TSG Entertainment

TSG Entertainment
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderChip Seelig
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
ProductsMotion pictures
OwnerThe Seelig Group
Bona Film Group
Magnetar Capital
DivisionsTSG Entertainment II
Websitetheseeliggroup.com

TSG Entertainment (also known as TSG) is an American film finance company which was established in 2013, founded by Chip Seelig and based in New York City. TSG was established after the American theatrical release of Parental Guidance to replace Dune Entertainment when Dune did not renew their deal with 20th Century Fox.

Fox was looking for a new long term co-financing arrangement and made a deal with TSG Entertainment. TSG also has a co-financing agreement with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group since 2022. TSG stands for parent company The Seelig Group.[1] TSG's logo and vanity card depict a man with a bow shooting an arrow through a dozen axe heads, a reference to the feat performed by Odysseus in Book 21 of Homer's Odyssey.[2]

History

The financing entity was founded by former Dune Entertainment partner Chip Seelig with majority funding from Magnetar Capital with additional funding from Seelig and others. Seelig had left Dune in May 2011 to launch a new funding company.

TSG was also looking for some ($300–400 million) debt financing from banks at this time.[3] In November 2015, Bona Film Group, a Chinese film studio, invested $235 million in TSG.[1]

Because of The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox (sans certain units) on March 20, 2019, Disney inherited Fox's deal with TSG for 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios).

Lawsuit

In 2023, TSG sued Disney, alleging breach of contract in the financing of 20th Century Studios films and their distribution to streaming platforms.[4]

Films

2013

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 14 A Good Day to Die Hard 20th Century Fox TSG's first film
April 5 Trance[5] Fox Searchlight Pictures
June 7 The Internship 20th Century Fox
June 28 The Heat
July 5 The Way Way Back Fox Searchlight Pictures
July 26 The Wolverine 20th Century Fox
August 7 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
September 20 Enough Said Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 27 Baggage Claim
October 25 The Counselor 20th Century Fox
November 8 The Book Thief
November 29 Black Nativity Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 25 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 20th Century Fox

2014

Release date Title Distributor
January 17 Devil's Due 20th Century Fox
February 7 The Monuments Men Sony Pictures Releasing (United States and Canada)
20th Century Fox (International)
February 28 Son of God 20th Century Fox
March 7 The Grand Budapest Hotel Fox Searchlight Pictures
April 25 The Other Woman 20th Century Fox
May 2 Belle Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 23 X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox
June 6 The Fault in Our Stars
July 11 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
August 15 Let's Be Cops
September 12 The Drop Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 19 The Maze Runner 20th Century Fox
October 3 Gone Girl
October 17 Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 5 Wild
December 12 Exodus: Gods and Kings[5] 20th Century Fox
December 19 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2015

Release date Title Distributor
January 9 Taken 3 20th Century Fox
February 13 Kingsman: The Secret Service[5]
March 6 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Fox Searchlight Pictures
April 10 The Longest Ride 20th Century Fox
May 1 Far from the Madding Crowd Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 22 Poltergeist 20th Century Fox
June 5 Spy
July 24 Paper Towns
August 7 Fantastic Four
August 21 Hitman: Agent 47
September 18 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
October 2 The Martian[1]
October 16 Bridge of Spies Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States and Canada)
20th Century Fox (International)
November 25 Victor Frankenstein 20th Century Fox
December 18 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
December 25 Joy[5]

2016

Release date Title Distributor
February 12 Deadpool[5] 20th Century Fox
February 26 Eddie the Eagle
March 4 The Other Side of the Door
April 8 Demolition Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 27 X-Men: Apocalypse[1] 20th Century Fox
June 24 Independence Day: Resurgence[1]
July 8 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
July 22 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie[5] Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 2 Morgan 20th Century Fox
September 30 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children[1]
October 21 Keeping Up with the Joneses
December 23 Why Him?
December 25 Hidden Figures

2017

Release date Title Distributor Notes
March 3 Logan[6] 20th Century Fox
Table 19[a] Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 12 Snatched 20th Century Fox
May 19 Alien: Covenant[7]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul[8]
June 9 My Cousin Rachel[9] Fox Searchlight Pictures
July 14 War for the Planet of the Apes[1] 20th Century Fox
August 18 Patti Cake$[10] Fox Searchlight Pictures Studio credit only
September 22 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 20th Century Fox
October 6 The Mountain Between Us
October 13 Goodbye Christopher Robin[11] Fox Searchlight Pictures
November 10 Murder on the Orient Express 20th Century Fox
December 1 The Shape of Water Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 20 The Greatest Showman 20th Century Fox
December 22 The Post

2018

Release date Title Distributor
January 26 Maze Runner: The Death Cure[12] 20th Century Fox
March 2 Red Sparrow
March 16 Love, Simon
May 18 Deadpool 2
August 3 The Darkest Minds[13]
September 14 The Predator[14]
September 28 The Old Man & the Gun Fox Searchlight Pictures
October 12 Bad Times at the El Royale 20th Century Fox
October 19 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Fox Searchlight Pictures
November 2 Bohemian Rhapsody 20th Century Fox
November 16 Widows
November 23 The Favourite Fox Searchlight Pictures

2019

Release date Title Distributor Notes
January 25 The Kid Who Would Be King[15] 20th Century Fox
February 14 Alita: Battle Angel
March 15 The Aftermath Fox Searchlight Pictures
June 7 Dark Phoenix[16] 20th Century Fox TSG's first film after the Disney-Fox merger
July 12 Stuber
August 9 The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 21 Ready or Not Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 20 Ad Astra 20th Century Fox
October 4 Lucy in the Sky Fox Searchlight Pictures
October 18 Jojo Rabbit
November 1 Terminator: Dark Fate Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada)
20th Century Fox (International)
November 15 Ford v Ferrari[17] 20th Century Fox

2020

Release date Title Distributor
January 10 Underwater 20th Century Fox
February 14 Downhill Searchlight Pictures
February 21 The Call of the Wild 20th Century Studios
February 28 Wendy Searchlight Pictures
August 28 The New Mutants 20th Century Studios
October 23 The Empty Man[a]

2021

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 19 Nomadland[a] Searchlight Pictures Studio credit only
May 14 The Woman in the Window[b] Netflix Copyright holder only; "in association with" credit shared with 20th Century Studios; produced by Fox 2000 Pictures
July 30 Jungle Cruise[a] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures First collaboration with Walt Disney Pictures
August 13 Free Guy 20th Century Studios
August 20 The Night House Searchlight Pictures Studio credit only
September 17 The Eyes of Tammy Faye
October 15 The Last Duel 20th Century Studios
October 22 Ron's Gone Wrong TSG's first animated feature film
October 29 Antlers Searchlight Pictures
December 10 West Side Story 20th Century Studios
December 17 Nightmare Alley Searchlight Pictures
December 22 The King's Man 20th Century Studios

2022

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 11 Death on the Nile 20th Century Studios
April 21 Chevalier Searchlight Pictures
July 15 Where the Crawdads Sing[c] Sony Pictures Releasing First collaboration with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
August 5 Bullet Train[d]
August 26 The Invitation[d]
September 16 See How They Run Searchlight Pictures
The Woman King[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
October 7 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile[c]
October 21 The Banshees of Inisherin Searchlight Pictures
November 18 The Menu
December 9 Empire of Light
December 16 Avatar: The Way of Water 20th Century Studios
December 23 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
December 29 A Man Called Otto[c]

2023

Release date Title Distributor Notes
January 20 Missing[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
March 10 65[d]
April 14 The Pope's Exorcist[d]
April 28 Big George Foreman[d]
May 5 Love Again[d]
June 2 The Boogeyman 20th Century Studios
June 23 No Hard Feelings[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
July 14 Theater Camp Searchlight Pictures Studio credit only
August 25 Gran Turismo[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
September 1 The Equalizer 3[d]
September 15 Dumb Money[d]
A Haunting in Venice 20th Century Studios
November 10 Journey to Bethlehem[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
November 17 Next Goal Wins Searchlight Pictures
Thanksgiving[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
November 22 Napoleon[d] Studio credit only
December 8 Poor Things Searchlight Pictures
December 22 Anyone but You[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
All of Us Strangers Searchlight Pictures

2024

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 14 Madame Web[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
March 22 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire[d]
April 5 The First Omen 20th Century Studios
May 3 Tarot[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
May 10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Studios
June 7 Bad Boys: Ride or Die[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
June 21 Kinds of Kindness Searchlight Pictures
July 26 Deadpool & Wolverine[b] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Copyright holder only; "in association with" credit shared with 20th Century Studios; produced by Marvel Studios, Maximum Effort and 21 Laps Entertainment
August 2 Harold and the Purple Crayon[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
August 9 It Ends with Us[d]
August 16 Alien: Romulus 20th Century Studios
August 30 Afraid[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
September 27 Saturday Night[d]
October 25 Venom: The Last Dance[d]
November 1 A Real Pain Searchlight Pictures Studio credit only
November 8 Paddington in Peru[a] StudioCanal (United Kingdom)
Sony Pictures Releasing (United States and Canada)
December 13 Kraven The Hunter[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
December 25 A Complete Unknown Searchlight Pictures

2025

Release date Title Distributor Notes
January 17 One of Them Days[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
April 11 The Amateur 20th Century Studios
April 25 Until Dawn[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
May 30 Karate Kid: Legends[d]
June 20 28 Years Later
July 18 I Know What You Did Last Summer[d]
July 25 The Fantastic Four: First Steps[b] Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Copyright holder only; "in association with" credit shared with 20th Century Studios; produced by Marvel Studios
October 10 Tron: Ares
December 19 Avatar: Fire and Ash 20th Century Studios

2026

Release date Title Distributor Notes
April 10 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Searchlight Pictures
July 3 Shiver Sony Pictures Releasing

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Uncredited
  2. ^ a b c Copyright holder only
  3. ^ a b c d e f Under TSG Entertainment II
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Credited as TSG Entertainment, but copyrighted under TSG Entertainment II

References

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  2. ^ Cieply, Michael (July 10, 2014). "Eat Your Heart Out, MGM Kitty". New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Rachel Abrams (2013-01-29). "Fox closes $400 million co-financing pact". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ^ McPherson, Chris (16 August 2023). "'Avatar: The Way of Water' Financier Claims Disney Is Withholding Profits in Shocking New Lawsuit". Collider.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "TSG Entertainment Finance LLC". BFI. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Wolverine 3 Updates: Production Moves from Louisiana to New Mexico; Hugh Jackman Hits Gym for Intense Training for Role, Shows Off New Video of Work Out". The Economic Times. August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. ^ "My Cousin Rachel (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  10. ^ "Patti Cake$". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  11. ^ "Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  12. ^ "Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  13. ^ "The Darkest Minds". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  14. ^ "The Predator". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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  16. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (June 5, 2019). "Film Review: 'Dark Phoenix'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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