Limited release of a foreign movie in US without going through MPAA and Distributors. Possible ?

A friend of mine is planning a release of his movie in US. We will be releasing the movie in only 2-3 cities. Its like releasing a bollywood movie in select theatres. The movie will run for a couple days or may be a week. I am wondering if someone knows the procedure of how this process will work since the movie wont be rated by MPAA and we aren't interested in going through the known movie distrubutors mainly due to zero profit margins. I have tried independent film alliance and other independent film organisation but noone is able to answer.

We are planning to rent out a screen per theatre per city for a couple days or maximum a week. We will sell the tickets ourselves over the counter and advertise ahead of time. My question is :

%26gt;%26gt; Is it possible to release a movie without going through MPAA or Distributors ?

%26gt;%26gt; What are the govt taxes ?

%26gt;%26gt; What is the proper procedure of releasing a foreign movie as an independent filmmaker/distributor ?

Thanks !

Limited release of a foreign movie in US without going through MPAA and Distributors. Possible ?opera mobile

yes any movie that is not rated has not been rated by the mpaa as for distrubition that you got me on im not sure what to do there but yes you can release a movie in the usa without the Mpaa rating it.

Limited release of a foreign movie in US without going through MPAA and Distributors. Possible ?imax theatre opera theater

You may be able to work out a deal with theaters like the Alamo Drafthouse Theaters in Texas where you can make money as long as they get a certain amount in concessions. Remember, theaters make the majority of their money from the concessions. Talk to them about putting up movie posters as well, if you have them.

You can contact the local cable company for each city about advertising in only certain geographic areas. Rates are much lower. In my geographic area, it costs as little as $40 to $50 for each thirty second spot during prime time. Run a couple of different thirty second trailers and see if the cable company will let you target your audience by showing them during shows that draw the same target audience.

Also contact local talk shows well ahead of time about scheduling you to do interviews about your movie. See if they'll let you play a scene segment cut from the movie as well to draw audience interest.