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Image Entertainment Acquires Exclusive North American Distribution Rights to Comedy "$5 A Day" at Toronto International Film Festival

Posted on: Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:00 CDT

Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today at the Toronto International Film Festival that it has acquired from Capitol Films, Ltd. all North American rights (except theatrical) to the comedy "$5 a Day." The film will screen here Sept. 6, 7 and 12.

"$5 a Day" stars Amanda Peet ("The X Files: I Want to Believe,""Martian Child,""Syriana"), Academy Award(R)-nominated actress Sharon Stone ("Basic Instinct,""Casino,""Bobby"), Academy Award(R)-winning actor Christopher Walken ("Hairspray,""Click,""Wedding Crashers"), Emmy-nominated actor Peter Coyote ("Erin Brockovich,""E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial"), Dean Cain (TVs "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") and Alessandro Nivola ("Jurassic Park III").

The conservative son (Nivola) of a thrifty conman (Walken) begrudgingly joins his father on the road after being released from jail for one of his dad's earlier crimes.

"This film is certain to be an audience-pleaser with it all-star cast and funny storyline," said Bill Bromiley, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Image Entertainment. "Amanda Peet, Sharon Stone and Christopher Walken are all hilarious in this tale of a crazy father and his not-so-crazy son."

About Image Entertainment:

Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, with approximately 3,500 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 370 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and approximately 600 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., has digital download rights to approximately 2,000 video programs and over 300 audio programs containing more than 4,500 tracks. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please go to www.image-entertainment.com.

Source: Business Wire

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