Mad Money Abounds at Anchor Bay Entertainment

Mad Money Abounds at Anchor Bay Entertainment

Mad Money DVD Tops Charts!

BURBANK, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchor Bay Entertainment announced today that its DVD release of Mad Money is set to debut at the top of retail charts in its first week of release selling more units than any other new theatrical release. The film is the first theatrical release from the company's sister unit, Overture Films.

"Anchor Bay is thrilled with the success of Mad Money," commented Bill Clark, president of Anchor Bay Entertainment. "The title establishes a record for Anchor Bay on multiple levels and underscores the combined performance capabilities of Anchor Bay and Overture. Our sales and marketing team performed superbly."

"We knew that Mad Money would resonate with consumers and the sales figures have confirmed it," added Chris McGurk, CEO to both Anchor Bay Entertainment and Overture Films. "We're in a unique position with Overture as we have the ability to release across all avenues domestically including pay television on Starz and Encore channels and home entertainment through Anchor Bay. Being the No. 1-selling title on week one of release is a terrific way to launch our distribution in the home entertainment arena."

Starring Academy Award(R) winner Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Something's Gotta Give), Oscar(R) nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago, Hairspray) and Katie Holmes (Pieces of April, Batman Begins), Mad Money is the story of three ordinary women who decide to do something extraordinary -- rob the Federal Reserve Bank! Directed by Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R)-winner Callie Khouri (screenplay: Thelma & Louise, directing: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) and written by Glenn Gers (Fracture), Mad Money also stars Ted Danson ("Damages," "Cheers"), Roger Cross (21), Adam Rothenberg (Tennessee), Stephen Root (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) and Christopher McDonald (Thelma & Louise). With bonus features including an audio commentary by Khouri and a "Makin' Money" behind-the-scenes featurette, the Mad Money DVD provides a steady flow of laughs.

The DVD of Mad Money was released to retail on May 13, 2008. Next up for Anchor Bay is the hilarious mockumentary, The Grand and Overture's critically acclaimed The Visitor.

About Overture Films

Overture Films (http://www.overturefilms.net/) develops, produces, acquires, and distributes feature length, theatrical motion pictures worldwide. The studio is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group (NASDAQ:LCAPA)(NASDAQ:LCAPB), a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation. Its affiliated companies, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Entertainment, make the films available domestically to viewers via home video, premium television, Internet and other outlets.

About Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a division of Starz Media, LLC. Starz Media is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media (http://www.starzmedia.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

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CONTACT: Sue Procko of Sue Procko Public Relations, +1-323-653-5153,
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http://www.starzmedia.com/
http://www.starz.com/
http://www.overturefilms.net/

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