Big Beach (company)
Big Beach is an American independent production company founded in 2004 by Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf, based in New York City. It is best known for their lower-budget comedy-drama films, including the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine.
History
The company began when Turtletaub and Saraf co-produced the 2005 film Everything Is Illuminated. The new company then took over production duties on two films that had been developed by Turtletaub's previous production company, Deep River Studios: Duane Hopwood and Sherrybaby in 2005 and 2006.In 2014, Big Beach launched a television division of the company that is headed by Robin Schwartz. In 2015, the company opened a Los Angeles-based office that is headquartered next to their subsidiary, Beachside.
Filmography
Films
Big Beach has produced or co-produced the following films:| Year | Film | Co-producer | Distributor | Release date | Budget | Box Office |
| 2005 | Everything Is Illuminated | None. | Warner Independent Pictures | 16 September 2005 | $7 million | $3.6 million |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | None. | IFC Films | 11 November 2005 | $1 million | |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Bona Fide Productions Deep River Productions Third Gear Productions | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 26 July 2006 | $8 million | $100.5 million |
| 2006 | Sherrybaby | Elevation Filmworks Red Envelope Entertainment | IFC Films | 8 September 2006 | $2 million | $600K |
| 2007 | Chop Shop | None. | Entertainment One Films | 27 February 2007 | $200K | |
| 2008 | Is Anybody There? | Heyday Films BBC Films | Optimum Releasing | 7 September 2008 | $3.3 million | |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | HanWay Films | Overture Films | 13 March 2009 | $5 million | $16.6 million |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Neal Street Productions | Focus Features | 5 June 2009 | $17 million | $14.9 million |
| 2010 | Lucky | None. | N/A | 24 January 2010 | ||
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating | None. | Overture Films Relativity Media | 17 September 2010 | $620K | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Likely Story | The Weinstein Company Miramax | 26 August 2011 | $5 million | $25.9 million |
| 2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Duplass Brothers Productions | FilmDistrict | 8 June 2012 | $750K | $4.4 million |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Low Spark Films | CBS Films | 31 May 2013 | $1.3 million | |
| 2015 | 3 Generations | InFilm Productions | The Weinstein Company | 12 September 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Me Him Her | None. | Filmbuff | 4 March 2016 | ||
| 2016 | Loving | Random Films Augusta Films Tri-State Pictures | Focus Features | 4 November 2016 | ||
| 2018 | Puzzle | Olive Productions | Sony Pictures Classics | 27 July 2018 | ||
| 2019 | The Farewell | Ray Productions Depth of Field Kindred Spirit | A24 | 12 July 2019 | ||
| 2019 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Tencent Pictures | TriStar Pictures | 18 October 2019 | ||
| TBA | Land | Tencent Pictures | Focus Features |