2. Founded
β’ July 3, 1997, by Frank Giustra
β’ He invested 16 million
β’ Received 40 million from Yorktown Securities,
where he was CEO
β’ Company formed in Vancouver, British
Columbia
3. Key People
β’ Frank Giustra β Founder
β Chairman until 2003
β’ Jon Feltheimer β Chief Executive
β Since 2000
β Expanded to co-chairman in 2005
β’ Michael Burns β joined in 1999
β Became vice-chairman in 2000
4. Launch
β’ Lions Gate formed in Vancouver, British
Columbia, on July 3, 1997.
β’ The company began with an initial investment of
$56 million
β’ LGE acquired a number of small production and
distribution companies to get into the film
industry
5. Launch
β’ After its first year, LGE had a revenue of $42.2
million with losses of $397,000
β’ LGE continued to grow from acquisitions for
the next decade and today is the most
commercially successful independent film and
television distribution company in North
America.
6. Strategies
β’ Business Plan
β Create a production company to rival Hollywood
β Offered solely independent, low to moderate
budget films
β Aimed at independent film market
7. Goals
β’ Short Term
β Create independent films and expand their
company
β’ Long Term
β Create a powerhouse production company in all
aspects of the market
8. Development
β’ Started in independent film production
β’ Bought a number of small facilities and
distributors
β’ Also bought International Movie Group (IMG)
and Summit Entertainment
β’ Have since expanded their market into films,
television shows, video, record label and
music publishing
9. Revenue
β’ Lionsgate is a publicly traded corporation
β’ Revenue streams include:
β Motion picture production and distribution
β Television programming and syndication
β Home & family entertainment digital distribution
β New channel platforms
10. Revenue
β’ During the past 10 years, Lionsgate has been
extremely profitable.
β’ In 2010, they generated nearly half a billion in
the North American box office year.
β Expendables is their most profitable film.
β’ Lionsgate has a competitive edge because of
their organic structure and strategic methods.
11. Bottom Line
β’ Lionsgate has grown to make more than just
independent films in many different markets
β films, television shows, video, record label and
music publishing
β’ Grown to become a nearly $2 billion
diversified global entertainment corporation
β’ Leading next generation film studio
12. Bottom Line
β’ Most commercially successful independent
film and television distribution company in
North America, as of 2012
β’ Lions Gate has plans to begin working on
creating original series
β’ Possibility of creating a Hunger Games theme
park
β Similar to Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme
park
