Empire International Pictures
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"Empire Pictures" redirects here. For the cinema in Bowral, Australia, formerly known as Empire Pictures, see New Empire Cinema (Bowral).
Empire International Pictures (also known as Empire Entertainment) was an American independent small-scale theatrical distribution company. Charles Band formed Empire in 1983, prompted by his dissatisfaction with distributors' handling of films made by his previous business, Charles Band International Productions. Empire produced and distributed a number of low-budget horror and fantasy feature films, including Re-Animator, Troll, Ghoulies, Trancers, and From Beyond.
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Industry | Filmed entertainment |
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Founded | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
Founder | Charles Band |
Defunct | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
Fate | Bankruptcy, assets sold to Epic Entertainment |
Successors | Company: Full Moon Features Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[lower-alpha 1] Full Moon Features (select films only) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, US |
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Subsidiaries | Urban Classics |
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