After a successful opening weekend, HOME RUN continues to celebrate a fantastic start for David Boyd's (The Walking Dead, Friday Night Lights) feature film. After opening in some 400 theaters across the country and debuting at No. 2 after Tom Cruise's Oblivion, the Samuel Goldwyn Films release, in association with Provident Films, astounded audiences and critics alike with its honest portrayal of overcoming life's difficulties. Starting this weekend, the film will open in 70 new theaters nationwide, giving more moviegoers a chance to hear the message that with God, it's never too late "¦ freedom is possible.

"It has been incredible to see what has unfolded over the past few weeks since HOME RUN hit the theaters," remarked the film's Executive Producer Carol Mathews. "While it's been exciting to get good reviews in the press and now see the film expand in to more markets, the best thing has been the lives we are seeing changed by the message of this film. It is truly giving people hope that 'freedom is possible' in their own lives and in their own situations - and that is beyond what I could have ever hoped for."

Home Run has a 100% user rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has reported, via Facebook posts, the common occurrence of erupting applause and standing ovations in multiple theaters after credits begin to roll. Celebrate Recovery, the featured 12-step program portrayed in the film, has reported a substantial up-tick of newcomers in chapters across the country since the movie released on April 19.

Samuel Goldwyn Films in association with Provident Films have partnered in the marketing and distribution of HOME RUN. Past successes of the Goldwyn and Provident partnership include Fireproof, October Baby and Facing the Giants. A Hero Productions Film in association with Impact Productions, HOME RUN is directed by David Boyd, with a screenplay by Brian Brightly, Melanie Wistar, Eric Newman and Candace Lee. The film is executive produced by Carol Spann Mathews and Tom Newman. HOME RUN stars Scott Elrod, Vivica A. Fox, Dorian Brown and Charles Henry Wyson.

In addition to the theatrical release of the film, Home Run the novel released in March 2013 with David C Cook publishers. Travis Thrasher, celebrated novelist, was enlisted to adapt the screenplay into a deeply moving story for fiction readers.