Fox 2000 Pictures

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Fox 2000 Pictures is an American film production company within The Walt Disney Studios. A sister studio of the larger film studio 20th Century Fox, that specializes in producing independent films in mid-range releases that largely targeted underserved groups. The company was part of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company that completed on December 14, 2018.[ citation needed] Films from Fox 2000 are released under the 20th Century Fox banner.

Fox 2000 Pictures has produced over 50 films. Fox 2000's Life of Pi was nominated for a number of awards and did well at the box office. Marley & Me is the largest Fox 2000 commercial success with a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales. The division's highest-grossing film was Life of Pi (2012) with $609 million.

History
Fox 2000 Pictures was formed as a division of 20th Century Fox in 1994 with Laura Ziskin as president. In May 1997, producer Art Linson moved his Knickerbocker Films banner from 20th Century Fox to Fox 2000 with a three-year, exclusive production agreement. In 2000, Ziskin left the division and Elizabeth Gabler was hired to replace her. In February 2012, Gabler renewed her contract as president of Fox 2000.

Fox 2000 signed Karen Rosenfelt's Sunswept Entertainment to a first-look production deal. In July 2014, the division agreed to a three-year first-look production deal with Color Force, a production partnership of Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. The Jackal Group, a Fox Networks Group and Gail Berman partnership, signed a first-look feature film production deal with Fox 2000 for Berman in February 2015.

Fox 2000 was one of the Fox film studios that was acquired by The Walt Disney Company on December 14, 2018.[ citation needed] The division was announced to continue operating after the acquisition, which gave Disney 11 new film units.