What if Paramount Communications acquired Miramax Films in 1992 until 2005?

In 1992, Miramax began a deal with Paramount Pictures for home video and television distribution of certain Miramax releases.

On December 20, 2019, ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global) announced it would acquire a 49% stake in Miramax for at least $375 million, with Paramount Pictures gaining exclusive worldwide distribution rights to its library. Paramount Pictures and Miramax will also co-produce new content based on titles from the library. The deal officially closed on April 3, 2020.

On June 24, 2020, Miramax and ViacomCBS announced their first co-production, *The Turkish Detective*, a television series based on the *Cetin Ikmen* novels by Barbara Nadel.

On October 2, 2023, it was announced that CEO Bill Block would be leaving the company that week following the end of his contract with them, starting his own production company, BlockFilm, later that month.

But in the alternate universe, what if Paramount Communications acquired Miramax in 1992 until 2005 instead of Disney-ABC Enterprises in 1993 until 2010.

This theory is interconnected to What if DreamWorks Pictures was founded in 1980 as The Geffen Film Company?

## Changes

* The acquisition completed in February 5, 1992.
	+ Disney-ABC Enterprises would've never acquired Miramax Films and Dimension Films in 1993, Filmyard Holdings would've never acquired Miramax Films in 2010 and beIN Media Group would've never acquired Miramax Films in 2016.
	+ As a result, Miramax Films would've become a division of Paramount Pictures and leave the big mini-majors in 1992 due to this studio become a secondary film studio until 2000.
		- Miramax Films would've become a Paramount's minor film studio and leave the big secondarys in 2000 until 2005.
		- Dimension Films would've become a division of Paramount Pictures in 1992 due to this studio become a genre film studio until 2005.
		- ViacomCBS Corporation would've sold Miramax Films and Dimension Films to The Weinstein Company in September 30, 2005.
			* Miramax Films would've become a The Weinstein Company's secondary film studio and leave the big Paramount's minors in 2005.
			* Dimension Films would've become a The Weinstein Company's genre film studio and leave the big Paramount's genres in 2005.
			* Simon & Schuster would've been a successor to Miramax Books in 2005 instead of Hachette Books.
			* Miramax Home Entertainment would've closed down in 2005 instead of 2010.
			* Clerks II would've been fully released by The Weinstein Company instead of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
			* Inglourious Basterds would've been fully released by The Weinstein Company instead of Universal Pictures.
			* Django Unchained would've been fully released by The Weinstein Company instead of Sony Pictures Releasing via Columbia Pictures.
			* Machete (2010 film) would've been released by The Weinstein Company via Dimension Films instead of Disney-ABC Releasing Corporation via 20th Century Fox.
		- The Weinstein Company would've sold Miramax Films and Dimension Films to Lantern Entertainment in July 16, 2018.
			* Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would've been released by Lantern Entertainment instead of Sony Pictures Releasing via Columbia Pictures.
			* Jay and Silent Bob Reboot would've been released by Lantern Entertainment instead of Saban Films and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
			* Clerks III would've been released by Lantern Entertainment instead of Paramount Pictures via Lionsgate.
			* Thanksgiving (2023 film) would've been released by Lantern Entetainment instead of Sony Pictures Releasing via TriStar Pictures.
			* All Miramax content would've been removed from Paramount+ due to all Miramax assets being sold to The Weinstein Company in 2005 and sold to Lantern Entertainment in 2018.
* Miramax Films would've acquired the rights to Halloween in 1981.
	+ The pre-1981 Halloween library would've now been owned by Miramax Films.
		- Halloween (1978 film) would've been sold from Compass International Pictures to Miramax Films in 1981.
	+ Halloween II (1981 film) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch would've been released by Miramax Films instead of Universal Pictures.
	+ Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers would've been released by Miramax Films instead of Galaxy International Releasing.
	+ Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers would've been released by Miramax Films instead of Galaxy Releasing.
	+ Halloween (1978) 1999 DVD would've changes:
		- TBA
	+ Halloween (2018 film), Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends would've been released by Lantern Entertainment instead of Universal Pictures.
* Air Bud would've been released by Miramax Films via Dimension Films instead of Disney-ABC Releasing Corporation via Walt Disney Pictures.
* Clerks: The Animated Series would've been produced by Paramount Television instead of Disney-ABC Television Entertainment via Touchstone Television and Walt Disney Television Animation and would've aired on UPN until 2002 instead of ABC.
* Dimension Films would've never been involved in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, which are released by Miramax Films.
* Miramax Films would've never been involved in *The Tempest* and *Gnomeo and Juliet*, which are released by Disney-ABC Releasing Corporation via Touchstone Pictures.