Brownstone Productions

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Brownstone Productions
TypePrivate
IndustryProduction company
FoundedOctober 16, 2002; 19 years ago (2002-10-16) in Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
FounderElizabeth Banks
Max Handelman
Headquarters
Universal City, California
,
United States
Key people
Elizabeth Banks
(Founder, CEO & CFO)[1]
Max Handelman
ProductsPitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 3

Brownstone Productions is a film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing the Pitch Perfect franchise; Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) and Charlie's Angels (2019).

History[]

Brownstone Productions was founded in October 2002 in Santa Clarita, California, U.S. by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and her husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman.[1] As of 2019, the company is headquartered inside the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.[2]

In January 2015, the company signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures from 2015 to 2017.[3] In June 2015, the company signed a multi year production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[4]

In 2019, the company re-signed its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[2]

In June 2021, the company signed a first-look and multi-project development podcasting deal with Amazon, Inc.'s Audible.[5]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Director Gross (worldwide) Notes Ref.
2009 Surrogates Jonathan Mostow $122.4 million with Mandeville Films, Top Shelf Productions and Touchstone Pictures [6]
2012 Pitch Perfect Jason Moore $115.4 million with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures [7]
2014 Walk of Shame Steven Brill $8.1 million with Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment [8]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Elizabeth Banks $287.5 million with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures [9]
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Trish Sie $185.4 million with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures [10]
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Tommy O'Haver N/A with Untitled Entertainment [11]
2017 Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber Svetlana Cvetko N/A Short documentary
with Double Take Pictures and Metabook Films 		[12]
2019 Charlie's Angels Elizabeth Banks $73.3 million with 2.0 Entertainment, The Cantillon Company, Flower Films, Perfect World Pictures and Columbia Pictures [13]
2022 Cocaine Bear Elizabeth Banks TBA with Lord Miller Productions and Universal Pictures
Filming 		[14]

Television[]

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2015 Resident Advisors Hulu with 301 Productions, Relief Productions and Paramount Digital Entertainment
2019–2021 Shrill Hulu with Broadway Video and Warner Bros. Television [15]
2019–present Press Your Luck ABC with The Carruthers Company and Fremantle

In Production[]

Films[]

Television[]

Podcasts[]

Year Title Host(s) Provider Genre Notes Ref.
2021–present My Body, My Podcast Elizabeth Banks Audible Wellness, sex, motherhood with Audible Originals [5]
2021–present Fugly Elizabeth Banks Audible Comedy with Audible Originals [5]

References[]

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  4. ^ Ford, Rebecca (June 16, 2015). "Elizabeth Banks' Brownstone Productions Inks Deal With Warner Bros. TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Spangler, Todd (June 17, 2021). "Elizabeth Banks Signs Audible First-Look Podcast Deal, Starting With Her Show About Sexuality". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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  11. ^ Kit, Borys (March 24, 2016). "Josh Lucas, Adam Scott, Juno Temple Join Netflix Drama 'Most Hated Woman in America' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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