Sundance Film Festival vet Swiss Army Man handily won the Specialty weekend battle in a crowded weekend of new releases. Released by A24, the film by 'the Daniels' grossed $114K in a trio of locations. Also strong in its debut was The Orchard's Hunt For the Wilderpeople by Kiwi director Taika Waititi, averaging over…

From Todd Solondz and Greta Gerwig to Daniel Radcliffe and his pair of directors known collectively as the Daniels, a notable pack of filmmakers and stars are heading to theaters with limited releases this weekend. Solondz Wiener-Dog, with Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn and a rambunctious dachshund (or two) share…

Amazon Studios has made another Sundance Film Festival acquisition, sealing a deal for U.S. theatrical and streaming rights for Todd Solondz’s comedy Wiener-Dog. The film bowed Friday at the Eccles Theatre in the Premieres section of the fest. Amazon still is looking for a partner to co-release. The pic tells tells…

Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Brie Larson, Ellen Burstyn, Zosia Mamet and Tracy Letts have joined the cast of Wiener-Dog, the next film from Todd Solondz being produced by Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures and Killer Films’ Christine Vachon. Julie Delpy and Greta Gerwig star in the pic, which tells several stories…