Australian horror film Needle will receive a Mexican theatrical release, scheduled for February.
The film will be released across 50 screens in Mexico after a successful run in Turkey across 62 screens, grossing US$260,000.
Deidre Kitcher producer of Needle said “Needle has been sold in over 74 countries worldwide but has been particularly successful in Turkey, where it was seen by over 55,000 people on 62 screens grossing some $260,000 USD. This has lead to the Mexican distributor confirming the theatrical release plans for early 2012, which is quite exciting.”
It comes just days after the film was released across North America on DVD an VOD through Lionsgate.
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Director John V. Soto said: “The Needle DVD is available in over 5000 rental and retail outlets throughout the US and Canada. In addition the film is available on Netflix and iTunes for instant download/VOD. Few Australian films secure a release in the US and even fewer with a quality distributor like Lionsgate, so we’re very happy with what we have achieved to date.”
Locally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on blu-ray and DVD on 24 November.
Needle is about a college student who must unmask a killer who is harnessing the deadly powers of a sinister 18th century machine to target his friends.
The film stars Michael Dorman (Wild Boys, Daybreakers), Trilby Glover (Righteous Kill), Tahyna Tozzi (Wolverine), Ben Mendolsohn (Animal Kingdom) and John Jarratt (Wolf Creek).