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Constantin Film

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

Constantin Film AG is a German film production company based in Munich. The company, which belongs to Swiss media conglomerate Highlight Communications AG, is a large independent German maker and distributor of productions.[10]

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

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

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

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