Ketchup Entertainment Acquires U.S. Rights To 'ViQueens' — SkimNews
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- Ketchup Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to Norwegian animated film 'ViQueens' from director Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid, The 12th Man), with a theatrical date in the works
- The U.S. campaign for ViQueens begins this weekend with a teaser screening exclusively in theaters alongside 'Coyote Vs. Acme,' which is barreling toward $37M domestic by Labor Day Monday
- ViQueens continues Ketchup's streak in family entertainment after Coyote Vs. Acme delivered the distributor's best domestic opening ($15.9M) and overall title cume ever
- The film follows two Viking girls, Ingrid and Hedvig, who defy tradition to return a stowaway boy to China, traveling from Norwegian fjords through Byzantine intrigue and along the Silk Road
- International voice cast is led by Ella Purnell (Arcane, Fallout, Yellowjackets) as Ingrid and Rita Ora as Hedvig, with Steve Speirs, Anton Lesser and Alan Carr in supporting roles and Christophe Beck (Frozen) composing the score
- ViQueens is produced by Veslemøy Ruud Zwart of Zwart Arbeid, with Sola Media representing the film internationally; Norway home-territory release is slated for Dec. 25
Why it matters: For Ketchup Entertainment, the ViQueens deal extends a theatrical-first family-entertainment pipeline built on Coyote Vs. Acme's record $15.9M opening and $37M domestic trajectory, positioning the distributor as an active acquirer of international animated features rather than a one-off rescuer of shelved studio titles. Sola Media and Zwart Arbeid land a U.S. partner during Ketchup's strongest commercial window yet.
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