film by Entertainment Sunflashes. The film was shot on location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from August 8 until September 17, 2007. They also shot briefly in Chicago for two days. Marketing In mid July, promotions for the film began in UK. On July 11, the theatrical international trailer was released through Optimum Releasing, followed by promotional and production stills. Soon after, promotional clips began sneaking their way into the Internet, and TV spots started airing in UK TV channels. The theatrical trailer was released thereafter. The first UK review surfaced on August 3. Make It Happen was released in the UK on August 8, 2008. The film was further released in Iceland on the 28th of August, and then in Singapore and Australia on September 4. The film debuted in the Philippines on 1 October, and recently premiered in Hong Kong theaters on November 13. The film was also released in Netherlands on February 5, 2009 and Belgium on the 18th. Make It Happen made its final theatrical run in France, on 10 June 2009, exactly a year after the film's shooting production began. Release Home media Make It Happen was released on standard DVD in the UK on December 29, 2008. Supplementary materials include: "She's Got Moves" DVD Game, an interview with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 13 deleted and extended scenes, blooper reel, trailers and TV spots. The film never received a theatrical release in the United States and instead went straight to DVD on December 9, 2008, while finding release on DVD on November 4, 2008. The DVD possesses the removed plotline of Dana's sudden pregnancy, and of her eventual miscarriage and also an extended sequence of Brooke's audition. Make It Happen has yet to be released on Blu-ray in the US. It was released in Blu-ray on 20 July 2009 in the UK. The only special features available are a few trailers for other Weinstein releases, and Dutch subtitles. The release is Region B Locked. The film eventually got a Canadian Blu-ray as well, released on January 25, 2011 by Alliance Films as a Region A Locked disc. It also similarly lacks special features. Reception Box office Make It Happen was released first in the UK on Friday, the 8th of August. During its initial release, the film grossed $945,349 over the weekend and ended up fifth on the box office chart. It spent a total of one