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Mark Canton is an American film producer and executive.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Canton was born to a Jewish family[3] in Queens , New York City, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and publicity - including such films as Lawrence of Arabia Alfred Hitchcock , David Lean , and Doris Day when they visited the family's apartment.[4]
After working in the mail room of Warner Bros. while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles ,[5] 20th Century Fox and later had jobs with film director Franklin Schaffner , with producer Jon Peters , and in the 1970s as executive assistant to Mike Medavoy at United Artists .[4]
Canton worked as executive vice president at Warner Bros. from 1980 onwards. Successes he was involved in at the time include 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation Purple Rain Batman Lethal Weapon [6] The Bonfire of the Vanities [7] [8]
In 1991, Canton quit Warner Bros. where he was executive vice president of the Worldwide Motion Picture Production unit.[9] Bob Daly saying "from our standpoint this was a job that was going to be eliminated."[10] Sony 's Columbia Pictures (later Columbia-TriStar Pictures ), where he was involved with some failures like Geronimo: An American Legend Men in Black Air Force One My Best Friend's Wedding [6]
Canton in March 2010
Canton was fired by Sony in 1996, after a series of relative flops including Last Action Hero [11] The Cable Guy [12] [5] [13] [4]
In 1998, Canton became an independent film producer, with Jack Frost Michael Keaton as his first major production.[14] [15]
In 2002, he was the chief executive of Artists Production Group, the movie branch of Artist Management Group .[6] [16] 300 Immortals The Spiderwick Chronicles [17]
Other activities and roles [ edit ]
As of 2023[update] Ischia Global Film & Music Festival , an international film festival held on the Italian island of Ischia .[18]
Personal life [ edit ]
Canton was married to Oscar-winning producer Wendy Finerman , with whom he has three children.[4]
His brother is the film producer Neil Canton .[4] Get Carter
Filmography [ edit ]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Production manager
Year
Film
Role
Box Office
1980
Caddyshack Executive in charge of production
$39.8 million[46]
Miscellaneous crew
Thanks
Year
Film
Role
2000
Preston Tylk Thanks
2013
Getaway Special thanks
Television [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Brady, Celia (April 1990). "Vain Man: Why Guber-Peters May Bomb in Tokyo" . Spy Magazine. p. 42 . Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
^ a b c d e Weinraub, Bernard (February 8, 1994). "Film Boss Rules the Stars With His Awe" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ a b Weinraub, Bernard (October 4, 1991). "From Errand Boy to Studio Chief" . New York Times . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ a b c Lyman, Rick (February 20, 2002). "It's a Rare Scene: Movie Executive With 9 Lives; From Warner Brothers to Columbia, and, Now, Paired With Ovitz" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ Andersen, Kurt (July 5, 1993). "How To Run a Movie Studio" . Time . Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2008 .
^ Griffin, Nancy; Masters, Kim (1996). Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood . Simon & Schuster. p. 367.
^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (September 6, 1991). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Vice President Is Leaving Warner Brothers" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ Griffin & Masters. p. 318
^ Griffin & Masters. p. 368
^ Busch, Anita M. (July 10, 1997). "Canton's Sony Roundabout" . Variety . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ Masters, Kim (September 23, 1996). "Water Torture" . Time . Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ "Inside Moves" . Variety . March 17, 1998. Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ Harris, Dana; Dunkley, Cathy (October 21, 2001). "Canton fires staff, Senator backing out" . Variety . Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ "Mark Canton Forms Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC" . BusinessWire. December 10, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ Mitchell, Peter (August 5, 2005). "Simon the Star" . The Age. Retrieved November 4, 2008 .
^ "About Us" . Ischia Global Fest . Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ "Die Laughing (1980) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Jack Frost (1998) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Get Carter (2000) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Red Planet (2000)" . Box Office Mojo. August 28, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Angel Eyes (2001)" . Box Office Mojo. August 28, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Trapped (2002)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Taking Lives (2004)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Godsend (2004)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "300 (2007)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Full of It (2007)" . Box Office Mojo. March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)" . Box Office Mojo. May 8, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "A Perfect Getaway (2009)" . Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Fame (2009) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Letters to Juliet (2010) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Piranha 3D (2010) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Immortals (2011)" . Box Office Mojo. February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "The Cold Light of Day (2012) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Black November (2015) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Piranha 3DD (2012)" . Box Office Mojo. June 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Freelancers (2012) - Financial Information" . The-numbers.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Escape Plan (2013)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "300: Rise of An Empire (2014)" . Box Office Mojo. May 29, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Cake (2015)" . Box Office Mojo. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Outcast (2014)" . Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "The Pyramid (2014)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "The Last Witch Hunter (2015)" . Box Office Mojo. December 31, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Caddyshack (1980)" . Box Office Mojo. January 1, 1982. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
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