Overview

• Black Bear completed international sales for Christy after its well-received world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Sydney Sweeney stars as pioneering boxer Christy Martin in the David Michôd–directed biopic, with Ben Foster portraying trainer-manager Jim.
• The film opens nationwide in the United States on November 7 as the first title on Black Bear’s U.S. theatrical slate.
• Black Bear will self-distribute in the U.K. and Ireland and release in Canada through Elevation Pictures.
• Regional partners include Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions for Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa and much of Asia, alongside deals in Europe and other markets.