Constantin Film

Constantin Film
Company typeSubsidiary (Aktiengesellschaft)
IndustryFilm production
Founded1 April 1950; 74 years ago (1 April 1950), Frankfurt, West Germany (Early Constantin)
1979; 45 years ago (1979) (New Constantin)
FounderWaldfried Barthel
Preben Philipsen
Defunct1977; 47 years ago (1977) (Early Constantin)
FateBankruptcy (Early Constantin)
Headquarters
Munich
,
Germany
Key people
Martin Moszkowicz
Bernd Eichinger (d. 2011)
Oliver Berben
Revenue€267 million (2017)
Number of employees
829 (December 2017)
ParentHighlight Communications (FWB: HLG)
DivisionsConstantin Television[1]
Constantin Entertainment[2]
Constantin Music[3]
Constantin Digital Media
Constantin Animation
Subsidiaries
Websiteconstantin-film.de

Constantin Film AG is a German mini-major film production and distribution company based in Munich. The company, which belongs to Swiss media conglomerate Highlight Communications AG, is a large independent German maker and distributor of productions in the entire field of audio-visual fiction and non-fiction. Company activity is based on the five pillars of film production/procurement of rights, TV production, film distribution, home entertainment, and licence trading/TV exploitation.[10]

Constantin has released 36 of the 100 most successful German films of the last 20 years, including four of the top five: Manitou's Shoe (11.7 million viewers), Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (9 million), Fack ju Göhte (7.3 million) and Fack ju Göhte 2 (7.7 million). The Fack ju Göhte trilogy was concluded in 2017 with Fack ju Göhte 3 (6 million) and is now the most successful German film series of all time.[11]

Internationally, Constantin Film is best known for the successful Resident Evil film franchise, which has earned US$1.2 billion worldwide to date and is also known as the highest-grossing film series based on a video game.[12] More recently, TV series include Shadowhunters, which won four People's Choice Awards in 2018, and the live-action Resident Evil television series.[13] Constantin has also been involved in 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four film franchise. Other productions include bestseller adaptation The Silence and video game adaptation Monster Hunter.[14]

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  10. ^ "Constantin Film ist erneut doppelter "Branchentiger"" [Constantin Film is once again a double "industry tiger"]. Presseportal (Press release) (in German). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Box Office Deutschland". InsideKino. JAHRES & ALL-TIME CHARTS. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. ^ Busch, Anita (22 May 2017). "'Resident Evil' Franchise Reboot: James Wan On Board To Produce From Greg Russo Script". Deadline. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Axed TV show Shadowhunters sweeps awards". BBC News. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  14. ^ Hopewell, John (21 May 2017). "Constantin Drives Into Tentpoles With 'Monster Hunter,' 'Resident Evil' Reboot". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.