Fortis Films

Fortis Films is an American film and television production company founded in 1995 by actress and producer Sandra Bullock. It is known for producing the films Hope Floats (1998), Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) and The Lost City (2022), and the television series George Lopez.

Fortis Films

Company type	Private
Industry	Production company
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995) in California, U.S.
Founder	Sandra Bullock
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, U.S. West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Key people	Sandra Bullock (CEO)
Owner	Sandra Bullock

History

The company's founder Sandra Bullock in 1996

Fortis Films was founded in 1995 (and incorporated on April 16, 1996)^[1] in California, U.S. by American actress and producer Sandra Bullock.^[2] From 1995 to 2000, Bullock's sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, was president of the company.^[2][3] The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and West Hollywood, California.^[4]

In October 1997, the company signed a three year first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures from 1997 to 2000.^[5] In 1999, the company renewed it first-look deal with Warner Bros.^[6] In October 2003, the company signed a three-year extension of its first-look deal with Warner Bros.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Budget (estimated)	Gross (worldwide)	Notes	Ref.
1998	Making Sandwiches	Sandra Bullock	—	—		[8][9]
1998	Hope Floats	Forest Whitaker	$30 million	$81.5 million	with Lynda Obst Productions	[10]
1998	Practical Magic	Griffin Dunne	$75 million	$68.3 million	with Di Novi Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures	[11]
2000	Miss Congeniality	Donald Petrie	$45 million	$212.8 million	with NPV Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures	[12]
2000	Gun Shy	Eric Blakeney	$14 million	$3 million	with Hollywood Pictures	[13]
2002	Two Weeks Notice	Marc Lawrence	$60 million	$200 million	with NPV Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures	[14]
2005	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	John Pasquin	$45 million	$101.3 million	with Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures	[15]
2009	All About Steve	Phil Traill	$15 million	$40.1 million	with Fox 2000 Pictures	[16]
2021	The Unforgivable	Nora Fingscheidt	—	$13,062[a]	with GK Films and Construction Film	[17]
2022	The Lost City	Aaron and Adam Nee	$68 million	$190.8 million	with 3dot Productions and Exhibit A Films	[18]

Television

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2002–2007	George Lopez	ABC	with Mohawk Productions and Warner Bros. Television	[19]

Notes

1. Limited theatrical release, currently the eighth most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of release.