The Weinstein Company bought the North American rights to "Igor" on February 1, 2006. However, differences towards the artistic vision and release idea of the film between Weinstein and Exodus led Weinstein to sell the North American rights back to Exodus. However, Weinstein was involved in international distribution, and when selling "Igor" at the 2006 Marché du Film before production started, companies from almost every territory bought it; according to Howard, "We pre-sold film to all the former east bloc countries pretty much on the name alone."