About ACME AI & FX
Leadership
ACME AI & FX is led by some of the most accomplished, prolific and honored executives in entertainment industry history.
Using an intelligent financial model of film finance, and dubbed the creators of 'moneyball for movies', the principals produced, distributed, and/or structured financing for more than 200 films, generating more than $20 billion in worldwide box office revenue and earning 60 Oscar nominations, holding the distinction of being among the highest grossing film producers of all time, including Fast and Furious 2-6, 300, Social Network, Limitless, Fighter, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, Mama Mia!
The principals originated a number of 'first of their kind' deals including the creation of Marvel Studios, pioneering an innovative finance deal for post-bankruptcy Marvel, creating the studio and finance structure which led to Marvel Cinematic Universe. They went on to create the SVOD (streaming) category with Netflix, an agreement that boosted that company's market capitalization from $2 to $10 billion.
They launched a sports agency from the ground up, known today as Independent Sports & Entertainment, which grew to become the 2nd largest sports agency in the U.S. with over 2.5 billion dollars in player contracts.
They also created the powerhouse television company, now known as Critical Content, producing hit shows like Catfish on MTV and Limitless on CBS, which sold for $200M. Prior to its sale the company had 40 television series on air across 19 networks.
The principals have built and invested in numerous successful tech and biotech companies including funding PreCash, renamed Noventis, which sold for north of $300M. Seed invested in ZetaRX, later renamed Juno, the largest biotech IPO of 2014, and recently led the acquisition, merger and re-launch of the social media and music app, Triller.
The leadership has earned several achievements and awards, from Variety's Producer of the Year Award to The Hollywood Reporter's Leadership Award, from Fortune's 40 Under 40 Most Influential People in Business to Forbes' Future 400, Billion-Dollar Producer by the Daily Variety and the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Vanity Fair.
In November 2020, they started The Fight Club, which launched with the record-breaking Tyson-Jones Jr Pay Per View event becoming the 8th highest grossing PPV event.
Career Stats