Lions Gate Home Entertainment
History Edit
In 1998, Cinépix Film Properties was sold to Lions Gate Films, and rechristened the home video label as Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment and initially released product only in Canada. Lions Gate owned additional home video labels, such as Avalanche Home Entertainment, and minority interests in Studio Home Entertainment and Eaton Entertainment.
Most of Lions Gate's big titles in the U.S. went to Universal Studios Home Video, with the lone title, Dogma went to Columbia TriStar Home Video.
In 2000, the company acquired Trimark Holdings, who owns Trimark Home Video. Afterwards, the labels Trimark Home Video, Eaton Entertainment, Studio Home Entertainment and Avalanche Home Entertainment were consolidated to form the U.S. Lions Gate Home Entertainment in 2000, with each company serving as a label. In 2001, the company picked up the rights to DIC Home Entertainment, only for the deal to lapse in 2002. The label names disappear in 2002.
In 2003, the company bought out Artisan Entertainment and its home video division was folded into Lions Gate, while Fox was kept as distributor of LGHE's titles, and LGHE continue to handle marketing of its titles. Two years later, in 2005, FHE became Lionsgate Family Entertainment.
In 2008, the company begin distributing titles by HIT Entertainment after its deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment expired, the deal would later lapse in 2014. This was followed by the deal with American Greetings in 2009.
In 2012, the company started distributing titles from Summit Entertainment after leaving Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In 2016, it acquired Anchor Bay Entertainment, and it was folded into Lionsgate after the merger with Starz Inc.
In 2021, the distribution deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment lapsed, and soon signed a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
In 2023, Lionsgate begin distributing titles by Entertainment One worldwide.
Releases Edit
2001 Edit
| Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Format | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7763 | Madeline's Halloween Spooktacular | USA | 2000 | 45 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | September 25, 2001 | VHS |