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Dimension Films is a major American film production and distribution studio formerly owned by The Walt Disney Studios and now owned by The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films. The Weinstein Brothers took this label with them when they departed the Disney-owned Miramax in October 2005 and paired it under their company, The Weinstein Company. All films released by Dimension Films prior to October 1, 2005, remain the property of Miramax Films; half the profits of sequels made to Miramax-era films went to Disney until Miramax was sold to Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture of Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority in 2010. The studio's movie franchises include the later ''Halloween'' films, later ''Hellraiser'' films, ''Children of the Corn'', ''Scream'', ''Spy Kids'' and ''Scary Movie''. Its films are currently released on DVD and Blu-ray by Beverly Hills–based Anchor Bay Entertainment under The Weinstein Company, due to the Weinsteins' 25% purchase of Starz Media, which is Anchor Bay's parent. Before the purchase, they were distributed by Genius Products and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The pre-2005 Dimension films were originally released to home video through Buena Vista Home Entertainment while Miramax was owned by Disney. They are currently distributed on home video through Lionsgate, with Echo Bridge Home Entertainment briefly handling some as well. The company also produces the ''Scream'' TV series for MTV.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3921180/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co〕 Dimension Films also has involvement with One Ball Pictures who owns the "Funny Or Die" online series. They released their first episode, "A Lesson with John McEnroe", with Dimension Films.〔http://onebigball.com/whoweworkwith/page/2〕 ==History== The studio was founded by Bob Weinstein to distribute horror films, but was expanded to release other genres. The studio was owned by Miramax Films, but in 1993, Dimension Films became a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios due to their full purchase of Miramax Films. The studio found success in its early years by releasing films such as ''The Crow'', ''Scream'', ''The Faculty'', ''Scary Movie'', ''Dracula 2000'', ''Spy Kids'', ''The Others'', ''Scary Movie 3'', ''Bad Santa'', ''Sin City'', ''The Brothers Grimm'', and ''The Amityville Horror''. Bob and Harvey Weinstein left Miramax Films to make their own film company, taking Dimension Films with them. Currently, the highest grossing movie in the company is ''Scary Movie'', which was released in 2000. Dimension Films distributes higher-budget releases than its parent company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dimension Films」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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