
Just Beyond	October 13, 2021		Disney Branded Television / 20th Television / Boom! Studios	Disney+

Reception

Box office

Title	Co-production	Distributor	Release date (United States)	Budget (Millions)	Box office gross
It	Lin Pictures New Line Cinema RatPac-Dune Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment	Warner Bros. Pictures	September 8, 2017	$35 million	$700.4 million
Child's Play	Orion Pictures Bron Creative	United Artists Releasing	June 21, 2019	$10 million	$42.3 million
It Chapter Two	New Line Cinema Rideback Double Dream Mehra Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment	Warner Bros. Pictures	September 6, 2019	$79 million	$473.1 million

Critical reception

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
It (2017)	86%[7]	69[8]	B+
Child's Play (2019)	64%[9]	48[10]	C+
It Chapter Two (2019)	63%[9]	58[10]	B+

References

1. "David Katzenberg with Seth Grahame-Smith talk KatzSmith Productions". Entertainment Weekly. October 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
2. Woerner, Meredith (October 13, 2017). "The making of a monster hit: How 'It' could change the way Hollywood makes movies". LA Times. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
3. Miska, Brad (July 3, 2018). "MGM Fast-tracks 'Child's Play' Remake With a "Technologically Advanced" Killer Doll". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
4. Sneider, Jeff (July 3, 2018). "'Child's Play' Reboot In the Works at MGM From 'It' Producers". collider.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
5. N'Duka, Amanda (September 20, 2018). "Gabriel Bateman To Star As Andy In MGM's 'Child's Play' Remake, Joining Aubrey Plaza & Brian Tyree Henry". deadline.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
6. "EIDR Record: Five Nights At Freddy's (2023-10-27, Movie)". Entertainment Identifier Registry. doi:10.5240/05f0-758a-942d-7633-6f30-p. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
7. "It". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
8. "It". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
9. "Child's Play". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
10. "Child's Play". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 September 2019.