Lionsgate's Critically-Acclaimed Western 3:10 TO YUMA Lassos Number One Spot on DVD Charts

Lionsgate's Critically-Acclaimed Western 3:10 TO YUMA Lassos Number One Spot on DVD Charts

Title Debuts In First Place on DVD and High Definition Charts With 3 Million Units Sold in the United States and Canada

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate's DVD release strategy continued to generate successful results as the Company's second high-profile release of the month of January, 3:10 TO YUMA, stampeded over the competition, debuting at number one among this week's new DVD releases. The Blu-ray release of 3:10 TO YUMA also debuted at number one and marked one of the 10 best Blu-ray debuts to date.

The action-packed Western from LIONSGATE(R) (NYSE:LGF), the premier independent filmed entertainment studio, finished the week with 3 million units sold. The film outsold both the DVD and Blu-ray debuts of films with two to three times its box office and continued to reflect Lionsgate's proficiency in achieving the highest theatrical box office to DVD conversion rate of any studio in the industry. Lionsgate placed two films in the top three positions on this week's DVD charts -- the dominance of 3:10 TO YUMA follows on the heels of last week's DVD release of Lionsgate's Jet Li/Jason Statham action-thriller WAR, which debuted at #2 last week and remains in the top three this week. In addition, the Company's third major DVD release of the month, the Dane Cook/Jessica Alba comedy GOOD LUCK, CHUCK, hit stores on Tuesday and is off to a very strong start. Its full first week results will be reported next week.

The success of WAR and 3:10 TO YUMA marks the initial salvo in Lionsgate's campaign to again dominate the post-holiday period, duplicating the success of the Company's record-breaking January at the beginning of 2007. The studio has four more major releases slated this month, including the DVD and Blu-ray releases of GOOD LUCK CHUCK this week and the fourth installment in the highly successful SAW horror franchise, SAW IV, on January 22. On January 29, Lionsgate will release the gripping drama TRADE, starring Kevin Kline, and the Sundance winner RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR. Lionsgate will release Tyler Perry's box office hit WHY DID I GET MARRIED? two weeks later, on February 12.

Directed by James Mangold (WALK THE LINE) and featuring a stellar cast including Academy Award(R) winner Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster and acting legend Peter Fonda, 3:10 TO YUMA also opened number one at the box office for Lionsgate during its theatrical run. The film was one of the most critically-acclaimed releases of 2007 and has received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture as well as Best Original Score awarded to renowned composer Marco Beltrami by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Critics declared the movie "a taut, terrific action film" (TIME), "A masterpiece from start to finish" (Access Hollywood), "an instant classic" (Fox News), "masterful" (Maxim Magazine), "an absolutely brilliant western" (Larry King) and "A triumph of style, action and codes of honor among men" (At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper).

"With its star power and critical acclaim, 3:10 TO YUMA is just the type of release we envisioned as being a success in our "fifth quarter," leading up to the awards season," said Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate Home Entertainment General Manager and Executive Vice President. "Holding major releases like WAR, 3:10 TO YUMA, GOOD LUCK CHUCK and SAW IV until after the holidays has given us a strong reputation with retailers and consumers for delivering a diverse, high-profile slate of titles for buyers to purchase with their holiday gift cards."

3:10 TO YUMA SYNOPSIS/EXTRA FEATURES

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 TO YUMA," a train that will take the killer to prison. During the grueling expedition, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. However, with Wade's posse on their trail, the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

The DVD features a "making of" documentary, featurettes, deleted scenes and audio commentary with director James Mangold. The Blu-ray disc is loaded with five featurettes, a "making of documentary," plus "A Conversation with Elmore Leonard," deleted scenes and audio commentary with director Mangold. Also included on the Blu-ray disc are interactive feature length extras including "Inside Yuma," a "picture in picture" exploration of the creation of the film and "Historical Timeline of the West," a navigation through some of the most significant historical events in the evolving history of the West.

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