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iW NEWS | "Allah Made" For Truly Indie
Truly Indie has announced that it will handle the U.S. theatrical release of Andrea Kalin's documentary, "Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert." The film looks at three American Muslim comedians, Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, and Preacher Mosswho, who take "a no holds barred approach" to humor about being ...
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iW NEWS | Balcony To Release "Devil Back To Hell"
Balcony Releasing has announced its acquisition of the U.S. distribution of Abigail Disney and Gini Reticker's doc "Pray The Devil Back To Hell." The film, which was awarded Best Documentary Feature at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, tells the story of a small band of Liberian women who came toget...
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iW NEWS | Weekend Estimates: "Elegy" Leads, "River" Steady
Isabel Coixet's "Elegy" led the specialty-focused iW BOT over the weekend, according to indieWIRE Box Office Tracking (iW BOT) estimates from Rentrak this afternoon. The IDP/Samuel Goldwyn release grossed an impressive $102,441 from 6 screens for a $17,074 average, more than twice its closest competitors, Courtney Hunt's "Frozen River" and Steven Sebring's "Patti Smith: Dream of Life." "River"'s $8,080 average was remained quite promising. Remaining on 7 screens (it expands next weekend), the film dropped just 20% in its second weekend, taking its cume to $169,054. On one screen, "Smith" matched "River"'s average exactly, grossing $8,080 f...
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IW NEWS | Sony Classics Planning '09 Release for Boden & Fleck's "Sugar"
Sony Pictures Classics is planning a theatrical release pegged to the '09 baseball season for Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's "Sugar. The company formally announced today the deal for North American and Latin American Distribution rights to the HBO film, which debuted in competition at this year's Sunda...
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iW BOT UPDATE | "Transsiberian" Leads In Third Weekend
Brad Anderson's "Transsiberian" from First Look Studios is atop the weekly iW BOT box office chart, which was published this afternoon. The film $27,000 from 2 runs. More in this week's box office column, which was published last night.
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iW NEWS | Somerset Acquires "Article VI"
Somerset Films has acquired North American theatrical and DVD rights to Bryan Hall and Jack Donaldson's political documentary "Article VI: Faith, Politics, America." The film examines the overwhelmingly divisive role of religion in American politics. Somerset is planning to release the film just p...
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iW NEWS | "Who Does She Think" For Artistic License
Artistic License Films has acquired theatrical rights to director Pamela Tanner Boll's documentary "Who Does She Think She Is?" The film looks at the "mothering-versus-working choice" faced particularly by American women artists. Artistic License will open the film in October at The Angelika in Ne...
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iW BOT | Solid Opening For "Frozen River" As Sony Classics Hopes For Another Late Summer Hit
Six months after receiving the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Courtney Hunt's "Frozen River" found winning box office numbers in its first weekend of theatrical release. Opening on seven screens in New York and Los Angeles, the Sony Pictures Classics release grossed $73,322 for a per-theater-average...
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iW NEWS | Weekend Estimates UPDATE: "Transsiberian," "Wire" Lead, "River" Opens Well
Brad Anderson's "Transsiberian" led the specialty-focused iW BOT over the weekend, according to indieWIRE Box Office Tracking (iW BOT) estimates from Rentrak this afternoon. First Look's "Transsiberian" managed to take in $30,174 from 2 screens in its third weekend, averaging $15,087. This is actually a slight increase from last weekend's average. Close behind was the second weekend of James Marsh's "Man on Wire," which grossed $50,000 on 4 screens for Magnolia Pictures. The film averaged $12,500 and now stands at $135,000 going into next weekend's significant expansion. The highest opener that reported was Courtney Hunt's "Frozen River...
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iW NEWS | "Milton Glaser" For Arthouse
Arthouse Films announced that it has acquired the Worldwide rights to the Wendy Key's documentary, "Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight." Glaser was best known for co-founding New York Magazine and for his iconic poster designs. "We are thrilled to work with the filmmakers on this release," said Arthouse Films' Lily Bright and David Koh in a joint statement. "Milton Glaser's designs are recognizable worldwide and now audiences will have a chance to see the wit, intelligence and generosity of the man behind the iconic work." Arthouse Films plans a theatrical release next year followed by a DVD release on its label. Arthouse Films will also ...
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