Village Roadshow has been producing Australian films since the 1970s, and expanded into international film production in the late-1990s under a financing deal put together by its executives. A co-production agreement between VRP and Warner Bros. began in 1998, and has been a major success, with such films as:
VRP has also co-produced some movies with Paramount Pictures, the most notable being Zoolander and Down to Earth, and through a joint venture with Hoyts, as well as A Walk on the Moon (through Miramax Films), Disturbing Behavior (with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Saving Silverman (through Columbia Pictures), Don't Say a Word (through 20th Century Fox and a joint venture with Regency Enterprises), Rogue (through Dimension Films) and Bullet (with New Line Cinema).Danger Mouse (with Fox Searchlight Pictures).
Outside the United States, the company has had some success, with Greek films A Touch of Spice and Alter Ego, and within the Australian market, with films such as Bad Eggs, Crackerjack and Fat Pizza.