 "Find Me Guilty", starring Vin Diesel, was the company's first national release, launching in more than 400 theatres across the country.YFG's first major financial success as a distributor was with "The Illusionist", starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel, which pulled in roughly $40 million at the U.S. box office, gaining notoriety for YFG's successful launch of the film through a platform release rollout.YFG Releasing adopted an early strategy of producing and acquiring independent films with major name talent attached, such as "The Illusionist", "Winter Passing", "Haven" (with Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton), "Shortcut to Happiness" (starring Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Love Hewitt) and "Even Money" (with Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta and Danny DeVito).