The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film and television production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1991The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Retrieved July 19, 2010 by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
It has had contracts with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, though no longer affiliated with the studio.
History In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left Amblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a three-year first look deal at Paramount Pictures. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy produced Alive which was released in 1993 as a Kennedy/Marshall production; however, the first film under their deal with Paramount was Milk Money (1994).
In 1995, the duo left Paramount Pictures with a three-year production deal at the Walt Disney Studios. In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact with CBS to air Kennedy/Marshall's television shows for the network. Later that same year, the studio left Disney for Universal Pictures, with an eleven-year deal.
In 2005, Kennedy/Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revival Hurlyburly to Broadway.
In 2009, they left Universal Pictures for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Two years later, they left Sony Pictures for DreamWorks Pictures.
In 2012, Kennedy left to join Lucasfilm as president. During the same year, the studio signed a deal with CBS Television Studios to produce television shows made for the company.
Selected filmography
Feature films
1990s TitleRelease dateU.S. distributorCo-production companiesBox office AliveJanuary 15, 1993Buena Vista Pictures Touchstone PicturesParamount Pictures$82.5 millionMilk MoneyAugust 31, 1994Paramount Pictures$18 millionCongoJune 9, 1995$152 millionThe Indian in the CupboardJuly 14, 1995Paramount Pictures(theatrical)Columbia Pictures(home video)Scholastic Productions$35.7 millionOlympic GloryJanuary 22, 1999IMAXEMC FilmsMegaSystems, Inc.N/AThe Sixth SenseAugust 6, 1999Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures)Spyglass EntertainmentBarry Mendel Productions$672.8 millionSnow Falling on CedarsDecember 22, 1999Universal Pictures$23 million
2000s TitleRelease dateU.S. distributorCo-production companiesBox office A Map of the WorldJanuary 21, 2000First Look PicturesOverseas FilmgroupCinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG$544,538The Bourne IdentityJune 14, 2002Universal PicturesHypnotic$214.4 millionSignsAugust 2, 2002Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)Blinding Edge Pictures$408.2 millionSeabiscuitJuly 25, 2003Universal PicturesDreamWorks PicturesSpyglass EntertainmentLarger Than Life Productions$148.3 millionThe Young Black StallionDecember 25, 2003Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)$9.6 millionThe Bourne SupremacyJuly 23, 2004Universal PicturesLudlum Entertainment$311 millionMr. 3000September 17, 2004Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)Dimension FilmsSpyglass Entertainment$21.8 millionMunichDecember 23, 2005Universal PicturesDreamWorks PicturesAlliance AtlantisBarry Mendel ProductionsAmblin EntertainmentPeninsula Films$131 millionRoving MarsJanuary 27, 2006Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)White Mountain Films$11 millionEight BelowFebruary 17, 2006Mandeville FilmsSpyglass Entertainment$120.5 millionHootMay 5, 2006New Line CinemaWalden Media$8 millionThe Bourne UltimatumAugust 3, 2007Universal PicturesMP Beta ProductionsLudlum Entertainment$444 millionPersepolisDecember 25, 2007Sony Pictures ClassicsDiaphana DistributionCelluloid DreamsCNCFrance 3 CinemaRegion Ile-de-France$22.8 millionThe Diving Bell and the ButterflyFebruary 1, 2008Miramax FilmsPatheCanal+France 3 Cinema$19.8 millionThe Spiderwick ChroniclesFebruary 14, 2008Paramount PicturesNickelodeon MoviesAtmosphere Pictures$162.8 millionThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDecember 25, 2008Paramount PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures$335.8 millionCrossing OverJanuary 27, 2009The Weinstein Company$3.5 millionPonyo (English dub)August 14, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)Studio GhibliNippon Television NetworkDentsuHakuhodo DY Media PartnersBuena Vista Home EntertainmentMitsubishiToho$205.9 million
2010s TitleRelease dateU.S. distributorCo-production companiesBox office The Last AirbenderJuly 2, 2010Paramount PicturesNickelodeon MoviesBlinding Edge Pictures$319.7 millionHereafterOctober 22, 2010Warner Bros. PicturesMalpaso ProductionsAmblin Entertainment$107 millionThe Adventures of TintinDecember 21, 2011Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesColumbia PicturesAmblin EntertainmentWingNut FilmsNickelodeon Movies$374 millionWar HorseDecember 25, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)DreamWorks PicturesReliance EntertainmentAmblin Entertainment$177.6 millionThe Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. dub)February 17, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)Studio GhibliNippon Television NetworkDentsuHakuhodo DY Media PartnersWalt Disney JapanMitsubishiTohoWild Bunch$146 millionThe Bourne LegacyAugust 10, 2012Universal PicturesRelativity MediaCaptivate Entertainment$280.4 millionLincolnNovember 16, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)20th Century FoxDreamWorks PicturesParticipant MediaReliance EntertainmentAmblin Entertainment$275.3 millionFrom Up on Poppy Hill (English dub)March 15, 2013GKIDSStudio GhibliNippon Television NetworkDentsuHakuhodo DY Media PartnersWalt Disney JapanMitsubishiToho$61.5 millionThe Wind Rises (English dub)February 28, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)Studio GhibliNippon Television NetworkDentsuHakuhodo DY Media PartnersWalt Disney JapanMitsubishiTohoKDDI$136.8 millionThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English dub)October 17, 2014GKIDS$27 millionJurassic WorldJune 12, 2015Universal PicturesAmblin EntertainmentLegendary Pictures$1.671 billionThe BFGJuly 1, 2016Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)Walt Disney PicturesAmblin EntertainmentWalden MediaReliance EntertainmentThe Roald Dahl Story Company$195.2 millionJason BourneJuly 29, 2016Universal PicturesPerfect World PicturesPearl Street FilmsCaptivate Entertainment$416.2 millionSullySeptember 9, 2016Warner Bros. PicturesMalpaso ProductionsVillage Roadshow PicturesRatPac-Dune EntertainmentFlashlight FilmsOrange Corp$240.8 millionAssassin's CreedDecember 21, 201620th Century FoxNew Regency ProductionsUbisoft Motion PicturesDMC Film$240.7 million
2020s TitleRelease dateU.S. distributorCo-production companiesBox office The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartDecember 12, 2020HBOHBO Documentary FilmsPolygram EntertainmentWhite Horse PicturesDiamond Docs;under K/M Documentaries$283,826Jazz Fest: A New Orleans StoryMay 13, 2022Sony Pictures ClassicsSutter Road Picture CompanyN/AJurassic World DominionJune 10, 2022Universal PicturesAmblin EntertainmentPerfect World Pictures$1.004 billionRatherMay 1, 2024NetflixAnchor EntertainmentOriginal ProductionsWavelength Productions;under K/M DocumentariesN/AThe Beach Boys May 24, 2024Disney+Walt Disney PicturesWhite Horse PicturesIconic Artists GroupDiamond Docs;under K/M DocumentariesN/ATwistersJuly 19, 2024 Universal PicturesWarner Bros. PicturesAmblin Entertainment$372.3 millionJurassic World RebirthJuly 2, 2025Amblin Entertainment$872.4 million
Upcoming TitleRelease dateDistributorCo-production companiesThe Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun TBA Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon MoviesAmblin EntertainmentWingNut Films
Television shows Title Years Network Notes Laurel Canyon 2020 Epix co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM Television McCartney 3,2,1 2021 Hulu co-production with Endeavor Content, MPL Communications, Shangri-La, Film 45 and Diamond Docs San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time 2023 MGM+ under K/M Documentaries; co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, FourScore Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM+ Studios
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