# The Mark Gordon Company

The Mark Gordon Company (formerly The Meledandri/Gordon Company) is 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

| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
| 1988 | Brothers in Arms | George Bloom | Vision p.d.g. International | first film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Ablo and Jel | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Opportunity Knocks | Donald Petrie | Universal Pictures | as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Brad Grey Productions | $13 million | $11.3 million |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Andy Wolk | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | uncredited | N/A | $3.2 million |
| 1992 | Fly by Night | Steve Gomer | Arrow Releasing | last film as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Lumiere Productions | N/A | N/A |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Thomas Carter | Buena Vista Pictures | co-production with Touchwood Pacific Partners I, Hollywood Pictures and John Bard Manulis Productions | $12 million | $5.6 million |
| 1994 | Speed | Jan de Bont | 20th Century Fox | | $30 million | $350.4 million |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Heywood Gould | Warner Bros. | uncredited; co-production with Morgan Creek Productions | N/A | $6.97 million |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Joshua Brand | Buena Vista Pictures | co-production with Hollywood Pictures | N/A | $468,240 |
| 1996 | Broken Arrow | John Woo | 20th Century Fox | last film under original regime before folding into Mutual Film Company | $50 million | $150.2 million |
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Stephen Norrington | 20th Century Fox | first film under new regime since he left Mutual Film Company uncredited; co-production with Angry Films and Fountainbridge Films | $78 million | $179.3 million |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Roland Emmerich | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Lions Gate Films and Centropolis Entertainment | $125 million | $552.6 million |
| 2005 | Casanova | Lasse Hallström | Buena Vista Pictures | co-production with Touchstone Pictures and Hallström/Holleran Productions | N/A | $37.6 million |
| 2005 | Life of the Party | Barra Grant | THINKfilm | co-production with Brian Reilly Productions | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Lasse Hallström | Miramax Films | co-production with Bob Yari Productions, Hallström/Holleran Productions and City Entertainment | $25 million | $11.7 million |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | John Curran | Warner Independent Pictures | co-production with Bob Yari Productions, Colleton Company, Emotion Pictures, Class 5 Films and Warner China Film HG Corporation | $19.4 million | $26.8 million |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Kasi Lemmons | Focus Features | co-production with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Pelagius Films | N/A | $4.77 million |
| 2008 | 10,000 B.C. | Roland Emmerich | Warner Bros. Pictures | uncredited; co-production with Legendary Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment | $105 million | $269.8 million |
| 2008 | Heart of a Dragon | Michael French | China Film Group Corporation | co-production with Thunder Bay Films | $10 million | N/A |
| 2009 | The Messenger | Oren Moverman | Oscilloscope Laboratories | co-production with Omnilab Media, Sherazade Film Development, BZ Entertainment and Good Worldwide | $6.5 million | $1.5 million |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds | Renny Harlin | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Fox Atomic and WWE Studios | N/A | $17.28 million |
| 2009 | 2012 | Roland Emmerich | Sony Pictures Releasing | uncredited; co-production with Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment | $200 million | $769.7 million |
| 2011 | The Details | Jacob Aaron Estes | The Weinstein Company | co-production with LD Entertainment | N/A | $63,595 |
| 2011 | Source Code | Duncan Jones | Summit Entertainment | co-production with Vendôme Pictures and StudioCanal | $31.9 million | $147.3 million |
| 2011 | Rampart | Oren Moverman | Millennium Entertainment | uncredited; co-production with Waypoint Entertainment, Amalgam Pictures, The Third Mind Pictures and Lightstream Entertainment | $12 million | $1.56 million |
| 2013 | The To Do List | Maggie Carey | CBS Films | co-production with Varsity Pictures | $1.5 million | $3.9 million |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | Danny Boyle | Universal Pictures | co-production with Legendary Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Entertainment 360, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films and Digital Image Associates | $30 million | $34.4 million |
| 2016 | War Dogs | Todd Phillips | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Joint Effort Productions | $50 million | $86.2 million |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Aaron Sorkin | STX Films | co-production with STX Films, Huayi Brothers, Tang Media Productions and Pascal Pictures | $30 million | $59.3 million |
| 2017 | Sand Castle | Fernando Coimbra | Netflix | co-production with Treehouse Pictures and International Traders | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Kenneth Branagh | 20th Century Fox | co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions | $55 million | $352.8 million |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures | $120–133 million | $174 million |
| 2022 | Death on the Nile | Kenneth Branagh | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions | $90 million | $137.3 million |
| 2023 | A Haunting in Venice | Kenneth Branagh | 20th Century Studios | co-production with Kinberg Genre and Scott Free Productions | $60 million | $74 million |

### Television shows

| Years | Title | Creator | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
| 2004–2005 | LAX | Nick Thiel | NBC | co-production with Nick Thiel Productions and NBC Universal Television Studio | 1 | 13 |
| 2005–present | Grey's Anatomy | Shonda Rhimes | ABC | co-production with Shondaland (season 2–), Touchstone Television (seasons 1–3) and ABC Signature (season 4–20) | 16 | 363 |
| 2005–2020 | Criminal Minds | Jeff Davis | CBS | 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) | 15 | 324 |
| 2007–2013 | Army Wives | Katherine Fugate based on the book "Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives" by: Tanya Biank | Lifetime | co-production with ABC Studios | 7 | 117 |
| 2007–2013 | Private Practice | Shonda Rhimes | ABC | co-production with Shondaland and ABC Studios | 6 | 111 |
| 2007–2009 | Reaper | Michelle Fazekas Tara Butters | The CW | co-production with Fazekas & Butters and ABC Studios | 2 | 31 |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Edward Allen Bernero Chris Mundy | CBS | co-production with Bernero Productions, CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios | 1 | 13 |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Bobby Bowman | ABC | co-production with ITV Studios America and ABC Studios | 1 | 10 |
| 2013–2020 | Ray Donovan | Ann Biderman | Showtime | co-production with Ann Biderman Co. (season 1), Bider Sweet Productions (season 2), David Hollander Productions (seasons 3–7) and Showtime Networks | 7 | 82 |
| 2014 | Benched | Michaela Watkins Damon Jones | USA Network | co-production with ABC Signature | 1 | 12 |
| 2015–2018 | Quantico | Joshua Safran | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios, Random Acts Productions (seasons 1–2) and Maniac Productions (season 3) | 3 | 57 |
| 2016–2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Erica Messer | CBS | co-production with Erica Messer Productions, CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios | 2 | 26 |
| 2016–2017 | Conviction | Liz Friedlander Liz Friedman | ABC | co-production with Entertainment One, Double Fried and ABC Studios | 1 | 13 |
| 2016–2019 | Designated Survivor | David Guggenheim | ABC/Netflix | co-production with Entertainment One, Kinberg Genre, ABC Studios (seasons 1–2) and Baer Bones (season 3) | 3 | 53 |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Jason Ubaldi | YouTube Premium | co-production with Entertainment One | 1 | 8 |
| 2018–present | The Rookie | Alexi Hawley | ABC | co-production with Entertainment One, Perfectman Pictures and ABC Studios | 2 | 40 |

### Television movies/pilots/specials

| Year | Title | Director | Network | Notes |
| 1991 | Lightning Field | Michael Switzer | USA Network | as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Wilshire Court Productions |
| 1991 | Love Kills | Brian Grant | USA Network | as The Meledandri/Gordon Company; co-production with Wilshire Court Productions and O.T.M.L. Productions, Inc. |
| 1995 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Bill Condon | ABC | uncredited; co-production with Alan Barnette Productions and Universal Television |
| 1995 | Children Remember the Holocaust | Mark Gordon | CBS | uncredited |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Bruce Beresford | HBO | co-production with HBO Films |
| 2003 | Footsteps | John Badham | CBS | co-production with Ken Raskoff Productions and Fox Television Studios |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Joseph Sargent | HBO | co-production with HBO Films |
| 2006 | A House Divided | Michael Rymer | ABC | co-production with Touchstone Television |
| 2009 | House Rules | Daniel Minahan | CBS | co-production with CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios |
| 2009 | Empire State | Jeremy Podeswa | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2010 | It Takes a Village | Michael Fresco | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2011 | Identity | Gary Fleder | ABC | co-production with ITV Studios America and ABC Studios |
| 2012 | Dark Horse | Roland Emmerich | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2012 | Americana | Phillip Noyce | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2013 | Gothica | Anand Tucker | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2014 | Clementine | Michael Dinner | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 2015 | Agatha | Jace Alexander | ABC | co-production with Stearns Castle Entertainment and ABC Studios |
| 2017 | The Climb | Chris Robinson | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Entertainment One and Amazon Studios |
| 2017 | Las Reinas | Liz Friedlander | ABC | co-production with Entertainment One and ABC Studios |