Legendary Entertainment Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 388

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 16

  • Investments
  • 13

Legendary Entertainment General Information

Description

Operator of a media company intended to produce and distribute content for television and digital platforms worldwide. The company creates, develops, co-produces, co-finances and distributes motion pictures through a strategic partnership with other production studios dedicated to owning, producing and delivering content to mainstream audiences with a targeted focus on the powerful fandom demographic.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2900 West Alameda Avenue
  • Burbank, CA 91505
  • United States
+1 (844)
Primary Industry
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Corporate Office
  • 2900 West Alameda Avenue
  • Burbank, CA 91505
  • United States
+1 (844)

Legendary Entertainment Timeline

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Legendary Entertainment Valuation & Funding

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Legendary Entertainment Comparisons

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Operator of a media company intended to produce and distribute content for television and digital platforms worldwide. T
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Burbank, CA
388 As of 2021

Los Angeles, CA
 

New York, NY
 
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Legendary Entertainment Competitors (17)

One of Legendary Entertainment’s 17 competitors is Relativity Media, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Los Angeles, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Relativity Media Private Equity-Backed Los Angeles, CA
NBCUniversal Corporate Backed or Acquired New York, NY
Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Backed or Acquired Culver City, CA
Paramount Pictures Private Debt Financed Los Angeles, CA
STX Entertainment Formerly PE-Backed Burbank, CA
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Legendary Entertainment Signals

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Legendary Entertainment Investors

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Legendary Entertainment Investments (13)

Legendary Entertainment’s most recent deal was a Joint Venture with JV (Legendary Entertainment / Tobis). The deal was made on 14-Jul-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
JV (Legendary Entertainment / Tobis) 14-Jul-2022 Joint Venture Movies, Music and Entertainment
Redbox Entertainment 25-Oct-2021 PIPE Entertainment Software
Within (Virtual Reality) 16-Jun-2016 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software
Magic Leap 02-Feb-2016 Later Stage VC Multimedia and Design Software
3Blackdot 27-Jan-2016 Secondary Transaction - Private Media and Information Services (B2B)
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Legendary Entertainment Exits (7)

Legendary Entertainment’s most recent exit was on 25-Oct-2021 from Redbox Entertainment. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Redbox Entertainment 25-Oct-2021 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Within (Virtual Reality) 16-Jun-2016 Completed
  • 10 buyers
Magic Leap 02-Feb-2016 Completed
  • 20 buyers
Within (Virtual Reality) 01-Apr-2015 Completed
  • 13 buyers
Magic Leap 14-Oct-2014 Early Stage VC Completed
  • 10 buyers
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Legendary Entertainment Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Nerdist Los Angeles, CA 2008
Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Burbank, CA 2008

Legendary Entertainment FAQs

  • When was Legendary Entertainment founded?

    Legendary Entertainment was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Legendary Entertainment headquartered?

    Legendary Entertainment is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

  • What is the size of Legendary Entertainment?

    Legendary Entertainment has 388 total employees.

  • What industry is Legendary Entertainment in?

    Legendary Entertainment’s primary industry is Movies, Music and Entertainment.

  • Is Legendary Entertainment a private or public company?

    Legendary Entertainment is a Private company.

  • What is Legendary Entertainment’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Legendary Entertainment is .

  • How much funding has Legendary Entertainment raised over time?

    Legendary Entertainment has raised $1.46B.

  • Who are Legendary Entertainment’s investors?

    Apollo Global Management has invested in Legendary Entertainment.

  • Who are Legendary Entertainment’s competitors?

    Relativity Media, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, and STX Entertainment are some of the 17 competitors of Legendary Entertainment.

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