"I would call it a collaborative effort, " said Rob Friedman, Lions Gate motion picture group co-chair, referring to Ms. Collins's participation.

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Films such as "Arbitrage" and "Margin Call, " both financial thrillers distributed by Roadside Attractions and Lions Gate, had synchronous theatrical and VOD debuts.

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And we went to the stadium gate, where the guy who scanned our bar codes told us we had to go to Will Call, and the lady at Will Call took one look at our tickets and pronounced them fakes.

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