Village Roadshow Pictures is an American co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures, established in 1986. Now a division under the Australia-originated Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG), it has produced over 100 films since its establishment in 1986 including, as co-productions with Warner Bros., The Matrix, the Sherlock Holmes series, the Happy Feet series, The LEGO Movie and Joker. The films in the Village Roadshow library have achieved 34 number one U.S. box office openings and received 50 Academy Award nominations, 19 Academy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards.
The company known as Village Roadshow originally started operations as Village Drive-Ins (later known as "Village Drive-ins and Cinemas" before becoming today's "Village Cinemas" brand), however as time went on, it diversified into complementary media and entertainment businesses. This included the purchase and development of theme parks, the purchase and integration of the Triple M and Today radio networks to create Austereo Group Limited, the creation of Roadshow Music, the creation of Village Roadshow Pictures, and the commencement of a co-production deal with Warner Bros.
Films produced by Village Roadshow Pictures include:
- Practical Magic
- Annie (2014) (with Columbia Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment)
- The Matrix
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Happy Feet
- The LEGO Movie
- Miss Congeniality (with Castle Rock Entertainment)
- Music and Lyrics
- No Reservations (2007)
- Joker
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (with Plan B Productions and The Zanuck Company)
- Wonka (with Heyday Films)
- Don't Say a Word (with TwentiethCenturyFox and Regency Enterprises)
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Yes-Man (with Heyday Films)
- Ghostbusters (2016)
- Ocean's Eleven
- Heartsin Atlantis
- Speed Racer
- Get Smart
- Saving Silverman
- See Spot Run
- Cats & Dogs
- Goosebumps (2015) (with Creator/Scholastic)
- Ready Player One (2018)
- Where the Wild Things Are (with Legendary Pictures and Play Tone)
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) (with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Escape Artists)
- Constantine (2005) (with Weed Road Pictures, Richard Donner and 3ArtsEntertainment)
- I Am Legend (with Original Film)
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- Zoolander (with Paramount Pictures and VH1)
- Down To Earth (2001)
- Dreamcatcher
- Two Weeks Notice