Wes Anderson’s quirky comedy “The Grand Budpest Hotel” scored nine Academy Award nods on Thursday, including best picture, raising new interest in a film that for months has been available on DVD and digital formats.
Frank Rodriguez, senior vice president and general sales manager for Fox Searchlight, a unit of 21st Century Fox said that the arthouse studio was arranging for overnight shipping to 15 to 30 theaters that requested the film.
Rodriguez said, “I’m at a loss for words for how happy we are for ‘Budapest. I don’t think ‘Budapest’ would have gotten any new bookings without the Oscar recognition.” Theater owners were also clamoring to schedule surreal satire “Birdman.” Birdman is another offbeat Fox Searchlight release that scored nine Oscar nominations.
