The first Sundance 2024 movie has reportedly sold for big bucks.
“A Real Pain,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring him and Kieran Culkin, has gone to Disney’s Searchlight.
Variety reports that the sale was $10 million, which is not a record by any means but much more prudent in this tricky time.
My sources say a number of companies participated in an auction. You can only imagine how badly A24 and others wanted it.
The reviews have been raves for this warm hearted comedy. Eisenberg has a loyal fan following. and Culkin is hot from winning the Critics Choice and Emmy Awards for “Succession.”
Searchlight will probably hold this for the fall, and some awards consideration. So they’ve already got one in the bag for next year, and “Poor Things” for this one. Not bad!
