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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Columbia Pictures to Pay Off Mortgage for One Deserving Family - Grand Prize Winner Will Receive Mortgage Pay Off -

Columbia Pictures to Pay Off Mortgage for One Deserving Family - Grand Prize Winner Will Receive Mortgage Pay Off -

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with the spirit of their upcoming film Hancock, Columbia Pictures is launching a contest to pay off a family's home mortgage.

Hancock's Helping Hand Mortgage payoff contest was inspired by the film. Hancock is a misunderstood superhero who is encouraged to improve his public image when he meets a good-hearted public relations executive.

Columbia Pictures will pay off the mortgage debt of one deserving family, with a grand prize worth up to $360,000. To enter and find the official contest rules, log on to http://www.hancockmovie.com/. Entrants will write a 200 word essay explaining why they are deserving of the grand prize. The program begins immediately and runs through July 6.

Hancock, the action-comedy from Columbia Pictures, opens in theatres everywhere July 2, 2008, with special advance screenings beginning nationwide at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 1.

About Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures, part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 100 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com/.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Steve Elzer
Senior Vice President, Media Relations
310-244-7142
steve_elzer@spe.sony.com

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Source: Columbia Pictures

CONTACT: Steve Elzer, Senior Vice President, Media Relations,
+1-310-244-7142, steve_elzer@spe.sony.com, for Columbia Pictures

Web site:

http://www.hancockmovie.com/
http://www.sonypictures.com/


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