Brownstone Productions

Brownstone Productions is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing the Pitch Perfect franchise; Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), and Charlie's Angels (2019).

Brownstone Productions

Type	Private
Industry	Production company
Founded	October 16, 2002; 20 years ago (2002-10-16) in Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Founder	Elizabeth Banks Max Handelman
Headquarters	Universal City, California, U.S.
Key people	Elizabeth Banks (CEO & CFO) Max Handelman

History

Brownstone Productions was founded in October 2002 in Santa Clarita, California, U.S. by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and her husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman.^{[citation needed]} As of 2019, the company is headquartered inside the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.^[1]

In January 2015, the company signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures from 2015 to 2017.^[2] In June 2015, the company signed a multi year production deal with Warner Bros. Television.^[3]

In 2019, the company re-signed its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.^[1]

In June 2021, the company signed a first-look and multi-project development podcasting deal with Amazon, Inc.'s Audible.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Gross (worldwide)	Notes	Ref.
2009	Surrogates	Jonathan Mostow	$122.4 million	with Mandeville Films, Top Shelf Productions and Touchstone Pictures	^[5]
2012	Pitch Perfect	Jason Moore	$115.4 million	with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures	^[6]
2014	Walk of Shame	Steven Brill	$8.1 million	with Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment	^[7]
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	Elizabeth Banks	$287.5 million	with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures	^[8]
2017	Pitch Perfect 3	Trish Sie	$185.4 million	with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures	^[9]
2017	The Most Hated Woman in America	Tommy O'Haver	—	with Untitled Entertainment	^[10]
2017	Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber	Svetlana Cvetko	—	Short documentary with Double Take Pictures and Metabook Films	^[11]
2019	Charlie's Angels	Elizabeth Banks	$73.3 million	with 2.0 Entertainment, The Cantillon Company, Flower Films, Perfect World Pictures and Columbia Pictures	^[12]
2023	Cocaine Bear	Elizabeth Banks	TBA	with Lord Miller Productions and Universal Pictures Post-production	^[13]

Television

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2015	Resident Advisors	Hulu	with 301 Productions, Relief Productions and Paramount Digital Entertainment
2019–2021	Shrill	Hulu	with Broadway Video and Warner Bros. Television	^[14]
2019–present	Press Your Luck	ABC	with The Carruthers Company and Fremantle
2022	Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin	Peacock	with Mme. Anagram, Gold Circle Films and Universal Television	^[15]

In Production

Films

• Tink (with Offspring Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios)^[16]
• White Girl Problems (with Lionsgate)^[17]
• Heist Society (with Lionsgate)^[18]
• The Paper Bag Princess (with LuckyChap Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures)^[19]
• Uncanny Valley (with Michael De Luca Productions and Universal Pictures)^[20]
• Queen for a Day (with Paramount Players)^[21]
• Science Fair (with Universal Pictures)^[22]
• The Grace Year (with New Leaf Literary & Media and Universal Pictures)^[23]
• The Invisible Woman (with Universal Pictures)^[24]
• The Magic School Bus (with Marc Platt Productions and Scholastic Entertainment)^[25]
• Miss Conception (with Screen Gems)^[26]
• Bottoms (with Orion Pictures)^[27]
• International Sweethearts of Rhythm (with Pascal Pictures and Sony Pictures)^[28]
• Foreign Relations^[29]

Television

• Something To Celebrate (with Warner Bros. Television)^[30]
• Untitled "Single Dad" project (with Warner Bros. Television)^[31]
• The Trustee (with Warner Bros. Television)^[32]
• Girl Waits With Gun (with Amazon Studios and Warner Bros. Television)^[33]
• Superfecundation (with Screen Gems)^[34]
• Untitled "Greg Berlanti" project (with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television)^[35]
• Hoops (with SpringHill Entertainment)^[36]
• Strong Justice (with Edgewood Place Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television)^[37]
• Patty's Auto (with Warner Bros. Television)^[38]
• Over My Dead Body (with Warner Bros. Television)^[39]
• Love Me (with In Good Company and Warner Bros. Television)^[40]
• The Twelve (with Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television)^[41]
• Mavenhood (with Warner Bros. Television)^[42]
• DC Super Hero High (with Warner Horizon Scripted Television)^[43]
• Borrowed Time (with Warner Bros. Television)^[44]
• Foxy (with Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment)^[45]
• Bedrock (with Warner Bros. Animation and Fox Entertainment)^[46]
• Red Queen (with Warner Bros. Television Studios and Universal Television)^[47]
• Where the Fore Are We? (with Amazon Studios)^[48]

Podcasts

Year	Title	Host(s)	Provider	Genre	Notes	Ref.
2021–present	My Body, My Podcast	Elizabeth Banks	Audible	Wellness, sex, motherhood	with Audible Originals	^[4]
2021–present	Fugly	Elizabeth Banks	Audible	Comedy	with Audible Originals	^[4]

References

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4. Spangler, Todd (June 17, 2021). "Elizabeth Banks Signs Audible First-Look Podcast Deal, Starting With Her Show About Sexuality". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
5. McCarthy, Todd (September 24, 2009). "Surrogates". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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11. "Lois Weber, early female director from Pittsburgh, getting attention in new documentary | TribLIVE.com". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. October 27, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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23. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 8, 2019). "Ashleigh Powell Adapting Kim Liggett's Novel 'The Grace Year' For Elizabeth Banks & Universal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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28. Kroll, Justin (November 5, 2021). "Janet Mock To Direct 'International Sweethearts of Rhythm' For Sony Pictures, Elizabeth Banks And Amy Pascal Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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46. White, Peter (April 27, 2021). "'The Flintstones' Adult Animated Comedy Sequel Series 'Bedrock' From Elizabeth Banks In Works At Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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