Even before its Sundance premiere, we postulated that An Education would be a great fit for Sony Pictures Classics and predicted a sale in the neighborhood of $4 million.

We called it. SPC picked it up in a roughly $4 million buy. Emboldened, we'd now recommend that Lionsgate take a look at Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire. Work that Tyler Perry circuit, get assured spots on Oprah and The View, and thank us later (a supporting actress campaign for Mo'Nique would be payment enough).

• Sony Pictures Classics Nabs North American and Latin American Rights to An Education in $3-$4 Million Deal [MCN]

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