Videoville Showtime

Videoville Showtime Inc.,^[3] doing business as VVS Films, is a^[4] Canadian motion picture distribution company founded by Ernie Grivakis. The company was formed in Montreal, Quebec on May 27, 1983 and operates its theatrical sales & marketing office out of Toronto, Ontario.^[5]

Videoville Showtime Inc.

Logo used since 2022
Formerly	Video-Ville Showtime Inc.[1]
Company type	Private
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	May 27, 1983[2]
Founder	Ernie Grivakis
Headquarters	407 McGill St Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Area served	Canada Australia New Zealand
Key people	Ernie Grivakis (CEO) Harry Grivakis (SVP)[citation needed] Javi Hernandez (Executive Vice President)[citation needed]
Products	Theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, VOD, SVOD, TV
Services	Motion Picture distribution
Number of employees	30
Website	https://vvsfilms.com/

Films

Released

The company's focus is commercial movies, including:

Year	Canadian Release Dates	Title	Genre	Notes
2011	July 29, 2011	Jock the Hero Dog	Animated, Comedy
2012	March 9, 2012	Friends with Kids	Romantic Comedy
	August 10, 2012	Freelancers	Action
	September 21, 2012	End of Watch	Action, Thriller
	October 16, 2012	Rites of Passage	Thriller
	December 7, 2012	Playing for Keeps	Romantic Comedy
2013	January 4, 2013	Texas Chainsaw 3D	Slasher, Horror
	January 11, 2013	A Haunted House	Satirical, Horror, Comedy
	March 19, 2013	Empire State	Crime, Drama
	March 22, 2013	Olympus Has Fallen	Political, Action, Thriller
		Spring Breakers	Comedy, Crime
	June 14, 2013	Vehicle 19	Action, Thriller
	October 11, 2013	Machete Kills	Action, Exploitation
	November 27, 2013	Homefront	Action, Thriller
	December 6, 2013	Out of the Furnace	Crime, Drama
2014	January 27, 2014	That Awkward Moment	Comedy, Drama
	March 28, 2014	Sabotage	Action, Thriller
		A Haunted House 2	Satirical, Horror, Comedy
	April 25, 2014	Brick Mansions	Action
	May 9, 2014	Chef	Road, Comedy, Drama
	July 25, 2014	And So It Goes	Comedy, Drama
	August 22, 2014	Are You Here
	August 27, 2014	The November Man	Spy, Action, Thriller
	September 26, 2014	Good People	Action, Thriller
2015	March 30, 2015	Wild Card	Action, Thriller
	April 13, 2015	Escobar: Paradise Lost	Romantic Thriller
	June 29, 2015	Last Knights	Action, Drama
	July 13, 2015	Maggie Moore(s)	Black Comedy, Mystery
	October 26, 2015	Z for Zachariah	Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
	November 23, 2015	No Escape	Action, Thriller
	November 30, 2015	Mississippi Grind	Comedy, Drama
	December 21, 2015	Sleeping with Other People	Romantic Comedy
2016	January 22, 2016	Dirty Grandpa	Comedy
2017	June 16, 2017	All Eyez on Me	Biography, Drama
2018	January 19, 2018	Den of Thieves	Heist, Action, Crime, Drama
	February 2, 2018	Braven	Action, Thriller
	June 29, 2018	Escape Plan 2: Hades	Prison, Action, Thriller
	October 26, 2018	Hunter Killer	Action, Thriller
2019	April 12, 2019	Hellboy	Superhero
	July 2, 2019	Escape Plan: The Extractors	Prison, Action, Thriller
	August 16, 2019	47 Meters Down: Uncaged	Survival, Horror
	August 23, 2019	Angel Has Fallen	Political, Action, Thriller
	September 20, 2019	Rambo: Last Blood	Vigilante, Action
2023	July 28, 2023	Talk to Me	Supernatural, Horror
2024	January 12, 2024	The Beekeeper	Action, Thriller
	February 27, 2024	The Bricklayer	Action, Thriller, Spy
	March 8, 2024	Love Lies Bleeding	Romantic Thriller
	March 15, 2024	One Life	Biography, Drama
	March 19, 2024	Land of Bad	Action, Thriller
	April 26, 2024	Boy Kills World	Dystopian, Action, Comedy, Thriller
		The King Tide	Drama, Thriller, Horror
	May 24, 2024	Hit Man	Biography, Romantic Comedy
	June 4, 2024	Blood for Dust	Action, Thriller, Crime
	June 21, 2024	Thelma	Comedy, Drama
	August 16, 2024	My Penguin Friend	Family, Adventure
	September 13, 2024	Subservience	Science Fiction, Thriller
	September 20, 2024	A Different Man	Black Comedy, Psychological, Thriller
	October 8, 2024	Hellboy: The Crooked Man	Superhero, Horror
	October 18, 2024	Woman of the Hour	Crime, Thriller
	November 1, 2024	Here	Drama
		Hitpig!	Animated, Comedy
		Absolution	Action, Crime, Thriller
	November 8, 2024	Heretic	Psychological Horror
	December 6, 2024	Y2K	Disaster, Comedy, Horror
		Werewolves	Action, Horror
	December 13, 2024	Dirty Angels	Action, Thriller
2025	January 10, 2025	Den of Thieves 2: Pantera	Heist, Action, Crime, Drama
		Young Werther	Romantic Comedy
	February 21, 2025	Old Guy	Action, Comedy

Upcoming

Year	Canadian Release Dates	Title	Genre	Notes
2025	March 14, 2025	Opus	Thriller
	March 28, 2025	Death of a Unicorn	Comedy, Horror
	May 9, 2025	Friendship	Comedy

Distribution

It has direct, full-service distribution across all media in both English and French speaking Canada. In 2023, the company expanded its distribution territory to Australia and New Zealand with the Nicolas Cage-starring Dream Scenario.^[6]