{{Short description|American independent film production and distribution company (2005–2018)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox company |name = The Weinstein Company, LLC | logo = frameless|class=skin-invert | logo_caption = Logo used from 2005 to 2018 | type = Private | industry = Film | fate = Chapter 11 bankruptcy<br>Liquidation | predecessor = Miramax (1979–2005) | successors = Studio:<br>Lantern Entertainment<br>Library:<br>Lionsgate (majority)<br>Spyglass Media Group (minority) | founded = {{start date and age|2005|3|10}} | founders = Bob Weinstein<br>Harvey Weinstein | defunct = {{End date and age|2018|7|16}} | hq_location = 99 Hudson Street | hq_location_city = New York City, New York | hq_location_country = US | products = Motion pictures | subsid = The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment<br>Dimension Films<br>Dimension Home Entertainment (post-2005 titles only)<br>Dimension Extreme<br>Dimension Television<br>Weinstein Books<br>The Weinstein Company Television<br>Dragon Dynasty<br>Mizchief<br>TWC-Dimension<br>RADiUS-TWC<br>The Miriam Collection | num_employees = 150 | num_employees_year = 2018 | website =https://www.weinsteinco.com | owners= Bob Weinstein (2005–2018)<br>Harvey Weinstein (2005–2017) | footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://patch.com/new-york/downtown-nyc/harvey-weinsteins-nyc-office-abandoned-report-says |title=Harvey Weinstein's NYC Office Cleared Out, Report Says |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232244/https://patch.com/new-york/downtown-nyc/harvey-weinsteins-nyc-office-abandoned-report-says |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="nyt20180226" /> }} '''The Weinstein Company, LLC''' (usually credited or abbreviated as '''TWC''') was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America. However, the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed, led to the company's decline. The studio eventually declared bankruptcy in February 2018, with independent studio Lantern Entertainment acquiring a majority of its film library and assets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distributor report cards|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i0d1b247e2040d9db25b41c5a8fe4dae5?pn=1|website=Film Journal|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024030803/http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i0d1b247e2040d9db25b41c5a8fe4dae5?pn=1|archive-date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Co-founder and chief executive Bob Weinstein previously owned a small stake in the company.<ref name="NYTOct9">{{cite web|last=Twohey|first=Megan|title=Harvey Weinstein Is Fired After Sexual Harassment Reports|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/harvey-weinstein-fired.html|work=The New York Times|date=October 8, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008234953/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/harvey-weinstein-fired.html|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The company fired joint founder and chief executive Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, after more than 100 women accused him of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, and rape.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=Harvey Weinstein, Fired on Oct. 8, Resigns from Company's Board|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/business/media/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment.html|access-date=October 24, 2017|date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023220217/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/business/media/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment.html|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On February 26, 2018, the Weinstein Company announced in a statement that it would declare bankruptcy following the collapse of a buyout deal with an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet.<ref name="nyt20180226">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/business/weinstein-bankruptcy-deal.html|title=Weinstein Co. Will File for Bankruptcy After Deal Talks Collapse|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=February 26, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226072112/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/business/weinstein-bankruptcy-deal.html|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="comingsoon926683">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/925683-the-weinstein-company-to-declare-bankruptcy-after-sale-talks-fail|title=The Weinstein Company to Declare Bankruptcy After Sale Talks Fail|website=ComingSoon.net|last=Perry|first=Spencer|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226170236/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/925683-the-weinstein-company-to-declare-bankruptcy-after-sale-talks-fail|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> However, the TWC board and the investor group confirmed on March 1, 2018, that they had reached a deal in which TWC would sell all of its assets for US$500 million.<ref name="latimes20180301">{{cite web|title=Former Obama administration official has reached a deal to buy Weinstein Co. assets|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-sale-20180301-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 1, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302140113/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-sale-20180301-story.html|archive-date=March 2, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="deadline1202307564">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/weinstein-company-deal-board-of-directors-maria-contreras-sweet-harvey-weinstein-1202307564/|title=TWC Board, New York AG Confirm Maria Contreras-Sweet Group Has Acquired Weinstein Company Assets|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163930/http://deadline.com/2018/03/weinstein-company-deal-board-of-directors-maria-contreras-sweet-harvey-weinstein-1202307564/|archive-date=March 2, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On March 6, 2018, the acquisition deal collapsed again after the studio had an extra debt of US$50 million revealed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Planned Sale of The Weinstein Company Collapses Again|last=Barnes|first=Brooke|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/weinstein-company-sale.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321002021/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/weinstein-company-sale.html|archive-date=March 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy|work=BBC News|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2018|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43466469|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320162716/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43466469|archive-date=March 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company filed for liquidation, and on May 1, 2018, Lantern Capital emerged as the winner of the studio's bankruptcy auction and liquidation sale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/weinstein-company-lantern-capital-winner-bankruptcy-auction-1202380875|title=Weinstein Company Declares Lantern Capital The Winner Of Bankruptcy Auction, Rival Bidder Responds|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112338/http://deadline.com/2018/05/weinstein-company-lantern-capital-winner-bankruptcy-auction-1202380875/|archive-date=May 3, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== History == === Early years === The Weinstein Company was founded on March 10, 2005,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2005/03/weinsteins-leaving-miramax-will-form-new-company-brothers-taking-dimension-label-leaving-all-fil-78326/ |title=Weinstein's Leaving Miramax, Will Form New Company; Brothers Taking Dimension Label, Leaving All Film Libraries at Disney |last=Hernandez |first=Eugene |date=March 30, 2005 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=October 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120422/http://www.indiewire.com/2005/03/weinsteins-leaving-miramax-will-form-new-company-brothers-taking-dimension-label-leaving-all-fil-78326/|archive-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> and officially launched that October,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/weinstein-company-bankruptcy/the-weinstein-company-files-for-bankruptcy-idINL3N1R21IF|publisher=Reuters|title=The Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2022|archivedate=September 5, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905140103/https://www.reuters.com/article/weinstein-company-bankruptcy/the-weinstein-company-files-for-bankruptcy-idINL3N1R21IF}}</ref> following the departure of Harvey and Bob Weinstein from Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979, and sold to the Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2010|title=Disney sells Miramax film studios|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10814344|access-date=September 6, 2022|archive-date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905071852/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10814344|url-status=live}}</ref> The Weinsteins retained ownership of the Dimension Films label. Their first releases in 2005 included the dramatic thriller ''Derailed'' (starring Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel and Clive Owen), the offbeat comedy-drama ''Transamerica'' (starring Felicity Huffman) the animated family film ''Hoodwinked'', the World War II–era comedy-drama ''Mrs Henderson Presents'' (starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins), and the caper comedy ''The Matador'' (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear).{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
In February 2006, TWC announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp/?area=4&article=28737|title=C21Media|access-date=June 17, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> MGM distributed the product domestically in theatres, while TWC retained long-term ownership of their product. On July 13, 2006, the Weinsteins and Robert L. Johnson announced the creation of a joint venture studio titled Our Stories Films, which distributed African-American-oriented films.<ref>"PRNewswire" [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-rlj-companies-launches-our-stories-films-in-association-with-the-weinstein-company-69933637.html The RLJ Companies Launches 'Our Stories Films' in Association With The Weinstein Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603064150/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-rlj-companies-launches-our-stories-films-in-association-with-the-weinstein-company-69933637.html |date=June 3, 2013 }} prnewswire.com, Retrieved on November 12, 2012</ref> On November 17, 2006, TWC announced a three-year deal with Blockbuster Video to give Blockbuster exclusive rights for rentals starting on January 1, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/article.php/20061116twchomeentertainment|title=How The Weinstein Company ruined Home Entertainment – /FILM<!-- Bot generated title -->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090317212013/http://www.slashfilm.com/article.php/20061116twchomeentertainment|archive-date=March 17, 2009|df=mdy-all|access-date=November 17, 2006}}</ref> However, under the First Sale Doctrine of United States copyright law, other rental companies are able to rent copies of the company's movies purchased at retail.
TWC is the co-producer, along with Miramax, of the Lifetime reality series ''Project Runway'', which for its first five seasons aired on Bravo. The series won a Peabody Award in 2007.<ref>[https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/project-runway/ Project Runway (Bravo) - 67th Annual Peabody Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123931/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/project-runway |date=October 6, 2014 }}, May 2008.</ref> On May 23, 2007, TWC announced the launch of three new direct-to-video labels: the Miriam Collection, Kaleidoscope TWC, and Dimension Extreme.<ref>Dade Hayes "Variety" May 23, 2007 [https://variety.com/2007/film/news/weinsteins-launch-three-new-labels-1117965704/ Weinsteins launch three new labels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211757/http://variety.com/2007/film/news/weinsteins-launch-three-new-labels-1117965704/ |date=October 10, 2017 }} variety.com, Retrieved on September 7, 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geniusproducts.com/PressRelease.aspx?releaseid=234|title=The Weinstein Company Focuses On Direct-To-Video Business With The Launch Of Three Dynamic New Labels Including : "THE MIRIAM COLLECTION," to Restore and Release Classics, Contemporary Classics and Notable Foreign Films "KALEIDOSCOPE TWC" to Release Quality Family Programming AND "DIMENSION EXTREME" to Release Provocative and Edgy Genre Films|publisher=Genius Products|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101220/http://www.geniusproducts.com/PressRelease.aspx?releaseid=234|archive-date=September 28, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On February 8, 2008, TWC launched a distributor, Third Rail Releasing, that released films aimed mainly at the home video market.<ref>"Bloody Disgusting" [https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/11128/weinstein-company-launches-third-rail-releasing/ Weinstein Company Launches Third Rail Releasing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521121319/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/11128/weinstein-company-launches-third-rail-releasing/ |date=May 21, 2013 }} bloody-disgusting.com, Retrieved on November 13, 2012</ref> On September 25, 2008, TWC ended its three-year distribution pact with MGM three months before the December 31 end date. This happened in part because TWC had struck a television output deal with Showtime, though not through MGM's output deal with them. During the span of their pact, TWC paid for marketing and prints, while MGM received a distribution fee for booking theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/weinstein-co-mgm-cut-short-deal-1117992944/|title=Weinstein Co., MGM cut short deal|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|work=Variety|date=September 26, 2008|access-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008133138/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992944.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|archive-date=October 8, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
=== Financial restructuring === On June 5, 2009, TWC announced the hiring of a financial adviser to restructure the finances of the company.<ref>{{cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2009/06/wsj-the-weinstein-co-hires-financial-advisory-firm-to-restructure-or-refinance-9509/ |title=The Weinstein Company To Restructure |publisher=Deadlinehollywooddaily.com |date=June 5, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531065103/http://www.deadline.com/2009/06/wsj-the-weinstein-co-hires-financial-advisory-firm-to-restructure-or-refinance/ |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> After July 2009, many layoffs occurred at TWC, and the release dates of some films were pushed back.<ref>{{cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2009/09/unhappy-halloween-weinstein-co-layoffs-12085/ |title=Unhappy 'Halloween': Weinstein Co Layoffs |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 4, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523180728/http://www.deadline.com/2009/09/unhappy-halloween-weinstein-co-layoffs/ |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2009/09/tom-ortenberg-exits-the-weinstein-co-16557/ |title=Tom Ortenberg Exits The Weinstein Co – |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 25, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223060705/http://www.deadline.com/2009/09/tom-ortenberg-exits-the-weinstein-co/ |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On September 14, 2009, TWC sold its stake in Genius Products, which served as TWC's home video distributor from 2006 to 2009. Genius, however, had announced to exit the home video distribution business and the DVD rights that were distributed by Genius were sold to Vivendi Entertainment. TWC also struck a deal with Vivendi.<ref name="Reuters 2009-9-15">Chakradhar Adusumilli. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLF41499820090915 "Weinstein terminates stake in Genius Products-paper"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118204649/https://www.reuters.com/?edition-redirect=uk |date=January 18, 2023 }}, [''Reuters'' uk.reuters.com], Sep 15, 2009.</ref> The same year, it won a Peabody Award for ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''.<ref>[https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-no.-1-ladies-detective-agency/ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (HBO) - 69th Annual Peabody Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912080702/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-no.-1-ladies-detective-agency |date=September 12, 2014 }}, May 2010.</ref>
On January 13, 2010, TWC announced more layoffs at the company after the box office failure of ''Nine''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/weinstein-co-suffers-more-exits-the-411-on-why-nine-was-financial-disaster-22333/ |title=Weinstein Co Suffers More Exits & Layoffs; Why 'Nine' Was Such A Financial Disaster |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 13, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314131832/http://www.deadline.com/2010/01/weinstein-co-suffers-more-exits-the-411-on-why-nine-was-financial-disaster/ |archive-date=March 14, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On February 21, 2010, TWC made a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releasing the DVDs through Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.<ref name="Deadline 2010-2-21">[https://deadline.com/2010/02/weinsteins-seal-sony-worldwide-dvd-deal-26185/ Weinstein Company Seals Sony DVD Deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227231833/http://www.deadline.com/2010/02/weinsteins-seal-sony-worldwide-dvd-deal/ |date=February 27, 2010 }}, deadline.com</ref> Bob and Harvey Weinstein attempted to buy back Miramax Films from Disney in 2010, but the attempt was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/25/disney-will-not-sell-miramax-back-to-the-weinsteins/|title=Disney will not sell Miramax back to the Weinsteins|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Darren|last=Franich|date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531191037/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/05/25/disney-will-not-sell-miramax-back-to-the-weinsteins/ |archive-date=May 31, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
An ownership interest in TWC's library, at that point consisting of 200 titles, was sold off to Goldman Sachs and Assured Guaranty in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/media/cinema-film/goldman-gets-weinstein-film-library-stake/ |title=Goldman Gets Weinstein Film Library Stake | Los Angeles Business Journal |publisher=Labusinessjournal.com |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227163124/http://www.labusinessjournal.com/accounts/login/?next=/news/2010/jun/24/goldman-gets-weinstein-film-library-stake/ |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The sale freed TWC from bankruptcy, and Goldman Sachs' stake in the library was purchased by AMC Networks in 2015. According to ''Deadline Hollywood'': "The library will revert to the Weinstein Company itself when the remaining debt has been paid off by the films in question."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/amc-networks-weinstein-company-library-goldman-sachs-1201366197/|title=AMC Networks Acquires Goldman Sachs' Stake In Weinstein Company Library - Deadline |author=Ali Jaafar |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601171652/http://deadline.com/2015/02/amc-networks-weinstein-company-library-goldman-sachs-1201366197/|archive-date=June 1, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On January 4, 2011, TWC agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Starz Media. Because of this, Starz Media subsidiary Anchor Bay Entertainment became the home video distributor for all TWC films.<ref name="Deadline 2011-1-4">[https://deadline.com/2011/01/weinsteins-buy-25-stake-in-starz-media-93926/ Weinsteins Buy 25% Stake In Starz Media] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107002544/http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/weinsteins-buy-25-stake-in-starz-media/ |date=January 7, 2011 }}, deadline.com</ref> On February 3, 2011, the Weinsteins extracted a $75 million consolation prize from their former parent company, Disney, thus improving their filmmaking careers. As a result, Disney handed over its 50% stake in ''Project Runway'', and reduced its share in four jointly owned films, including ''Scary Movie'' and ''Spy Kids'', from 50% to 5%.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gatecrasher |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-03/gossip/27738705_1_miramax-movies-harvey-and-bob-weinstein-ron-tutor |title=Harvey and Bob Weinstein extract $75 million consolation prize from Disney after company fallout |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=February 3, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727054814/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-03/gossip/27738705_1_miramax-movies-harvey-and-bob-weinstein-ron-tutor |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On February 27, 2011, TWC-distributed film ''The King's Speech'' brought to the company their first Academy Award for Best Picture at the 83rd Academy Awards, after the brothers' last Best Picture Oscar winner ''Chicago'' had won in 2002 when Bob and Harvey Weinstein were at Miramax Films, controlled by then corporate owner Disney. Their previous Best Picture nominees for TWC were 2008's ''The Reader'' and 2009's ''Inglourious Basterds'', the latter film a co-production with Universal Pictures and A Band Apart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html |title=Winners for the 83rd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |publisher=Oscars.org |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302161531/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On March 25, 2011, the company formed a video game division named TWC Games.<ref name=games>Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat. "[https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/25/the-english-patient-the-video-game-artsy-film-makers-at-the-weinstein-co-form-video-game-division/ The English Patient The Video Game Artsy Film Makers at The Weinstein Co Form Video Game Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919123422/https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/25/the-english-patient-the-video-game-artsy-film-makers-at-the-weinstein-co-form-video-game-division/ |date=September 19, 2017 }}". March 25, 2011.</ref> TWC Games formed a strategic consultancy with Beefy Media, a video game production company, to foster relationships with publishers and create high-quality games.<ref name=games />
On February 26, 2012, after TWC's purchase of the rights to release Michel Hazanavicius' ''The Artist'' in the United States, which won the prestigious Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Jean Dujardin, ''The Artist'' won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. This was the second consecutive Oscar for Best Picture awarded to the Weinstein Company. The last independent mini-major to win back-to-back Oscars for Best Picture was Orion Pictures for their films ''Dances with Wolves'' in 1990 and ''The Silence of the Lambs'' in 1991.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
In August 2012, Mark Gooder, then CEO of the Mel Gibson-Bruce Davey company Icon Productions, was appointed president of acquisitions and Australian operations for TWC. In this role he would be responsible for bringing in projects from scripts through finished films, and as part of the role would attend film markets and festivals.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kilday | first=Gregg | title=Former Icon Productions CEO Mark Gooder Joins the Weinstein Co. | website=Hollywood Reporter | date=23 August 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mark-gooder-icon-weinstein-company-365193/ | access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref>
TWC distributed films on multiple formats (including video-on-demand) through its Radius-TWC brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/radius-twc-names-liza-burnett-fefferman-to-run-publicity-heath-shapiro-marketingdistribution-284620/|title=Radius-TWC Names Liza Burnett Fefferman To Run Publicity, Heath Shapiro Marketing/Distribution |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203946/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/radius-twc-names-liza-burnett-fefferman-to-run-publicity-heath-shapiro-marketingdistribution/|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On September 13, 2013, Bob and Harvey Weinstein launched the TWC-Dimension label to distribute projects of mutual interest They first released the TWC-Dimension label on Paddington on January 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/weinsteins-acquire-paddington-for-new-twc-dimension-colin-firth-nicole-kidman-to-lead-cast-of-cgi-live-action-pic-586358/|title=Weinsteins Acquire 'Paddington' For New TWC-Dimension; Colin Firth & Nicole Kidman To Lead Cast Of CGI Live-Action Pic |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329195510/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/weinsteins-acquire-paddington-for-new-twc-dimension-colin-firth-nicole-kidman-to-lead-cast-of-cgi-live-action-pic/|archive-date=March 29, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On November 4, 2013, TWC announced they had picked up U.S. distribution rights to the British drama series ''Peaky Blinders'' from Endemol.<ref>"Endemol" [https://www.endemoldistribution.com/content/readnews.aspx?id=1761 THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY ACQUIRES U.S. RIGHTS TO PEAKY BLINDERS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113005740/http://www.endemoldistribution.com/content/readnews.aspx?id=1761 |date=November 13, 2013 }} endemol.com, Retrieved on November 12, 2013</ref>
On December 16, 2013, Miramax and TWC entered a 20-year joint-venture agreement to develop and produce films, television series, and stage shows. The deal would allow the Weinsteins to exploit the 700-film Miramax library. Sequels to ''Rounders'' and ''Shakespeare in Love'' were among the films being developed under this new deal, and series based on ''Good Will Hunting'' and ''Flirting with Disaster'' were being planned as well. Other developments included a Noah Hawley-written film titled ''The Alibi'', and an adaptation of Liz Jensen's novel ''The 9th Life of Louis Drax'', that late filmmakers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack intended to make. Miramax would put up the financing and handle international sales while the Weinstein Company would develop the projects and distribute the titles domestically.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/miramax-twc-linkup-means-homecoming-shakespeare-in-love-and-rounders-sequels-and-good-will-hunting-series-652892/ |title=The Weinstein Company, Miramax Reunite In Production Deal - Deadline |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-date=June 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613110846/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/miramax-twc-linkup-means-homecoming-shakespeare-in-love-and-rounders-sequels-and-good-will-hunting-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On May 7, 2014, TWC announced a multi-year, multi-picture co-financing deal with Worldview Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2014-05-07 |title=The Weinstein Company Makes 5-Year Co-Fi Deal With Worldview Entertainment |url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/twc-makes-5-year-co-fi-deal-with-worldviewentertainment-725600/ |access-date=2014-05-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> However, Worldview only invested in the period drama ''Tulip Fever'' due to the departure of CEO Christopher Woodrow.
In April 2015, the Weinstein Company was closing in on a deal to sell its television division to British network ITV for $950 million, but the deal was grounded in May. That same year, the company announced that around 40–50 layoffs would occur due to the box office failure of the comedy-drama ''Burnt'' among other factors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/weinstein-co-layoffs-1201624534/|title=Weinstein Co. To Lay Off 40–50 Employees: Report |author=The Deadline Team |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 15, 2015 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116175308/https://deadline.com/2015/11/weinstein-co-layoffs-1201624534/ |archive-date=November 16, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Shortly after, TWC announced they would no longer release the normal 18 films per year; instead, the company would release 8–10 films per year and would make fewer acquisitions at film festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-weinstein-company-to-acquire-and-release-fewer-movies-focus-on-tv-20151124|title=The Weinstein Company To Acquire And Release Fewer Movies, Focus On TV|publisher=Indiewire.com|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125160959/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-weinstein-company-to-acquire-and-release-fewer-movies-focus-on-tv-20151124 |archive-date=November 25, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On July 31, 2015, TWC COO and president David Glasser briefly left the company amid a string of company exits,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/07/fall-calendar-reveals-awards-itinerary-and-stealth-contenders-185711/|title=Fall Calendar Reveals Awards Itinerary and Stealth Contenders - IndieWire|first=Anne|last=Thompson|website=www.indiewire.com|date=July 31, 2015|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826052539/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/07/fall-calendar-reveals-awards-itinerary-and-stealth-contenders-185711/|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Harvey Weinstein Addresses Executive Exits: Company Is in "Great Shape" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harvey-weinstein-addresses-executive-exits-814485/|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011185422/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-addresses-executive-exits-814485|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but then in September, he rejoined the company and planned to stay as its COO and president until 2018. Harvey Weinstein also openly expressed interest in reacquiring Miramax and merging the film and television libraries of both companies when the latter went up for sale in July.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr.|title=David Glasser Staying As Weinstein Company COO/President |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/david-glasser-weinstein-company-coo-president-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-1201519599/ |access-date=23 August 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826073845/http://deadline.com/2015/09/david-glasser-weinstein-company-coo-president-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-1201519599/|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Faughnder|first=Ryan |title=David Glasser to stay with the Weinstein Co. through 2018 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-david-glasser-to-stay-with-the-weinstein-co-through-2018-20150909-story.html |access-date=23 August 2016 |work=The LA Times|date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828174022/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-david-glasser-to-stay-with-the-weinstein-co-through-2018-20150909-story.html|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McNary|first=Dave|title=David Glasser Reverses Course, Staying at the Weinstein Co. |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/david-glasser-reverses-course-staying-at-the-weinstein-co-1201589280/|access-date=23 August 2016|work=Variety |date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135645/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/david-glasser-reverses-course-staying-at-the-weinstein-co-1201589280/|archive-date=January 16, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=Interview: David Glasser on Why He Decided to Stay at the Weinstein Co. |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/interview-david-glasser-on-why-he-decided-to-stay-at-the-weinstein-company-1201589649/ |access-date=23 August 2016 |work=Variety |date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193349/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/interview-david-glasser-on-why-he-decided-to-stay-at-the-weinstein-company-1201589649/|archive-date=January 16, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|title=Weinstein's 'Shanghai' Surprise: Movie Gets Release After Seven Years|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinsteins-shanghai-surprise-movie-gets-828154|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011185425/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinsteins-shanghai-surprise-movie-gets-828154|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael|title=The Weinstein Brothers Have Oscar Gold. Now They Need Cash. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/business/media/the-weinstein-brothers-have-oscar-gold-now-they-need-some-cash.html|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The New York Times|date=20 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602121936/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/business/media/the-weinstein-brothers-have-oscar-gold-now-they-need-some-cash.html|archive-date=June 2, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On February 23, 2016, TWC decided to put its film library of 520 titles as well as a majority stake in its television division up for sale,<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr.|title=Weinstein Company To Deal Pic Library Or TV In 2016: Harvey Weinstein & David Glasser Q&A|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/weinstein-company-sale-library-or-tv-division-harvey-weinstein-david-glasser-q-and-a-1201708350/|access-date=23 August 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826073000/http://deadline.com/2016/02/weinstein-company-sale-library-or-tv-division-harvey-weinstein-david-glasser-q-and-a-1201708350/|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and later signed investment banks Moelis & Company and Thomas Dey's ACF Investment Bank to handle the television sale (which was resumed nine months after the failed talks with ITV) by looking for strategic investors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lieberman|first=David|title=The Weinstein Co Signs Up Bankers To Look For Strategic Investor In TV Unit|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/weinstein-co-hires-bankers-strategic-investment-tv-unit-1201755196/|access-date=23 August 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822143614/http://deadline.com/2016/05/weinstein-co-hires-bankers-strategic-investment-tv-unit-1201755196/|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Meanwhile, in March, Miramax had been acquired by BeIN Media Group, but in a later July interview, however, Weinstein said that he was still interested in merging TWC with Miramax and combining the two companies' libraries in order to build a larger film library, even after the BeIN acquisition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael |title=Miramax Is Bought by the Qatari beIN Media Group |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/business/media/miramax-is-bought-by-the-qatari-bein-media-group.html|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The New York Times|date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062539/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/business/media/miramax-is-bought-by-the-qatari-bein-media-group.html|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Harvey Weinstein Explains Recent Movie Release Shifts, TV Growth and Oscar Prospects (Q&A)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harvey-weinstein-explains-movie-release-913142/|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724014543/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-explains-movie-release-913142|archive-date=July 24, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On June 21, 2016, James L. Dolan exited TWC's board of directors and was replaced by hedge fund billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry.<ref>{{cite news|title=James Dolan Exits Weinstein Company Board|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/james-dolan-leaves-weinstein-company-board-of-directors-marc-lasry-1201776920/|access-date=23 August 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824093625/http://deadline.com/2016/06/james-dolan-leaves-weinstein-company-board-of-directors-marc-lasry-1201776920/|archive-date=August 24, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|title=Weinstein Board Shake-Up: James Dolan Resigns, Billionaire Marc Lasry Joins (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/weinstein-board-shake-up-james-870002/|access-date=23 August 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011185154/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-board-shake-up-james-870002|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Later, on August 1, Opus Bank's media and entertainment banking division funded a $400 million credit facility into TWC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abladvisor.com/news/9938/opus-bank-participates-in-400mm-credit-facility-to-the-weinstein-company|title=Opus Bank Participates in $400MM Credit Facility to The Weinstein Company – News – ABL Advisor |website=www.abladvisor.com|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825190505/http://www.abladvisor.com/news/9938/opus-bank-participates-in-400mm-credit-facility-to-the-weinstein-company|archive-date=August 25, 2016 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.twst.com/update/opus-bank-opus-banks-media-and-entertainment-banking-division-provides-financing-solution-to-the-weinstein-company/ |title=Opus Bank: Opus Bank's Media and Entertainment Banking Division Provides Financing Solution to The Weinstein Company|publisher=The Wall Street Transcript |access-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924004024/https://www.twst.com/update/opus-bank-opus-banks-media-and-entertainment-banking-division-provides-financing-solution-to-the-weinstein-company/ |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On August 18, 2017, TWC launched Mizchief, a film label dedicated to producing animated films. When Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of TWC, was explaining the origin of the name of Mizchief, he said that it was based on how one of his kids pronounced the word, "Mischief".<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/880571-the-weinstein-company-announces-animation-label-mizchief |title=The Weinstein Company Announces Animation Label Mizchief|work=ComingSoon.net |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819064340/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/880571-the-weinstein-company-announces-animation-label-mizchief|archive-date=August 19, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/weinstein-company-launch-mizchief-animated-film-label-1202151654/|title=Weinstein Company Launches Mizchief Animated Film Label |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818160705/http://deadline.com/2017/08/weinstein-company-launch-mizchief-animated-film-label-1202151654/|archive-date=August 18, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The only film to be released under the label was the French-Canadian animated film ''Leap!'', released on August 25, 2017.
=== Sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein === {{main|Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases}} On October 5, 2017, ''The New York Times'' reported that dozens of women, including more than 60 women in the film industry, had accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, sexual assault or rape.
On October 6, three of the company's nine members of the board of directors (including Lasry) resigned after the allegations were published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/weinstein-company-board-members-resign-tim-sarnoff-marc-lasry-harvey-weinstein-1202183874/|title=Two More Weinstein Company Board Members Quit Amid Harvey Weinstein Scandal|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007233739/http://deadline.com/2017/10/weinstein-company-board-members-resign-tim-sarnoff-marc-lasry-harvey-weinstein-1202183874/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/third-weinstein-company-board-resigns_us_59d83df6e4b0f6eed3507484|title=One-Third Of Weinstein Company Board Resigns After Sexual Harassment Report|first=Carla|last=Herreria|date=October 7, 2017|via=Huff Post|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008024654/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/third-weinstein-company-board-resigns_us_59d83df6e4b0f6eed3507484|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Harvey Weinstein also announced that he would take an indefinite leave of absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-weinstein-indefinite-leave-from-company-after-sexual-harassment-claims/|title=Harvey Weinsten to take "indefinite" leave of absence|website=CBS News|date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008080013/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-weinstein-indefinite-leave-from-company-after-sexual-harassment-claims/|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On October 7, Paul Tudor Jones became the fourth member of the company's board of directors to resign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/10/08/harvey-weinstein-fired-from-the-weinstein-company/|title=Harvey Weinstein Fired From The Weinstein Company|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009023311/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/10/08/harvey-weinstein-fired-from-the-weinstein-company/|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On October 8, TWC announced that Weinstein had been fired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/10/08/harvey-weinstein-fired-hollywood/744817001/|title=Harvey Weinstein officially fired from The Weinstein Company|website=USA Today|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012160848/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/10/08/harvey-weinstein-fired-hollywood/744817001/|archive-date=October 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Soon after, TWC executives announced that Harvey Weinstein will not receive credit on upcoming releases, and it may consider renaming the company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/harvey-weinstein-tv-film-credits-removed-company-name-change-plans-1202184884/|title=Harvey Weinstein To Be Taken Off TWC TV & Movie Credits As Company Explores Overall Name Change|last=Andreeva & Fleming|date=2017-10-09|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2017-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009204803/http://deadline.com/2017/10/harvey-weinstein-tv-film-credits-removed-company-name-change-plans-1202184884/|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On October 12, board of directors member Richard Koenigsberg, who was one of the four signatories of a board of directors statement defending Weinstein,<ref name=octo12resign>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/10/12/richard-koenigsberg-reportedly-steps-down-from-weinstein-co-board-amid-harvey-weinstein-allegations/|title=Richard Koenigsberg steps down from Weinstein Co. board: report|last=Feldman|first=Kate|date=2017-10-12|work=New York Daily News|access-date=2017-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235647/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/richard-koenigsberg-steps-weinstein-board-report-article-1.3559426|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> resigned from the company as well.<ref name=octo12resign />
=== Sale efforts, bankruptcy and liquidation === Bob Weinstein stated on October 13 that media reports that his brother's sexual misconduct scandal had forced the company to explore either a sale or shutting down operations were inaccurate. Bob released an emailed statement claiming "our banks, partners and shareholders are fully supportive of our company and it is untrue that the company or board is exploring a sale or shutdown of the company" and that "business is continuing as usual as the company moves ahead."<ref>{{cite web|last=Patten|first=Dominic|title=Bob Weinstein Says TWC Not "Exploring A Sale" Or Shutting Down As Harvey Scandal Swirls|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/bob-weinstein-the-weinstein-company-twc-no-shutdown-sale-statement-1202188121/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034445/http://deadline.com/2017/10/bob-weinstein-the-weinstein-company-twc-no-shutdown-sale-statement-1202188121/|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Faughnder">{{cite web|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=Weinstein Co. board is in turmoil over the future of the studio|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-harvey-weinstein-goldman-sachs-20171013-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014025449/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-harvey-weinstein-goldman-sachs-20171013-story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This was contradicted by TWC president and COO David Glasser and a spokesman for company investor Goldman Sachs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=David Glasser On His & TWC's Future After Harvey Weinstein|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/david-glasser-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-the-weinstein-company-1202188171/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014011806/http://deadline.com/2017/10/david-glasser-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-the-weinstein-company-1202188171/|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Faughnder"/> Glasser and the other two remaining members of the company's board of directors also did not join Bob in signing this statement either.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-harvey-weinstein-goldman-sachs-20171013-story.html|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=Weinstein Co. board is fighting over possible sale, future of the company|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014025449/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-harvey-weinstein-goldman-sachs-20171013-story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On October 17, ''The Mist'' producer Amanda Segel accused Bob Weinstein of sexual harassment. His lawyer Bert Fields has denied the accusations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bob-weinsteins-lawyer-brother-harvey-weinstein/story?id=50562176|title=Bob Weinstein's lawyer says he couldn't be more different from his brother|date=October 18, 2017|website=ABC News|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173739/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bob-weinsteins-lawyer-brother-harvey-weinstein/story?id=50562176|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Bert Fields and colleague Charles Shephard petitioned a court to leave a rights dispute in which Greenberg Glusker Fields was representing the Weinstein Company due to unpaid bills on December 14, 2017. The firm underscored that it is not involved in the ongoing sexual scandals.
"TWC has failed to pay Greenberg Glusker for its legal services in this matter and has stated that it will be unable to pay for its services as the cases [sic] progresses," writes Shephard in a Wednesday filing. The attorneys also note that TWC has been a Greenberg Glusker client for a long time. So, when the firm was asked to handle this matter, it agreed – even though, at that time, TWC already owed the firm substantial money for prior services.
"Because of the manner in which plaintiff was pursuing the case, because of the size of Greenberg Glusker's receivable, and because of some new and significant issues unrelated to this litigation which had arisen and with which TWC was required to deal (issues that have received a lot of national press and issues which do not involve Greenberg Glusker in any way, and in which Greenberg Glusker played no role whatsoever), Greenberg Glusker became concerned about being paid for its services," states the filing.
Bob Weinstein told Greenberg Glusker TWC would make a substantial payment on November 20, but it never came, according to the filing, and TWC executive vice president Sarah Sobel later told the firm TWC wouldn't be able to pay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/weinstein-being-dropped-by-longtime-lawyer-failure-pay-legal-bills-1067692/|title=Lawyer Bert Fields Drops Weinstein Co. Over Unpaid Bills|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 14, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174009/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/weinstein-being-dropped-by-longtime-lawyer-failure-pay-legal-bills-1067692|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Bert Fields and several other attorneys at the Greenberg Glusker Fields law firm represented the Weinstein Company from 2005 to December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/fashion/sundaystyles/telling-hollywood-its-out-of-order.html|title=Telling Hollywood It's Out of Order|last=Weiner|first=Allison Hope|work=The New York Times |date=May 15, 2005|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106175136/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/fashion/sundaystyles/telling-hollywood-its-out-of-order.html|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Reuters reported on October 16, 2017 that TWC had entered talks with private equity firm Colony Capital for the sale of its assets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roumeliotis|first=Greg|title=Colony Capital in talks to buy Weinstein Co|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/colony-capital-in-talks-to-buy-weinstein-co-idINKBN1CL2E6|website=reuters.com|date=October 16, 2017|agency=Reuters|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016203728/https://in.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/colony-capital-in-talks-to-buy-weinstein-co-idINKBN1CL2E6|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On November 7, 2017, Colony Capital pulled out of acquiring the Weinstein Company.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/business/media/weinstein-studio-colony-capital.html|title=Thomas Barrack's Colony Capital Ends Bid for Weinstein Studio|first=Brooks|last=Barnes|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112210334/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/business/media/weinstein-studio-colony-capital.html|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other persons and companies that had expressed interest in acquiring TWC included rapper Jay-Z,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/10/11/jay-z-harvey-weinstein-company-twc-buying-interest-share|title=Jay-Z Talking About Buying Harvey Weinstein's Interest in The Weinstein Company|date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119080124/http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/11/jay-z-harvey-weinstein-company-twc-buying-interest-share/|archive-date=November 19, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Yucaipa Companies, Viacom, Lionsgate (the current home video distributor of TWC and Miramax which ended up buying a 20% stake of Spyglass Media Group in July 2021 including the Weinstein Company films), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (the former U.S theatrical distributor of TWC),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/weinstein-co-talking-22-buyers-300-million-expected-price-bob-weinstein-must-exit|title=Weinstein Co Talking to 22 Buyers, $300 Million Expected Price, Bob Weinstein Must Exit|date=October 26, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123222136/https://www.thewrap.com/weinstein-co-talking-22-buyers-300-million-expected-price-bob-weinstein-must-exit/|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A&E Networks,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/20/weinstein-company-reportedly-gets-275-million-rescue-bid-from-maria-contreras-sweet/#18a2e69b62e3 |title= Weinstein Company Reportedly Gets $275 Million Rescue Bid from Maria Contreras-Sweet |website= Forbes |date= November 20, 2017 |access-date= January 31, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020544/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/20/weinstein-company-reportedly-gets-275-million-rescue-bid-from-maria-contreras-sweet/#18a2e69b62e3 |archive-date= February 1, 2018 |url-status= live |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Administrator of the Small Business Administration Maria Contreras-Sweet, Killer Content, Shamrock Holdings, Vine Alternative Investments, Anchorage Capital Group, MSD Capital, beIN Media Group (the current co-owner of Miramax), Sony Pictures Television, and Versa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/weinstein-company-maria-contreras-sweet-bid-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-ron-burkle-lantern-capital-1202235050|title=Maria Contreras-Sweet Bid Leads Weinstein Co Auction; Staff Would Stay, Bob Weinstein Exit, Women Lead Board|first=Dawn C.|last=Chmielewski|date=January 7, 2018|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108073111/http://deadline.com/2018/01/weinstein-company-maria-contreras-sweet-bid-harvey-weinstein-bob-weinstein-ron-burkle-lantern-capital-1202235050/|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Contreras-Sweet had proposed turning TWC into a studio run by women,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-weinstein-company-co-future-buy-out-bankruptcy-women-board-chairman-maria-contreras-sweet-a8064536.html|title=Woman bids to buy out The Weinstein Co. and make it female-led|website=Independent.co.uk|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043951/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-weinstein-company-co-future-buy-out-bankruptcy-women-board-chairman-maria-contreras-sweet-a8064536.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/weinstein-co-sale-maria-contreras-sweet-1202212028|title=Weinstein Co. Bidder Emerges, Promises Majority Female Leadership|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123091507/http://deadline.com/2017/11/weinstein-co-sale-maria-contreras-sweet-1202212028/|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> while Killer Content would donate the studio's profits to assault victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/otilliasteadman/activists-want-to-buy-the-weinstein-company|title=A Group Of Activists Want To Buy The Weinstein Company And Give Profits To Assault Victims|date=November 20, 2017 |publisher=BuzzFeed|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093058/https://www.buzzfeed.com/otilliasteadman/activists-want-to-buy-the-weinstein-company|archive-date=December 5, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> If anyone acquired the Weinstein Company, the studio would change its name, and Bob Weinstein agreed to leave the company; he was expected to retain the Dimension Films label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/weinstein-company-fortress-investment-group-money-buyers-circle-1202195615|title=Weinstein Company Sees Bidders Massing For Buy; Indemnification Required|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=October 26, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123094929/http://deadline.com/2017/10/weinstein-company-fortress-investment-group-money-buyers-circle-1202195615/|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> All the interested parties had to submit their first-round bids by December 20, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-bids-20171220-story.html|title=Bids to purchase Weinstein Co. come due amid uncertain outlook|first=Ryan|last=Faughnder|date=December 20, 2017|work=LA Times|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221072059/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-bids-20171220-story.html|archive-date=December 21, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On January 4, 2018, the Weinstein Company narrowed its bids down to six parties, with a sales price of below $500 million. The studio's owners would not receive any cash from the sale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/weinstein-co-close-to-sale-for-less-than-500-million-1515095787|title=Weinstein Co. Close to Sale for Less Than $500 Million|first1=Ben|last1=Fritz|first2=Keach|last2=Hagey|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105020132/https://www.wsj.com/articles/weinstein-co-close-to-sale-for-less-than-500-million-1515095787|archive-date=January 5, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
As of November 8, 2017, the Weinstein Company had a debt load of $520 million, including $220 million from its film and television credit facilities, $150 million from production loans, $50 million in corporate debt and $100 million owed to performers. The studio expected to find a buyer without declaring for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, against the expectations of most of the interested parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/harvey-weinstein-scandal-2-1202610386|title=Weinstein Co. Debt Tops $500 Million|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208175008/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/harvey-weinstein-scandal-2-1202610386/|archive-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After it appeared that talks collapsed, the company announced it would file for bankruptcy.<ref name="nyt20180226"/> However, after continued negotiations in which New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman played a role, the TWC board reached a deal in which TWC sold all of its assets for $500 million; after the sales were finalized, the company was renamed and got a new board of directors of which a majority were women.<ref name="latimes20180301"/><ref name="deadline1202307564"/> However, after an additional $50 million in debt was revealed, the deal collapsed again.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/weinstein-company-sale.html|title=Planned Sale of The Weinstein Company Collapses Again|first=Brooks|last=Barnes|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321002021/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/weinstein-company-sale.html|archive-date=March 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In order to raise funds, TWC has sold the rights to three of its films, ''Paddington 2'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/warner-bros-weinstein-company-paddington-2|title=Warner Bros. Rescues Paddington 2 from The Weinstein Company|last=Desta|first=Yohana|date=November 15, 2017|website=Vanity Fair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029044607/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/warner-bros-weinstein-company-paddington-2|archive-date=October 29, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> ''In the Heights'', and ''The Six Billion Dollar Man'', to Warner Bros. Pictures and was removed from the production of ''Artemis Fowl'' and television shows such as ''The Graham Norton Show'', ''Peaky Blinders'', ''Yellowstone'' and ''Waco'' with its production company and producer removed from Disney and the film as a result of the allegations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2017/12/06/warner-bros-six-billion-dollar-man-weinstein-company|title=Warner Bros. Buys 'Six Billion Dollar Man' From Weinstein Company|last=Woo|first=Kelly|date=December 6, 2017|website=Moviefone|publisher=Oath|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122558/https://www.moviefone.com/2017/12/06/warner-bros-six-billion-dollar-man-weinstein-company/|archive-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On January 19, 2018, TWC indefinitely postponed the releases of some of their films and upcoming projects (e.g. ''The Current War'', ''The War with Grandpa'', ''The Upside'', ''Hampstead'', ''Mary Magdalene'', ''Scream'', ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'', ''Polaroid'', ''The Boys in the Boat'' and ''Hotel Mumbai'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/weinstein-company-release-date-war-with-grandpa-upside-mary-magdalene-1202263517/|title=Weinstein Company Pulls 'War With Grandpa', 'The Upside' & 'Mary Magdalene' Off Release Schedule|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|website=Deadline|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071220/http://deadline.com/2018/01/weinstein-company-release-date-war-with-grandpa-upside-mary-magdalene-1202263517/|archive-date=January 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> STX Entertainment later acquired the distribution rights to ''The Upside'', while ''Scream'' was sold to Paramount Pictures, ''Hotel Mumbai'' was sold to Bleecker Street, ''The Current War'' and ''The War with Grandpa'' were sold to 101 Studios, ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' was sold to Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures, ''Polaroid'' was sold to Vertical Entertainment, ''The Boys in the Boat'' was sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and ''Hampstead'' and ''Mary Magdalene'' were sold to IFC Films.
As of February 2018, several companies had sued TWC, including American Express ($1.4 million),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-co-amex-lawsuit-1202713653|title=Weinstein Co. Sued Over $1.4 Million AmEx Balance|first=Gene|last=Maddaus|date=February 28, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414235422/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-co-amex-lawsuit-1202713653/|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli ($133,333),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/lindt-chocolatier-suing-the-weinstein-company-after-sponsored-golden-globes-bash-got-scuttled|title=Lindt chocolatier suing The Weinstein Company after sponsored Golden Globes bash got scuttled|first=Janine|last=Puhak|date=February 22, 2018|website=Fox News|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327011104/http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/02/22/harvey-weinstein-is-being-sued-by-lindt-chocolates.html|archive-date=March 27, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Canadian film distributor Entertainment One ($7.2 million for ''Paddington 2''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-paddington2-story.html|title=Weinstein Co. is sued over 'Paddington 2'|first=David|last=Ng|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330224726/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-paddington2-story.html|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On March 20, 2018, shortly after the studio filed for Chapter 11 protection, the Bankruptcy Court in Delaware published a 394-page list of creditors owed money from TWC; including the estate of rock musician David Bowie, film director Michael Bay, and former First Daughter of the United States Malia Obama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/bankruptcy-weinstein-company-creditors-david-bowie-michael-bay-malia-obama-1202349414|title=Bankruptcy Reveals Wild List Of Who The Weinstein Company Owes Money To: Malia Obama, David Bowie, Michael Bay|first=Dade|last=Hayes|first2=Dawn C.|last2=Chmielewski|date=March 20, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415055821/http://deadline.com/2018/03/bankruptcy-weinstein-company-creditors-david-bowie-michael-bay-malia-obama-1202349414/|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Several Russian studios, including Central Partnership, Paradiz and Volga, and Timur Bekmambetov's Bazelevs Company, were also owed money from the studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-companies-surprised-be-weinstein-cos-creditor-list-1096929|title=Russian Companies Surprised to Be on The Weinstein Co.'s Creditor List|last=Kozlov|first=Vladimir|date=March 23, 2018|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724002334/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-companies-surprised-be-weinstein-cos-creditor-list-1096929|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=July 24, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On January 7, 2019, Lantern Entertainment said that it was not responsible for TWC's unpaid debts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/lantern-says-not-responsible-weinstein-debts-hollywood-stars-1174224|title=Lantern Says It's Not Responsible for Weinstein Co. Debts to Hollywood Stars|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 7, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/lantern-says-not-responsible-weinstein-debts-hollywood-stars-1174224|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 19, 2018, the Weinstein Company announced that it had declared bankruptcy, and is considering a $310 million stalking horse offer with Lantern Capital.<ref>{{cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-bankruptcy-1202720180/ |title=The Weinstein Co. Declares Bankruptcy |date=20 March 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321163324/http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-bankruptcy-1202720180/ |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The company's bankruptcy auction began on May 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/weinstein-company-bankruptcy-auction-date-court-hearing-1202359857|title=Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Auction Pushed To May 4; Creditors Question Lantern Capital Bid At Hearing|first=Mark|last=Dent|date=April 6, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407183039/http://deadline.com/2018/04/weinstein-company-bankruptcy-auction-date-court-hearing-1202359857/|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Twenty-three bidders had expressed interest in buying certain assets from the studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-co-bankruptcy-20180406-story.html|title=Weinstein Co. bankruptcy auction draws 23 potential bidders, lawyers say|first=Ryan|last=Faughnder|website=Los Angeles Times|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412130028/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-co-bankruptcy-20180406-story.html|archive-date=April 12, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On April 27, Miramax and Lantern emerged as the frontrunners in the company's bankruptcy sale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/miramax-weinstein-bankruptcy-uncertain-lantern-1202790819/|title=Miramax Emerges As Strong Contender in Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Sale|first=Gene|last=Maddaus|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172126/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/miramax-weinstein-bankruptcy-uncertain-lantern-1202790819/|archive-date=June 14, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On June 22, 2018, Lantern lowered its acquisition price to $287 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-weinstein-co-drops-price-sale-lantern-capital-1202415736 |title=The Weinstein Co. Drops Purchase Price, "Creditors Feel Thrown Under the Bus" |date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710180155/https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-weinstein-co-drops-price-sale-lantern-capital-1202415736/ |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On July 9, 2018, several actors, directors, producers and writers protested Lantern's acquisition, asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge not to approve the purchase price for TWC's assets without first extracting a guarantee of payment to the creditors who are still owed money by the studio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/weinstein-company-sale-objections-quentin-tarantino-george-clooney-brad-pitt-julia-roberts-meryl-streep-1202423356 |title=Hollywood Who's Who Raise Objections to Weinstein Co. Sale |date=July 9, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726041314/https://deadline.com/2018/07/weinstein-company-sale-objections-quentin-tarantino-george-clooney-brad-pitt-julia-roberts-meryl-streep-1202423356/ |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
On July 16, 2018, the bankruptcy judge agreed to convert the bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy with an appointed trustee to oversee liquidation, and TWC's assets were sold to the Dallas-based equity firm Lantern Capital Partners for $289 million. A newly formed studio, Lantern Entertainment, assumed the rights to TWC's 277-film library.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/the-weinstein-company-bankruptcy-sale-lantern-entertainment-1201983272/|title=The Weinstein Company Is No More: Buyer Lantern Capital Partners Rebrands as Lantern Entertainment|last=Marotta|first=Jenna|date=2018-07-16|work=IndieWire|access-date=2018-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718130756/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/the-weinstein-company-bankruptcy-sale-lantern-entertainment-1201983272/|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="chmielewski"/> Co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic took charge of a company that dropped to 50 employees from 170 due to departures and layoffs. A trio of film experts were expected to help the co-presidents hire an experienced film CEO.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |title=Weinstein Co. Saga Comes to an End as $289 Million Sale to Lantern Closes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/weinstein-lantern-sale-closes-ending-chapter-movie-company-1126833/ |access-date=July 28, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718022555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-lantern-sale-closes-ending-chapter-movie-company-1126833 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
As of July 11, 2018, Netflix terminated its output contract with the Weinstein Company and would no longer accept deliveries or make payments to the studio. This affected the release schedule for the third season of the MTV series ''Scream'' (produced by Dimension Television, and billed as a Netflix Original internationally). On June 24, 2019, it was announced that the rebooted ''Scream'' series would be moving to VH1 ahead of the premiere of the third season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/scream-season-3-vh1-premiere-date-trailer-paris-jackson/|title='Scream' Reboot Moves To VH1 For Season 3, Unveils July Premiere Date, Trailer|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705064803/https://deadline.com/video/scream-season-3-vh1-premiere-date-trailer-paris-jackson/|url-status=live}}</ref> The third season premiered on July 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/scream-reboot-moves-vh1-gets-july-debut-trailer-1220774/|title='Scream' Reboot Moves to VH1, Gets July Debut, Trailer (Exclusive)|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-date=June 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625232817/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scream-reboot-moves-vh1-gets-july-debut-trailer-1220774|url-status=live}}</ref> Two other Weinstein series; ''Peaky Blinders'' and ''Spy Kids: Mission Critical''; remained available for streaming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/netflix-terminates-contract-weinstein-co-lantern-1202428247|title=Netflix Terminates Contract With The Weinstein Co.|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn|date=July 18, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724122828/https://deadline.com/2018/07/netflix-terminates-contract-weinstein-co-lantern-1202428247/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=July 24, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In February 2019, Lantern was reported to be reaching a settlement with The Walt Disney Company, regarding several films that Lantern did not acquire (including ''Scream 4'' and ''The Matador'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/disney-and-lantern-near-settlement-for-weinstein-co-film-and-tv-projects-1202561464/|title=Disney And Lantern Near Settlement For Weinstein Co. Film And TV Projects|first1=Dade|last1=Hayes|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235435/https://deadline.com/2019/02/disney-and-lantern-near-settlement-for-weinstein-co-film-and-tv-projects-1202561464/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 15, 2019, Spyglass settled two major claims, including $11 million for Viacom regarding the television series ''Scream'' and the film ''Sin City 2'' (which Lantern did not acquire).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/in-weinstein-co-bankruptcy-viacom-and-spyglass-reach-11m-scream-settlement-1202646257/|title=In Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy, Viacom And Spyglass Reach $11M 'Scream' Settlement|first1=Dade|last1=Hayes|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115132218/https://deadline.com/2019/07/in-weinstein-co-bankruptcy-viacom-and-spyglass-reach-11m-scream-settlement-1202646257/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Civil rights investigation === On October 23, 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched a civil rights investigation into whether the Weinstein Company violated state civil rights and New York City human rights laws in its handling of sexual harassment complaints and other types of discrimination against employees.<ref>{{cite news|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=New York attorney general launches investigation of Weinstein Co.|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-new-attorney-general-subpoena-20171023-story.html|access-date=24 October 2017|agency=Los Angeles Times|date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024123601/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-new-attorney-general-subpoena-20171023-story.html|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The attorney general's Civil Rights Bureau sent the company a subpoena seeking a long list of documents, including any documents and communications related to private out-of-court settlements struck with accusers.
A group of Weinstein Company employees published a public statement in ''The New Yorker'' asking to be released from their signed non-disclosure agreements, which prohibit them from speaking out about their time at the company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Koren|first=James Rufus|title=Weinstein scandal puts nondisclosure agreements in the spotlight|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-weinstein-nondisclosure-agreements-20171023-story.html|access-date=24 October 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154305/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-weinstein-nondisclosure-agreements-20171023-story.html|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In their statement, they wrote, "We all knew that we were working for a man with an infamous temper. We did not know we were working for a serial sexual predator." They asked the company to lift their NDAs so they could "speak openly, and get to the origins of what happened here, and how."<ref>{{cite news|title=Statement from Members of The Weinstein Company Staff|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/statement-from-members-of-the-weinstein-company-staff|access-date=24 October 2017|magazine=The New Yorker|date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024175015/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/statement-from-members-of-the-weinstein-company-staff|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On February 11, 2018, Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit against the company, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, just shortly before an anticipated announcement that the company would be purchased by an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet. In the lawsuit, the company and both Weinsteins were accused of violating civil rights and gender discrimination laws, stating that it had "repeatedly and persistently treated female employees less well than male-employees through gender-based hostile workplace harassment, quid pro quo harassment, and discrimination" by maintaining "a group of female employees whose primary job it was to accompany HW (sic) to events and to facilitate HW's sexual conquests". In addition, the lawsuit includes information that the company's Chief Operating Officer communicated with the Human Resources Director about complaints where settlements and non-disclosure agreements were needed, with the H.R. Director not being involved in any investigation or resolution process "on more than one occasion", and details on verbal abuse and threats by Harvey Weinstein that he would (in substance) kill employees, directly or indirectly via claims that he "had connections to the Secret Service who could solve problems for him".<ref name="Lawsuit filed">{{cite news|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|title=N.Y. Attorney General Suit Details Culture of 'Harassment and Intimidation' at Weinstein Co.|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-harvey-company-new-york-lawsuit-1202694787/|access-date=14 February 2018|agency=Variety|date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023742/http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-harvey-company-new-york-lawsuit-1202694787/|archive-date=February 15, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In filing the lawsuit, Schneiderman sought to force the company to address several points: to give up non-disclosure agreements with past employees, provide better protection for employees "who would be reporting to some of the same managers"<ref name="Lawsuit filed"/> since most of the existing senior managers would remain in place, including David Glasser, current COO of the company, and insufficient funds to compensate alleged victims that would file suits. The investment group has allocated $50 million in the deal for compensation, which is in addition to the company's insurance policies. Other non-disclosure agreements were in effect between the company and the investment group, which prevented members of the group from talking to the Attorney General until February 10, though Bob Weinstein denied this. People "close to the sale" derided the timing of the filing "as an effort to score political points and grab media attention", and could lead to the sale falling through, forcing the company into bankruptcy and delaying compensation for victims. The investment group is said to meet with the Attorney General's office within a few days, with the decision whether to continue or abandon the bid for the company on hold until then.<ref name="Deal on life support">{{cite news|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|title=Weinstein Co. Acquisition Deal on 'Life Support' Following N.Y. Attorney General Intervention|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-co-acquisition-maria-contreras-sweet-new-york-attorney-general-1202695776/|access-date=14 February 2018|agency=Variety|date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221060534/http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/weinstein-co-acquisition-maria-contreras-sweet-new-york-attorney-general-1202695776/|archive-date=February 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On February 16, 2018, the Weinstein Company fired President and COO David Glasser "for cause".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-weinstein-company-board-fires-coo-david-glasser-for-cause-harvey-weinsteoin-bob-weinstein-1202292586/|title=TWC Board Bombshell: Fires COO David Glasser For Cause|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217074510/http://deadline.com/2018/02/the-weinstein-company-board-fires-coo-david-glasser-for-cause-harvey-weinsteoin-bob-weinstein-1202292586/|archive-date=February 17, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-bankrtupcy-20180225-story.html|title=Weinstein Co. is set to file for bankruptcy after sale talks collapse|first=Ryan|last=Faughnder|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425113859/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-weinstein-company-bankrtupcy-20180225-story.html|archive-date=April 25, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Glasser filed a counter-suit on February 20 against the company and remaining board members, stating that no reasons other than "for cause" were given for the firing, which was described as "nothing more than a desperate attempt to deflect attention away from the very people who were empowered to halt Harvey Weinstein's abusive behavior".<ref name="Glasser counter-suit">{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Ousted Weinstein Co. Exec David Glasser Plans $85M Wrongful Termination Lawsuit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ousted-weinstein-exec-david-glasser-plans-85m-wrongful-termination-lawsuit-1086452|access-date=27 February 2018|agency=Variety|date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227213825/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ousted-weinstein-exec-david-glasser-plans-85m-wrongful-termination-lawsuit-1086452|archive-date=February 27, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
=== Lantern Entertainment === Following the sale of all assets to Lantern Capital subsidiary, Lantern Entertainment, on July 16, 2018, the Weinstein Company was completely shut down along with its website;<ref name="chmielewski">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/lantern-entertainment-closes-289-million-acquisition-weinstein-co-s-assets-1202427141/|title=Lantern Entertainment Closes $289 Million Acquisition of The Weinstein Co.'s Assets|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn C.|date=2018-07-16|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724101524/https://deadline.com/2018/07/lantern-entertainment-closes-289-million-acquisition-weinstein-co-s-assets-1202427141/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> its last film was the historical drama ''The Current War'' on October 25, 2019 in the United States. On November 13, 2018, Lantern acquired full control of three Quentin Tarantino films, ''Inglourious Basterds'', ''Django Unchained'' and ''The Hateful Eight'', originally released by the Weinstein Company, for $6.1 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |title=Lantern Entertainment Pays $5.5 Million to Take Three Quentin Tarantino Films |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/lantern-entertainment-pays-5-5-million-to-take-three-quentin-tarantino-films-1203027335 |access-date=March 19, 2019 |work=Variety |date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025001646/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/lantern-entertainment-pays-5-5-million-to-take-three-quentin-tarantino-films-1203027335/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 31, 2018, Lantern Entertainment signed a distribution deal with Lionsgate for the Weinstein Company's library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/54db4f|title=Briefing: Lantern to Partner with Lionsgate to Distribute Weinstein Library|date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200423/https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/54db4f|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 13, 2019, Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment revived Spyglass Media Group with other investors, including WarnerMedia/AT&T's Warner Bros.; Lantern made a majority investment, including licensing their film library, to Spyglass.<ref name="vty">{{cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |title=Gary Barber Teams With Lantern Entertainment to Launch Spyglass Media Group |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gary-barber-lantern-weinstein-company-mgm-1203162530/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |work=Variety |date=March 13, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101035957/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gary-barber-lantern-weinstein-company-mgm-1203162530/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 20, 2020, a federal judge ruled that Spyglass was not responsible for any of TWC's outgoing royalties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywoods-creatives-suffer-blow-appeal-weinstein-cos-bankruptcy-sale-1285727/|title=Hollywood's Creatives Suffer Blow in Appeal Over Weinstein Co.'s Bankruptcy Sale|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323122904/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywoods-creatives-suffer-blow-appeal-weinstein-cos-bankruptcy-sale-1285727|url-status=live}}</ref>
On July 15, 2021, Spyglass sold most of TWC's catalogue and distribution rights to Lionsgate, as part of an acquisition deal in which Lionsgate also purchased a 18.9% equity stake in Spyglass and signed a first-look television deal with the studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lionsgate-weinstein-co-library-spyglass-media-1235021200|title = Lionsgate Acquires Bulk of Weinstein Film Library in Spyglass Deal|date = July 15, 2021|access-date = November 9, 2021|archive-date = November 9, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211109052834/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lionsgate-weinstein-co-library-spyglass-media-1235021200/|url-status = live}}</ref>
== Radius-TWC == {{See also|Lantern Entertainment#Radius}} '''Radius-TWC''' (or simply '''Radius'''; stylized as '''RADiUS-TWC''') is a dormant film label to TWC's division for distribution of multi-platform video-on-demand and theatrical productions. It was launched in 2012, and specialized in niche and independent films rather than those aimed at mainstream audiences.<ref>[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/radius-twc-tom-quinn-jason-janego-resign-1201557472/ "Tom Quinn and Jason Janego Exit Radius-TWC (EXCLUSIVE)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012508/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/radius-twc-tom-quinn-jason-janego-resign-1201557472/ |date=January 26, 2018 }}. ''Variety'', by Ramin Setoodeh and Brent Lang, August 5, 2015</ref><ref name="Zeiser2015">{{cite book|author=Anne Zeiser|title=Transmedia Marketing: From Film and TV to Games and Digital Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=so_wCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA333|date=19 June 2015|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-134-74622-4|pages=333–|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225212141/https://books.google.com/books?id=so_wCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA333|archive-date=February 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, Radius had released about 35 films,<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/it-follows-expands-as-radius-twc-bets-on-box-office-over-vod/ {{"'}}It Follows' Expands as Radius-TWC Bets on Box Office Over VOD"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223101131/http://www.thewrap.com/it-follows-expands-as-radius-twc-bets-on-box-office-over-vod/ |date=December 23, 2016 }}. ''The Wrap'' | By Todd Cunningham on March 19, 2015</ref> including: * ''20 Feet from Stardom'' * ''A Lego Brickumentary'' * ''All the Boys Love Mandy Lane'' * ''Bachelorette'' * ''Butter'' * ''Citizenfour'' * ''Fed Up'' * ''Horns'' * ''It Follows''<ref>[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/it-follows-box-office-radius-twc-highest-grossing-release-162208/ {{"'}}It Follows' on Track to Be Radius-TWC's Highest-Grossing Release"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118204649/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/it-follows-box-office-radius-twc-highest-grossing-release-1201462208/ |date=January 18, 2023 }}. ''Variety'', March 29, 2015, Brent Lang.</ref> * ''The Last Five Years'' * ''Lovelace'' * ''Man of Tai Chi'' * ''Only God Forgives''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Nigel M. |date=2012-03-01 |title=Weinstein’s New Label, Radius-TWC, Acquires Latest Nicolas Winding Refn / Ryan Gosling Collaboration |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/weinsteins-new-label-radius-twc-acquires-latest-nicolas-winding-refn-ryan-gosling-collaboration-49077/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=IndieWire}}</ref> * ''Snowpiercer''<ref>[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-overnight-crosses-1-million-in-digital-on-demand-revenue-exclusive-1201609664/ {{"'}}The Overnight' Crosses $1 Million in Digital, On-Demand Revenue (EXCLUSIVE)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012457/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-overnight-crosses-1-million-in-digital-on-demand-revenue-exclusive-1201609664/ |date=January 26, 2018 }}. ''Variety'', October 4, 2015 Brent Lang</ref>
== Weinstein Books == A successor of Miramax Books founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2001, the imprint was founded in 2009 as Weinstein Books, a joint publishing venture between the Weinstein Company and the Perseus Books Group, published a range of general interest fiction, both literary and commercial, along with media-driven non-fiction and young adult titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/assets/Weinstein-Books-release.pdf|title=The Weinstein Company and the Perseus Books Group Join Forces in New Publishing Joint Venture for Weinstein Books|publisher=PerseusBooksGroup.com|date=October 19, 2009|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626052106/http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/assets/Weinstein-Books-release.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="About Us">{{cite web|url=https://www.weinsteinbooks.com/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=WeinsteinBooks.com|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094420/http://www.weinsteinbooks.com/about-us|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Since 2012, Weinstein Books was under the creative management of Publishing Director Georgina Levitt and Editorial Director Amanda Murray.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/51927-weinstein-books-rises-again-with-new-team.html|title=Weinstein Books Rises, Again, With New Team|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905122935/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/51927-weinstein-books-rises-again-with-new-team.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Publicity Director Kathleen Schmidt joined Weinstein Books in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/kathleen-schmidt-joins-weinstein-books-as-director-of-publicity/72011|title=Kathleen Schmidt Joins Weinstein Books as Director of Publicity|publisher=Adweek.com|first=Jason|last=Boog|date=May 23, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095130/http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/kathleen-schmidt-joins-weinstein-books-as-director-of-publicity/72011|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Weinstein Books worked in collaboration with the Weinstein Company to create book tie-ins to films such as ''My Week With Marilyn'', ''Bully'' by Lee Hirsch and Cynthia Lee and ''One Chance'' by Paul Potts.<ref name="About Us"/>
On October 12, 2017, in response to the allegations, Hachette Book Group (which had purchased Perseus's publishing arm in April 2016) announced the imprint would immediately be shuttered, with its titles and authors moving directly to Hachette Books.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/books/weinstein-books-closed-hachette.html|title=Weinstein Books Is Shuttered by Hachette Book Group|last=Alter|first=Alexandra|date=12 October 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013051503/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/books/weinstein-books-closed-hachette.html|archive-date=October 13, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> == Mizchief (2008-2017) == Originally launched as '''Kaleidoscope-TWC''' as the studio's family label, its logo would not be used until 2013's ''Escape From Planet Earth'' and was last used on 2015/2016's US release of ''Underdogs'', in 2017, with the release of ''Leap!'', it was replaced with Mizchief for children's animated features allowing The Weinstein Company to make its own family TV shows, Mizchief was last used on ''The Guardian Brothers''. {{Infobox company | name = Mizchief | type = Private | industry = Film | fate = Chapter 11 bankruptcy<br>Liquidation | predecessor = Kaleidoscope-TWC (2013–2017) | successors = Studio:<br>Lantern Entertainment<br>Library:<br>Lionsgate<br>Spyglass Media Group | founded = {{start date and age|2017|8|20}} | founder = Harvey Weinstein | defunct = {{End date and age|2018|7|16}} | hq_location = 99 Hudson Street | hq_location_city = New York City, New York | hq_location_country = US | products = Animation }}
== International distributors == * Canada: ** Alliance Atlantis (2005–2008) ** Alliance Films (2008–2013) ** Entertainment One (2013–2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/eone-the-weinstein-co-renew-output-deal-in-canada-718628/|title=EOne & The Weinstein Co Renew Output Deal In Canada|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619173229/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/eone-the-weinstein-co-renew-output-deal-in-canada/|archive-date=June 19, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * United Kingdom: ** Momentum Pictures (now Entertainment One) (2006–2011) ** Optimum Releasing (now known as StudioCanal UK) (2007–2017 for some films) ** Entertainment Film Distributors (2008–2018) (main contractor) ** Icon Entertainment International (2007–2009) ** Paramount Pictures (2006–2008) ** Warner Bros. UK (''TMNT'' and ''The Nut Job/The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'' only) * Australia and New Zealand: Roadshow Entertainment (2006–2018) * Russia: Forum Film (2010–2018); Central Partnership/A Company (2007–2018) * Middle East: Italia Film (2009–2018) * Israel: Forum Film (2009–2018) * France: SND Films; StudioCanal; Metropolitan Filmexport * Indonesia: SinemArt; Multivision Plus * Spain: Diamond Films (2016–2018); Alliance Atlantis (2005–2008), Alliance Films (2008–2013), Entertainment One (2013–2016); DeAPlaneta (2006–2016), Tripictures (2006–2016), Filmax (2006–2016), Wide Pictures (2008–2011), Warner Bros. Pictures España (''TMNT'', ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' and ''Paddington'' only), Universal Pictures (2006–2015), Paramount Pictures (2011)
== Filmography == {{main|List of The Weinstein Company films}}
=== Highest-grossing films === {| class="wikitable sortable" style=" margin:auto;" |+ Highest-grossing films |- ! Rank!! Title !! Year !! Domestic gross !! Notes |- ! 1 |''Django Unchained'' | 2012 | $162,805,434 |Jointly released with Columbia Pictures internationally. |- ! 2 | ''The King's Speech'' | 2010 | $138,797,449 | |- ! 3 |''Silver Linings Playbook'' | 2012 | $132,092,958 | |- ! 4 | ''Inglourious Basterds'' | 2009 | $120,540,719 | Jointly released with Universal Pictures internationally. |- ! 5 | ''The Butler'' | 2013 | $116,632,095 | |- ! 6 | ''The Imitation Game'' | 2014 | $91,125,683 | |- ! 7 | ''Scary Movie 4'' | 2006 | $90,710,620 | Released under Dimension Films brand, jointly released with Buena Vista Pictures internationally. |- ! 8 | ''Paddington'' | 2015 | $76,223,578 | Produced in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal |- ! 9 | ''1408'' | 2007 | $71,985,628 | Released under Dimension Films brand, co-distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. |- ! 10 | ''Escape from Planet Earth'' | 2013 | $57,012,977 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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