Roadside Attractions
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 2003 |
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| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
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| Owner | Lionsgate Studios (43%)[1] |
| Website | www |
Roadside Attractions, LLC is an American independent film distributor and production company with a primary focus on acquisitions. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company was founded by Howard Cohen and Eric d'Arbeloff, who serve as the co-presidents.
History
[edit]Roadside Attractions, LLC was established in late 2003 as a U.S. theatrical distribution company focused on film acquisitions. It was founded by Howard Cohen, then with United Talent Agency, and independent film producer Eric d'Arbeloff. Prior to co-founding the company, Cohen had served as an acquisitions executive at Samuel Goldwyn Films from 1987 to 1994. d'Arbeloff had produced films such as Trick (1999) and Lovely & Amazing (2002) under the Roadside Attractions banner before becoming a formal distribution company.[2][3]
Shortly after its founding, Roadside entered into a co-distribution partnership with Samuel Goldwyn Films and Independent Distribution Partners (IDP), through which the companies jointly released a slate of films, sharing both costs and revenues equally.[4] The companies acquired their first film, a fast food documentary Super Size Me, at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.[5] In May 2007, it was reported that Roadside had opted not to renew its partnership following the expiration of the contract at the end of 2006.[6] Later in 2007, Lionsgate Films purchased a minority stake in Roadside.[7] Lionsgate also distributes Roadside's films in the U.S. home entertainment market and controls their pay 1 theatrical output deals.[8]
In 2016, Roadside partnered with Amazon Studios to release films theatrically. After releasing a half dozen of films together, the partnership ended in 2019 when Amazon shifted to distributing its films independently.[9] In August 2022, it was reported that Roadside entered into a multi-year streaming deal with Hulu for the post-theatrical pay 1 window. Call Jane and Gigi & Nate were the first films released under the deal.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Top 10 highest-grossing films
[edit]| Rank | Title | Year | U.S. Gross[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can Only Imagine | 2018 | $83,482,352 |
| 2 | Manchester by the Sea | 2016 | $47,695,371 |
| 3 | Mud | 2013 | $21,590,086 |
| 4 | Judy | 2019 | $24,319,961 |
| 5 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | 2019 | $20,457,158 |
| 6 | A Most Wanted Man | 2014 | $17,237,855 |
| 7 | Forever My Girl | 2018 | $16,376,066 |
| 8 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | 2016 | $14,444,999 |
| 9 | Love & Friendship | 2016 | $14,016,568 |
| 10 | Love and Mercy | 2015 | $12,551,031 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lionsgate Studios Corp. Form 10-K". SEC. p. 10. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 we released twenty-seven (27) films theatrically in the U.S. across our labels (including our partnership with Roadside Attractions, of which Lionsgate owns a 43% equity interest
- ↑ Harris, Dana (October 29, 2003). "UTA's Cohen heads Roadside". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela (September 17, 2010). "Roadside: The little engine that could". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ↑ Dunkley, Cathy (December 26, 2004). "Roadside carves canny distrib niche". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ Rooney, David (September 8, 2004). "Samuel Goldwyn / Roadside Attractions". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gregg (May 10, 2007). "Roadside, Goldwyn split up". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gregg (July 27, 2007). "Lionsgate widens indie highway with Roadside". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 25, 2022). "Roadside Attractions Inks Post-Theatrical Pay 1 Window With Hulu". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ↑ Donnelly, Matt (October 23, 2019). "How Roadside Attractions Fights to Give Indies a Theatrical Path to Success". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Box Office Performance History for Roadside Attractions". The Numbers. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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