THR: Neon offered $10 million to buy "Hit Man" US rights, but lost to Netflix. disappointment for exhibition and Neon Sep 05, 11:19
Neon CEO believed "Hit Man" would gross more than $25 million box office if it received US theatrical release Sep 05, 11:21
Nor did Neon take out a TV ad for Longlegs, which is unprecedented for a wide release. Sep 05, 11:27
That's a bit of spin. It's unusual for a film to break 50m with no TV but it's fairly common for indie wide releases. Digital is much Sep 05, 11:54
Yeah, it's not all that uncommon for indie wide releases. TALK TO ME did the same. {nm} Sep 05, 13:54
Everyone big was in on HIT MAN. Linklater took the money {nm} Sep 05, 11:52