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==United Artists Releasing==
{{Main|United Artists Releasing}}

'''United Artists Releasing, LLC (UAR)''' was a local [[film distribution]] [[joint venture]] between MGM and Annapurna Pictures founded by former MGM CEO [[Gary Barber]], businessman and [[Open Road Films]] founder Eric Hohl and Annapurna founder [[Megan Ellison]] on 31 October 2017,<ref name="MFound">{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=31 October 2017|title=MGM, Annapurna Form U.S. Distribution Partnership|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/mgm-annapurna-u-s-distribution-partnership-1202603105/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103154050/http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/mgm-annapurna-u-s-distribution-partnership-1202603105/|archive-date=3 November 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> it rebranded as ''United Artists Releasing'' on 5 February 2019 to commemorate 100 years since the founding of ''United Artists'',<ref name="Rebrand">{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|date=5 February 2019|title=Annapurna, MGM Joint Distribution Venture Rebrands as United Artists Releasing|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/annapurna-mgm-united-artists-releasing-1203128801/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205230628/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/annapurna-mgm-united-artists-releasing-1203128801/|archive-date=5 February 2019|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=5 February 2019|quote=As part of the agreement, MGM and Annapurna also announced that they have formed a Mirror releasing entity to pursue theatrical releasing opportunities for third-party films.}}</ref> it operated within with offices of the headquarters of the respective companies in [[West Hollywood]] and [[Los Angeles]] in [[California]] and offered alternative services to the [[major film studios]] and [[streaming media]] companies<ref name="Rebrand" /> with 10–14 films released annually.<ref name="Rebrand1" />

On 26 May 2021, [[online shopping]] and [[technology company]] [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] acquired MGM Holdings, the parent company of MGM, for $8.45 billion<ref>{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|date=26 May 2021|title=Amazon Buys MGM, Studio Behind James Bond, for $8.45 Billion|url=https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/amazon-buys-mgm-studio-behind-james-bond-for-8-45-billion-1234980526/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125014617/https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/amazon-buys-mgm-studio-behind-james-bond-for-8-45-billion-1234980526/|archive-date=25 January 2022|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> which was completed on 17 March 2022<ref name="Closed">{{Cite web|last=Maas|first=Jennifer|date=17 March 2022|title=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404000745/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|archive-date=4 April 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref> and consequentially placed United Artists Releasing under the control of [[Amazon Studios]]. Amazon then folded United Artists Releasing into MGM on 4 March 2023 in a push towards cinematic/theatrical film distribution alongside their staple media releases on their video on demand service [[Amazon Prime Video]] following the box-office success of ''[[Creed III]]''.<ref name="Creed" />