Hughes Entertainment

Hughes Entertainment
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
GenreVarious
Founded1983; 43 years ago (1983)
in Chicago, United States
FounderJohn Hughes
Defunct2002 (2002)
FateClosed
HeadquartersChicago, United States
ProductsMotion pictures

Hughes Entertainment (formerly The John Hughes Company) was an American film production company and music label founded in 1983 by filmmaker John Hughes. It was closed in 2002.

History

The studio was founded in 1983 by American film producer John Hughes as The John Hughes Company after the success of Mr. Mom, with a three-picture deal at Universal Pictures. The contracts ended up being Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science.

The company signed a deal in 1984 with Universal Pictures, beyond the initial three-picture deal, through a three-year production agreement, in order to produce, direct and write two to three pictures a year in order to develop from their own development ideas. The company was subsequently moved to Paramount Pictures in 1985. The company made some successes with Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Tom Jacobson started working for the company in the mid 1980s before he left for 20th Century Fox in 1989. The company then spent various deals at Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox throughout the end of the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. The company produced films such as Curly Sue, Home Alone and Miracle on 34th Street.

In 1995, Hughes partnered with Ricardo Mestres, under Ricardo Mestres Productions to form a new company label Great Oaks Entertainment, with a first-look development deal at The Walt Disney Studios. Under the deal, the company made remakes of 101 Dalmatians and Flubber. The relationship broke up in 1997 with Hughes Entertainment resuming active operations, operating at The Walt Disney Studios.

Films

List of films that were produced by Hughes Entertainment:

Year Title Director Distributor Co-production companies Budget Gross
1984 Sixteen Candles John Hughes Universal Pictures Channel Productions; uncredited $6.5 million $23.6 million
1985 The Breakfast Club A&M Films and Channel Productions; uncredited $1 million $51.5 million
Weird Science Silver Pictures; uncredited $7.5 million $38.9 million
1986 Pretty in Pink Howard Deutch Paramount Pictures uncredited $9 million $40.5 million
Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Hughes $5 million $70.5 million
1987 Some Kind of Wonderful Howard Deutch N/A $18.5 million
Planes, Trains & Automobiles John Hughes N/A $30 million $49.5 million
1988 She's Having a Baby N/A $20 million $16 million (domestic)
The Great Outdoors Howard Deutch Universal Pictures N/A $24 million $43.4 million
1989 Uncle Buck John Hughes N/A $15 million $79.2 million
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Jeremiah S. Chechik Warner Bros. N/A $25 million $71.3 Million
1990 Home Alone Chris Columbus 20th Century Fox N/A $18 million $476.7 million
1991 Career Opportunities Bryan Gordon Universal Pictures N/A $11.3 million
Only the Lonely Chris Columbus 20th Century Fox N/A $25 million
Dutch Peter Faiman N/A $17 million $4.6 million
Curly Sue John Hughes Warner Bros. N/A $25 million $33.7 million
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Chris Columbus 20th Century Fox N/A $28 million $359 million
1993 Dennis the Menace Nick Castle Warner Bros. Hank Ketcham Enterprises $35 million $117.2 million
1994 Miracle on 34th Street Les Mayfield 20th Century Fox Fox Family Films $46.3 million
Baby's Day Out Patrick Read Johnson N/A $48 million $16.7 million
1996 101 Dalmatians Stephen Herek Buena Vista Pictures Walt Disney Pictures; as Great Oaks Entertainment $67 million $320.7 million
1997 Flubber Les Mayfield $50-80 million $170 million
Home Alone 3 Raja Gosnell 20th Century Fox Fox Family Films $32 million $79.1 million
1998 Reach the Rock William Ryan Universal Pictures Gramercy Pictures; uncredited $4,960
2001 Just Visiting Jean-Marie Poiré Buena Vista Pictures Hollywood Pictures and Gaumont; uncredited $35 million $16.2 million
New Port South Kyle Cooper Touchstone Pictures
2002 Maid in Manhattan Wayne Wang Sony Pictures Releasing Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, and Red Om Films; uncredited $55 million $163 million

Notes

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  6. ↑ "Fox Says 'Big Deal' to New Hollywood Frugality: Movies: Writer-director John Hughes reportedly will get more than $200 million from Fox. Included is a sequel to the box-office hit". Los Angeles Times. 1991-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ↑ Busch, Anita M. (1995-02-20). "Hughes And Mestres Team In Disney-based Great Oaks Ent". Variety. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  8. ↑ "Disney Plans to Bring New '101 Dalmatians' to Life : Movies: A live-action version of the animated tale, written by John Hughes, is expected to arrive in 1996". Los Angeles Times. 1995-03-22. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
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  10. ↑ Cox, Dan (1997-11-05). "Mestres takes root at Disney". Variety. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
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  30. ↑ Miracle on 34th Street at Box Office Mojo
  31. 1 2 "Baby's Day Out (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  32. 1 2 "Home Alone 3 (1997)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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