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Heyday Films Ltd.
FormerlyCherubs Ltd. (1996)
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm industry
Founded10 October 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-10) in London, England
FounderDavid Heyman
Headquarters,
England, United Kingdom
Key people
David Heyman
ProductsHarry Potter
ServicesFilm production
Television production
DivisionsHeyday Television (joint venture with Universal International Studios)

Heyday Films Ltd. is a British film studio founded in 1996[1] by producer David Heyman[2] in London, England, and currently headquartered in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The studio made its feature film debut with the production of Ravenous in 1999, and is best known for producing the Harry Potter film series, based on the series of popular fantasy novels of the same name by author J. K. Rowling.

Productions

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Film

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Year Film Director Distributor(s) Budget Gross Notes
1999 Ravenous Antonia Bird 20th Century Fox $12 million $2 million
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chris Columbus Warner Bros. Pictures $125 million $1.024 billion Nominated - BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $100 million $879 million
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón $130 million $796.7 million
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell $150 million $897 million Nominated - BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates $150 million $942 million
I Am Legend Francis Lawrence Warner Bros. Pictures / Roadshow Entertainment $150 million $585.3 million
2008 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mark Herman Miramax $12.5 million $44 million
Is Anybody There? John Crowley Optimum Releasing $3 million
Yes Man Peyton Reed Warner Bros. Pictures $70 million $223.2 million
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince David Yates $250 million $934.4 million
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 $250 million $976.3 million
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1.342 billion
2013 We're the Millers Rawson Marshall Thurber Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema $37 million $270 million
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón Warner Bros. Pictures $100 million $723.2 million Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film
2014 Testament of Youth James Kent Lionsgate $10 million $5.3 million
Paddington Paul King StudioCanal / TWC-Dimension $55 million $268 million Nominated - BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
2016 The Light Between Oceans Derek Cianfrance Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $20 million $23.5 million
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures $180 million $814 million Nominated - BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
2017 Paddington 2 Paul King StudioCanal / Warner Bros. Pictures $40 million $227 million
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures $200 million $654 million
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino Sony Pictures Releasing $100 million[3] $366 million Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach Netflix $18 million $2.3 million Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
2020 The Secret Garden Marc Munden StudioCanal $20 million[4] $8.7 million[5]
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore David Yates Warner Bros. Pictures $200 million $407.2 million
White Noise Noah Baumbach Netflix $100 million $79,040
2023 Barbie Greta Gerwig Warner Bros. Pictures $145 million $1.446 billion Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Wonka Paul King $125 million $634.4 million
2025 Jay Kelly[6] Noah Baumbach Netflix
TBA Klara and the Sun Taika Waititi Sony Pictures Releasing
The Rivals of Amziah King Andrew Patterson Black Bear Pictures

TV Films

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Year Title Credit Notes
2010 Awkward Situations for Men Executive producer
2011 Page Eight
2013 The Thirteenth Tale
2014 Turks & Caicos Executive producer
Salting the Battlefield Executive producer

Television

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Heyday have produced a number of television series.[7]

Show First aired Last aired Co-production Network Ref.
Threshold 16 September 2005 1 February 2006 Paramount Network Television
Phantom Four Films
Braga Productions
CBS
The Long Song December 18, 2018 December 20, 2018 BBC One
The InBetween 29 May 2019 14 August 2019 Universal Television
Look at My New Bag
NBC
The Capture 3 September 2019 12 September 2022 NBCUniversal International Studios BBC One
The Adventures of Paddington 20 December 2019 present StudioCanal
Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Superprod Studio
Nickelodeon
Clickbait 20 August 2021 NBCUniversal International Studios
Matchbox Pictures
Tony Ayres Productions
Netflix
Apples Never Fall 14 March 2024 Universal Content Productions
Universal International Studios
Matchbox Pictures
Call Me Mel Productions Inc.
Peacock

References

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  1. ^ "HEYDAY FILMS LIMITED". U.K. Companies Legal. Retrieved 31 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (1 July 2011). "David Heyman: Man behind the magic". The Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ Patten, Dominic (20 November 2017). "Quentin Tarantino's New Film Among 11 Features Awarded Latest CA Tax Credits". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Reimagining 'The Secret Garden' for a New Generation". New York Times. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ "The Secret Garden (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ Hammond, Pete (9 December 2024). "Amy Pascal On Challenges And 'Challengers', Spidey's Future & Why Being A Studio Head Is "Everyone Doing What You Say Because You Have A Loaded Gun Under The Table" – Behind The Lens". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ Otterson, Joe (12 January 2018). "NBC Orders Supernatural Drama Pilot From David Heyman's Heyday Television". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2018.