Open Road Films

Background
Open Road Films is a distribution company started by theater chains AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas in March 2011. In August 2017, it was purchased by Tang Media Partners, which merged it with the also then-purchased IM Global, resulting in the partnership, Global Road Entertainment. In August 2018, management of the company shifted from Donald Tang to primary lenders Bank of America and East West Bank, as he wasn't able to secure funds for Global Road. As a result, the company's September release of City of Lies was put on hold; the film they were allowed to distribute next, A.X.L., flopped at the box office. As a result, the company was forced to lay off their employees without severance, and soon after, they were sued by Miramax over loans of City of Lies. In September, Global Road filed for bankruptcy, and soon after began auctioning off its subsidiaries; the bankruptcy did not effect TMP, IM Global or IM Global TV.

On November 6, 2018, Open Road agreed to be purchased by Raven Capital Management, which was completed in February 2019. The company made its comeback at the June 2020 Virtual Cannes after their recapitalization by Raven; the resurrected production company is led by Raven principal James Masciello with key assistance from Matt Sidari. The company is currently partnering with Briarcliff Entertainment, Tom Ortenberg's new company, in acquiring and releasing films starting with Honest Thief. It also majorly finances Sculptor Media, whom Raven would look toward for development and production of films.

(September 23, 2011-)


Logo: Against a black background are the words "OPENROAD". Inside the words is the background of a road. The words slowly zoom in toward us.

Variants: On trailers, and on streaming prints of films such as Snowden and Marlowe, the logo is still. On the latter cases, the logo slowly zooms in, presumably as a result of the 2012 Universal Pictures logo preceding this logo.

Technique: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Current and uncommon. Seen on Killer Elite, The Grey, A Haunted House, and The Nut Job and its sequel The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, among others.