CBS Films

American film production and distribution company

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2019 CBS and Viacom re-merge, with Paramount regaining distribution rights for all CBS Films produced before 2015.
December 4 2019 The ViacomCBS merger closed, effectively making the CBS Films theatrical subsidiary obsolete.
October 11 2019 CBS Films was re-configured to become a production company for television films, to be carried by CBS All Access (now Paramount+), marking the end of its original film distribution strategy.
October 11 2019 CBS Films released 'Jexi', its last cinema release, with a budget of $5 million and a worldwide gross of $9.2 million
January 12 2019 CBS Films announced plans to release four theatrical films in 2019 before being folded into CBS Entertainment Group.
2017 CBS Films announced financing for Justin Baldoni's first directing/producing project.
July 22 2014 Wolfgang Hammer moved from co-president to digital consultant.
April 23 2012 CBS Films named Hammer and Terry Press as Co-presidents, with Press overseeing creative aspects and Hammer handling business affairs.
October 2011 Amy Baer left CBS Films after her contract ended.
March 2011 CBS Films decided to change direction and become a film acquirer rather than a producer.
2010 Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions secures U.S. home entertainment distribution rights and foreign theatrical and home entertainment distribution rights for CBS Films.
November 2010 Wolfgang Hammer replaced Bruce Tobey as chief operations officer.
November 24 2010 CBS Films released 'Faster', a co-production with TriStar Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with a budget of $24 million and a worldwide gross of $35.5 million
April 23 2010 CBS Films released 'The Back-up Plan', a co-production with Escape Artists, with a budget of $35 million and a worldwide gross of $77.5 million
January 22 2010 CBS Films released 'Extraordinary Measures', a co-production with Double Feature Films, with a budget of $30 million and a worldwide gross of $15.1 million

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