Level 1 Entertainment LLC[1] is an American film production company. It was founded in January 2003 by film producer Bill Todman, Jr. (the son of game show producer Bill Todman) and real estate and banking magnate Edward Milstein. Paul Schwake joined the company later that year as chief operating officer.[2]

Level 1 Entertainment LLC
Company typeMovie studio
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJanuary 2003; 21 years ago (2003-01)
FounderBill Todman, Jr.
Edward Milstein
Headquarters9150 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California[1]
ProductsMotion pictures
WebsiteLevel1Ent.com

In 2006, Level 1 released their first film, the comedy Grandma's Boy, through 20th Century Fox and in collaboration with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. They again worked with Happy Madison on the comedy Strange Wilderness, which was released on February 1, 2008.

Level 1 also financed New Line Cinema's Rendition, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal. They were initially a financial partner on Star Trek along with Paramount Pictures and J. J. Abrams' production company, Bad Robot,[3] but were later replaced by Spyglass Entertainment.

Filmography edit

Release Date Title Director(s) Production partners Distributor(s) Budget Box office
January 6, 2006 Grandma's Boy Nicholaus Goossen Happy Madison Productions 20th Century Fox $5 million[4] $6.6 million[4][5]
October 19, 2007 Rendition Gavin Hood Anonymous Content New Line Cinema $27.5 million[6] $27 million[7]
February 1, 2008 Strange Wilderness Fred Wolf Happy Madison Productions Paramount Pictures $20 million[8] $6.9 million[9]
March 23, 2013[10] Detour William Dickerson Fishbowl Films Gravitas Ventures
2014 The Grays Henry Hobson

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b LEVEL 1 ENTERTAINMENT LLC | LinkedIn
  2. ^ "Mediapass".
  3. ^ Paramount Updates Star Trek Credits & Official Synopsis + Adds Production Partner | TrekMovie.com
  4. ^ a b Grandma's Boy (2006) - Financial Information. The Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2021
  5. ^ Grandma's Boy (2006). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 28, 2021
  6. ^ "Rendition (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  7. ^ "Rendition (2007) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ^ "Strange Wilderness (2008) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  9. ^ "Strange Wilderness". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ^ "Film Review: 'Detour'". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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