Sympathy for the Devil, an avant-garde feature about the Rolling Stones made by French director Jean Luc Godard. The film is a hit in the non-theatrical market.]]> Confrontation at Kent State 'as a public service' with the company's tagline ' 'Film Distribution for the New Generation.']]> The Seduction of Mimi, for which Wertmueller wins the Best Director award at Cannes.]]> A Very Natural Thing, one of the first gay-themed films to be broadly released.]]> The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and successfully re-releases the movie.]]> Stunts, an action thriller about murders among Hollywood's stuntmen. Directed by Mark Lester, Stunts is released in 1977 and while not noteworthy as a theatrical film, is a big hit internationally and on television.]]> Get Out Your Handkerchiefs ' which goes on to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.]]> Beau Pere and Susan Seidelman's Smithereens in 1982. The latter becomes the first American independent film to be entered into the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.]]> Alone in the Dark, a horror flick about escapees from a lunatic asylum; Xtro, a science fiction fantasy, and Polyester. Polyester is John Waters' fourth film and features a new film 'technology' called Odorama. Odorama was a set of 'scratch and sniff' cards passed out to members of the audience, to be scratched and sniffed during appropriate scenes in the film.]]> Nightmare on Elm Street on November 9, 1984. The film cost only $1.8 million to produce and grosses $25.5 million at the box office. ]]> Nightmare 2 is released. It grosses $3.3 million in just the first three days. It later goes on to a box-office of $30 million. ]]> Nightmare 3 is released in the winter of 1987. In its first weekend it grosses more than any previously released independent film and goes on to make almost $45 million in theater ticket sales. ]]> Hairspray, directed by John Waters. ]]> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The film grosses over $200 million worldwide to make it the highest grossing independent film ever released to date. Two sequels follow. ]]> House Party, targeted at the burgeoning urban market. It premieres at the Sundance Film Festival and goes on to gross over $26 million.]]> My Own Private Idaho starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. It is hailed by critics as 'the most ambitious mainstream film of the year,' with 'magnificent imagery and delectable poetry.']]> Misery becomes New Line Home Video's first VHS release. ]]> The Player, a darkly satiric depiction of Hollywood's power elite, and Short Cuts (1993), a tragicomic tour de force based on short stories by writer Raymond Carver. ]]> Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, and Seven. The Mask brings in over $320 million worldwide. ]]> A New Nightmare, the seventh and most innovative in the Freddy Krueger franchise. In the New Nightmare, Freddy preys upon the people who made the Nightmare series'including director Wes Craven and Bob Shaye, who play themselves in the film. ]]> Hoop Dreams, which goes on to become one of the top grossing documentaries of all time. Fine Line also releases the well-received artistic film Barcelona, Whit Stillman's second project with Fine Line. ]]> Mortal Kombat ($24 million budget, more than $70 million gross); rapper Ice Cube's urban comedy Friday ($3.5 million budget, more than $27 million gross); and the Jackie Chan vehicle Rumble in the Bronx ($7.5 million budget, more than $32 million gross). ]]> Hoop Dreams becomes the No. 1 selling documentary in video history. ]]> Shine becomes a crossover hit and garners seven Oscar nominations, winning Geoffrey Rush the award for Best Actor. ]]> Boogie Nights, Wag the Dog, Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, and The Sweet Hereafter, directed by Atom Egoyan). ]]> Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, starring Mike Myers. The movie grosses over $50 million. ]]> Mortal Kombat leads to the successful follow-up Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. ]]> The Mask, Mortal Kombat and Seven. The Mask is the first DVD to have deleted scenes and a director's commentary. ]]> Wedding Singer, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, opens on Valentine's Day weekend of 1998. It grosses over $80 million during its box office run. ]]> Lost in Space. ]]> Rush Hour in September of 1998 to over $33 million, its largest opening to date. The film takes a new twist on budget comedy and stars young black comedian Chris Tucker and Asian martial arts superstar Jackie Chan. The film goes on to gross almost a quarter of a billion dollars world wide. ]]> American History X, a controversial film about a violent, white supremacist skinhead played by Ed Norton, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination, as well as Pleasantville, which opens at number one at the box office. ]]> Blade, starring Wesley Snipes, grosses over $131 million worldwide. ]]> The Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand with a risky, unprecedented 18-month production schedule and a then-unheard of $270 million production budget for the making of the three films simultaneously. ]]> Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars Von Trier, wins Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Bjork wins Best Actress. ]]> The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring opens in 3,381 theaters across the country. The film will gross more than $870 million worldwide. ]]> On the strength of box office powerhouses The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Rush Hour 2, New Line Cinema has its most successful year ever. New Line's total domestic box office gross for 2001 surpasses $570 million, a new record for the studio. Total box office gross outside the U.S. for 2001 surpasses $400 million with New Line closing in on the $1 billion world wide box office mark with a total take of $970 million.]]> Marking its tenth anniversary, New Line Home Video changes its name to New Line Home Entertainment. The Company also announces the launch of infinifilm^TM, its innovative, premium DVD label that gives viewers an all-access pass behind-the-scenes and takes them beyond the movie. ]]> The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is nominated for 13 Oscars, the highest garnered by any film after Titanic and All About Eve, including the Best Picture nomination. The film goes on to win four Academy Awards. ]]> In the first quarter of 2002, New Line leads all studios in box office share with 15.4% of the market. ]]> Austin Powers In Goldmember opens at over $73 million domestically, making it the biggest July opening ever and the all-time highest opening weekend for a comedy. ]]> Hairspray, which opens on Broadway and later goes on to sweep the Tony Awards, winning eight, including Best Musical. ]]> About Schmidt. The film receives four Oscar nominations, including one for Jack Nicholson for his performance. Nicholson goes on to win a Best Actor Golden Globe. ]]> The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers earns over $925 million worldwide and is nominated for 6 Academy Awards, winning two. ]]> American Splendor and Palme d'Or winner Elephant. ]]> Elf grosses more than $173 million domestically and becomes the surprise Christmas hit of the year, launching Will Ferrell to movie star status. Two other modestly budgeted releases, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Freddy vs. Jason, each gross more than $80 million at the domestic box office. ]]> The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King opens. ]]> Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins four Golden Globe awards, including Best Motion Picture and goes on to sweep 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Peter Jackson), tying the all-time record for most Oscar wins. ]]> After earning over $80 million at the box office, The Notebook generates an additional $100+million in domestic consumer spending (DVD/VHS). Consumer demand for the title, moreover, spurs re-orders that nearly doubled the initial unit shipments. ]]> New Line's co-chairmen and co-CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are chosen by Variety as the publication's 2004 Showmen of the Year. ]]> The Sea Inside wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. ]]> The Lord of the Rings trilogy hits the $1 billion mark in U.S. DVD/VHS sales and the $1 billion mark in worldwide consumer spending on LOTR-related merchandise. ]]> Monster-in-Law, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda in her comeback, debuted at #1 in May with a $23 million opening weekend. The original comedy grossed over $80 million. ]]> Wedding Crashers, starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, stands out as an original, R-rated comedy in a summer full of big-budget remakes and sequels, earning $207 million. The film is now the 2nd highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time (behind Beverly Hills Cop) and the fifth highest grossing film of 2005. ]]> Take the Lead starring Antonio Banderas; the religious epic The Nativity Story directed by Catherine Hardwicke; new installments of the Texas Chainsaw and Final Destination franchises; and Little Children directed by Todd Field and starring Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connelly. Little Children goes on to earn 3 Oscar nominations.]]> A Prairie Home Companion, featuring the all-star cast of Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin.]]> Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro, garners the Best Picture award from the National Society of Film Critics and 6 Oscar nominations, including one for Best Foreign Language Film. ]]> The Last Mimzy, starring Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson and Rainn Wilson. The film has its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Fim Festival.]]> Rush Hour 3, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker; Hairspray, based on the Tony Award-winning musical and starring John Travolta and Queen Latifah; and The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig adapted from the first novel of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. ]]>