TSG Entertainment Finance LLC
TSG Entertainment
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedFebruary 14, 2013
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Key people
Chip Seelig
ProductsMotion pictures
Parent
Divisions
  • TSG Entertainment II
Websitetheseeliggroup.com

TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, doing business as TSG Entertainment, is an American film financing entity.

TSG was established after the U.S. theatrical release of Parental Guidance to replace Dune Entertainment as a result of Dune not renewing their deal with 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios). Fox was looking for a new long term co-financing arrangement and made a deal with TSG Entertainment.

TSG stands for parent company The Seelig Group.[1] TSG's logo is a depiction of a man with a bow shooting an arrow through several axe heads, similar to Odysseus from Homer's Odyssey.[2]

History

The financing entity was founded by former Dune partner Chip Seelig with majority funding from Magnetar Capital with additional funding from Seeing and others. Seeing had left Dune in May 2011 to launch a new funding company.

TSG was also looking for some ($300–400 million) debt financing from banks at this time.[3] In November 2015, Bona Film Group, a Chinese film studio, invested $235 million in TSG.[1]

Because of The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox (sans certain units) on March 20, 2019, Disney inherited Fox’s deal with TSG for 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios).

Lawsuit

In 2023, TSG sued Disney, alleging breach of contract in the financing of 20th Century Fox films and their distribution to streaming platforms.[4]

Films

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2013

Release date Title Distributor
February 14 A Good Day to Die Hard 20th Century Fox
April 5 Trance[5] Fox Searchlight Pictures
June 7 The Internship 20th Century Fox
June 28 The Heat 20th Century Fox
July 5 The Way Way Back Fox Searchlight Pictures
July 26 The Wolverine 20th Century Fox
August 7 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 20th Century Fox
September 20 Enough Said Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 27 Baggage Claim Fox Searchlight Pictures
October 25 The Counselor 20th Century Fox
November 8 The Book Thief 20th Century Fox
November 29 Black Nativity Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 25 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 20th Century Fox

2014

Release date Title Distributor
January 17 Devil's Due 20th Century Fox
February 7 The Monuments Men Sony Pictures Releasing (United States)
20th Century Fox (International)
February 28 Son of God 20th Century Fox
March 7 The Grand Budapest Hotel Fox Searchlight Pictures
April 25 The Other Woman 20th Century Fox
May 2 Belle Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 23 X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox
June 6 The Fault in Our Stars 20th Century Fox
July 11 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox
August 15 Let's Be Cops 20th Century Fox
September 12 The Drop Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 19 The Maze Runner 20th Century Fox
October 3 Gone Girl 20th Century Fox
October 17 Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 5 Wild Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 12 Exodus: Gods and Kings[5] 20th Century Fox
December 19 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 20th Century Fox

2015

Release date Title Distributor
January 9 Taken 3 20th Century Fox
February 13 Kingsman: The Secret Service[5] 20th Century Fox
March 6 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Fox Searchlight Pictures
April 10 The Longest Ride 20th Century Fox
May 1 Far from the Madding Crowd Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 22 Poltergeist 20th Century Fox
June 5 Spy 20th Century Fox
July 24 Paper Towns 20th Century Fox
August 7 Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox
August 21 Hitman: Agent 47 20th Century Fox
September 18 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 20th Century Fox
October 2 The Martian[1] 20th Century Fox
October 16 Bridge of Spies 20th Century Fox
November 25 Victor Frankenstein 20th Century Fox
December 18 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 20th Century Fox
December 25 Joy[5] 20th Century Fox

2016

Release date Title Distributor
February 12 Deadpool[5] 20th Century Fox
February 26 Eddie the Eagle 20th Century Fox
March 4 The Other Side of the Door 20th Century Fox
April 8 Demolition Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 27 X-Men: Apocalypse[1] 20th Century Fox
June 24 Independence Day: Resurgence[1] 20th Century Fox
July 8 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 20th Century Fox
July 22 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie[5] Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 2 Morgan 20th Century Fox
September 30 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children[1] 20th Century Fox
October 21 Keeping Up with the Joneses 20th Century Fox
December 23 Why Him? 20th Century Fox
December 25 Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox

2017

Release date Title Distributor
March 3 Logan[6] 20th Century Fox
Table 19[a] Fox Searchlight Pictures
May 12 Snatched 20th Century Fox
May 19 Alien: Covenant[7] 20th Century Fox
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul[8] 20th Century Fox
June 9 My Cousin Rachel[9] Fox Searchlight Pictures
July 14 War for the Planet of the Apes[1] 20th Century Fox
August 18 Patti Cake$[10] Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 22 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 20th Century Fox
October 6 The Mountain Between Us 20th Century Fox
October 13 Goodbye Christopher Robin[11] Fox Searchlight Pictures
November 10 Murder on the Orient Express 20th Century Fox
December 1 The Shape of Water Fox Searchlight Pictures
December 20 The Greatest Showman 20th Century Fox
December 22 The Post 20th Century Fox

2018

Release date Title Distributor
January 26 Maze Runner: The Death Cure[12] 20th Century Fox
March 2 Red Sparrow 20th Century Fox
March 16 Love, Simon 20th Century Fox
May 18 Deadpool 2 20th Century Fox
August 3 The Darkest Minds[13] 20th Century Fox
September 14 The Predator[14] 20th Century Fox
October 12 Bad Times at the El Royale 20th Century Fox
November 2 Bohemian Rhapsody 20th Century Fox
November 16 Widows 20th Century Fox

2019

Release date Title Distributor Notes
January 25 The Kid Who Would Be King[15] 20th Century Fox
February 14 Alita: Battle Angel 20th Century Fox
March 15 The Aftermath Fox Searchlight Pictures
June 7 Dark Phoenix[16] 20th Century Fox TSG's first film after the Disney-Fox merger
July 12 Stuber 20th Century Fox
August 9 The Art of Racing in the Rain 20th Century Fox
August 21 Ready or Not Fox Searchlight Pictures
September 20 Ad Astra 20th Century Fox
October 4 Lucy in the Sky Fox Searchlight Pictures
October 18 Jojo Rabbit Fox Searchlight Pictures
November 1 Terminator: Dark Fate Paramount Pictures (United States)
20th Century Fox (through Buena Vista International, international)
November 15 Ford v Ferrari[17] 20th Century Fox

2020

Release date Title Distributor
January 10 Underwater 20th Century Fox
February 14 Downhill Searchlight Pictures
February 21 The Call of the Wild 20th Century Studios
February 28 Wendy Searchlight Pictures
August 28 The New Mutants 20th Century Studios
October 23 The Empty Man[a] 20th Century Studios

2021

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 19 Nomadland[a] Searchlight Pictures
May 14 The Woman in the Window 20th Century Studios
August 13 Free Guy 20th Century Studios
August 20 The Night House Searchlight Pictures
September 17 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Searchlight Pictures
October 15 The Last Duel 20th Century Studios
October 22 Ron's Gone Wrong[b] 20th Century Studios TSG's first animated film
October 29 Antlers Searchlight Pictures
December 10 West Side Story 20th Century Studios
December 17 Nightmare Alley Searchlight Pictures
December 22 The King's Man 20th Century Studios

2022

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 11 Death on the Nile 20th Century Studios
July 15 Where the Crawdads Sing[c] Sony Pictures Releasing TSG's first collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment
August 5 Bullet Train[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
August 26 The Invitation[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
September 16 See How They Run Searchlight Pictures
The Woman King[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
October 7 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
October 21 The Banshees of Inisherin Searchlight Pictures
November 18 The Menu Searchlight Pictures
December 9 Empire of Light Searchlight Pictures
December 16 Avatar: The Way of Water[c] 20th Century Studios
December 23 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
December 29 A Man Called Otto[c] Sony Pictures Releasing

2023

Release date Title Distributor Notes
January 20 Missing[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
March 10 65[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
April 14 The Pope's Exorcist[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
April 21 Chevalier Searchlight Pictures
April 28 Big George Foreman[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
May 5 Love Again[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
June 2 The Boogeyman 20th Century Studios
June 23 No Hard Feelings[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
July 14 Theater Camp Searchlight Pictures
August 25 Gran Turismo[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
September 1 The Equalizer 3[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
September 15 Dumb Money[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
A Haunting in Venice 20th Century Studios
November 10 Journey to Bethlehem[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
November 17 Next Goal Wins Searchlight Pictures
Thanksgiving[d] Sony Pictures Releasing
November 22 Napoleon Sony Pictures Releasing
December 8 Poor Things Searchlight Pictures
December 22 Anyone but You[c] Sony Pictures Releasing
All of Us Strangers Searchlight Pictures

2024

Release date Title Distributor Notes
February 14 Madame Web Sony Pictures Releasing
July 26 Deadpool & Wolverine Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Key:

  1. ^ a b c Uncredited
  2. ^ Not produced, but credited under their label
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Under TSG Entertainment II
  4. ^ a b c d Credited as TSG Entertainment, but copyrighted under TSG Entertainment II

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "China's Bona Invests in Fox Slate". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-11-05. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Cieply, Michael (July 10, 2014). "Eat Your Heart Out, MGM Kitty". New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Rachel Abrams (2013-01-29). "Fox closes $400 million co-financing pact". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ^ McPherson, Chris (16 August 2023). "'Avatar: The Way of Water' Financier Claims Disney Is Withholding Profits in Shocking New Lawsuit". Collider.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "TSG Entertainment Finance LLC". BFI. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Wolverine 3 Updates: Production Moves from Louisiana to New Mexico; Hugh Jackman Hits Gym for Intense Training for Role, Shows Off New Video of Work Out". The Economic Times. August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. ^ "My Cousin Rachel (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  10. ^ "Patti Cake$". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  11. ^ "Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  12. ^ "Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  13. ^ "The Darkest Minds". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  14. ^ "The Predator". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  15. ^ Debruge, Peter (January 12, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Kid Who Would Be King'". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  16. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (June 5, 2019). "Film Review: 'Dark Phoenix'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  17. ^ "TSG Entertainment Production Company Box Office History". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

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