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Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios is the film and television production arm of the MTV Entertainment Group, itself a subsidiary of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. It primarily produces content aimed at adolescent and adult audiences, including original productions for the namesake cable channel and its siblings, or theatrical films released through Paramount Pictures.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Parent | MTV Entertainment Group |
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MTV Entertainment Studios was formed in 2021[citation needed] as a consolidation of the original MTV Productions founded in 1991, the former MTV Films group established in 1996, the MTV Production Development/MTV Studios group of 2003, and the relaunched MTV Studios of 2018.[1]
MTV Productions was founded in 1991. It went into expansion two years later, with Doug Herzog serving as president, to produce content for theatrical releases, broadcast television and cable, syndication, and the international marketplace.[2] MTV then signed a two-picture deal with Geffen Pictures.[3] MTV Productions also tried for an entertainment strip called Real Time, to be distributed by Viacom Enterprises, and scheduled on air for the 1994–95 season, but never materialized.[4]
Joe's Apartment, based on a short aired on MTV, would be the only film to come out of the Geffen Film deal due to the 1994 acquisition of Paramount Pictures by MTV's parent company Viacom. It was later released on July 26, 1996, and grossed $4.6 million on a $13 million budget, making it a box office bomb.[5] Since its acquisition by Viacom, Paramount Pictures began to distribute material from MTV and Nickelodeon.[6] After The Arsenio Hall Show was cancelled, Paramount began distributing and producing MTV's The Jon Stewart Show for the syndication market.[7]
The Paramount Television Group and MTV Productions signed a deal to develop projects commissioned by MTV in 1994, and gave Paramount the right of first refusal on projects developed by MTV.[8]
In the 1997–98 television season, MTV Productions, in conjunction with Paramount Network Television, debuted the NBC comedy Jenny, the UPN (then-sister of MTV) comedy Hitz, and the WB drama Three. None of these lasted more than one season.[9]
By 1995, David Gale was named head of MTV Films.[10]
MTV developed its first feature film in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. Based on MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-Head, the film grossed $63.1 million on a $12 million budget.[11]
On August 21, 1998, MTV Films released Dead Man on Campus, which starred Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It got negative reviews, and was a box office bomb, grossing $15.1 million on a $14 million budget.[12] MTV Films' next feature project, 200 Cigarettes, released on February 26, 1999, and was also a box office bomb, grossing $6.8 million on a $6 million budget.[13]
In 2001, Zoolander was released under the "VH1 Films" label, and grossed $60.7 million on a $28 million budget.[14]
On August 21, 2006, Nickelodeon Movies, Comedy Central Films, and MTV Films became labels of the Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Less than eleven years later, Paramount Players was created in 2017 as a joint venture with MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, and BET Films.[citation needed]
In 2018, a new production unit under the MTV Studios name was launched to produce revivals of MTV library shows.[1] Over the next two years, MTV Studios would launch its "MTV Documentary Films" label for producing and acquiring documentary features [citation needed], while MTV Films would be folded into MTV Studios in 2020.[citation needed]
In 2021, MTV Studios became MTV Entertainment Studios, now encompassing content for, and based on, all brands within the MTV Entertainment Group.[citation needed]
Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Distribution | Budget | Gross |
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As "MTV Productions" | |||||
Joe's Apartment | July 26, 1996 | Geffen Pictures / Blue Sky Studios (animation) | Warner Bros. | $13 million | $4,619,014 |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | December 20, 1996 | MTV Animation / Geffen Pictures / Judgemental Films | Paramount Pictures | $12 million | $63,118,386 |
Dead Man on Campus | August 21, 1998 | Pacific Western Productions | $14 million | $15,064,946 | |
Varsity Blues | January 15, 1999 | Tollin/Robbins Productions | $16 million | $54,294,169 | |
200 Cigarettes | February 26, 1999 | Lakeshore Entertainment | $6 million | $6,852,450 | |
Election | May 7, 1999 | Bona Fide Productions | $25 million | $14,902,041 | |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | June 30, 1999 | via Comedy Central Films; Scott Rudin Productions / Braniff Productions | Paramount Pictures (USA) Warner Bros. (International) | $21 million | $83,137,603 |
The Wood | July 16, 1999 | Paramount Pictures | $6 million | $25,059,640 | |
The Original Kings of Comedy | August 18, 2000 | Latham Entertainment / 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks | $3 million | $38,182,790 | |
As "MTV Films" | |||||
Save the Last Dance | January 12, 2001 | Cort/Madden Productions | $13 million | $131,706,809 | |
Pootie Tang | June 29, 2001 | Chris Rock Productions / HBO Downtown Productions / 3 Arts Entertainment / Alphaville Films | $7 million | $3,313,583 | |
Zoolander | September 28, 2001 | via VH1 Films; Village Roadshow Pictures / NPV Entertainment / Red Hour Productions / Scott Rudin Productions | $28 million | $60,780,981 | |
Orange County | January 11, 2002 | Scott Rudin Productions | $18 million | $41,032,915 | |
Crossroads | February 15, 2002 | Zomba Films | $12 million | $61,141,030 | |
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | August 2, 2002 | Runteldat Entertainment | $3 million | $19,184,820 | |
Jackass: The Movie | October 25, 2002 | Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | $5 million | $79,493,831 | |
Better Luck Tomorrow | April 11, 2003 | $250,000 | $3,809,226 | ||
The Fighting Temptations | September 19, 2003 | Handprint Films | $30 million | $32,750,821 | |
Tupac: Resurrection | November 14, 2003 | Amaru Entertainment | $300,000 | $7,808,524 | |
The Perfect Score | January 30, 2004 | Roger Birnbaum Productions / Tollin/Robbins Productions | $10,876,805 | ||
Napoleon Dynamite | August 27, 2004 | HH Films | Fox Searchlight Pictures (USA) Paramount Pictures (International) | $400,000 | $46,118,097 |
Coach Carter | January 14, 2005 | Tollin/Robbins Productions | Paramount Pictures | $30 million | $76,669,806 |
The Longest Yard | May 27, 2005 | Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions / Callahan Filmworks | Paramount Pictures (USA) Sony Pictures (International) | $82 million | $190,320,568 |
Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | Paramount Classics / New Deal Entertainment | Paramount Pictures | $2.8 million | $23,563,727 |
Murderball | July 22, 2005 | Participant Media / A&E IndieFilms | THINKFilm | $350,000 | $1,750,211 |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' | November 9, 2005 | G-Unit Films/Interscope/Shady/Aftermath Films | Paramount Pictures | $40 million | $46,442,528 |
Æon Flux | December 2, 2005 | Lakeshore Entertainment / Valhalla Motion Pictures | $62 million | $52,304,001 | |
Strangers with Candy | June 28, 2006 | via Comedy Central Films; Worldwide Pants / Robert/Davis Films | THINKFilm | $2.3 million | |
Broken Bridges | September 6, 2006 | via CMT Films | Paramount Classics | $11 million | $252,539 |
Jackass Number Two | September 22, 2006 | Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | Paramount Pictures | $11.5 million | $84,618,532 |
Freedom Writers | January 5, 2007 | Jersey Films / 2S Films | $21 million | $43,090,741 | |
Reno 911!: Miami | February 23, 2007 | via Comedy Central Films; High Sierra Carpeting / Jersey Films / Double Feature Films / Principato-Young Entertainment | 20th Century Fox (USA) Paramount Pictures (International) | $10 million | $22,021,262 |
Blades of Glory | March 30, 2007 | DreamWorks Pictures / Red Hour Films / Smart Entertainment | Paramount Pictures | $53 million | $145,708,642 |
How She Move | January 25, 2008 | Celluloid Dreams / Sienna Films | Paramount Vantage | $17 million | $8,533,187 |
Stop-Loss | March 28, 2008 | Paramount Pictures | $25 million | $11,207,130 | |
The Foot Fist Way | May 30, 2008 | Gary Sanchez Productions / You Know I Can't Kiss You, Inc. | Paramount Vantage | $79,000 | $245,292 |
Dance Flick | May 22, 2009 | Wayans Bros. Entertainment | Paramount Pictures | $25 million | $31,439,140 |
Jackass 3D | October 15, 2010 | Dickhouse Productions | $20 million | $170,256,125 | |
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | February 11, 2011 | Insurge Pictures / AEG Live / Island Records / Scooter Braun Films / L.A. Reid Media | $13 million | $98,441,954 | |
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | September 9, 2011 | via Comedy Central Films; Codeblack Entertainment / Hartbeat Productions / Usual Suspects Productions | AMC Theatres | $750,000 | $7,706,436 |
Footloose | October 14, 2011 | Spyglass Entertainment / Unique Features / Dylan Sellers / Weston Pictures / Zadan/Meron / Southern Cross the Dog / Storyline Entertainment | Paramount Pictures | $24 million | $62,701,289 |
Katy Perry: Part of Me | July 3, 2012 | Insurge Pictures / Imagine Entertainment / AEG Live / Magical Elves Productions / Splinter Films / Pulse Films / EMI Music | $12 million | $31,911,815 | |
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | January 25, 2013 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Gary Sanchez Productions / Studio Babelsberg / Flynn Picture Company | $50 million | $225,703,475 | |
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | October 25, 2013 | Dickhouse Productions | $15 million | $151,826,547 | |
Project Almanac | January 30, 2015 | Insurge Pictures / Platinum Dunes | $12 million | $32,200,000 | |
76 Days | December 4, 2020 | Distribution only; 76 Days LLC / Ford Foundation / XTR / Sundance Institute[15] | via MTV Documentary Films | ||
Finding Yingying | December 11, 2020 | Distribution only; Kartemquin Films / Mitten Media / Nika Media[16] | |||
17 Blocks | February 19, 2021 | Distribution only; Beachside Films / Bunny Lake Films / 21 Balloons Productions[17] | |||
As MTV Entertainment Studios | |||||
Pink Skies Ahead | May 8, 2021 | Distribution only; Stampede Ventures / Divide/Conquer / Foton Pictures / Glanzrock Productions[18] | |||
Ascension | October 8, 2021 | Distribution only; XTR / Firelight Media / Field of Vision / Cinereach / Chicken & Egg Pictures / The Sundance Institute / San Francisco Film Society[19] | via MTV Documentary Films | $17,200 | |
Jackass Forever | February 4, 2022 | Dickhouse Productions / Gorilla Flicks | Paramount Pictures | $10 million | $60,850,771 |
The Eternal Memory | August 11, 2023 | Micromundo / Fabula[20] | via MTV Documentary Films | $12,000 | |
Pay or Die | November 1, 2023 | Sons of Rigor / Salty Features / Post Road Pictures / Artemis Rising Foundation |
Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Distribution | Budget |
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Save the Last Dance 2 | October 6, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment | $5 million | |
Beneath | August 7, 2007 | Paramount Classics | ||
Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | May 27, 2008 | Dickhouse Productions | ||
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | April 20, 2010 | Double Hemm / 6 Point Harness | $350,000 |
Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Service | Budget |
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Eli | October 18, 2019 | Paramount Players / Intrepid Pictures / Bellevue Productions | Netflix | $11 million |
Madame X | September 23, 2021 | Paramount+ | ||
South Park: Post Covid | November 25, 2021 | Comedy Partners / South Park Studios | ||
South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid | December 16, 2021 | |||
Three Months | February 23, 2022 | The Allegiance Theater | ||
South Park The Streaming Wars | June 1, 2022 | Comedy Partners / South Park Studios | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | June 23, 2022 | Titmouse, Inc. / Judgemental Films / 3 Arts Entertainment | ||
South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 | July 13, 2022 | Comedy Partners / South Park Studios | ||
Teen Wolf: The Movie[21] | January 26, 2023 | First Cause, Inc. / Capital Arts Entertainment / MGM Television | ||
Milli Vanilli | October 24, 2023 | MRC / Keep On Running Pictures / Fulwell 73 | ||
South Park: Joining the Panderverse | October 27, 2023 | Comedy Partners / South Park Studios | ||
Finestkind | December 15, 2023 | Between Two Trees Entertainment / Bosque Ranch Productions / 101 Studios | ||
South Park (Not Suitable for Children) | December 20, 2023 | Comedy Partners / South Park Studios | ||
South Park: The End of Obesity | May 25, 2024 |
Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Distribution / Service |
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Gay Kid and Fat Chick | TBA | Paramount Players | Paramount+ |
Title | Network | Original run | Production company(s) |
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CMT Music Awards | CMT/CBS | 1964–present | Switched On Entertainment |
MTV New Year's Eve specials | MTV | 1981–2014 | MTV News |
MTV Video Music Awards | 1984–present | Den of Thieves | |
Camp MTV | 1989 | ||
MTV Movie & TV Awards | 1992–present | Den of Thieves | |
VH1 Honors | VH1 | 1994 | Ken Ehrlich Productions |
VH1 Fashion and Music Awards | 1995 | ||
My VH1 Music Awards | 2000–2001 | ||
MTV Icon | MTV/MTV2 | 2001–2004 | |
As "MTV Production Development" | |||
CBS News on Logo: Special Report on AIDS | Logo TV | 2005 | CBS News |
Scream Awards | Spike | 2006–2011 | Spike Cable Networks / Michael Levitt Productions / Chloe Productions |
The Making of Jackass the Game | MTV | 2007 | Red Mile Entertainment/ Dickhouse Productions |
A Colbert Christmas | Comedy Central | 2008 | Comedy Partners / Spartina Productions |
Bam's World Domination | Spike | 2010 | Spike Cable Networks Inc. / Time Inc. Studios / Capital V Productions |
Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / 3 Arts Entertainment / Art & Industry | |
CMT Artists of the Year | CMT | 2010–present | Country Music Television / Switched On Entertainment |
The Comedy Awards | Comedy Central | 2011–2012 | Comedy Partners |
Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts | 2011 | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Black Hearts Productions | |
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Norm Macdonald Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | ||
It Gets Better | Logo TV MTV | 2012 | Snackaholic / Hypomania Content / Octagon Entertainment |
Jo Koy: Lights Out | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Art & Industry | |
Jeff Ross Roasts America | Comedy Partners / Enough with the Bread Already Productions / Tagline Television | ||
Demetri Martin: Standup Comedian | Comedy Partners / PersonGlobal / Irwin Entertainment | ||
D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List | Comedy Partners / Five Timez Productions / Kahn Miller Greenberg / 3 Arts Entertainment | ||
Al Madrigal: Why Is The Rabbit Crying? | 2013 | Comedy Partners / Pupcake Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
Steve Rannazzisi: Manchild | Comedy Partners / Brillstein Entertainment Partners / Irwin Entertainment | ||
Neal Brennan: Woman and Black Dudes | 2014 | Comedy Partners / Neal Brennan, Inc. / Irwin Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
Hannibal Buress: Live from Chicago | Comedy Partners / Big Gang Bang Birds Productions / 3 Arts Entertainment / Marshall/Raboy Productions | ||
David Spade: My Fake Problems | Irwin Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | ||
Laverine Cox: The T Word | MTV Logo TV | Ish Entertainment / Gigantic! Productions | |
Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular | Comedy Central | 2015 | Comedy Partners / Tax Industries / Art & Industry |
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again | MTV | RadicalMedia | |
Nick Swardson: Taste It | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
Bridget Everest: Gynecological Wonder | Comedy Partners / Red Hour Productions / Beavertail Productions | ||
Steve Rannazzisi: Breaking Dad | Comedy Partners / Thank You, Brain! Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | ||
Nikki Glasser: Perfect | 2016 | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Perfect / Convy Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
Big Jay Oakerson: Live at Wembley Hall | Comedy Partners / Angry Buddha Films / ScooBADoo Productions / Jax Media | ||
Roy Wood Jr.: Father Figure | 2017 | Comedy Partners / Art & Industry | |
As "MTV Studios" | |||
In Session Live with Dr. Jess | VH1 | 2018 | Big Fish Entertainment / CThaGodWorld Productions |
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular | World of Wonder | ||
The Challenge: CT's Getting Married | MTV | Bunim/Murray Productions | |
Hollywood Exes: Reunited | VH1 | 2020 | New Pop Culture Productions |
As "MTV Entertainment Studios" | |||
Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch | Paramount+ | 2021 | World of Wonder |
Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Bob Bain Productions / Mainstay Entertainment | |
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon | Paramount+ | Comedy Partners / High Sierra Carpeting | |
South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert | Comedy Central | 2022 | Comedy Partners / Alex Coletti Productions |
Jeff Dunham: Me the People | Red Wire Blue Wire / Triage Entertainment | ||
Jeff Dunham: I'm with Cupid | 2024 |
Title | Network | Years | Production company(s) |
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Two of Us | VH1 | 2000 | Viacom Productions |
2gether | MTV | Keystone Pictures / 2gether Productions | |
Jailbait | Once Upon a Time Films | ||
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back | VH1 | ||
Is It Fall Yet? | MTV | MTV Animation | |
Love Song | Viacom Productions | ||
The Way She Moves | VH1 | 2001 | Wilshire Court Productions / Charter Films / Randwell |
Anatomy of a Hate Crime | MTV | Team Entertainment | |
Too Leight: The MC Hammer Story | VH1 | Wilshire Court Productions / Charter Films | |
Warning: Parental Advisory | 2002 | ||
Windy City Heat | Comedy Central | 2003 | Comedy Partners / Jackhole Productions / Dakota Pictures |
The Hebrew Hammer | ContentFilm / Intrinsic Value Films | ||
Fat Camp: An MTV Docs Movie Presentation | MTV | 2006 | Gigantic Productions |
All You've Got | Paramount Home Entertainment | ||
Totally Awesome | VH1 | Paramount Home Entertainment / 3 Arts Entertainment / The Weinstein Company | |
Super Sweet 16: The Movie | MTV | 2007 | Paramount Home Entertainment |
My Super Psycho Sweet 16 | 2009 | In Cahoots Media, Inc. / The Popfilms Movie Company | |
My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 | 2010 | ||
Alternate History: Nazi's Win WW2 | Spike | 2011 | Spike Cable Networks Inc. / Flight 33 Productions |
6 Days to Air | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners | |
My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 | MTV | 2012 | In Cahoots Media, Inc. / The Popfilms Movie Company |
Eugene! | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Jax Media | |
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | VH1 | 2013 | VH1 Productions / Diggit Entertainment Group / In Cahoots Media, Inc. / The Popfilms Movie Company |
No Cameras Allowed | MTV | 2014 | Fake Empire Productions |
The Dorm | Sony Pictures Television / Nomadic Pictures | ||
The Breaks | VH1 | 2016 | VH1 Productions |
Dashing in December | Paramount Network | 2020 | The Ninth House |
Adventures in Christmasing | VH1 | 2021 | Johnson Production Group / K-Lab Studios |
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | World of Wonder | ||
A Clüsterfünke Christmas | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Lighthouse Pictures / Wishing Floor Films | |
Hip Hop Family Christmas | VH1 | Foxx Tales / Nexus Films | |
Hot Mess Holiday | Comedy Central | Comedy Partners / Gunpowder & Sky | |
Let's Get Merried | VH1 | UnbeliEVAble Entertainment / Blue Ice Pictures | |
Miracle Across 125th Street | Ncredible Entertainment / Capital Arts Entertainment | ||
Out of Office | Comedy Central | 2022 | CBS Studios / Propagate Content |
Cursed Friends | Propagate Content / Electric Avenue / Artists First | ||
Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | VH1 | Foxx Tales / Nexus Films | |
All I Didn't Want for Christmas | Blue Ice Pictures | ||
A New Diva's Christmas Carol | Green Door Pictures / Blue Ice Pictures | ||
Fuhgeddabout Christmas | Pichy Productions | ||
Pretty Stoned | MTV | 2023 | Capital Arts Entertainment |
Office Race | Comedy Central | Above Average / Believe Entertainment Group | |
Heist 88 | Showtime | Bassett/Vasson Productions / Gunpowder & Sky | |
Jodie | Comedy Central | TBA | |
Washingtonia |
Year | Category | Film | Winner/nominee(s) | Result |
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2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election[23] | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated |
2004 | Best Documentary Feature | Tupac: Resurrection[24] | Lauren Lazin Karolyn Ali |
Nominated |
2006 | Murderball[25] | Henry Alex Rubin Dana Adam Shapiro |
Nominated | |
Best Original Song | Hustle & Flow[26] | Jordan Houston Cedric Coleman Paul Beauregard ("It's Hard out Here for a Pimp") |
Won | |
Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominated | ||
2014 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa[27] | Stephen Prouty | Nominated |
2022 | Best Documentary Feature | Ascension[28] | Jessica Kingdom Kira Simon-Kennedy Nathan Truesdell |
Nominated |
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