Gold Circle Films is an American

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production company, mainly focusing on horror, comedy, and romance films founded in 2000 by former co-founder of Gateway Computer, Norman Waitt Jr. Titles released by Gold Circle include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Slither,'' '' The Wedding Date'', '' The Man from Elysian Fields'', and the '' Pitch Perfect'' series.

History

Gold Circle Films was a subsidiary of Gold Circle Entertainment, which was founded in 1996 by Norman Waitt Jr., one of the co-founders of Gateway, Inc. The original company was launched as an umbrella organization where Gold Circle would help market and distribute music releases for record labels. Waitt launched the film division in May 2000. Gold Circle distributed most of their films internationally through Senator International. Gold Circle was turned down, as well as

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, in an offer to produce Twisted's indie film, ''

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'', as

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would end up purchasing the rights and made it a huge success, spawning a franchise of films. In 2011, Blumhouse (studio behind franchises such as ''

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'', '' Sinister'', '' The Purge'', ''

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'', and ''

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'') joined forces with Gold Circle to create Angle Films.

Films

* '' Double Whammy'' (2001) * '' The Man from Elysian Fields'' (2001) * ''Strange Hearts'' (''Roads to Riches'') (2001) * '' Tempted'' (2001) * ''

13 Moons ''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen m ...

'' (2002) * '' The Badge'' (2002) * '' Soul Survivors'' (2002) * '' Dawg'' (''Bad Boy'') (2002) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Poolhall Junkies'' (2002) * '' Sonny'' (2002) * '' Wishcraft'' (2002) * '' Dysfunktional Family'' (2003) * '' Rolling Kansas'' (2003) * '' Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' (2004) * '' The Long Weekend'' (2005) * '' The Wedding Date'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Griffin & Phoenix'' (2006) * '' Slither'' (2006) * '' Because I Said So'' (2007) * '' Whisper'' (2007) * '' White Noise 2: The Light'' (2007) * '' Over Her Dead Body'' (2008) * ''

My Sassy Girl ''My Sassy Girl'' () is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into ...

'' (2008) * '' New in Town'' (2009) * '' The Haunting in Connecticut'' (2009) * '' Blood Creek'' (2009) * ''

The Fourth Kind ''The Fourth Kind'' is a 2009 science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Julian Vergov, and O ...

'' (2009) * '' The New Daughter'' (2009) * ''In the Land of the Free...'' (2010) * '' Life as We Know It'' (2010) * '' ATM'' (2012) * '' Pitch Perfect'' (2012) * '' The Haunting in Connecticut 2'' (2013) * '' The Possession of Michael King'' (2014) * '' Search Party'' (2014) * '' Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015) * '' My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'' (2016) * ''Cruel and Unusual'' (2017) * '' Pitch Perfect 3'' (2017) * '' I Still See You'' (2018) * '' Prey for the Devil'' (2022) * '' Champions'' (2023) * '' My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3'' (2023)

Television

* '' Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin'' (2022)

References

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