Videoville Showtime

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Videoville Showtime Inc.
FormerlyVideo-Ville Showtime Inc. [1]
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedMay 27, 1983 [2]
FounderErnie Grivakis
Headquarters
407 McGill St
Montreal, Quebec
,
Area served
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Key people
Ernie Grivakis
(CEO)
Harry Grivakis
(SVP)[ citation needed ]
Javi Hernandez
(Executive Vice President)[ citation needed ]
Products Theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, VOD, SVOD, TV
ServicesMotion Picture distribution
Number of employees
30
Website vvs.ca

Videoville Showtime Inc., [3] doing business as VVS Films, is a [4] Canadian motion picture distribution company founded by Ernie Grivakis. The company was formed in Montreal, Quebec on May 27, 1983 and operates its theatrical sales & marketing office out of Toronto, Ontario. [5]

Contents

Films

The company's focus is commercial movies, including:

YearCanadian Release DatesTitleGenreNotes
2011July 29, 2011 Jock the Hero Dog Animated, Comedy
2012March 9, 2012 Friends with Kids Romantic Comedy
August 10, 2012 Freelancers Action
September 21, 2012 End of Watch Action, Thriller
October 16, 2012 Rites of Passage Thriller
December 7, 2012 Playing for Keeps Romantic Comedy
2013January 4, 2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D Slasher, Horror
January 11, 2013 A Haunted House Satirical, Horror, Comedy
March 19, 2013 Empire State Crime, Drama
March 22, 2013 Olympus Has Fallen Political, Action, Thriller
Spring Breakers Comedy, Crime
June 14, 2013 Vehicle 19 Action, Thriller
October 11, 2013 Machete Kills Action, Exploitation
November 27, 2013 Homefront Action, Thriller
December 6, 2013 Out of the Furnace Crime, Drama
2014January 27, 2014 That Awkward Moment Comedy, Drama
March 28, 2014 Sabotage Action, Thriller
A Haunted House 2 Satirical, Horror, Comedy
April 25, 2014 Brick Mansions Action
May 9, 2014 Chef Road, Comedy, Drama
July 25, 2014 And So It Goes Comedy, Drama
August 22, 2014 Are You Here
August 27, 2014 The November Man Spy, Action, Thriller
September 26, 2014 Good People Action, Thriller
2015March 30, 2015 Wild Card Action, Thriller
April 13, 2015 Escobar: Paradise Lost Romantic Thriller
June 29, 2015 Last Knights Action, Drama
July 13, 2015 Maggie Moore(s) Black Comedy, Mystery
October 26, 2015 Z for Zachariah Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
November 23, 2015 No Escape Action, Thriller
November 30, 2015 Mississippi Grind Comedy, Drama
December 21, 2015 Sleeping with Other People Romantic Comedy
2016January 22, 2016 Dirty Grandpa Comedy
2017June 16, 2017 All Eyez on Me Biography, Drama
2018January 19, 2018 Den of Thieves Heist, Action, Crime, Drama
February 2, 2018 Braven Action, Thriller
June 29, 2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades Prison, Action, Thriller
2019April 12, 2019 Hellboy Superhero
July 2, 2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Prison, Action, Thriller
August 16, 2019 47 Meters Down: Uncaged Survival, Horror
August 23, 2019 Angel Has Fallen Political, Action, Thriller
September 20, 2019 Rambo: Last Blood Vigilante, Action
2023July 28, 2023 Talk to Me Supernatural, Horror
2024January 12, 2024 The Beekeeper Action, Thriller
February 27, 2024 The Bricklayer Action, Thriller, Spy
March 8, 2024 Love Lies Bleeding Romantic Thriller
March 15, 2024 One Life Biography, Drama
March 19, 2024 Land of Bad Action, Thriller
April 26, 2024 Boy Kills World Dystopian, Action, Comedy, Thriller
The King Tide Drama, Thriller, Horror
May 24, 2024 Hit Man Biography, Romantic Comedy
June 4, 2024 Blood for Dust Action, Thriller, Crime
June 21, 2024 Thelma Comedy, Drama
August 16, 2024 My Penguin Friend Family, Adventure
September 13, 2024 Subservience Science Fiction, Thriller
September 20, 2024 A Different Man Black Comedy, Psychological, Thriller
October 8, 2024 Hellboy: The Crooked Man Superhero, Horror
October 18, 2024 Woman of the Hour Period, Crime, Thriller
November 1, 2024 Here Drama
Hitpig! Animated, Comedy
Absolution Action, Crime, Thriller
November 8, 2024 Heretic Psychological Horror

Upcoming

YearCanadian Release DatesTitleGenreNotes
2024December 6, 2024 Y2K Disaster, Comedy, Horror
Werewolves Action, Horror
December 13, 2024 Dirty Angels Action, Thriller
2025January 10, 2025 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Heist, Action, Crime, Drama

Distribution

It has direct, full-service distribution across all media in both English and French speaking Canada. In 2023, the company expanded its distribution territory to Australia and New Zealand with the Nicolas Cage-starring Dream Scenario . [6]

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