Private company

Lionsgate Films

Logo: Lionsgate Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian-American film production and distribution company

Lionsgate Films, previously spelled as Lions Gate and formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties, is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 15, 1962. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, it is owned by Lionsgate Studios since May 14, 2024.2 It was founded by Frank Giustra.1 It is part of Starz Entertainment.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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Lionsgate Films, previously spelled as Lions Gate and formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties, is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 15, 1962. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, it is owned by Lionsgate Studios since May 14, 2024.2

Corporate structure

Lionsgate Films is part of a group headed by Starz Entertainment. 30 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Lionsgate Films reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Frank Giustra in 1998.1

Leadership

Who has led Lionsgate Films, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • film

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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