Neon (company)

NEON Rated, LLC
Neon
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm industry
FoundedJanuary 13, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-13)[1]
Founder
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kim Kalyka (vice president)[2]
  • Christian Parkes (CMO)[2]
  • Christina Zisa (EVP)[2]
Number of employees
52 (as of September 2024)[3]
Parent30West[4]
Divisions
Websiteneonrated.com

NEON Rated, LLC, doing business as Neon (stylized in all caps), is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain.[1] As of 2019, League is no longer involved with daily operations for the company.[6]

Its first film, Colossal, was released on April 7, 2017.[7] The company is best known for distributing such notable films as I, Tonya (2017), Three Identical Strangers (2018), Apollo 11 (2019), Parasite (2019), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Palm Springs (2020), Possessor (2020), She Dies Tomorrow (2020), Flee (2021), Spencer (2021), The Worst Person in the World (2021), All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022), Fire of Love (2022), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Anatomy of a Fall (2023), Ferrari (2023), How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023), Anora (2024), Longlegs (2024), and The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024).[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Parasite went on to become Neon's highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office with $262 million and the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in February 2020.[14] In 2024, Longlegs surpassed Parasite's domestic box office gross ($53.3 million), with a cume of $58.6 million in its third weekend, becoming the indie distributor's highest-grossing film ever in North America.[15]

Additionally, Neon has worked with several high-profile filmmakers, which includes the following: Ali Abbasi, Sean Baker, Bong Joon-ho, Brandon Cronenberg, David Cronenberg, Nia DaCosta, Sara Dosa, Julia Ducournau, Craig Gillespie, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Harmony Korine, Pablo Larraín, Sam Levinson, Michael Mann, Todd Douglas Miller, Brett Morgen, Ruben Östlund, Laura Poitras, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michael Sarnoski, Céline Sciamma, Joachim Trier, Justine Triet, and Nacho Vigalondo.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

  1. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 13, 2017). "Tom Quinn & Tim League Launch Distribution Shingle Neon for Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Neon". LinkedIn. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ McClintock, Pamela (September 5, 2024). "Behind Neon's Banner Year and Rivalry with A24". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 5, 2017). "Dan Friedkin and Micah Green Name Venture: 30WEST". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 11, 2021). "Neon & Bleecker Street Launch Joint Home Entertainment Distribution Company Decal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Sperling, Nicole (November 27, 2019). "'Parasite' Has Shocked the Box Office, Helped by an Upstart Studio". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Brooks, Brian (April 8, 2017). "Neon's 'Colossal' Bows Big; STX's 'Their Finest' Solid – Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "All Neon Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Oleksinski, Johnny; Stewart, Sara (December 28, 2019). "The Best Movies of 2019: 'Parasite', '1917' Top Critics' Lists". New York Post. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (August 3, 2020). "The Best Neon Films, From 'Palm Springs' to 'Parasite'". CBR. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Peters, Fletcher (February 15, 2020). "The 10 Best Neon Films to Stream on Hulu". Decider. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Gama, Daniela (January 22, 2023). "From 'Parasite' to 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire': 10 Best Neon Movies to Watch Right Now". Collider. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Bundela, Rudransh (January 5, 2024). "The 10 Best Movies Made by Neon Films". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  14. ^ McClintock, Pamela (February 18, 2020). "Box Office: 'Parasite' Heads for Huge $50M-Plus in U.S. After Historic Oscar Win". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  15. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (July 28, 2024). "It's Official, 'Longlegs' is Neon's Top Grossing Film Ever; Sean Wang's 'Didi' Sees Nice Open in Limited Release – Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Weintraub, Steve (September 16, 2016). "'Colossal' Director Nacho Vigalondo on How He Made His 'Silly' Monster Movie". Collider. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  17. ^ Weintraub, Steve (September 15, 2017). "'I, Tonya' Director Craig Gillespie on Tackling a Story You Think You Know". Collider. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  18. ^ Lang, Brent; Kroll, Justin (February 15, 2020). "'Parasite' Oscar Win Leaves Hollywood Desperate to Work with Bong Joon Ho and Neon". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  19. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (August 25, 2021). "How Tom Quinn's Indie Label Neon is Shining Bright with Its Pandemic-Proof Business Model". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. ^ Ford, Rebecca (September 8, 2021). "How Neon, the Company Behind Parasite, Is Preparing for Its Next Big Awards Season". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  21. ^ Hutchinson, Chase (April 22, 2022). "How Céline Sciamma's 'Petite Maman' Captures the Sublime Sweetness and Tragic Loss of Youth". Collider. Retrieved April 25, 2023.