[1] CBS began its theatrical films operation in 1979, headed by Donald March, and turned the operation into the separate CBS Theatrical Films division on December 2, 1980.
[6] In 1985, CBS Productions decided to wind down their operations, which were fully closed in November 1985.
As a so-called boutique, it was disadvantaged because it was usually only offered left over films after the major studios had selected the more likely commercial successes.
Television movies did better in the ratings than theater films already released via cable and video.
With additional startup boutiques, the market was overcrowded causing box office strain at the same time movie production costs doubled to $10 million with marketing matching that level.