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Bad Hat Harry Productions, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm and television production
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
FounderBryan Singer
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United States
ProductsMotion pictures
Television programs

Bad Hat Harry Productions, Inc.[1] is an American film and television production company founded by the filmmaker Bryan Singer in 1994.[2] It has produced films such as The Usual Suspects (1995) and the X-Men film series, as well as television series such as House and Legion.

The company's name comes from a scene in Jaws (1975) in which an elderly man named Harry wears an ill-fitting swimming cap at the beach and teases the film's protagonist Chief Brody for refusing to go in the sea, prompting Brody to retort "that's some bad hat, Harry".[3] The original logo of the company was an animated version of this scene; the second logo, introduced in 2011, is taken from the police lineup scene of the company's first film, The Usual Suspects.

In 2003, the company had signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.[4] In 2004, the company moved to Warner Bros. Pictures after he left Fox due to creative disagreements.[5] He later moved back to Fox after the poor commercial receptions of Superman Returns and Jack the Giant Slayer.[6][7] In 2006, the company signed a deal with Touchstone Television to develop projects for ABC.[8]

The company is in a suspended state of operation after accusations against Singer of sexual misconduct in 2017.[9] Singer later resurfaced to direct a film, Monument, which was released in 2026.[10]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Co-produced with Budget Gross (worldwide)
1995 The Usual Suspects Bryan Singer Gramercy Pictures
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Spelling Films International
Blue Parrot Productions		 $6 million $23 million
1998 Apt Pupil TriStar Pictures
Phoenix Pictures		 $14 million $8.9 million
2000 X-Men 20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company		 $75 million $296 million
2003 X2 $110 million $407 million
2006 Superman Returns Warner Bros. Pictures
Legendary Pictures
DC Entertainment
Peters Entertainment		 $204 million $391 million
2008 Valkyrie Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Babelsberg Studio		 $75 million $200 million
2009 Trick 'r Treat Michael Dougherty Warner Bros. Pictures
Legendary Pictures		 $12 million $13.5 million
2011 X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn 20th Century Fox
Dune Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company
Ingenious Media		 $140–160 million $353 million
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Bryan Singer Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
Legendary Pictures
Original Film
Big Kid Pictures		 $185–200 million $197 million
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company		 $200 million $739 million
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse 20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company
Kinberg Genre		 $178 million $543 million
2019 Dark Phoenix Simon Kinberg[11] 20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company
Kinberg Genre
NOTE: Uncredited due to sexual assault allegations made against Singer		 $200 million $252.4 million

Television series

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Years active Title Creator(s) Network Co-produced with
2004–2012 House David Shore Fox Universal Television, Shore Z Productions and Heel and Toe Films
2012–2013 H+: The Digital Series John Cabrera and Cosimo De Tommaso YouTube Warner Premiere Digital and Dolphin Entertainment
2012 Mockingbird Lane Allan Burns and Chris Hayward NBC Universal Television and Living Dead Guy Productions
2014 Black Box Amy Holden Jones ABC Bold Films and Little Chicken Productions
2017 Legion Noah Hawley FX FX Productions, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Kinberg Genre and 26 Keys Productions; season 1 only
2017–2019 The Gifted Matt Nix Fox 20th Century Fox Television, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Kinberg Genre and Flying Glass of Milk Productions

Critical reception

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Feature films

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Year Title Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1995 The Usual Suspects 88%[12] 77[13]
1998 Apt Pupil 53%[14] 51[15]
2000 X-Men 82%[16] 64[17]
2003 X2 86%[18] 68[19]
2006 Superman Returns 75%[20] 72[21]
2008 Valkyrie 61%[22] 56[23]
2009 Trick 'r Treat 85%[24] N/a (2 reviews)[25]
2011 X-Men: First Class 86%[26] 65[27]
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer 52%[28] 51[29]
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past 91%[30] 74[31]
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse 48%[32] 52[33]
2019 Dark Phoenix 22%[34] 43[35]

References

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  1. ↑ "BAD HAT HARRY PRODUCTIONS, INC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ Pequeño IV, Antonio. "Director Bryan Singer Addressing Sexual Assault Claims In Self-Financed Documentary—Years After Allegations Emerged". Forbes. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Chris (May 2, 2024). "20 facts you might not know about Jaws". Yardbarker. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fleming, Michael (December 5, 2003). "Main 'X' man locks at Fox". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ Brodesser, Claude; Dunkley, Cathy (August 6, 2004). "Singer makes Warner move". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (March 26, 2010). "Bryan Singer Producing 'X-Men: First Class'". Deadline. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "TOLDJA! Fox Closes Deal For Bryan Singer To Direct Next 'X-Men'". Deadline. October 30, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ Adalian, Josef (December 19, 2006). "ABC's 'Footballer's Wives' gets the greenlight". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Maddaus, Gene; Lopez, Ricardo (December 8, 2017). "Bryan Singer Accused of Raping 17-Year-Old Boy in 2003". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana; Ritman, Alex (August 27, 2025). "Bryan Singer Is Back With Secret Film Starring Jon Voight About Israeli Occupation of Lebanon (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  11. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2017). "Fox Formalizes Simon Kinberg To Helm 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'; Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy Back, Jessica Chastain In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Usual Suspects". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Usual Suspects Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Apt Pupil". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Apt Pupil Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  16. ↑ "X-Men". Rotten Tomatoes (Fandango Media). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  17. ↑ "X-Men (2000): Reviews". Metacritic (CBS). Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  18. ↑ "X2: X-Men United". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  19. ↑ "X2: X-Men United (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Superman Returns". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Superman Returns". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Valkyrie Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Valkyrie (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  24. ↑ Trick r' Treat at Rotten Tomatoes
  25. ↑ "Trick 'r Treat". Metacritic.
  26. ↑ "X-Men: First Class". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  27. ↑ "X-Men: First Class". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Jack the Giant Slayer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  30. ↑ "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  31. ↑ "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  32. ↑ "X-Men: Apocalypse". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  33. ↑ "X-Men: Apocalypse". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Dark Phoenix". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Dark Phoenix". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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