MTV Entertainment Studios
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| Formerly | MTV Productions (1991–1995) MTV Films (1996–2020) MTV Original Series (2001-2004; 2015-2021) MTV Production Development (2003–2018) MTV Music and Series Development (2004-2005) MTV Series Entertainment (2005-2015) MTV Studios (2018–2021) |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Motion picture Television production |
| Founded | 1991 as MTV Productions 1996 as MTV Films |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, California , U.S. |
Key people | Chris McCarthy Albert Berger David Gale Ron Yerxa |
| Owner | ViacomCBS |
| Parent | MTV Entertainment Group (ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks) |
| Divisions | MTV Animation MTV Documentary Films |
| Subsidiaries | Comedy Central Films |
MTV Entertainment Studios is the film and television production arm of MTV Entertainment Group. Founded in 1991 as MTV Productions and in 1996 as MTV Films, it has produced original television shows like Beavis and Butt-Head, Æon Flux, Jackass, My Super Sweet 16, Daria, Clone High and The Real World and films such as Election and Napoleon Dynamite. Its films are released by fellow ViacomCBS division Paramount Pictures. On August 21, 2006, Nickelodeon Movies, Comedy Central Films, and MTV Films became full labels of the Paramount Motion Pictures Group. By 2017, Paramount Players was created as a joint venture with MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, and BET Films. In 2019, MTV Studios launched MTV Documentary Films, a label producing and acquiring documentary features. In 2020, MTV Films was folded into MTV Studios. The following year, MTV Studios became MTV Entertainment Studios, encompassing content for and based on all of MTV Entertainment Group's brands.
Films[]
Theatrically released[]
| Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe's Apartment | July 26, 1996 | Geffen Pictures (under Warner Bros.) / Blue Sky Studios (animation) | $13 million | $4,619,014 |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | December 20, 1996 | Paramount / MTV Animation / Geffen Pictures / Judgemental Films | $12 million | $63,118,386 |
| Dead Man on Campus | August 21, 1998 | Paramount / Pacific Western Productions | $14 million | $15,064,946 |
| Varsity Blues | January 15, 1999 | Paramount | $16 million | $54,294,169 |
| 200 Cigarettes | February 26, 1999 | Paramount / Lakeshore Entertainment | $6 million | $6,852,450 |
| Election | May 7, 1999 | Paramount / Bona Fide Productions | $25 million | $14,902,041 |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | June 30, 1999 | Paramount / Warner Bros. / Scott Rudin Productions / Braniff Productions | $21 million | $83,137,603 |
| The Wood | July 16, 1999 | Paramount | $6 million | $25,059,640 |
| The Original Kings of Comedy | August 18, 2000 | Paramount / Latham Entertainment / 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks | $3 million | $38,182,790 |
| Save the Last Dance | January 12, 2001 | Paramount / Cort/Madden Productions | $13 million | $131,706,809 |
| Pootie Tang | June 29, 2001 | Paramount / Chris Rock Productions / HBO Downtown Productions / 3 Arts Entertainment / Alphaville Films | $7 million | $3,313,583 |
| Zoolander | September 28, 2001 | Paramount / Village Roadshow Pictures / NPV Entertainment/ VH1 Films / Red Hour Productions / Scott Rudin Productions | $28 million | $60,780,981 |
| Orange County | January 11, 2002 | Paramount / Scott Rudin Productions | $18 million | $41,032,915 |
| Crossroads | February 15, 2002 | Paramount / Zomba Films | $12 million | $61,141,030 |
| Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | August 2, 2002 | Paramount / Runteldat Entertainment | $3 million | $19,184,820 |
| Jackass: The Movie | October 25, 2002 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | $5 million | $79,493,831 |
| Better Luck Tomorrow | April 11, 2003 | Paramount | $250,000 | $3,809,226 |
| The Fighting Temptations | September 19, 2003 | Paramount / Handprint Films | $30 million | $32,750,821 |
| Tupac: Resurrection | November 14, 2003 | Paramount / Amaru Entertainment | $300,000 | $7,808,524 |
| The Perfect Score | January 30, 2004 | Paramount / Spyglass Entertainment / Tollin/Robbins Productions | $10,876,805 | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | August 27, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures / Paramount / HH Films | $400,000 | $46,118,097 |
| Coach Carter | January 14, 2005 | Paramount / Tollin/Robbins Productions | $30 million | $76,669,806 |
| The Longest Yard | May 27, 2005 | Paramount / Columbia / Happy Madison | $82 million | $190,320,568 |
| Hustle & Flow | July 22, 2005 | Paramount Classics / New Deal Entertainment | $2.8 million | $23,563,727 |
| Murderball | July 22, 2005 | THINKFilm / Paramount / Participant Media / A&E IndieFilms / 1More Film | $350,000 | $1,750,211 |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | November 9, 2005 | Paramount / G-Unit Films / Interscope/Shady/Aftermath Films | $40 million | $46,442,528 |
| Æon Flux | December 2, 2005 | Paramount / Lakeshore Entertainment / Valhalla Motion Pictures | $62 million | $52,304,001 |
| Strangers with Candy | June 28, 2006 | THINKFilm / Worldwide Pants / Robert/Davis Films | $2.3 million | |
| Jackass Number Two | September 22, 2006 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions / Lynch Siderow Productions | $11.5 million | $84,618,532 |
| Freedom Writers | January 5, 2007 | Paramount / Jersey Films / 2S Films (uncredited) / Double Feature Films | $21 million | $43,090,741 |
| Reno 911!: Miami | February 23, 2007 | 20th Century Fox / Paramount / Jersey Films / Double Feature Films / High Sierra Carpeting / Principato-Young Entertainment | $10 million | $22,021,262 |
| Blades of Glory | March 30, 2007 | DreamWorks / Red Hour Films / Smart Entertainment | $53 million | $145,708,642 |
| How She Move | January 25, 2008 | Paramount Vantage / Celluloid Dreams / Sienna Films | $17 million | $8,533,187 |
| Stop-Loss | March 28, 2008 | Paramount | $25 million | $11,207,130 |
| The Foot Fist Way | May 30, 2008 | Paramount Vantage / Gary Sanchez Productions / You Know I Can't Kiss You, Inc. | $79,000 | $245,292 |
| Dance Flick | May 22, 2009 | Paramount / Wayans Bros. Entertainment | $25 million | $31,439,140 |
| Jackass 3D | October 15, 2010 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions | $20 million | $170,256,125 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | February 11, 2011 | Paramount / Insurge Pictures / AEG Live / Island Records / Scooter Braun Films / L.A. Reid Media | $13 million | $98,441,954 |
| Footloose | October 14, 2011 | Paramount / Spyglass Entertainment | $24 million | $62,701,289 |
| Katy Perry: Part of Me | July 3, 2012 | Paramount / Insurge Pictures / Imagine Entertainment / AEG Live / Capitol Records / Magical Elves Productions / Splinter Films / Pulse Films / EMI Music | $12 million | $31,911,815 |
| Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | January 25, 2013 | Paramount / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Gary Sanchez Productions / Studio Babelsberg / Flynn Picture Company | $50 million | $225,703,475 |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | October 25, 2013 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions | $15 million | $151,826,547 |
| Project Almanac | January 30, 2015 | Paramount / Insurge Pictures / Platinum Dunes | $12 million | $32,200,000 |
| 76 Days | December 4, 2020 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; 76 Days / Ford Foundation / XTR Film Society[1] | ||
| Finding Yingying | December 11, 2020 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; Kartemquin Films / Mitten Media / Nika Media[2] | ||
| 17 Blocks | February 19, 2021 | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; Beachside Films[3] | ||
| Pink Skies Ahead | May 8, 2021 | distribution only; Stampede Ventures / Divide/Conquer / Foton Pictures / Glanzrock Productions[4] |
Upcoming films[]
| Release date | Title | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2021 | Ascension[5] | distributed by MTV Documentary Films; XTR / Firelight Media / Field of Vision / Cinereach / Chicken & Egg Pictures / The Sundance Institute / San Francisco Film Society |
| February 4, 2022 | Jackass Forever | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions |
| TBA | Untitled Amy York Rubin/Bo Burnham film | Paramount / Paramount Players |
Direct-to-video and streaming[]
| Title | Release date | Production company(s) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| All You've Got | May 23, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment | TBA |
| Save the Last Dance 2 | October 6, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment | $5 million |
| Totally Awesome | November 7, 2006 | Paramount Home Entertainment / 3 Arts Entertainment / The Weinstein Company | TBA |
| Super Sweet 16: The Movie | July 8, 2007 | Paramount Home Entertainment | |
| Beneath | August 7, 2007 | Paramount Classics | |
| Jackass 2.5 | December 26, 2007 | Paramount / Dickhouse Productions | |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16 | October 23, 2009 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | $1.5 million |
| The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | April 20, 2010 | Paramount / Double Hemm / 6 Point Harness | $350,000 |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 | October 22, 2010 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | TBA |
| Jackass 3.5 | June 14, 2011 | Paramount Digital Entertainment / Dickhouse Productions | |
| My Super Psycho Sweet 16 | March 12, 2012 | Paramount Home Entertainment / Pop Films | |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.5 | June 15, 2014 (TV), July 8, 2014 (Home media) | Paramount Digital Entertainment / Dickhouse Productions | |
| Eli | October 18, 2019 | Netflix / Paramount / Paramount Players / Intrepid Pictures | $11 million |
| Dashing in December | December 13, 2020 | Paramount Network / The Ninth House | TBA |
| Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch | June 30, 2021 | Paramount+ / World of Wonder | TBA |
| Untitled Beavis and Butt-Head film | TBA | Paramount+ / Paramount / Comedy Central | TBA |
| Untitled South Park films | 2021-2027 | Paramount+ / Park County | TBA |
Television[]
| Title | Network | Original running | Production company(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo! MTV Raps | MTV | 1988–1995 | |
| MTV Unplugged | MTV/MTV Live | 1989–present | |
| Liquid Television | MTV | 1991–2014 | MTV Animation / Colossal Pictures (Seasons 1-3) / Titmouse, Inc. (Season 4) |
| Æon Flux | MTV | 1991–1995 | MTV Animation / Colossal Pictures |
| The Real World | MTV Facebook Watch Paramount+ |
1992–present | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV Comedy Central |
1993–present | MTV Animation (Seasons 1-8) / Comedy Partners (Seasons 9-10) / Judgemental Films / 3 Arts Entertainment |
| Singled Out | MTV Quibi |
1995–2020 | Start Entertainment |
| Road Rules | MTV Paramount+ |
1995–present | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| The Daily Show | Comedy Central | 1996–present | Ark Angel / Comedy Partners |
| Daria | MTV | 1997–2002 | MTV Animation / Heyday Media |
| South Park | Comedy Central | 1997–present | South Park Studios / Comedy Partners |
| Cartoon Sushi | MTV/Teletoon | 1997–1998 | MTV Animation / a.k.a Cartoon / DNA Productions |
| Behind the Music | VH1 Paramount+ |
1997–present | Creature Films |
| Comedy Central Presents | Comedy Central | 1998–2011 | Rick Mill Productions / Comedy Central |
| Strangers with Candy | Comedy Central | 1999–2000 | |
| MTV Cribs | MTV CMT |
2000–present | |
| Jackass | MTV | 2000–2002 | Dickhouse Productions |
| Crank Yankers | Comedy Central MTV2 |
2002–present | Kimmelot / ITV America / Comedy Partners |
| Clone High | MTV/Teletoon | 2002–2003 | MTV Animation / Touchstone Television / Doozer / Lord Miller Productions / Nelvana |
| 3-South | MTV | 2002–2003 | MTV Animation / Warner Bros Animation |
| Punk'd | MTV BET The Roku Channel |
2003–present | Katalyst Media (Seasons 1–9) / STX Entertainment (Season 10–present) |
| Reno 911! | Comedy Central The Roku Channel |
2003–present | High Sierra Carpeting / Jersey Television (2003–2009) |
| Comedy Central Roast | Comedy Central | 2003–present | |
| Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | MTV | 2004–2006 | Go Go Luckey Productions |
| Drawn Together | Comedy Central | 2004-2007 | Double Hemm / Comedy Partners |
| My Super Sweet 16 | MTV | 2005–2017 | |
| Wonder Showzen | MTV2 | 2005–2006 | MTV Animation / PFFR Productions |
| The Andy Milonakis Show | MTV MTV2 |
2005–2007 | Jackhole Productions |
| Wild 'n Out | MTV MTV2 VH1 |
2005-present | Mr. Renassiance Entertainment (Seasons 1–4) / The Collective (Seasons 1–4) / NCredible Entertainment (Season 5–present) |
| Run's House | MTV | 2005–2009 | Good Clean Fun / Simmons/Lathan Media Group / Bad Boy Films |
| The Colbert Report | Comedy Central | 2005–2014 | Spartina Productions / Busboy Productions / Comedy Partners |
| Yo Mamma | MTV | 2006–2007 | Evolution Media / MV Productions Inc |
| The Hills | MTV | 2006–2010 | Done and Done Productions |
| Rob & Big | MTV | 2006–2008 | Dickhouse Productions |
| The Sarah Silverman Program | Comedy Central | 2007–2010 | Eleven Eleven O' Clock Productions / Oil Factory, Inc. / Comedy Partners |
| Friday: The Animated Series | MTV2 | 2007 | MTV Animation / New Line Television / Cube Vision |
| Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County | MTV | 2007–2008 | Go Go Luckey Productions |
| America's Best Dance Crew | MTV | 2008–2015 | Tenth Planet Productions / Hip Hop International / Bayonne Entertainment / Dream Merchant Entertainment / Warner Horizon Television |
| 50 Cent: The Money and the Power | MTV | 2008–2009 | Ish Entertainment / Shady Records / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records / Cheetah Vision Films |
| The City | MTV | 2008–2010 | Done and Done Productions |
| T.I.'s Road to Redemption | MTV | 2009 | Category 5 Entertainment / Grand Hustle Productions / Ish Entertainment |
| Tosh.0 | Comedy Central | 2009–2020 | |
| 16 and Pregnant | MTV | 2009–present | 11th Street Productions |
| Popzilla | MTV | 2009 | MTV Animation / Animax Entertainment |
| Jersey Shore | MTV | 2009–2012 | 495 Productions |
| Teen Mom | MTV | 2009–present | 11th Street Productions |
| Ugly Americans | Comedy Central | 2010–2012 | Irony Point / Augenblick Studios / Big Jump Entertainment / Solis/Markle Animation Productions / Tookie Wilson Productions / F**k Factor Productions / Cuppa Coffee Studios / Turner Studios |
| Teen Mom 2 | MTV | 2011–present | 11th Street Productions |
| Workaholics | Comedy Central | 2011–2017 | Avalon Television / Mail Order Comedy / 4th Year Productions (2011–2014) / Gigapix Studios (2011–2013) / Comedy Partners |
| Teen Wolf | MTV | 2011–2017 | Adelstein Productions / DiGa Vision / First Cause, Inc. / Lost Marbles Television / Siesta Productions / MGM Television |
| Bar Rescue | Paramount Network | 2011–present | 3 Ball Entertainment |
| Ridiculousness | MTV | 2011-present | Superjacket Productions (2014–present) / Gorilla Flicks (2014–present) / Dickhouse Productions (2011–2014) |
| Good Vibes | MTV | 2011 | MTV Animation / Werner Entertainment / Rough House / Not the QB Pro. / Six Point Harness / Warner Horizon Television |
| Key & Peele | Comedy Central | 2012–2015 | Cindylou / Monkeypaw Productions / Martel & Roberts Productions / Principato-Young Entertainment / Comedy Partners |
| The Pauly D Project | MTV | 2012 | 495 Productions / ReignDeer Entertainment |
| Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents | Comedy Central | 2012–2019 | Triage Entertainment / Comedy Partners |
| Snooki & Jwoww | MTV | 2012–2015 | 495 Productions |
| The Inbetweeners | MTV | 2012 | Bwark Productions / Kapital Entertainment / Brad Copeland Productions |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Logo TV VH1 Paramount+ |
2012–present | World of Wonder Productions |
| Catfish: The TV Show | MTV | 2012–present | Critical Content / Catfish Picture Company |
| Inside Amy Schumer' | Comedy Central Paramount+ |
2013–present | It's So Easy Productions / Irony Point / Jax Media |
| The Show with Vinny | MTV | 2013 | 495 Productions / Generate Management |
| Are You the One? | MTV | 2014–2019 | Lighthearted Entertainment |
| Copycat | MTV | 2014 | Next Entertainment / Warner Horizon Television |
| Finding Carter | MTV | 2014–2015 | The Popfilms Movie Company / Stockton Drive Inc. / Warner Horizon Television |
| Slednecks | MTV | 2014 | Zoo Productions / All3Media America / Parallel Entertainment Pictures |
| Eye Candy | MTV | 2015 | Blumhouse Television / Jax Media |
| Younger | TV Land Paramount+ |
2015–2021 | Darren Star Productions / Jax Media |
| Lip Sync Battle | Paramount Network | 2015–2019 | Matador Content / Sunday Night Productions / Eight Million Plus Productions / Four Eyes Entertainment / Carey Patterson Entertainment |
| Teachers | TV Land | 2016–2019 | Martel & Roberts Productions |
| Siesta Key | MTV | 2017–present | Entertainment One |
| The Opposition with Jordan Klepper | Comedy Central | 2017–2018 | Ark Angel / Comedy Partners |
| Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant | MTV | 2018–present | |
| Jersey Shore: Family Vacation | MTV | 2018–present | 495 Productions |
| Yellowstone | Paramount Network | 2018–present | Linson Entertainment / Bosque Ranch Productions / Treehouse Films / 101 Studios |
| Teen Mom: Young Moms Club | MTV | 2018–2019 | |
| Cartel Crew | VH1 | 2019–present | Big Fish Entertainment |
| Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club | MTV | 2019 | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| The Other Two | Comedy Central HBO Max |
2019–present | Broadway Video / Jax Media / Kelly/Schneider / Comedy Partners |
| Double Shot at Love | MTV | 2019–present | 495 Productions |
| El Mundo Real | Facebook Watch | 2019 | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| Alternatino with Arturo Castro | Comedy Central | 2019–present | Avalon Television |
| The Hills: New Beginnings | MTV | 2019–present | Evolution Media |
| South Side | Comedy Central HBO Max |
2019–present | |
| Ghosted: Love Gone Missing | MTV | 2019–present | Sharp Entertainment |
| 68 Whiskey | Paramount Network | 2020 | CBS Studios / Imagine Television Studios / yes Studios / Little City Ironworks |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Comedy Central | 2020–present | In Fina We Trust / Artists First / Comedy Partners |
| Families of the Mafia | MTV | 2020–present | |
| Revenge Prank | MTV | 2020-present | Gobstopper Television |
| Emily in Paris | Netflix | 2020–present | Darren Star Productions / Jax Media |
| The Real World Homecoming: New York | Paramount+ | 2021 | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| The Challenge: All Stars | Paramount+ | 2021 | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| From Cradle to Stage | Paramount+ | 2021 | Live Nation Entertainment / Roswell Films / Therapy Studios |
| Adorableness | MTV | 2021–present | Superjacket Productions / Gorilla Flicks |
| My True Crime Story | VH1 | 2021 | Hotsnakes Media |
Awards and nominations[]
Academy Awards[]
| Year | Category | Film | Winner/nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Election[6] | Alexander Payne Jim Taylor |
Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Documentary Feature | Tupac: Resurrection[7] | Lauren Lazin Karolyn Ali |
Nominated |
| 2006 | Murderball[8] | Henry Alex Rubin Dana Adam Shapiro |
Nominated | |
| Best Original Song | Hustle & Flow[9] | Jordan Houston Cedric Coleman Paul Beauregard ("It's Hard out Here for a Pimp") |
Won | |
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa[10] | Stephen Prouty | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 13, 2020). "MTV Documentary Films Acquires Toronto Docu '76 Days' On COVID Outbreak In Wuhan, China". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Welk, Brian (October 8, 2020). "SXSW Winners 'Beautiful Something Left Behind' and 'Finding Yingying' Nabbed by MTV Documentary Films (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (July 25, 2019). "MTV Documentary Films Launches With '17 Blocks,' 'St. Louis Superman'". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 16, 2020). "MTV Films Acquires Coming-Of-Age Film 'Pink Skies Ahead' Prior To Its World Premiere At The AFI Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Lang, Brent (August 12, 2021). "MTV Documentary Films Buys 'Ascension,' Plans Awards Push (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "John Irving Wins Adapted Screenplay: 2000 Oscars – YouTube". YouTube. Oscars. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Born into Brothels Wins Documentary Feature: 2005 Oscars". Youtube. Oscars. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ "Documentary Winners: 2006 Oscars". YouTube. Oscars. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ ""Lose Yourself" winning Best Original Song Oscar®". YouTube. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ ""Dallas Buyers Club" winning the Oscar® for Makeup and Hairstyling". YouTube. Oscars. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
External links[]
- MTV Entertainment Studios at IMDb
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