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Mark Canton

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Mark Canton
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Amongst Mark Canton's most notable films are 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Immortals. 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel and directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Bros Pictures, opened in 2007 to record-setting box office numbers, having grossed more than $460 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing March release in the history of the motion picture business. The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the best-selling children books by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black with Mark Waters (Mean Girls) directing, was released in February 2008 by Paramount Pictures and was the highest-grossing family film of early 2008. Immortals, an epic mythological tale set in war torn ancient Greece, was released on 11/11/11 and has amassed a worldwide gross of almost $250 million.

Canton initially joined Warner Bros. as Vice President of Production, rising to Senior Vice President and President of Worldwide Theatrical Production. During his tenure at the studio, Canton was instrumental in creating the notable Batman, Lethal Weapon and National Lampoon's Vacation film franchises. His creative influence brought some of today's most powerful filmmakers to the fore and some of the studio's most successful films to the screen. The latter included Tim Burton's Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Beetlejuice, the Academy award winning Driving Miss Daisy and Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Canton also put into production such popular hits as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Purple Rain, Above the Law, The Witches of Eastwick, The Mission, and Presumed Innocent, among others.

He departed Warner Bros. to join Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures as Chairman. In the ensuing years, he rose to Chairman of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Companies, with all creative, operational and management responsibility for Columbia Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics SPE's international theatrical operations and Columbia TriStar's strategic motion picture alliances

Among the films produced under Canton's aegis at Sony were the Academy Award winning As Good as It Gets, starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt; Oscar-winner Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr.; Men in Black, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding; the thriller Anaconda; and the Wolfgang Peterson film Air Force One starring Harrison Ford.

A native of New York, Canton is a UCLA graduate (magna cum laude) and a member of UCLA's National Honor Society for American Studies. He delivered the 2011 commencement address at UCLA's School of History. In addition to serving on the UCLA Board of Councilors and the Deans Advisory Board for the School of Theatre, Film, and Television, Canton was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute and Founder and is Chairman Emeritus of AFI's Third Decade Council. In recent years, he has been Honorary Chair of the prestigious Ischia Global Film & Music Festival and the Los Angeles, Italia Film Festival.
BornJune 19, 1949
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    Known for

    300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2006
    Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Henry Cavill, Isabel Lucas, Daniel Sharman, Kellan Lutz, Luke Evans, and Freida Pinto in Immortals (2011)
    Immortals
    6.0
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)
    Power
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Gerard Butler, Maurice Compte, Evan Jones, Mo McRae, Brian Van Holt, Pablo Schreiber, 50 Cent, Kaiwi Lyman, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves (2018)
    Den of Thieves
    7.0
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2018

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    Producer



    • The Strangers: Chapter 2
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Strangers: Chapter 3
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Red Sonja
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • BB King: The King of the Blues
      • executive producer
      • In Development
      • 2026
    • The Good Samaritan
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The Neglected
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Untitled Maurice Ashley Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Voice
      • producer
      • In Development
    • Shout It Out Loud
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Tony Danza, Wendell Pierce, Erika Woods, Malcolm Mays, Patina Miller, Stefano Marchetti, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada$$, Mekai Curtis, and Marvin Thomas in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Gerard Butler, Evin Ahmad, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)
      Den of Thieves: Pantera
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Olivia Kreutzova, Madelaine Petsch, Matus Lajcak, and Letizia Fabbri in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
      The Strangers: Chapter 1
      4.6
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Mark Wahlberg, Carlos Rodríguez, and Ukai in Arthur the King (2024)
      Arthur the King
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2024
    • After Everything (2023)
      After Everything
      4.7
      • producer
      • 2023
    • John Goodman, Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, and Tiffany Haddish in The Freak Brothers (2020)
      The Freak Brothers
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2020–2023
    • Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
      Power Book II: Ghost
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2023
    • After Ever Happy (2022)
      After Ever Happy
      4.7
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Joseph Sikora in Power Book IV: Force (2022)
      Power Book IV: Force
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2025
    • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Fell (2021)
      After We Fell
      4.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2021
    • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Collided (2020)
      After We Collided
      5.1
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)
      Power
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2020
    • Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, and 50 Cent in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
      Escape Plan: The Extractors
      4.4
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2019
    • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After (2019)
      After
      5.3
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2019
    • Pierce Brosnan, Ray Stevenson, and Dave Bautista in Final Score (2018)
      Final Score
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Production Manager



    • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
      As Good as It Gets
      7.7
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.5
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
      Men in Black
      7.3
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, and Dermot Mulroney in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
      My Best Friend's Wedding
      6.3
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Wes Studi in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
      Geronimo: An American Legend
      6.6
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      7.1
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
      Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
      6.9
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
      Goodfellas
      8.7
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
      Driving Miss Daisy
      7.3
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
      Lethal Weapon 2
      7.3
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)
      Batman
      7.5
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
      Beetlejuice
      7.5
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
      The Witches of Eastwick
      6.5
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)
      Lethal Weapon
      7.6
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986)
      The Mission
      7.4
      • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
      • 1986

    Additional Crew



    • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
      The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
      7.6
      • production aide
      • 1974

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      • June 19, 1949
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Wendy Finerman1985 - 1999 (divorced, 3 children)
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      A producer (The Canton Co.) on the Warner Bros. lot.
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