Miramax

===Disney era (1993–2010)===

===Disney era (1993–2010)===

On June 30, 1993, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased Miramax Films for $60 million and assumed all of the company's debt, which was more than $40 million. The acquisition gave Disney entry to the independent film market.{{cite news |title=Disney agrees to buy Miramax |url=https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1993/04/30/Disney-agrees-to-buy-Miramax/4762736142400/ |access-date=9 December 2025 |work=UPI |date=30 April 1993 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/harvey-weinstein-disney-past-miramax-legacy-peter-bart-1202738148/|title=Peter Bart: A Disney Deal Gone Wrong: How Mouse Money Fueled Harvey Weinstein's Alleged Predation As Miramax Mogul|first=Peter|last=Bart|date=September 19, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 19, 2019}} Harvey and Bob Weinstein continued to operate Miramax Films until they left the company on September 30, 2005. During their tenure, the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax Films independently of other Disney subsidiaries and, as a result, had more autonomy than the other Disney-owned companies. Disney, however, had the final say on what Miramax Films could release (for example, Disney had banned Miramax Films from releasing ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'', ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' and ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'').{{cite magazine| url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |title= The ripple effect | magazine=Variety |date=October 16, 2005 |author=Stuart Miller |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011541/http://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |access-date=October 2, 2011|archive-date= March 5, 2016 }} Disney's [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] division released Miramax output on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc under the name '''Miramax Home Entertainment''' in some countries, including the United States; elsewhere, the overall distribution of Miramax Films' output was passed to the regional licensees of Miramax International, a distribution arm of Miramax Films that was fully autonomous from Disney's own distribution operations.

On June 30, 1993, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased Miramax Films for $60 million and assumed all of the company's debt, which was more than $40 million. The acquisition gave Disney entry to the independent film market.{{cite news |title=Disney agrees to buy Miramax |url=https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1993/04/30/Disney-agrees-to-buy-Miramax/4762736142400/ |access-date=9 December 2025 |work=UPI |date=30 April 1993 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/harvey-weinstein-disney-past-miramax-legacy-peter-bart-1202738148/|title=Peter Bart: A Disney Deal Gone Wrong: How Mouse Money Fueled Harvey Weinstein's Alleged Predation As Miramax Mogul|first=Peter|last=Bart|date=September 19, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 19, 2019}} Harvey and Bob Weinstein continued to operate Miramax Films until they left the company on September 30, 2005. During their tenure, the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax Films independently of other Disney subsidiaries and, as a result, had more autonomy than the other Disney-owned companies. Disney, however, had the final say on what Miramax Films could release (for example, Disney had banned Miramax Films from releasing ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'', ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' and ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'').{{cite magazine| url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |title= The ripple effect | magazine=Variety |date=October 16, 2005 |author=Stuart Miller |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011541/http://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/the-ripple-effect-1117930598/ |access-date=October 2, 2011|archive-date= March 5, 2016 }} Disney's [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] division (which handled all physical media production and distribution for Disney's home entertainment assets until 2024 and in-house production of Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment division continued until April 2026) released Miramax output on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc under the name '''Miramax Home Entertainment''' in some countries, including the United States; elsewhere, the overall distribution of Miramax Films' output was passed to the regional licensees of Miramax International, a distribution arm of Miramax Films that was fully autonomous from Disney's own distribution operations.

With a more stable budget, Miramax Films began moving beyond acquisitions and distribution and into film production. Until September 30, 2005, the company also operated the label [[Dimension Films]], which was solely founded by Bob to specialize in teen, horror, and other genre films,{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Ian Garrick|title=When Harvey met Mickey|work=New Statesman|location=UK|date=October 11, 2004|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|access-date=January 11, 2007|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155239/https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|url-status=dead}} and created the ''[[Scream (franchise)|Scream]]'' and ''[[Scary Movie (film series)|Scary Movie]]'' film franchises. Harvey funded larger projects from up-and-coming directors, including [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Gus Van Sant]], and [[Quentin Tarantino]]. Some of the films earned Oscars. At times the studio tried to release a film almost weekly.{{Cite magazine |last=Tavlin |first=Will |date=Winter 2025 |title=Casual Viewing |url=https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |magazine=n+1 |language=en-US |issue=49}}

With a more stable budget, Miramax Films began moving beyond acquisitions and distribution and into film production. Until September 30, 2005, the company also operated the label [[Dimension Films]], which was solely founded by Bob to specialize in teen, horror, and other genre films,{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Ian Garrick|title=When Harvey met Mickey|work=New Statesman|location=UK|date=October 11, 2004|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|access-date=January 11, 2007|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155239/https://www.newstatesman.com/node/160714|url-status=dead}} and created the ''[[Scream (franchise)|Scream]]'' and ''[[Scary Movie (film series)|Scary Movie]]'' film franchises. Harvey funded larger projects from up-and-coming directors, including [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Gus Van Sant]], and [[Quentin Tarantino]]. Some of the films earned Oscars. At times the studio tried to release a film almost weekly.{{Cite magazine |last=Tavlin |first=Will |date=Winter 2025 |title=Casual Viewing |url=https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |magazine=n+1 |language=en-US |issue=49}}