What is Miramax Films?
Q: What is Miramax Films?
A: Miramax Films is an American motion picture distribution and production company founded by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979.
Q: Where was Miramax headquartered before it was bought out by The Walt Disney Company?
A: Before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company, Miramax was headquartered in New York, New York.
Q: What is the origin of the name "Miramax"?
A: The name "Miramax" comes from combining the first names of their parents Max and Miriam.
Q: What was the company's first success?
A: Miramax's first success came when they teamed up with British producer Martin Lewis to get US rights to two concert movies for Amnesty International, which were then combined into one movie called The Secret Policeman's Other Ball.
Q: What are some well-known movies distributed or produced by Miramax?
A: Some well-known movies distributed or produced by Miramax include The Crying Game, sex, lies, and videotape, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Scandal, Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare In Love.
Q: How much did The Walt Disney Company buy Miramax for?
A: The Walt Disney Company bought Miramax for $80 million in 1993.
Q: Who owns 49 percent of Miramax now?
A: Paramount Pictures owns 49 percent of Miramax now.
