#FIRSTLOOK: “RUN TERRY RUN” IS LARGEST DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE OPENING FOR AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY

Run Terry Run sets largest English-language Canadian documentary opening in over a decade

The four-day Thanksgiving weekend gross for Run Terry Run totalled $170K at the domestic box office.

Run Terry Run grossed a staggering $116K at the Canadian Box Office over its opening weekend. Its theatrical opening marks the largest English-language Canadian documentary opening in over a decade, surpassing Rob Stewart’s Revolution, which earned $114K in 2012. Run Terry Run grossed a total of $170K over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend.

The feature-length documentary, with nationwide distribution by Elevation Pictures, opened this past weekend in over 150 screens, the widest theatrical opening for a non-concert documentary in the country since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004.

Run Terry Run offers an unprecedented look at Canadian hero Terry Fox’s 1980 Marathon of Hope. Through 96 reels of never-before-seen visuals and unheard audio interviews, viewers are brought directly into the van and onto the streets with Terry, his best friend Doug, and his younger brother Darrell as they experience an emotional and historic journey across the country.

Run Terry Run, supported by the Telefilm marketing fund, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been playing at film festivals across the country, including Atlantic International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, and Vancouver International Film Festival.

Proceeds from the film will support Cancer research across Canada through the Terry Fox Foundation. To continue Terry’s dream of a world without cancer and honour his legacy, donations can be made by visiting terryfox.org.