A billionaire businessman hailing from Israel, Arnon Milchan first ventured into the world of cinema in 1977, by co-producing the French film The Accuser. Since then, he has bankrolled over 130 feature films and founded the production company Regency Enterprises. The producer's diverse filmography includes box office blockbusters and Oscar-winning classics, notable among which are the black comedy The King of Comedy (1982), the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), Fight Club (1999) and the romantic action comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).

Significant production credits in recent years include the black comedy Birdman (2014), the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the epic western movie The Revenant (2015), the biographical comedy-drama The Big Short (2015), the heist film Widows (2018), the biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Little Women (2019).