MTV Entertainment Studios
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| Formerly | MTV Productions (1991–1995) MTV Films (1996–2020) MTV Original Series (2001-2004; 2015-2021) MTV Production Development (2003–2018) MTV Music and Series Development (2004-2005) MTV Series Entertainment (2005-2015) MTV Studios (2018–2021) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Motion picture Television production |
| Founded | 1991 as MTV Productions 1996 as MTV Films |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, California , U.S. |
Key people | Chris McCarthy Albert Berger David Gale Ron Yerxa |
| Owner | ViacomCBS |
| Parent | MTV Entertainment Group (ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks) |
| Divisions | MTV Animation MTV Documentary Films |
MTV Entertainment Studios is the film and television production arm of MTV Entertainment Group. Founded in 1991 as MTV Productions and in 1996 as MTV Films, it has produced original television shows like Beavis and Butt-Head, Æon Flux, Jackass, My Super Sweet 16, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch, Clone High and The Real World and films such as Election, Zoolander and Napoleon Dynamite. Its films are released by fellow ViacomCBS division Paramount Pictures. The MTV Films unit was once part of Paramount Players, before merging into MTV Studios in 2020.
History
MTV Productions originally started in 1991, and went into expansion two years later, with Doug Herzog serving as president of the unit. Its expansion was to produce shows for theatrical release, broadcast TV and cable, syndication and the international marketplace.[1] MTV then signed a two-picture deal with Geffen Pictures to start making motion pictures afterwards.[2]
Only one movie came out of the deal due to the 1994 acquisition of Paramount Pictures by MTV's parent company Viacom, Joe's Apartment, based on a short aired on MTV, came out on July 26, 1996, which grossed $4.6 million on a $13 million budget, making it a box office bomb.[3] Shortly afterwards, MTV Productions tried for an entertainment strip Real Time, to be distributed by Viacom Enterprises, which was owned by MTV's parent Viacom, and scheduled on air for the 1994–95 season, but it was never materialized.[4]
Shortly after Viacom bought out Paramount Pictures, Paramount began to distribute material from MTV and Nickelodeon, with their respective movie divisions.[5] Shortly after The Arsenio Hall Show was cancelled, Paramount began distributing and producing MTV's The Jon Stewart Show for the syndication market.[6]
In 1994, the Paramount Television Group and MTV Productions signed a deal to develop projects commissioned by MTV, and gave Paramount the right of first refusal on projects developed by MTV.[7] By 1995, David Gale was named head of MTV Films.[8]
MTV developed its first feature film in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, based on the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head, which grossed $63.1 million on a $12 million budget.[9]
For the 1997-98 television season, MTV Productions has briefly dabbled into network television production, in conjunction with Paramount Network Television, sister sibling of Viacom, to produce the NBC comedy Jenny, the UPN (then-sister of MTV) comedy Hitz, and the WB drama Three, but none of them got success beyond its first season.[10]
On August 21, 1998, MTV Films has released another film, Dead Man on Campus, which starred Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, which met negative reviews from critics, and it was a box office bomb, grossing $15.1 million on a $14 million budget.[11]
MTV Films made its next feature film project, 200 Cigarettes, released on February 26, 1999 which was a box office bomb, costing $6.8 million on a $6 million budget.[12]
In 2001, MTV produced Zoolander under the VH1 Films branding, which costed $60.7 million on a $28 million budget.[13]
In 2003, MTV announced a theatrical feature film adaptation of Celebrity Deathmatch, with creator Eric Fogel as writer, producer, and director, but it was cancelled by the end of the year before production could begin due to MTV being less interested in animation.
On August 21, 2006, Nickelodeon Movies, Comedy Central Films, and MTV Films became full labels of the Paramount Motion Pictures Group. By 2017, Paramount Players was created as a joint venture with MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, and BET Films. In 2019, MTV Studios launched MTV Documentary Films, a label producing and acquiring documentary features. In 2020, MTV Films was folded into MTV Studios. The following year, MTV Studios became MTV Entertainment Studios, encompassing content for and based on all of MTV Entertainment Group's brands.
Films
Theatrically released
| Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe's Apartment | July 26, 1996 | Geffen Pictures (under Warner Bros.) / Blue Sky Studios (animation) | $13 million | $4,619,014 |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | December 20, 1996 | Paramount Pictures / MTV Animation / Geffen Pictures / Judgemental Films | $12 million | $63,118,386 |
| Dead Man on Campus | August 21, 1998 | Paramount Pictures / Pacific Western Productions | $14 million | $15,064,946 |
| Varsity Blues | January 15, 1999 | Paramount Pictures | $16 million | $54,294,169 |
| 200 Cigarettes | February 26, 1999 | Paramount Pictures / Lakeshore Entertainment | $6 million | $6,852,450 |
| Election | May 7, 1999 | Paramount Pictures / Bona Fide Productions | $25 million | $14,902,041 |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | June 30, 1999 | Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures / Scott Rudin Productions / Braniff Productions | $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 | Paramount Pictures / Latham Entertainment / 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks | $3 million | $38,182,790 |
| Save the Last Dance | January 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures / Cort/Madden Productions | $13 million | $131,706,809 |
| Pootie Tang | June 29, 2001 | Paramount Pictures / Chris Rock Productions / HBO Downtown Productions / 3 Arts Entertainment / Alphaville Films | $7 million | $3,313,583 |
| Zoolander | September 28, 2001 | Paramount / Village Roadshow Pictures / NPV Entertainment / VH1 Films / Red Hour Productions / Scott Rudin Productions | $28 million | $60,780,981 |
| Orange County | January 11, 2002 | Paramount / Scott Rudin Productions | $18 million | $41,032,915 |
| Crossroads | February 15, 2002 | Paramount / Zomba Films | $12 million | $61,141,030 |
| Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | August 2, 2002 | Paramount / Runteldat Entertainment | $3 million | $19,184,820 |
| Jackass: The Movie | October 25, 2002 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | $5 million | $79,493,831 |
| Better Luck Tomorrow | April 11, 2003 | Paramount | $250,000 | $3,809,226 |
| The Fighting Temptations | September 19, 2003 | Paramount / Handprint Films | $30 million | $32,750,821 |
| Tupac: Resurrection | November 14, 2003 | Paramount / Amaru Entertainment | $300,000 | $7,808,524 |
| The Perfect Score | January 30, 2004 | Paramount / Spyglass Entertainment / Tollin/Robbins Productions | $10,876,805 | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | August 27, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures / Paramount / HH Films | $400,000 | $46,118,097 |
| Coach Carter | January 14, 2005 | Paramount / Tollin/Robbins Productions | $30 million | $76,669,806 |
| The Longest Yard | May 27, 2005 | Paramount / Columbia / Happy Madison | $82 million | $190,320,568 |
| Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | Paramount Classics / New Deal Entertainment | $2.8 million | $23,563,727 |
| Murderball | July 22, 2005 | THINKFilm / Paramount / Participant Media / A&E IndieFilms / Eat Film | $350,000 | $1,750,211 |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | November 9, 2005 | Paramount / G-Unit Films / Interscope/Shady/Aftermath Films | $40 million | $46,442,528 |
| Æon Flux | December 2, 2005 | Paramount / Lakeshore Entertainment / Valhalla Motion Pictures | $62 million | $52,304,001 |
| Strangers with Candy | June 28, 2006 | THINKFilm / Worldwide Pants / Robert/Davis Films | $2.3 million | |
| Broken Bridges | September 6, 2006 | Paramount Classics | $11 million | $252,539 |
| Jackass Number Two | September 22, 2006 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | $11.5 million | $84,618,532 |
| Freedom Writers | January 5, 2007 | Paramount / Jersey Films / 2S Films (uncredited) / Double Feature Films | $21 million | $43,090,741 |
| Reno 911!: Miami | February 23, 2007 | 20th Century Fox / Paramount / Jersey Films / Double Feature Films / High Sierra Carpeting / Principato-Young Entertainment | $10 million | $22,021,262 |
| Blades of Glory | March 30, 2007 | DreamWorks / Red Hour Films / Smart Entertainment | $53 million | $145,708,642 |
| How She Move | January 25, 2008 | Paramount Vantage / Celluloid Dreams / Sienna Films | $17 million | $8,533,187 |
| Stop-Loss | March 28, 2008 | Paramount | $25 million | $11,207,130 |
| The Foot Fist Way | May 30, 2008 | Paramount Vantage / Gary Sanchez Productions / You Know I Can't Kiss You, Inc. | $79,000 | $245,292 |
| Dance Flick | May 22, 2009 | Paramount / Wayans Bros. Entertainment | $25 million | $31,439,140 |
| Jackass 3D | October 15, 2010 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions | $20 million | $170,256,125 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | February 11, 2011 | Paramount / Insurge Pictures / AEG Live / Island Records / Scooter Braun Films / L.A. Reid Media | $13 million | $98,441,954 |
| Footloose | October 14, 2011 | Paramount / Spyglass Entertainment / Unique Features / Dylan Sellers / Weston Pictures / Zadan/Meron / Southern Cross the Dog / Storyline Entertainment | $24 million | $62,701,289 |
| Katy Perry: Part of Me | July 3, 2012 | Paramount / Insurge Pictures / Imagine Entertainment / AEG Live / Capitol Records / Magical Elves Productions / Splinter Films / Pulse Films / EMI Music | $12 million | $31,911,815 |
| Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | January 25, 2013 | Paramount / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Gary Sanchez Productions / Studio Babelsberg / Flynn Picture Company | $50 million | $225,703,475 |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | October 25, 2013 | Paramount Pictures / Dickhouse Productions | $15 million | $151,826,547 |
| Project Almanac | January 30, 2015 | Paramount Pictures / Insurge Pictures / Platinum Dunes | $12 million | $32,200,000 |
| 76 Days | December 4, 2020 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; 76 Days / Ford Foundation / XTR Film Society[14] | ||
| Finding Yingying | December 11, 2020 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; Kartemquin Films / Mitten Media / Nika Media[15] | ||
| 17 Blocks | February 19, 2021 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; Beachside Films[16] | ||
| Pink Skies Ahead | May 8, 2021 | distribution only; Stampede Ventures / Divide/Conquer / Foton Pictures / Glanzrock Productions[17] | ||
| Ascension | October 8, 2021 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; XTR / Firelight Media / Field of Vision / Cinereach / Chicken & Egg Pictures / The Sundance Institute / San Francisco Film Society[18] | $12,616 |
Upcoming films
| Release date | Title | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2022 | Jackass Forever | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions |
| TBA | Untitled Amy York Rubin/Bo Burnham film | Paramount / Paramount Players |
Direct-to-video, television movies and specials
| Title | Network | Release date | Production company(s) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMT Music Awards | CMT | 1967–present | Switched On Entertainment | TBA |
| MTV New Year's | MTV | 1981–2015 | MTV News | |
| MTV Music Video Awards | September 14, 1984–present | Den of Theives / MTV | ||
| Camp MTV | July 30, 1989 | MTV | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | June 10, 1992–present | Den of Thieves / MTV | ||
| Two of Us | VH1 | February 1, 2000 | Viacom Productions | |
| 2gether | MTV | February 20, 2000 | Keystone Pictures / 2gether Productions | |
| Jailbait | April 20, 2000 | Once Upon a Time Films | ||
| Is It Fall Yet? | August 27, 2000 | MTV Animation | ||
| Love Song | December 1, 2000 | Viacom Productions | ||
| The Way She Moves | VH1 | August 29, 2001 | Wilshire Court Productions / Charter Films / Randwell | |
| Anatomy of a Hate Crime | MTV | December 10, 2001 | Team Entertainment | |
| Too Leight: The MC Hammer Story | VH1 | December 19, 2001 | Wilshire Court Productions / Charter Films | |
| Warning: Parental Advisory | April 21, 2002 | Wilshire Court Productions / Haft Entertainment / ROI Films | ||
| Windy City Heat | Comedy Central | October 12, 2003 | Comedy Partners / Jackhole Productions / Dakota North Entertainment | |
| The Hebrew Hammer | December 3, 2003 (TV), December 19, 2003 (Theatrical) | ContentFilm / Intrinsic Value Films | $1.3 million | |
| All You've Got | MTV | May 23, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment | TBA |
| Save the Last Dance 2 | Direct-to-video | October 6, 2006 | $5 million | |
| Totally Awesome | VH1 | November 7, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment / 3 Arts Entertainment / The Weinstein Company | TBA |
| Super Sweet 16: The Movie | MTV | July 8, 2007 (TV), July 10 (Home media) | Paramount Home Entertainment | |
| Beneath | Direct-to-video | August 7, 2007 | Paramount Classics | |
| Jackass 2.5 | December 26, 2007 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions | ||
| Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | May 27, 2008 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Dickhouse Productions | ||
| A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! | Comedy Central | November 23, 2008 | Comedy Partners / Spartina Productions | |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16 | MTV | October 23, 2009 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | $1.5 million |
| The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | Direct-to-video | April 20, 2010 | Paramount / Double Hemm / 6 Point Harness | $350,000 |
| Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words | Comedy Central | October 16, 2010 | Comedy Partners, 3 Arts Entertainment, Art & Industry | TBA |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 | MTV | October 22, 2010 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | |
| Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts | Comedy Central | March 6, 2011 | Irwin Entertainment / Black Heart Productions | |
| Jackass 3.5 | MTV | June 9, 2011 (TV), June 14, 2011 (Home media) | Paramount Digital Entertainment / Dickhouse Productions | |
| Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup | Comedy Central | June 14, 2011 | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Norm Macdonald Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
| Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | Comedy Central | September 9, 2011 | Codeblack Entertainment / Hartbeat Productions / Usual Suspects Productions | $750,000 |
| 6 Days to Air | Comedy Central | October 9, 2011 | Comedy Partners | TBA |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 | MTV | March 12, 2012 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | |
| Jo Koy: Lights Out | Comedy Central | April 2, 2012 | Comedy Partners / Central Productions / Art & Industry | |
| Eugene! | Comedy Central | May, 2012 | Comedy Partners / Jax Media | |
| D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List | Comedy Central | October 27, 2012 | Comedy Partners / Five Timz Productions / Kahn Miller Greenberg / 3 Arts Entertainment | |
| Al Madrigal: Why Is The Rabbit Crying? | Comedy Central | April 26, 2013 | Comedy Partners / Pupcake Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
| CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | VH1 | October 21, 2013 | VH1 Productions / Diggit Entertainment Group / In Cahoots Media Inc. / The Popfilms Movie Company | |
| Neal Brennan: Woman and Black Dudes | Comedy Central | January 14, 2014 | Comedy Partners / Neal Brennan, Inc. / Brillstein Entertainment Partners / Irwin Entertainment | |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.5 | MTV | June 15, 2014 (TV), July 8, 2014 (Home media) | Paramount Digital Entertainment / Dickhouse Productions | |
| Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular | Comedy Central | January 17, 2015 | Comedy Partners / Tax Purposes / Art & Industry | |
| Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder | Comedy Central | July 15, 2015 | Comedy Partners / Red Hour Films / Beavertail Productions | |
| Steve Rannazzisi: Breaking Dad | Comedy Central | September 15, 2015 | Comedy Partners / Thank You, Brain! Productions / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
| Nikki Glaser: Perfect | Comedy Central | April 6, 2016 | Comedy Partners / Irwin Entertainment / Perfect / Convy Entertainment / Brillstein Entertainment Partners | |
| Big Jay Oakerson: Live at Wembley Hall | Comedy Central | June 16, 2016 | Comedy Partners / Angry Buddha Films / ScooBADoo Productions / Jax Media | |
| Roy Wood Jr.: Father Figure | Comedy Central | February 19, 2017 | Comedy Partners / Art & Industry | |
| In Session Live with Dr. Jess | VH1 | November 12, 2018 | Big Fish Entertainment / CThaGodWorld Productions | |
| Eli | Netflix | October 18, 2019 | Paramount / Paramount Players / Intrepid Pictures | $11 million |
| Dashing in December | Paramount Network | December 13, 2020 | The Ninth House | TBA |
| Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch | Paramount+ | June 30, 2021 | World of Wonder | |
| Madame X | Paramount+ MTV |
September 23, 2021 | Paramount+ | |
| Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger | Comedy Central | October 29, 2021 | Comedy Partners / Bob Bain Productions / Mainstay Entertainment | |
| Adventures in Christmasing | VH1 | November 29, 2021 | Johnson Production Group / K-Lab Studios | |
| The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | December 2, 2021 | World of Wonder | ||
| Hip Hop Family Christmas | December 6, 2021 | Foxhole / Nexus Films | ||
| Let's Get Merried | December 13, 2021 | UnbeliEVAble Entertainment/ Blue Ice Pictures | ||
| Miracle Across 125th Street | December 20, 2021 | Ncredible Entertainment / Capital Arts | ||
| Untitled Beavis and Butt-Head film | TBA | Paramount+ / Paramount / Comedy Central | TBA | |
| Untitled South Park films | 2021-2027 | Paramount+ / Park County | TBA | |
| Untitled Teen Wolf revival | TBA | Paramount+ | TBA | |
| Untitled Workaholics film | TBA | Paramount+ | TBA |
Television
Television series
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Winner/nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election[19] | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Documentary Feature | Tupac: Resurrection[20] | Lauren Lazin Karolyn Ali |
Nominated |
| 2006 | Murderball[21] | Henry Alex Rubin Dana Adam Shapiro |
Nominated | |
| Best Original Song | Hustle & Flow[22] | 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[23] | Stephen Prouty | Nominated |
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