Trimark Pictures
| Formerly | Vidmark Entertainment (1984–1989) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | August 1984 (as Vidmark Entertainment) June 23, 1989 (as Trimark Pictures) |
| Founder | Mark Amin |
| Defunct | March 12, 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired by and folded into Lions Gate, assets currently owned by the said company |
| Successor | Lions Gate Films |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
Key people | Mark Amin (chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Motion Pictures |
| Parent | Vidmark, Inc. (1984–1992) Trimark Holdings (1992–2000) Lions Gate Entertainment (2000–2001) |
| Divisions | Trimark Interactive Trimark Television Kidmark Entertainment Trimark Home Video |
Trimark Pictures was an American production company that specialized in the production and distribution of motion pictures for the home video market. The company was formed in 1984 by Mark Amin as Vidmark Entertainment with Vidmark Inc. (later Trimark Holdings Inc.) established as the holding company. Trimark licensed and distributed theatrical, independent, made-for-TV, along direct-to-video films. The logo features a triangle with a profile of a tiger's head.
Among the company's several releases are Peter Jackson's 1992 film Dead Alive, which they chose to release theatrically due to Jackson's cult following. They are well known for releasing films that considered to be controversial for the time period, as in the case with the 1999 film Better Than Chocolate, as some newspapers refused to carry advertisements for the film that featured the word "lesbian" as part of a critic spot.