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Bleecker Street Media was founded by Andrew Karpen, the former co-CEO of Focus Features, in August 2014. The company launched with financial backing from Manoj Bhargava and an immediate exclusive U.S. distribution output deal with Shivani Rawat's ShivHans Pictures.
Bleecker Street takes its name from 65 Bleecker Street in New York City, which was the address of Focus Features, the company where founder Andrew Karpen previously served as co-CEO. The name is a reference to Karpen's professional background rather than the company's own location.
Bleecker Street received Oscar nominations for Trumbo, Captain Fantastic, and Golda. Golda, starring Helen Mirren and distributed by Bleecker Street in 2023, earned the company's most recent nomination in that run.
Bleecker Street signed an output deal with Hulu in 2019 granting exclusive SVOD rights to its theatrical films, with Hotel Mumbai as the first title. In February 2022, a three-year exclusive deal with Showtime replaced the Hulu arrangement, covering up to twelve films per year within five months of their theatrical release.
Crosswalk is a bespoke event cinema and partnership distribution division that Bleecker Street launched in October 2025. It focuses on event-driven theatrical releases such as concert films and filmed stage productions. Early titles include Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience, which debuted at number one at the global box office, and an upcoming theatrical release of a filmed version of Hadestown.
In March 2025, Bleecker Street acquired distribution rights to both This Is Spinal Tap and its sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues through a deal with Castle Rock Entertainment. The company scheduled a July "41st Anniversary" theatrical re-release for the original film and a September theatrical release for the sequel.