Focus Features is the current indie/arthouse film subsidiary of
Universal Studios, which was formed in 2002 by the merging of
USA Films,
Universal Focus,
Good Machine, and its folded endeavors (
Rogue,
October Films,
Gramercy Pictures, and
Interscope Communications). The label specializes in independent and foreign films as well as other genre titles. The Interscope Communications name continued to be used under films planned for the label, but instead used for Focus Features until 2003. In 2004, Focus revived Rogue as a genre-specific subsidiary of horror, thriller, African-American, high suspense and action. Ten years later, the label acquired
FilmDistrict and absorbed it shortly after. A year following, Focus revived
Gramercy Pictures as a full on film label, but dissolved it again in 2016 following the box office failure of
Ratchet & Clank. As of 2013, Focus Features is a subsidiary of the
Universal Pictures section of NBCUniversal, which in turn, is a division of Comcast.
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