installment was released in October 2012. The studio's 2011 results included Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, whose $694 million global box office tally makes it the most successful entry in that franchise. Paramount's 2012 slate included The Dictator which earned $179 million on a $65 million budget. During this period, Paramount forged productive relationships with top-tier filmmakers and talent including J. J. Abrams, Michael Bay and Martin Scorsese. In 2011, based on the success of Rango, the studio's first original, computer-animated release, Grey oversaw the launch of a new animation division, Paramount Animation. The 2010 Paramount slate achieved much success with Shutter Island and True Grit reaching the biggest box office totals in the storied careers of Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers, respectively. In addition, during Grey's tenure, Paramount launched its own worldwide releasing arm, Paramount Pictures International, and has released acclaimed films such as An Inconvenient Truth, Up in the Air and There Will Be Blood. The success of Paranormal Activity also led to the creation of a low-budget releasing label Insurge Pictures, which released Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which collected nearly $100 million in worldwide box office revenue. Grey was ousted from Paramount Pictures shortly before his death, a result of a power struggle between his backers and the family of majority owner Sumner Redstone, along with a series of flops that cost the studio $450 million in losses. Death Grey died on May 14, 2017 from cancer at his Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles, California. He was 59. Philanthropy Grey received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SUNY during a visit to Buffalo and UB in 2003. Grey's Board appointments included: UCLA's Executive Board for the Medical Sciences USC School of Cinema-Television Board of Councilors Board of Directors for Project A.L.S. NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Los Angeles County Museum of Art Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film As writer Miscellaneous crew Thanks Television Awards References External links 1957 births 2017 deaths Film producers from New York (state) American film studio executives Television producers from New York City Primetime Emmy Award winners People from the Bronx American talent agents University at Buffalo alumni 20th-century American Jews Businesspeople from New York City Deaths from cancer in California Paramount Pictures executives People from Holmby