Jim Henson Pictures, Inc. was an American film studio owned by The Jim Henson Company and led by Brian and Lisa Henson, the oldest son and daughter, respectively, of Muppets creator Jim Henson. It was originally founded on July 21, 1995, by Brian as a joint venture between Jim Henson Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.Brian Henson and Stephanie Allain to Chat on Entertainment Tonight Online thefreelibrary.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013CLAUDIA ELLER The Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1995 Company Town : Muppets Cut Deal With Sony Pictures articles.latimes.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013
The studio closed in 2004 after the partnership ended with Brian Henson and Sony Pictures.
History Jim Henson Pictures was founded in 1995 by Brian Henson as the joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.
Productions
Title Release date Production partners Distributor Budget Box office Buddy Sony Pictures Releasing $19 million $10.1 million Muppets from Space Columbia Pictures $24 million $22.3 million The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland $26 million $11.7 million Rat (United Kingdom) Universal Pictures Universal Focus N/A $2,630 Good Boy! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM Distribution Co. (United States/Canada)20th Century Fox (International) $18 million $45.3 million Five Children and It (United Kingdom) (France) (United States) Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom)Warner Home Video (United States)Metropolitan Filmexport (France)Capitol Films (international) N/A $2.3 million MirrorMask (Sundance) (United States) (United Kingdom) Destination Films Samuel Goldwyn Films $4 million $973,613
See also List of The Jim Henson Company productions
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