Best Oscar winner SPOTLIGHT expands theaters nationwide

Representatives for Open Roads Films, the distributor of Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight,” announced that the film is expanding to additional screens, after a limited run that started in November.  “Spotlight” is already playing in the St. Louis area at three theaters (Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema, AMC Dine-In Theaters West Olive 16, and Wehrenberg St. Clair 10) but will expand on Friday, March 4, to 14 theaters, although it closes Thursday at West Olive. Here is the release:

Open Road Films plans victory lap for Tom McCarthy’s look at Boston Globe’s coverage of Catholic Church sex scandal

Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight” will expand to about 1,000 theaters this weekend, Open Road Films said Monday.

Its’s a victory lap for “Spotlight,” the R-rated drama detailing the Boston Globe’s uncovering of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal. It also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, which was written by director Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer.

“Spotlight” opened in limited release on Nov. 6 and has gone on to take in $39.1 million domestically, about 30 percent of which has come after its Jan. 14 Best Picture nomination. It has also grossed $22.6 million overseas for a worldwide total of $61.8 million, against a budget of $20 million.