United Artists Releasing

United Artists Releasing, LLC
Formerly	Mirror (2017–2019)
Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Film
Predecessor	United Artists Corporation
Founded	October 31, 2017
Founder	Gary Barber; Megan Ellison;
Defunct	March 4, 2023
Fate	Operations folded into MGM
Successor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Amazon MGM Studios;
Headquarters	West Hollywood and Los Angeles, California, United States
Number of locations	2
Area served	United States
Key people	Erik Lomis (president); Pam Kunath (COO);
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film distribution and promotion
Owners	50% each owned by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon); Annapurna Pictures;
Number of employees	230 (2022)
Website	Official website (archived)

United Artists Releasing, LLC (UAR) was an American film distribution joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures and the successor to United Artists (UA).

Founded by former MGM CEO Gary Barber and Annapurna founder Megan Ellison on October 31, 2017, as Mirror,^[2] it operated within the offices of the headquarters of the respective companies in West Hollywood and Los Angeles in California and offered alternative services to the major film studios and streaming media companies^[3] with 10–14 films released annually. The venture rebranded as United Artists Releasing on February 5, 2019, to commemorate 100 years since the founding of United Artists.^[3]^[4] Unlike the original United Artists, MGM and Annapurna had been operated a U.S. theatrical distribution joint venture, United Artists Releasing.

On May 26, 2021, online shopping and technology company Amazon acquired MGM Holdings, the parent company of MGM, for $8.45 billion^[5] which closed on March 17, 2022,^[6] and consequentially placed UAR under the control of Amazon Studios. Amazon then folded United Artists Releasing into MGM on March 4, 2023, in a push towards cinematic/theatrical film distribution alongside their staple media releases on their video on demand service Amazon Prime Video.^[1]

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^ McNary, Dave (31 October 2017). "MGM, Annapurna Form U.S. Distribution Partnership". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019. As part of the agreement, MGM and Annapurna also announced that they have formed a Mirror releasing entity to pursue theatrical releasing opportunities for third-party films.
^ ^a ^b Donnelly, Matt (5 February 2019). "Annapurna, MGM Joint Distribution Venture Rebrands as United Artists Releasing". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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[MFound-2] McNary, Dave (31 October 2017). "MGM, Annapurna Form U.S. Distribution Partnership". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019. As part of the agreement, MGM and Annapurna also announced that they have formed a Mirror releasing entity to pursue theatrical releasing opportunities for third-party films.

[Rebrand-3] Donnelly, Matt (5 February 2019). "Annapurna, MGM Joint Distribution Venture Rebrands as United Artists Releasing". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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