Weintraub Entertainment Group
Film production company (1986–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG) was a film production company considered to be a mini-major studio founded by Jerry Weintraub.[1]
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Company type | Private corporation |
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Industry | Motion picture |
Founded | July 1, 1986; 37 years ago (1986-07-01) |
Founder | Jerry Weintraub |
Defunct | September 30, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-09-30) |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Successors | Company: Columbia Pictures Library: Sony Pictures (through Columbia Pictures) Paramount Pictures (through Melange Pictures) (television and online streaming rights) StudioCanal (through Lumiere Pictures and Television) (Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment library only) |
Key people | Jerry Weintraub, Chair/CEO Kenneth Kleinberg, president/COO[1] Andrew Susskind, TV president[2] |
Products | films |
Services | distribution |
Owner | The Coca-Cola Company US Tobacco Company[3] Columbia Pictures (15%; 1987–1989) Warner Bros. (15%; 1989–1990)[4] |
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