A look at films that scored last year
About 20 films scored some kind of distribution deal out of the festival last year. A rundown:
“JESUS CAMP”Company: Magnolia Pictures
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: $902,544
“DRIVING LESSONS”
Company: Sony Pictures Classics
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: $239,962
Company: Magnolia Pictures
Deal Type: English territories
B.O. or Release Date: $150,056 “LONELY HEARTS”
Company: Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films/ClickStar
Deal Type: Service
B.O. or Release Date: $146, 530* “BOY CULTURE”
Company: TLA Releasing
Deal Type: English territories
B.O. or Release Date: $129,535* “THE TV SET”
Company: ThinkFilm
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: $109,006* “COLOR ME KUBRICK”
Company: Magnolia Pictures
Deal Type: U.S. rights
B.O. or Release Date: $70,677* “MINI’S FIRST TIME”
Company: First Independent
Deal Type: Service
B.O. or Release Date: $49,034 “ALONE WITH HER”
Company: IFC First Take/ Weinstein Co.
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: $10,787 “CIVIC DUTY”
Company: Freestyle Releasing
Deal Type: Service
B.O. or Release Date: May 4 “THE TREATMENT”
Company: New Yorker Films
Deal Type: U.S. rights
B.O. or Release Date: May 4 “THE HIP HOP PROJECT”
Company: ThinkFilm
Deal Type: World rights
B.O. or Release Date: May 11 “I’M REED FISH”
Company: Netflix/Red Envelope
Deal Type: U.S. rights
B.O. or Release Date: June 1 “GYPSY CARAVAN”
Company: Shadow Distribution
Deal Type: U.S. rights
B.O. or Release Date: June 15 “FAT GIRLS”
Company: Regent Releasing
Deal Type: U.S. rights
B.O. or Release Date: July “I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH”
Company: IFC First Take/ Weinstein Co.
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: July “HATCHET”
Company: Anchor Bay Releasing
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: Sept. 7 “KETTLE OF FISH”
Company: Screen Media Ventures
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: no theatrical “MEE SHEE: THE WATER GIANT”
Company: Screen Media Ventures
Deal Type: North American rights
B.O. or Release Date: no theatrical “ONE PERCENT”
Company: HBO
Deal Type: Broadcast only
B.O. or Release Date: no theatrical “STREET THIEF”
Company: A&E
Deal Type: Broadcast only
B.O. or Release Date: no theatrical *still in release
B.O. data through April 22
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