Who owns Summit Entertainment?
Summit Entertainment is owned by Lionsgate (Canada, NYSE: LION), which has owned the brand since 13 January 2012.[1]
Evidence: Lionsgate Studios Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lionsgate Studios Corp. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Vancouver
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1991
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Film studios
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: LION
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment produced the Twilight films, which earned more than $3 billion. Lionsgate acquired it in 2012 for about $412.5 million, largely for that franchise and the library that came with it. The company had been relaunched as a full studio only in 2007, and the Twilight series it released over the following four years made it a target worth buying.
How often Lionsgate names Summit Entertainment in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Summit Entertainment
Where Summit Entertainment sits in Lionsgate
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lionsgate
Lionsgate controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Lionsgate Films (1997)
Other brands in film studios, and who owns them
The 19 brands in film studios on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Disney, with 3; Lionsgate has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Studios | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anime Limited | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Astro Shaw | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cineplex Pictures | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: LION.
Lionsgate is the largest studio outside the major Hollywood groups, founded in Vancouver in 1997 and built by acquiring libraries rather than by growing one. It separated from the Starz cable business in 2025 to become a pure studio company.
🇺🇸 Summit Entertainment and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Summit Entertainment among them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Summit Entertainment?
The parent company of Summit Entertainment is Lionsgate, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Summit Entertainment American or Canadian?
Summit Entertainment originated in the United States in 1991, but it is owned today by Lionsgate, which is headquartered in Canada. So Summit Entertainment is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Since when has Lionsgate owned Summit Entertainment?
Lionsgate has owned Summit Entertainment since 13 January 2012.
Is Summit Entertainment still owned by Lionsgate?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Summit Entertainment is still owned by Lionsgate. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lionsgate Studios Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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