Porchlight Acquires Rights To The Ultimate Gift

LOS ANGELES, February 2: PorchLight Entertainment has picked up the North American television rights and all international distribution rights to the feature film The Ultimate Gift.

The film will be released by FOXFAITH—Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s distribution label for faith-based programming—in the U.S. on March 9 in 550 theaters. The film’s cast includes James Garner, Abigail Breslin of Little Miss Sunshine and Charmed’s Drew Fuller.

Produced by Rick Eldridge, whose previous credits include Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, the film is based on the best-selling novel by Jim Stovall that has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide and been translated into 14 languages.

“The film is a perfect fit for PorchLight’s lineup of high quality films for our distributors worldwide,” said Karen Roberts, the senior VP of acquisitions at PorchLight. “The Ultimate Gift is a story about a transformational journey that will motivate its audience to evaluate their own values while offering an inspiring message of philanthropy and volunteerism.”