The Sundance Film Festival has been the site of some of the largest independent film acquisitions, with distributors paying multimillion-dollar prices for breakout premieres. Notable Sundance sales have included films like CODA, Palm Springs, and Little Miss Sunshine, highlighting the festival’s role as a major marketplace for independent cinema. Learn more
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Outcome verified using reporting from major entertainment trade publications, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and IndieWire. This market resolves to the price range containing the highest publicly reported acquisition price for a single film sold at the Sundance Film Festival. Films reported as “in negotiations” are excluded. If reported prices differ across sources, the lowest commonly reported guaranteed base price is used.
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