Lionsgate's TRANSPORTER 3 Achieves Explosive Home Entertainment Debut, Selling Almost Two Million DVD Units in the United States and Canada During Its First Week

    TRANSPORTER 3 Also Dominates On Blu-ray And Digital Downloads

    Jason Statham Stars In The Third Installment of the Internationally
Acclaimed Franchise

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jason Statham is back as The Transporter and remains
a potent force in the EuropaCorp produced series as Lionsgate's TRANSPORTER 3
proved dominant across all revenue channels this past week, including DVD,
Blu-ray and digital downloads. The non-stop, action-packed thrill ride from
Lionsgate(R) (NYSE: LGF), a leading next generation studio, debuted with
nearly two million DVD units sold in its first week and also marked
Lionsgate's top Blu-ray debut to date. Packaged media was not the only place
where The Transporter packed a punch as the film, which earned $32 million in
North America during its theatrical run, came out of its first week as the
number two movie download on both iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.

    TRANSPORTER 3 achieved the highest box office-to-DVD conversion rate for
all major DVD releases this week, and Lionsgate continues to maintain the
highest conversion rate of any studio--approximately 20% higher than the
studio average. TRANSPORTER 3 and BANGKOK DANGEROUS, another Lionsgate action
film starring Nicolas Cage that was released on DVD in January, are two of the
highest converting DVD titles to date in 2009. TRANSPORTER 3 is likely to
reach nearly $60 million in total home entertainment consumer spending or
nearly 200% of its box office.  Lionsgate's current home entertainment year to
date market share is 8%, according to Nielsen/Rentrak.

    "Jason Statham is one of the most scintillating action stars in
Hollywood. His movies reach a core demo that we know will result in success on
all home entertainment formats," said Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate General Manager
and Executive Vice President. "We look at movies and franchises that have the
potential to perform in all iterations and our success in being the industry
leader in box-office-to-DVD conversion rate comes from our pattern of
releasing top action movies like TRANSPORTER 3."

    Lionsgate's successful relationship with Statham will continue with the
release of CRANK HIGH VOLTAGE, in theaters on April 17th.  Statham has starred
as leading man in several of Lionsgate's high octane action films--including
WAR and CRANK.  Lionsgate also announced this week their third collaboration
with EuropaCorp as they have acquired North American distribution rights to
the EuropaCorp-produced action/thriller FROM PARIS WITH LOVE, starring John
Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

    SYNOPSIS/EXTRA FEATURES

    Jason Statham is back as Frank Martin, the Transporter, in this explosive
third installment of the action-adventure series. This time, Frank is
presented an offer he can't refuse and ends up with a mysterious passenger and
a dangerous destination -- calling for a new machine and new rules. The stakes
are bigger, the enemy is deadlier, and the action has never been hotter.

    The 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray contain a standard definition
digital copy of the film as well as thrilling bonus features including
multiple in-depth featurettes examining many elements involved in the making
of the film, a featurette focusing on real-life transporters, and audio
commentary with the director.  The Blu-ray Disc also features MOLOG(TM), the
first BD Live application that allows users to insert and animate shapes,
text, audio and other graphics right into the film as well as post "blogs"
about the film to share with other registered MOLOG(TM) users. The standard
one-disc DVD of TRANSPORTER 3 will include a Widescreen and Full Screen
version of the film along with the theatrical trailer.

    2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
    DISC ONE:
    --  "Special Delivery: An Inside Look at Modern-Day Transporters"
        featurette
    --  Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Footage featuring:
        --  StoryBoards
        --  Sets/Production Design
        --  Special FX
    --  "Making of TRANSPORTER 3" featurette
    --  Audio commentary with director Olivier Megaton
    --  Theatrical trailer


    DISC TWO
    --  Digital Copy of the feature film


    BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
    DISC ONE
    --  "Special Delivery: An Inside Look at Modern-Day Transporters"
        featurette
    --  Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Footage featuring:
        --  StoryBoards
        --  Sets/Production Design
        --  Special FX
    --  "Making of TRANSPORTER 3" featurette
        --  Audio commentary with director Olivier Megaton
    --  MOLOG(TM) - network connected community and interactive movie blog
tool
        set
    --  Theatrical trailer


    DISC TWO
    --  Standard Definition Digital Copy of the feature film


    ABOUT LIONSGATE

    Lionsgate is a leading next generation studio with a major presence in
the production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming,
home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and digitally
delivered content.  The Company is leveraging its content leadership and
marketing expertise through the recent acquisition of TV Guide Network, one of
the 25 most widely distributed cable networks, and partnerships that include
the FEARnet branded VOD and Internet horror channel with Sony and Comcast, the
expected fall 2009 launch of EPIX, a new premium entertainment channel with
partners Viacom and MGM, investment in the leading young men's digital
distribution platform Break.com, the recent acquisition of the content and
navigation portal TV Guide.com, ownership of the premier independent
television syndication company Debmar-Mercury and an alliance with independent
filmed entertainment production and distribution company Roadside Attractions.

    The Company is an industry market share leader at the North American
theatrical box office for calendar 2009 to date, propelled by such theatrical
box office successes as TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL and MY BLOODY
VALENTINE 3D.  Other recent successes include SAW V, RELIGULOUS, FORBIDDEN
KINGDOM, RAMBO and THE BANK JOB.  Lionsgate has also forged strong positions
in television and home entertainment with the production of such
critically-acclaimed television series as "Mad Men," "Weeds" and "Crash," the
distribution of Tyler Perry's "House of Payne," "Family Feud" and "South Park"
and upcoming shows including Tyler Perry's "Meet The Browns" and "The Wendy
Williams Show," as well as market share of nearly 7% and the industry's
leading box office-to-DVD conversion rate in home entertainment.  Lionsgate
handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 12,000 motion
picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue
and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. 
The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment
in markets around the world.

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