Lightstorm Entertainment, a privately owned independent American film production studio headquartered in Santa Monica, California, was founded in 1990 by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron and film producer Lawrence Kasanoff. The company, which employs approximately 190 individuals, was established to secure absolute creative autonomy and advance proprietary technological innovation for Cameron’s feature film projects. It focuses on entertainment content rights and produces high-grossing cinematic releases, systematically pushing the boundaries of photo-realistic computer-generated imagery, stereoscopic 3D, and high-frame-rate cinematography. Its intellectual property portfolio includes the science fiction epic Avatar and its sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, alongside notable cinematic properties such as Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Strange Days, and Alita: Battle Angel.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1990

Headcount

128

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Entertainment content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Lightstorm Entertainment collaborated closely with 20th Century Studios and James Cameron to ensure the best presentation of "Avatar: The Way of Water." 4DPLEX, a leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, announced the film's release in various formats and technologies. The company also worked with 20th Century Studios, Cameron, and Lightstorm Entertainment to ensure the highest quality presentation for the sequel. 4DPLEX made another announcement regarding the highly-anticipated film.

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Lightstorm Entertainment offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. Lightstorm Entertainment's product portfolio comprises of entertainment content rights.
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Lightstorm Entertainment's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. All the revenue comes from entertainment rights and distribution.
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