Brownstone Productions
American film and television production company
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Brownstone Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing films in the Pitch Perfect franchise, Charlie's Angels (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023).
- Elizabeth Banks
- Max Handelman
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Production company |
| Founded | October 16, 2002 in Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Universal City, California |
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History
Brownstone Productions was founded in October 2002 in Santa Clarita, California by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and her husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman.[citation needed] As of 2019, the company is headquartered at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.[1]
In January 2015, the company signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures from 2015 to 2017.[2] In June 2015, Brownstone signed a multi year production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[3] In 2019, the company re-signed its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[1] In June 2021, the company signed a first-look and multi-project development podcasting deal with Amazon, Inc.'s Audible.[4]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Gross (worldwide) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Surrogates | Jonathan Mostow | $122.4 million | Co-production with Mandeville Films, Top Shelf Productions, and Touchstone Pictures | [5] |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Jason Moore | $115.4 million | Co-production with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures | [6] |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Elizabeth Banks | $287.5 million | [7] | |
| 2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Tommy O'Haver | N/a | Co-production with Untitled Entertainment | [8] |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | Trish Sie | $185.4 million | Co-production with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures | [9] | |
| Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber | Svetlana Cvetko | N/a | A short documentary, co-production with Double Take Pictures and Metabook Films |
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| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Elizabeth Banks | $73.3 million | Co-production with 2.0 Entertainment, The Cantillon Company, Flower Films, Perfect World Pictures, and Columbia Pictures | [11] |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | $90 million | Co-production with Lord Miller Productions, Jurassic Party Productions and Universal Pictures | [12] | |
| Bottoms | Emma Seligman | $13.6 million | Co-production with Orion Pictures | [13] |
Upcoming
- DreamQuil (with HanWay Films, Patriot Pictures, Big Valley Pictures, and Landay Entertainment)[14]
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Resident Advisors | Hulu | Co-production with 301 Productions, Relief Productions, and Paramount Digital Entertainment | |
| 2019–2021 | Shrill | Co-production with Broadway Video, Rushfield Productions, and Warner Bros. Television | [15] | |
| 2019–present | Press Your Luck | ABC | Co-production with The Carruthers Company and Fremantle | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Peacock | Co-production with Mme. Anagram, Gold Circle Films, and Universal Television | [16] |
| 2025 | The Better Sister | Amazon Prime Video | Co-production with Iron Ocean, Fortunate Jack Productions, Tomorrow Studios, and Amazon MGM Studios | [17] |
In development
Films
- Foreign Relations (with Amazon MGM Studios)[18]
Television
- The Miniature Wife (with Media Res)
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Host(s) | Provider | Genre | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021–present | My Body, My Podcast | Elizabeth Banks | Audible | Wellness, sex, motherhood | With Audible Originals | [4] |
| Fugly | Comedy |