Triumph Films

Triumph Films (also known as Triumph Releasing Corporation) was a film studio division of Sony Pictures Entertainment that geared towards theatre and direct-to-video film production and distribution.

Triumph Films

Type	In-name-only division[1]
Industry	Film
Fate	Dormant
Founded	1982
Defunct	2014
Headquarters	10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, United States
Key people	Samuel White (Co-President) Benjamin Lewis (Executive Chairman)
Products	Motion pictures
Owner	Sony Entertainment (Sony Corporation)
Parent	Sony Pictures

History

It was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the French company Gaumont to distribute foreign films in the US. On March 24, 1988, Columbia Pictures revived Triumph.[1] In 1989, Triumph distributed films by Crédit Lyonnais's Epic Productions Inc. (Not to be confused with Epic Records).[2] On November 23, 1994, Triumph Releasing Corporation was renamed to Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation,[1] and the Triumph name was spun off as Triumph Films. After being shut down in 1997, the Triumph Films label was re-activated in 2003. Eventually, the label turned dormant in 2008 and became an in-name-only division of Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation.[1] In 2014, the label was revived yet again for the release of The Remaining.

Notable films include To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, The Ambulance, Brainscan, Magic in the Water (co-released by TriStar Pictures), The Golden Laws, Steamboy and the critically panned SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2.

Notable films

1980s

Release Date	Title
February 10, 1982	Das Boot
June 21, 1982	La vie continue
June 23, 1982	Bob le flambeur
September 14, 1982	Josepha
October 6, 1982	Yol
January 23, 1983	Parsifal
February 11, 1983	We of the Never Never
February 16, 1983	That Night in Varennes
April 21, 1983	Invitation au voyage
April 29, 1983	Querelle
May 13, 1983	La Boum
May 27, 1983	The Trout
September 9, 1983	Moon in the Gutter
September 28, 1983	Danton
November 11, 1983	Purple Haze
December 14, 1983	The Eyes, the Mouth
January 26, 1984	And the Ship Sails On
May 18, 1984	Angel
May 25, 1984	Heat of Desire
June 12, 1984	The Last Battle
June 21, 1984	After the Rehearsal
September 20, 1984	Carmen
October 13, 1984	À Nos Amours
November 9, 1984	The Little Bunch
	A Love in Germany
August 2, 1985	Death in a French Garden
August 26, 1985	My Other Husband
October 18, 1985	Acqua e sapone
November 1, 1985	Softly, Softly
December 8, 1989	Triumph of the Spirit[N 1]

1990s

Release Date	Title	Notes
January 12, 1990	Ski Patrol	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
February 16, 1990	Courage Mountain	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
March 9, 1990	Bad Influence	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
March 31, 1990	The Ambulance	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
April 20, 1990	Modern Love
	Why Me?	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions
April 27, 1990	Wild Orchid	distribution only; produced by Vision PDG[N 1]
June 1, 1990	Ghosts Can't Do It	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
August 24, 1990	Men at Work	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
September 28, 1990	Dark Angel	distribution only; produced by Vision PDG[N 1]
October 26, 1990	Sonny Boy	distribution only; produced by Trans World Entertainment
November 2, 1990	Waiting for the Light	distribution only; produced by Epic Productions[N 1]
November 9, 1990	Mister Frost
November 21, 1990	Robot Jox	distribution only; produced by Empire Pictures[N 1]
April 12, 1991	Eminent Domain
October 9, 1991	Homicide
November 1, 1991	Year of the Gun
February 28, 1992	Gate 2: The Trespassers	distribution only; produced by Vision PDG
March 27, 1992	Ruby
April 15, 1992	Brenda Starr
May 8, 1992	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue	distribution only; produced by Vision PDG[N 1]
August 1, 1992	Jersey Girl
October 23, 1992	Zebrahead
March 5, 1993	Shadow of the Wolf
April 9, 1993	Sidekicks	distribution only; produced by Vision PDG
April 22, 1994	Brainscan
March 3, 1995	Nina Takes a Lover
April 12, 1995	Jury Duty	co-production with TriStar Pictures
August 30, 1995	Magic in the Water	co-production with TriStar Pictures
January 26, 1996	Screamers	co-production with Columbia Pictures
August 23, 1996	Solo
October 18, 1996	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	co-production with Rastar
April 14, 1997	Bliss
May 2, 1997	Truth or Consequences, N.M.
August 22, 1997	Masterminds	co-production with Columbia Pictures
September 12, 1997	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
September 26, 1997	The Assignment
February 20, 1998	Love Walked In	co-production with TriStar Pictures
April 24, 1998	In God's Hands	co-production with TriStar Pictures

2000s

Release Date	Title	Notes
February 27, 2002	Shottas	co-distributed by Destination Films
December 5, 2003	The Golden Laws
August 17, 2004	SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2	co-production with Crystal Sky Pictures
March 18, 2005	Steamboy	US distribution only, produced by Sunrise and Toho
February 17, 2006	The Second Chance
April 18, 2008	Zombie Strippers	theatrical distribution only, produced by Stage 6 Films

2010s

Release Date	Title	Notes
September 5, 2014	The Remaining	distribution only, produced by Affirm Films

Notes

1. Rights now belong to MGM

References

1. SONY PICTURES RELEASING CORPORATION businessprofiles.com, Retrieved on January 20, 2014
2. "METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 30, 1999" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

External links

• Triumph Films at IMDb
• Triumph Films at IMDb