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A mighty summer trio of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Moonrise Kingdom" and "To Rome With Love" continued to boost the summer indie box office, each finding very strong numbers in expansion. That overshadowed a generally uneventful ba... More »
| Title | Distributor | Locations | Gross | Per Location | Overall Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasts Of The Southern Wild | Fox Searchlight | 19 | $374,057 | $19,687 | $743,846 |
| Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | 884 | $4,519,195 | $5,112 | $26,780,989 |
| Kumare | Kino Lorber | 1 | $5,061 | $5,061 | $45,331 |
| Intouchables | The Weinstein Company | 60 | $272,797 | $4,547 | $3,095,889 |
| To Rome With Love | Sony Pictures Classics | 806 | $3,104,328 | $3,852 | $4,863,538 |
| China Heavyweight | Zeitgeist | 1 | $3,792 | $3,792 | $3,792 |
| Take This Waltz | Magnolia Pictures | 46 | $152,250 | $3,310 | $399,644 |
| Never Stand Still: Dancing At Jacob's | First Run | 2 | $6,062 | $3,031 | $13,685 |
| Unforgivable | Strand Releasing | 6 | $16,090 | $2,682 | $62,917 |
| The Magic of Belle Isle | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $10,367 | $2,592 | $10,367 |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | FilmDistrict | 109 | $252,956 | $2,321 | $2,170,062 |
| Bernie | Millennium Entertainment | 113 | $250,914 | $2,220 | $7,770,793 |
| Neil Young Journeys | Sony Pictures Classics | 5 | $10,974 | $2,195 | $33,382 |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight | 359 | $741,091 | $2,064 | $41,991,873 |
| Whores' Glory | Kino Lorber | 2 | $3,743 | $1,872 | $27,221 |
| Where Do We Go Now? | Sony Pictures Classics | 8 | $13,398 | $1,675 | $456,197 |
| Crazy Eyes | Strand Releasing | 2 | $3,259 | $1,630 | $3,259 |
| Your Sister's Sister | IFC Films | 95 | $152,836 | $1,609 | $994,245 |
| Dark Horse | Vitagraph | 3 | $4,756 | $1,585 | $74,547 |
| Elena | Zeitgeist | 3 | $4,237 | $1,412 | $141,626 |
| Monsieur Lazhar | Music Box Films | 13 | $15,746 | $1,211 | $5,711,216 |
| For Greater Glory | ARC Entertainment | 39 | $47,220 | $1,211 | $5,414,375 |
| A Cat in Paris | GKIDS | 12 | $14,424 | $1,202 | $183,435 |
| Elles | Kino Lorber | 2 | $2,383 | $1,192 | $144,925 |
| I Wish | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $4,652 | $1,163 | $110,805 |
| FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | International Film Circuit | 3 | $3,259 | $1,086 | $104,630 |
| Nobody Else But You | First Run | 3 | $3,238 | $1,079 | $20,523 |
| Bel Ami | Magnolia Pictures | 5 | $5,165 | $1,033 | $111,450 |
| Paul Williams Still Alive | Abramorama Entertainment | 1 | $1,013 | $1,013 | $32,888 |
| Marley | Magnolia Pictures | 8 | $7,919 | $990 | $1,383,648 |
| Headhunters | Magnolia Pictures | 25 | $24,742 | $990 | $1,089,366 |
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Magnolia Pictures | 11 | $10,510 | $955 | $2,502,590 |
| Oslo, August 31st | Strand Releasing | 1 | $908 | $908 | $62,722 |
| Turn Me On, Dammit! | New Yorker | 3 | $2,665 | $888 | $104,610 |
| Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | Music Box Films | 3 | $2,585 | $862 | $59,195 |
| Deep Blue Sea, The | Music Box Films | 2 | $1,526 | $763 | $1,102,038 |
| The Turin Horse | Cinema Guild | 2 | $1,465 | $733 | $53,690 |
| The Woman in the Fifth | IDP/ATO | 6 | $3,944 | $657 | $107,921 |
| Last Ride | Music Box Films | 2 | $1,309 | $655 | $3,085 |
| Pink Ribbons, Inc | First Run | 2 | $1,285 | $643 | $17,617 |
| Hysteria | Sony Pictures Classics | 35 | $22,029 | $629 | $1,638,390 |
| Damsels In Distress | Sony Pictures Classics | 15 | $9,408 | $627 | $936,108 |
| Hipsters | Independent | 1 | $591 | $591 | $32,816 |
| Natural Selection | Cinema Guild | 1 | $584 | $584 | $48,153 |
| The Invisible War | Cinedigm Entertainment | 4 | $2,251 | $563 | $39,801 |
| The Day He Arrives | Cinema Guild | 1 | $536 | $536 | $9,481 |
| Darling Companion | Sony Pictures Classics | 4 | $2,090 | $523 | $772,634 |
| Beyond The Black Rainbow | Magnolia Pictures | 5 | $2,539 | $508 | $49,166 |
| Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding | IFC Films | 13 | $5,552 | $427 | $539,896 |
| God Bless America | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $1,704 | $426 | $122,029 |
| Quill | Music Box Films | 3 | $1,070 | $357 | $12,330 |
| Gerhard Richter Painting | Kino Lorber | 2 | $673 | $337 | $231,052 |
| Chely Wright: Wish Me Away | First Run | 1 | $327 | $327 | $15,440 |
| Putin's Kiss | Kino Lorber | 1 | $274 | $274 | $5,467 |
| Lola Versus | Fox Searchlight | 3 | $807 | $269 | $251,913 |
| Footnote | Sony Pictures Classics | 3 | $581 | $194 | $2,007,451 |
| 5 Broken Cameras | Kino Lorber | 1 | $114 | $114 | $49,057 |
| The Raid: Redemption | Sony Pictures Classics | 3 | $34 | $11 | $4,105,124 |
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