New Line Cinema/Logo Variations

These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by New Line Cinema, with more to be added overtime.

My Demon Lover (1987): The earlier variant of the 1987 logo has a grayish-pink glow. New Line Cinema (My Demon Lover)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991): The glowing blue surrounding the box and filmstrips has a somewhat greenish tint to it.

New Line Cinema (1991)

Drop Dead Fred (1991): The 1987 logo has more glowing blue around the box and filmstrips.

New Line Cinema (Drop Dead Fred variant)

On the Universal DVD from the UK, it looks similar to the regular variant, likely due to it being enhanced in anamorphic widescreen. You can even see the outline of the regular variant if you take a closer look at it.

New Line Cinema (1991)

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story (1991, TV): A still in-credit version of the 1987 logo is seen.

New Line Cinema (in-credit) (1991)

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994): The 1994 prototype logo has a slightly less sharper tone to it. It is also zoomed out a little bit as well.

New Line Cinema (1994)

Closing variant: The box and filmstrips have a blue-greenish tone to it. The "NEW LINE CINEMA" text also has a slight yellow tone to it.

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The Swan Princess (1994): The prototype logo has less glowing blue around the box and filmstrips, looking similar to the 1987 logo. The American home video releases plaster this with the Nest Family Entertainment logo, but the UK VHS/DVD releases retain this logo.

New Line Cinema (1994)

Dumb and Dumber (1994): The closing variant has more glowing blue around the box and filmstrips and the "NEW LINE CINEMA" text is brighter and is a little bit sharper as well. This only appears on the theatrical version of the movie. The 2006 Unrated DVD and current TV airings plaster this with the still 2003 logo with the TimeWarner byline.

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Angus (1995): The glowing blue around the box and filmstrips is darker than normal.

New Line Cinema (Angus variant)

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996): The logo is still.

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996), and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997): The Turner byline is smaller than normal.

New Line Cinema (1996)

Blade (1998): The logo is tinted in red.

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Rush Hour (1998): The Time Warner byline is slightly darker.

New Line Cinema (1998)

Lost in Space (1998): On the VHS release, the logo is fully zoomed in to the point where it takes up the width of the screen.

New Line Cinema (1998)

Detroit Rock City (1999): The music is a rock version of the normal fanfare.

Boiler Room (2000): Pictures of the Founding Fathers of the United States are seen within the logo.

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Final Destination (2000): The logo is gray and moves differently.

Logo Variations - New Line Cinema - CLG Wiki

15 Minutes (2001): After the logo finishes animating, the camera zooms in to the logo's glow, which changes into blue lines, transitioning into the opening scene of the film.

Blade II (2002): The logo is tinted in red like the first film.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): The glowing blue is darker than normal. It also has a more purple tone to it.

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Run Ronnie Run (2003): Appears after the opening sequence to the film, the logo is in the form of a cartoon drawing, after the logo completes, it fades to the normal logo.

New Line Cinema - Run Ronnie Run (2003)

Elf (2003): Just the 1995 New Line logo with the Time Warner byline, but with snowflakes in the foreground and jingle bell sounds at the end of the logo.

New Line Cinema - Elf (2003)

Freddy Vs. Jason (2003): The logo is in a crimson-glory color.

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Cellular (2004): The logo is tinted in denim blue and zooms back.

Logo Variations - New Line Cinema - CLG Wiki

Blade: Trinity (2004): The logo starts off normal but then turns red at the end.

Logo Variations - New Line Cinema - CLG Wiki

Final Destination 3 (2006): The logo changes color and blurs out, seguing into the opening credits.

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Logo Variations - New Line Cinema - CLG Wiki

Logo Variations - New Line Cinema - CLG Wiki

Shoot 'Em Up (2007): No holes are seen on the filmstrips at the beginning of the logo, then at the end, the filmstrrips are shot at to form the holes.

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Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007): The logo is shown without the Time Warner byline.

New Line Cinema - Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)

The Golden Compass (2007): The logo is in a tan color.

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Inkheart (2008): When the logo's animation finishes, a few of the sparks fly around the logo.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008): The filmstrips, text, and byline zoom.

New Line Cinema ( 2008)

Friday the 13th (2009): The logo is dark red.

New Line Cinema - Friday The 13th (2009)

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009): The logo has blue circles and blurs out.

New Line Cinema - The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

The Final Destination (2009): Same as Journey to the Center of the Earth, except without the rumbling.

New Line Cinema - The Final Destination (2009)

Sex and the City 2 (2010): The logo is constructed of rhinestones as it flips onto a white background and glistens to the theme song of the show.

Sex and the City 2 logo

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011): The logo is seen in the snow and is wrapped in gift wrap once the logo is formed with white letters underneath.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012): The logo is covered with golden film.

New Line Cinema (2011)

Rock of Ages (2012): The logo is metallic. Also, when the logo is finished, it pans down to the clouds to start the movie.

New Line Cinema - Rock of Ages Variant

The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and Annabelle: Creation (2017):


 * The shield is in green/grey, and is set upon a night background. This was made by Filmograph.

The Conjuring Logo

San Andreas (2015): The logo is placed deep underwater and is tinted silver as the words "New Line Cinema" scramble into place as the logo is formed.

New Line Cinema - San Andreas Variant

The Gallows (2015): The logo is tinted in blood red.

It (2017): The WB version of the NLC logo is sepia-toned and has a projector-like effect on it. It also starts to rain as it forms and a red balloon can be seen in the distance.