 For Olive's final scene involving her dancing routine, Breslin spent two weeks preparing with a choreographer.Following the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2006, several studios placed bids; Fox Searchlight Pictures won, offering $10.5 million, plus 10% of all the gross revenues.The deal occurred less than a day after the premiere and was one of the biggest deals made in the history of the festival.