 His early visionary contributions to the international distribution of independently produced films are widely recognized and he has developed a reputation in the entertainment industry as not only one of the leading producers and distributors of independent films, but as the "legendary Mark Damon" for his contribution to independent film finance structures by developing the industry-standard practice of pre-selling foreign rights and banking the distribution contracts.Over the past 25 years, Damon's productions have grossed over $2 billion in theatrical box office worldwide.Damon has been directly involved in the international licensing of over 300 feature length pictures, including such noteworthy box-office titles as the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again", directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Sean Connery, "Prizzi's Honor", directed by John Huston and featuring Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, "Once Upon A Time In America", directed by Sergio Leone and featuring Robert De Niro and James Woods, "The Cotton Club", directed by Francis Ford Coppola and featuring Richard Gere and "The Final Countdown", starring Kirk Douglas.