MUMBAI: New Regency Productions has extended its exclusive distribution deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment for an additional nine years till May 2022.

The extension was announced Monday by New Regency co-chairmen Hutch Parker and Bob Harper and FFE chairmen Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman. Fox has been Regency‘s worldwide distributor since 1998.

Most recently, Regency and Fox partnered on Ed Zwick‘s Love and Other Drugs, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway that grossed $66 million worldwide.

Since the beginning of its relationship with Fox, Regency has produced 55 films that have generated more than $5.3 billion at the box office.

The collaboration‘s upcoming titles are Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, set for a 18 Feb release; the comedy What‘s Your Number?; Monte Carlo, the 3D thriller Darkest Hour and Now.

In addition, Regency will again partner with Fox 2000 on another instalment of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked scheduled for a Christmas release.