The Mark Gordon Company (formerly The Meledandri/Gordon Company) was an American production company owned by Mark Gordon. It is notable for their output, including feature films, like Speed, many of Roland Emmerich's films Gordon produced like The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 B.C. and 2012, and TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, The Rookie and Ray Donovan.

History Original era (1987–1995) In 1987, film producers Mark Gordon and Chris Meledandri, the latter of whom would later go on to found Illumination Entertainment, formed The Meledandri/Gordon Company, with a non-exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures. Meledandri quit in 1991 to join Dawn Steel's production company, and it was renamed to The Mark Gordon Company.

Its big break came in 1994 when Gordon made its first success with its film Speed, which grossed $350.4 million at the box office.

Their second big success from Gordon was the 1996 film Broken Arrow, which grossed $150.2 million at the box office.

On December 10, 1995, Gordon merged its own company with Gary Levinson's Classico Entertainment, which ultimately signed a deal with Paramount Pictures after its deal with Fox ends. It was at first known as Cloud Nine Entertainment, before settling on Mutual Film Company.

Second era (2000–2015) On September 7, 2000, it was announced that Mark Gordon was quitting Mutual Film Company in order to relaunch his own company. A year later, on October 10, 2001, it signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to produce new films under its own production company and hired Betsy Beers to run the company.

In 2002, Gordon partnered with Bob Yari to launch Stratus Film Company, to produce independent feature films, and hired Mark Gill as executive of the studio. Gordon exited the organization in 2005.

In 2003, Gordon signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to produce its feature films for a three-year pact.

In 2004, Mark Gordon was producing its first TV series LAX for NBC, which came from the studio. On August 18, 2004, Gordon signed a deal with Touchstone Television for two years, where the studio is developing drama projects.

That same year, The Day After Tomorrow became the studio's first hit under the new era, and it grossed $552.6 million worldwide.

In 2005, Gordon made his first big success on TV with the Shonda Rhimes-created series Grey's Anatomy. The studio followed up his success with Criminal Minds, which aired on CBS.

In 2007, its own pact with ABC Studios was renewed. Four years later, in 2011, it signed a production deal with The Walt Disney Studios, whereas Gordon is running the company for four years until 2015.

Entertainment One era (2015–2018) In 2015, Entertainment One acquired its 51% stake in The Mark Gordon Company. eOne will handle international sales of its productions developed by The Mark Gordon Company. In 2016, Gordon launched its first two independent shows under eOne's regime, including Designated Survivor and Conviction, all of them were co-produced with ABC Studios and aired on the ABC network.

In 2018, Entertainment One acquired the remaining 49% of the company and it folded The Mark Gordon Company into the parent company, by making Gordon president of it.

Third era (2019–present) On July 25, 2019, Mark Gordon announced that he will step down as Entertainment One president, in order to relaunch his own independent studio, with its own first-look deal with the studio eOne.

Productions Theatrical/direct-to-video films As The Meledandri/Gordon CompanyYearTitleDirectorDistributorNotesBudgetGross (worldwide)1988Brothers in ArmsGeorge BloomVision p.d.g. Internationalfirst film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Ablo and JelN/A1990Opportunity KnocksDonald PetrieUniversal Picturesas The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Brad Grey Productions$13 million$11.3 million1992Traces of RedAndy WolkThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyuncreditedN/A$3.2 millionFly by NightSteve GomerArrow Releasinglast film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Lumiere ProductionsN/A As The Mark Gordon Company1993Swing KidsThomas CarterBuena Vista Picturesco-production with Touchwood Pacific Partners I, Hollywood Pictures and John Bard Manulis Productions$12 million$5.6 million1994SpeedJan de Bont20th Century Fox$30 million$350.4 millionTrial by JuryHeywood GouldWarner Bros.uncredited; co-production with Morgan Creek ProductionsN/A$6.97 million1995A Pyromaniac's Love StoryJoshua BrandBuena Vista Picturesco-production with Hollywood PicturesN/A$468,2401996Broken ArrowJohn Woo20th Century Foxlast film under original regime before folding into Mutual Film Company$50 million$150.2 million2003The League of Extraordinary GentlemenStephen Norringtonfirst film under new regime since he left Mutual Film Companyuncredited; co-production with Angry Films and Fountainbridge Films$78 million$179.3 million2004The Day After TomorrowRoland Emmerichco-production with Lions Gate Films and Centropolis Entertainment$125 million$552.6 million2005CasanovaLasse HallströmBuena Vista Picturesco-production with Touchstone Pictures and Hallström/Holleran ProductionsN/A$37.6 millionLife of the PartyBarra GrantTHINKfilmco-production with Brian Reilly ProductionsN/A2006The HoaxLasse HallströmMiramax Filmsco-production with Bob Yari Productions, Hallström/Holleran Productions and City Entertainment$25 million$11.7 millionThe Painted VeilJohn CurranWarner Independent Picturesco-production with Bob Yari Productions, Colleton Company, Emotion Pictures, Class 5 Films and Warner China Film HG Corporation$19.4 million$26.8 million2007Talk to MeKasi LemmonsFocus Featuresco-production with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Pelagius FilmsN/A$4.77 million200810,000 B.C.Roland EmmerichWarner Bros. Picturesuncredited; co-production with Legendary Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment$105 million$269.8 millionHeart of a DragonMichael FrenchChina Film Group Corporationco-production with Thunder Bay Films$10 millionN/A2009The MessengerOren MovermanOscilloscope Laboratoriesco-production with Omnilab Media, Sherazade Film Development, BZ Entertainment and Good Worldwide$6.5 million$1.5 million12 RoundsRenny Harlin20th Century Foxco-production with Fox Atomic and WWE StudiosN/A$17.28 million2012Roland EmmerichSony Pictures Releasinguncredited; co-production with Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment$200 million$769.7 million2011The DetailsJacob Aaron EstesThe Weinstein Companyco-production with LD EntertainmentN/A$63,595Source CodeDuncan JonesSummit Entertainmentco-production with Vendôme Pictures and StudioCanal$31.9 million$147.3 millionRampartOren MovermanMillennium Entertainmentuncredited; co-production with Waypoint Entertainment, Amalgam Pictures, The Third Mind Pictures and Lightstream Entertainment$12 million$1.56 million2013The To Do ListMaggie CareyCBS Filmsco-production with Varsity Pictures$1.5 million$3.9 million2015Steve JobsDanny BoyleUniversal Picturesco-production with Legendary Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Entertainment 360, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films and Digital Image Associates$30 million$34.4 million2016War DogsTodd PhillipsWarner Bros. Picturesco-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Joint Effort Productions$50 million$86.2 million2017Molly's GameAaron SorkinSTX Filmsco-production with STX Films, Huayi Brothers, Tang Media Productions and Pascal Pictures$30 million$59.3 millionSand CastleFernando CoimbraNetflixco-production with Treehouse Pictures and International TradersN/AMurder on the Orient ExpressKenneth Branagh20th Century Foxco-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions$55 million$352.8 million2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsLasse HallströmJoe JohnstonWalt Disney Studios Motion Picturesco-production with Walt Disney Pictures$120–133 million$174 million As Mark Gordon Pictures2022Death on the Nile Kenneth Branagh 20th Century Studios co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions$90 million$137.3 million2023A Haunting in Venice$60 million$74 million

Television shows YearsTitleCreatorNetworkNotesSeasonsEpisodes2004–2005LAXNick ThielNBCco-production with Nick Thiel Productions and NBC Universal Television Studio1132005–presentGrey's AnatomyShonda RhimesABCco-production with Shondaland (season 2–), Touchstone Television (seasons 1–3) and ABC Signature (season 4–20)214412005–presentCriminal MindsJeff DavisCBS/Paramount+ & Disney+co-production with Paramount Network Television (season 1), CBS Paramount Network Television (season 2–4), CBS Television Studios (seasons 5–15), Touchstone Television (seasons 1–2) and ABC Signature (seasons 3–15)173442007–2013Army WivesKatherine Fugatebased on the book "Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives" by:Tanya BiankLifetimeco-production with ABC Studios7117Private PracticeShonda RhimesABCco-production with Shondaland and ABC Studios61112007–2009ReaperMichelle FazekasTara ButtersThe CWco-production with Fazekas & Butters and ABC Studios2312011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorEdward Allen BerneroChris MundyCBSco-production with Bernero Productions, CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios1132013Family ToolsBobby BowmanABCco-production with ITV Studios America and ABC Studios102013–2020Ray DonovanAnn BidermanShowtimeco-production with Ann Biderman Co. (season 1), Bider Sweet Productions (season 2), David Hollander Productions (seasons 3–7) and Showtime Networks7822014BenchedMichaela WatkinsDamon JonesUSA Networkco-production with ABC Signature1122015–2018QuanticoJoshua SafranABCco-production with ABC Studios, Random Acts Productions (seasons 1–2) and Maniac Productions (season 3)3572016–2017Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersErica MesserCBSco-production with Erica Messer Productions, CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios226ConvictionLiz FriedlanderLiz FriedmanABCco-production with Entertainment One, Double Fried and ABC Studios1132016–2019Designated SurvivorDavid GuggenheimABC/Netflixco-production with Entertainment One, Kinberg Genre, ABC Studios (seasons 1–2) and Baer Bones (season 3)3532018Youth & ConsequencesJason UbaldiYouTube Premiumco-production with Entertainment One182018–presentThe RookieAlexi HawleyABCco-production with Entertainment One, Perfectman Pictures and ABC Signature (seasons 1-6)7119

Television movies/pilots/specials YearTitleDirectorNetworkNotes1991Lightning FieldMichael SwitzerUSA Networkas The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Wilshire Court ProductionsLove KillsBrian Grantas The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Wilshire Court Productions and O.T.M.L. Productions, Inc.1995The Man Who Wouldn't DieBill CondonABCuncredited; co-production with Alan Barnette Productions and Universal TelevisionChildren Remember the HolocaustMark GordonCBSuncredited2003And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfBruce BeresfordHBOco-production with HBO FilmsFootstepsJohn BadhamCBSco-production with Ken Raskoff Productions and Fox Television Studios2005Warm SpringsJoseph SargentHBOco-production with HBO Films2006A House DividedMichael RymerABCco-production with Touchstone Television2009House RulesDaniel MinahanCBSco-production with CBS Television Studios and ABC StudiosEmpire StateJeremy PodeswaABCco-production with ABC Studios2010It Takes a VillageMichael Fresco2011IdentityGary Flederco-production with ITV Studios America and ABC Studios2012Dark HorseRoland Emmerichco-production with ABC StudiosAmericanaPhillip Noyce2013GothicaAnand Tucker2014ClementineMichael Dinner2015AgathaJace Alexanderco-production with Stearns Castle Entertainment and ABC Studios2017The ClimbChris RobinsonAmazon Prime Videoco-production with Entertainment One and Amazon StudiosLas ReinasLiz FriedlanderABCco-production with Entertainment One and ABC Studios

References

External links The Mark Gordon Company on IMDb Mark Gordon Productions on IMDb