The Kennedy/Marshall Company

The Kennedy/Marshall Company
	Logo used since 2006
Type	Private
Industry	Film; Television;
Founded	1991; 35 years ago
Founders	Kathleen Kennedy; Frank Marshall;
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, United States
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film production
Owner	Frank Marshall
Divisions	K/M Documentaries
Website	kennedymarshall.com

The Kennedy/Marshall Company (K/M) is an American film and television production company, based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1991^[1] by spouses Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.

It has had contracts with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios. Kennedy and Marshall are founders at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, though no longer affiliated with the studio.

History

In 1992, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall left Amblin Entertainment to form their own self-titled banner The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a three-year first look deal at Paramount Pictures. After leaving Amblin, Marshall directed and Kennedy produced Alive which was released in 1993 as a Kennedy/Marshall production;^[2] however, the first film under their deal with Paramount was Milk Money (1994).^[3]

In 1995, the duo left Paramount Pictures with a three-year production deal at the Walt Disney Studios.^[4]^[5] In 1998, the company tried their first foray into television, signing a development pact with CBS to air Kennedy/Marshall's television shows for the network.^[6] Later that same year, the studio left Disney for Universal Pictures, with an eleven-year deal.^[7]

In 2005, Kennedy/Marshall entered its foray onto the Broadway fold to bring the Off Broadway revival Hurlyburly to Broadway.^[8]

In 2009, they left Universal Pictures for Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[9] Two years later, they left Sony Pictures for DreamWorks Pictures.^[10]

In 2012, Kennedy left to join Lucasfilm as president.^[11] During the same year, the studio signed a deal with CBS Television Studios to produce television shows made for the company.^[12]

Selected filmography

Feature films

1990s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies	Box office
Alive	January 15, 1993	Buena Vista Pictures	Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures	$82.5 million
Milk Money	August 31, 1994	Paramount Pictures		$18 million
Congo	June 9, 1995	Paramount Pictures		$152 million
The Indian in the Cupboard	July 14, 1995	Paramount Pictures (theatrical) Columbia Pictures (home video)	Scholastic Productions	$35.7 million
Olympic Glory	January 22, 1999	IMAX	EMC Films MegaSystems, Inc.	N/A
The Sixth Sense	August 6, 1999	Buena Vista Pictures (Hollywood Pictures)	Spyglass Entertainment Barry Mendel Productions	$672.8 million
Snow Falling on Cedars	December 22, 1999	Universal Pictures		$23 million

2000s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies	Box office
A Map of the World	January 21, 2000	First Look Pictures	Overseas Filmgroup Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG	$544,538
The Bourne Identity	June 14, 2002	Universal Pictures	Hypnotic	$214.4 million
Signs	August 2, 2002	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Blinding Edge Pictures	$408.2 million
Seabiscuit	July 25, 2003	Universal Pictures	DreamWorks Pictures Spyglass Entertainment Larger Than Life Productions	$148.3 million
The Young Black Stallion	December 25, 2003	Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)		$9.6 million
The Bourne Supremacy	July 23, 2004	Universal Pictures	Ludlum Entertainment	$311 million
Mr. 3000	September 17, 2004	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Dimension Films Spyglass Entertainment	$21.8 million
Munich	December 23, 2005	Universal Pictures	DreamWorks Pictures Alliance Atlantis Barry Mendel Productions Amblin Entertainment Peninsula Films	$131 million
Roving Mars	January 27, 2006	Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	White Mountain Films	$11 million
Eight Below	February 17, 2006	Buena Vista Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Mandeville Films Spyglass Entertainment	$120.5 million
Hoot	May 5, 2006	New Line Cinema	Walden Media	$8 million
The Bourne Ultimatum	August 3, 2007	Universal Pictures	MP Beta Productions Ludlum Entertainment	$444 million
Persepolis	December 25, 2007	Sony Pictures Classics	Diaphana Distribution Celluloid Dreams CNC France 3 Cinema Region Ile-de-France	$22.8 million
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	February 1, 2008	Miramax Films	Pathe Canal+ France 3 Cinema	$19.8 million
The Spiderwick Chronicles	February 14, 2008	Paramount Pictures	Nickelodeon Movies Atmosphere Pictures	$162.8 million
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	December 25, 2008	Paramount Pictures	Paramount Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures	$335.8 million
Crossing Over	January 27, 2009	The Weinstein Company		$3.5 million
Ponyo (English dub)	August 14, 2009	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Buena Vista Home Entertainment Mitsubishi Toho	$205.9 million

2010s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies	Box office
The Last Airbender	July 2, 2010	Paramount Pictures	Nickelodeon Movies Blinding Edge Pictures	$319.7 million
Hereafter	October 22, 2010	Warner Bros. Pictures	Malpaso Productions Amblin Entertainment	$107 million
The Adventures of Tintin	December 21, 2011	Paramount Pictures	Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films Nickelodeon Movies	$374 million
War Horse	December 25, 2011	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment	$177.6 million
The Secret World of Arrietty (U.S. dub)	February 17, 2012	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho Wild Bunch	$146 million
The Bourne Legacy	August 10, 2012	Universal Pictures	Relativity Media Captivate Entertainment	$280.4 million
Lincoln	November 16, 2012	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment	$275.3 million
From Up on Poppy Hill (English dub)	March 15, 2013	GKIDS	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho	$61.5 million
The Wind Rises (English dub)	February 28, 2014	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Studio Ghibli Nippon Television Network Dentsu Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Walt Disney Japan Mitsubishi Toho KDDI	$136.8 million
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (English dub)	October 17, 2014	GKIDS		$27 million
Jurassic World	June 12, 2015	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures	$1.671 billion
The BFG	July 1, 2016	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Walden Media Reliance Entertainment The Roald Dahl Story Company	$195.2 million
Jason Bourne	July 29, 2016	Universal Pictures	Perfect World Pictures Pearl Street Films Captivate Entertainment	$416.2 million
Sully	September 9, 2016	Warner Bros. Pictures	Malpaso Productions Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flashlight Films Orange Corp	$240.8 million
Assassin's Creed	December 21, 2016	20th Century Fox	New Regency Productions Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film	$240.7 million

2020s

Title	Release date	U.S. distributor	Co-production companies	Box office
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	December 12, 2020	HBO	HBO Documentary Films Polygram Entertainment White Horse Pictures Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries	$283,826
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story	May 13, 2022	Sony Pictures Classics	Sutter Road Picture Company	N/A
Jurassic World Dominion	June 10, 2022	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment Perfect World Pictures	$1.004 billion
Rather	May 1, 2024	Netflix	Anchor Entertainment Original Productions Wavelength Productions; under K/M Documentaries	N/A
The Beach Boys	May 24, 2024	Disney+	Walt Disney Pictures White Horse Pictures Iconic Artists Group Diamond Docs; under K/M Documentaries	N/A
Twisters	July 19, 2024	Universal Pictures	Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Entertainment	$372.3 million
Jurassic World Rebirth^[13]	July 2, 2025^[14]	Universal Pictures	Amblin Entertainment	$869.1 million

Upcoming

Title	Release date	Distributor	Co-production companies
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun^[15]	TBA	Paramount Pictures	Nickelodeon Movies Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films

Television shows

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Laurel Canyon	2020	Epix	co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM Television
McCartney 3,2,1	2021	Hulu	co-production with Endeavor Content, MPL Communications, Shangri-La, Film 45 and Diamond Docs
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time	2023	MGM+	under K/M Documentaries; co-production with Jigsaw Productions, Amblin Television, FourScore Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment and MGM+ Studios

References

↑ The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 19, 2010
↑ Marx, Andy (December 17, 1992). "Marshall, Kennedy in pact at Par". Variety. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ "Kathleen Kennedy/Frank Marshall". Daily Variety (61st anniversary ed.). January 12, 1995. p. 18.
↑ Ross, Matthew M.; Lyons, Charles (December 7, 2001). "Anschutz's fantasy". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ "New studio shuffles put deals on wheels". Variety. December 11, 1995. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Hontz, Jenny (July 21, 1998). "Kennedy, Marshall ink CBS development deal". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Hindes, Andrew; Cox, Dan (December 17, 1998). "Pic team looking to make U turn". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Hofler, Robert (February 1, 2005). "Kennedy/Marshall eye B'way". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Siegel, Tatiana (March 11, 2009). "Kennedy, Marshall head to Sony". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 21, 2011). "Kennedy, Marshall to DreamWorks". Variety. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out". Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Littleton, Cynthia (May 30, 2012). "Kennedy/Marshall Co. signs with CBS TV Studios". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
↑ Kit, Borys (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works with David Koepp Writing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
↑ Vary, Adam (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works From Franchise's Original Screenwriter David Koepp". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
↑ "Peter Jackson Is Currently Writing A New Tintin Movie — And He Plans To Direct It Himself". Archived from the original on May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] The Kennedy/Marshall Company: Inside KM Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 19, 2010

[2] Marx, Andy (December 17, 1992). "Marshall, Kennedy in pact at Par". Variety. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[3] "Kathleen Kennedy/Frank Marshall". Daily Variety (61st anniversary ed.). January 12, 1995. p. 18.

[4] Ross, Matthew M.; Lyons, Charles (December 7, 2001). "Anschutz's fantasy". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[5] "New studio shuffles put deals on wheels". Variety. December 11, 1995. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[6] Hontz, Jenny (July 21, 1998). "Kennedy, Marshall ink CBS development deal". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[7] Hindes, Andrew; Cox, Dan (December 17, 1998). "Pic team looking to make U turn". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[8] Hofler, Robert (February 1, 2005). "Kennedy/Marshall eye B'way". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[9] Siegel, Tatiana (March 11, 2009). "Kennedy, Marshall head to Sony". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[10] Sneider, Jeff (October 21, 2011). "Kennedy, Marshall to DreamWorks". Variety. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[11] "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out". Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[12] Littleton, Cynthia (May 30, 2012). "Kennedy/Marshall Co. signs with CBS TV Studios". Variety. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[13] Kit, Borys (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works with David Koepp Writing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

[14] Vary, Adam (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works From Franchise's Original Screenwriter David Koepp". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

[15] "Peter Jackson Is Currently Writing A New Tintin Movie — And He Plans To Direct It Himself". Archived from the original on May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States Israel
Other	Yale LUX