The action-comedy flick, which bowed on 235 screens country-wide, reached the milestone after 10 weeks in theatres.
The Proper Television-produced competition series, set to premiere Nov. 1 on CBC, will be hosted by Daniel Levy and Julia Chan.
Michael Kronish, who currently heads up the company’s Toronto studio, will relocate to Montreal in September to lead the expansion.
Adriana Maggs and Noelle Carbone have left the project, produced by ICF Films, eOne and Eagle Vision.
At 20, the sci-fi channel’s expanding appeal has brought the specialty more viewers and homegrown hits.
Production of TV movies and specials skyrocketed in 2016, with audiences – and broadcasters – looking for family friendly, uncomplicated fare.
The changes include more funding for women-led projects and extra support for emerging talent.
There are 200 companies working in the virtual reality space in Canada, with more than 300 projects on the go, but distribution and financing remain problematic, says a new report.
With international demand for animation riding a sustained high, a growing number of service-based companies in Canada are cracking into the arena of original IP.
Interim editor Megan Haynes crunches the Indie List numbers and urges producers to spark their marketing creativity.