Limited and VOD Releases: Everybody Loves Some Limited Releases
February 17, 2017
While there are not a lot of films on this week’s list, there is still a wide selection of limited releases. Most of these films are earning overall positive reviews, if not overwhelmingly positive reviews. Two of these films are aimed at Hispanics, Everybody Loves Somebody and You’re Killing Me Susana, and they could do well in theaters.
Everybody Loves Somebody - Reviews
In Dubious Battle - Reviews
Irada - Reviews
Lovesong - Reviews
My Name Is Emily - Reviews
Runningshaadi.com - No Reviews
XX - Reviews
You’re Killing Me Susana - Reviews
Secondary VOD Releases:
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Karla Souza plays a successful doctor who has relationship troubles. She asks a co-worker to pretend to be her boyfriend for a family wedding. However, once there, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, who her family always loved. This is the widest limited release of the week opening in over 300 theaters. That would normally be too many for a limited release, but films aimed at Hispanics have performed well with this release strategy.
Video on Demand
This film is the biggest limited release of the week, at least in terms of cast. Unfortunately, the reviews are among the weakest for the week, so weak that even renting it on VOD is asking too much.
A bomb blows up a factory and a state investigator needs to discover who was behind it, but there are plenty of people with motives. There is only one review on Rotten Tomatoes, but it is positive and plenty of Bollywood movies open with zero reviews.
A pair of friends, Mindy and Sarah, go on vacation with Sarah’s young daughter. When Mindy and Sarah become intimate one night, Mindy leaves the next day. It isn’t until three years later that Mindy contacts Sarah, to invite her to her Wedding. The reviews for this film are good, but not great, and limited releases usually need great reviews to thrive.
Evanna Lynch stars as the titular Emily, a 16-year old whose father was committed after a mental breakdown. When she doesn’t get a birthday card from him for the first time since he was committed, she runs away from her foster family to find out what happened to him. The reviews are amazing, but the film struggled in its native market, so I’m not bullish about its chances here.
A Bollywood film about a trio who run a website that helps young couples elope. There are no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but that is common for Bollywood films.
Video on Demand
A horror anthology with each of the four segments being directed by a woman. That does help set it apart. The reviews are good, but not great, while anthologies are simply better suited for the home market. That said, it would make a great rental for fans of the genre.
Gael Garcia Bernal plays an actor whose wife leaves him one day. He was sure their marriage was solid, but when he tries to find out where she went, he learns she had grown sick of his immature behavior a long time ago. The reviews are amazing and Gael Garcia Bernal does have some drawing power here, while Hispanic films are becoming more popular here.
American Fable - Reviews - Video on Demand
From Nowhere - Reviews - Video on Demand
Only two secondary VOD releases this week. The first is earning mixed reviews, while the second it earning nearly unanimously positive reviews.
Filed under: Limited Releases, VOD Releases, Home Market Releases, In Dubious Battle, My Name Is Emily, Me Estas Matando Susana, From Nowhere, XX, Lovesong, Todos Queremos a Alguien, American Fable, Running Shaadi, Irada, Gael Garcia Bernal, Evanna Lynch, Jena Malone, Riley Keough, Karla Souza