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277:Total assets
251:Headquarters
212:Acquired by
199:Ellen Little
146:Company type
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99:January 2012
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36:verification
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1087:Trading Mom
1033:Smiley Face
853:Labor Pains
832:Kill Switch
732:Firecracker
500:Blockbuster
409:No Way Back
363:, southern
241:(2014-2016)
236:(2010-2014)
157:(1996-2010)
152:(1980-1996)
1562:Categories
1537:2016-10-14
1515:2016-10-14
1465:2016-10-14
1432:2020-11-16
1407:2016-10-13
1328:2016-10-13
1302:2016-10-14
1277:2016-10-12
1238:2016-10-14
1147:References
1142:Video Asia
981:Party Girl
784:God's Gift
777:Glass Trap
676:Dedication
402:(starring
399:Blue Tiger
365:California
311:home video
170:Home video
69:newspapers
1460:0362-4331
1297:IndieWire
1125:War, Inc.
1054:Tara Road
921:Lionsgate
902:Meet Bill
738:Flu Birds
615:The Breed
551:ThinkFilm
288:Divisions
230:Successor
208:Dormitory
1106:Triangle
1040:Stiletto
916:Minotaur
818:Infinity
804:Immortal
669:Day Zero
642:Cool Dog
636:Chrystal
515:Nu Image
369:Colorado
261:Products
244:FilmRise
214:Nu Image
194:Founders
162:Industry
136:Formerly
1490:8 April
1484:Variety
1427:Variety
1402:Variety
1375:Variety
1349:Variety
1196:Variety
1179:Variety
1162:Variety
935:Monster
928:Miranda
629:Chopper
349:Arizona
318:History
269:Blu-ray
239:Alchemy
223:in 2010
216:in 2007
184: (
176:Founded
150:Private
83:scholar
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713:Evelyn
655:Danika
594:August
440:, and
406:) and
357:Taiwan
155:Public
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1253:"S-1"
798:Hydra
757:Frank
539:Films
498:from
443:Titus
361:Italy
353:Texas
345:Spain
90:JSTOR
76:books
1492:2020
1456:ISSN
1383:2021
1357:2021
946:and
367:and
336:and
309:and
307:film
204:Fate
186:1980
179:1980
62:news
867:Leo
265:DVD
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