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Article: Overture Films: Soph lineup shores up newcomer's ambitions.(V PLUS: GLOBAL INDEPENDENTS)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- September 8, 2008
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Like Summit Entertainment, newcomer Overture Films--a division of John Malone's Liberty Media empire--seeks to establish itself as a major player as it moves into its second year of existence.
Overture released five titles between Labor Day 2007 and Labor Day 2008, including one of the few bright spots at the ailing indie box office: "The Visitor," which has cumed $9.3 million domestically.
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Company's biggest grosser to date was "Mad Money," which cumed $20.7 million. In August, company missed with "Henry Poole Is Here," which was picked up at Sundance this year.
Toppers Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett say none of ...