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- Empire began to collapse in mid-1988, due to financial problems, including long-term debt obligations to Crédit Lyonnais. Once it became clear that the studio could not weather these difficulties, it was seized by the bank, and absorbed into Eduard Sarlui's Epic Productions in May 1988.
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Empire International Pictures (also known as Empire Entertainment) was an American independent small-scale theatrical distribution company.Charles Band formed Empire in 1983, prompted by his dissatisfaction with distributors' handling of films made by his previous business, Charles Band International Productions.
Empire began to collapse in mid-1988, due to financial problems, including long-term debt obligations to Crédit Lyonnais. Once it became clear that the studio could not weather these difficulties, it was seized by the bank, and absorbed into Eduard Sarlui's Epic Productions in May 1988. [16]
The Rise and Fall of Empire Pictures? DG: It’s kind of strange, but I wanted to find the right story that would take place in the 80’s and it would be completely encapsulated in the 80’s. Not a company that was founded in the 60’s or 70’s and then found its second wind in the 80’s.
Financial collapse (1987–1989) With a studio in Italy secured, 1987 saw Empire significantly increase its production. The company arrived at the American Film Market in February touting 36 new releases.
Sep 28, 2024 · Empire International Pictures was a B-movie company started by B-movie filmmaker Charles Band in the 1980s. Band, who founded Media Home Entertainment , formed Empire after he expressed dissatisfaction to how other outfits distributed his earlier films.
Sep 19, 2019 · But then the Irish economy collapsed and in 2011 he lost control of his business empire after he made a disastrous investment in Anglo Irish Bank. His business empire crumbled the following...
Empire International Pictures was an American independent small-scale theatrical distribution company. Charles Band formed Empire in 1983, prompted by his dissatisfaction with distributors' handling of films made by his previous business, Charles Band International Productions.
