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| Title | Distributor | Locations | Gross | Per Location | Overall Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Obama's America | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 1 | $31,610 | $31,610 | $31,610 |
| The Imposter | Indomina Media | 1 | $22,379 | $22,379 | $22,379 |
| Farewell, My Queen | Cohen Media Group | 4 | $72,123 | $18,031 | $127,122 |
| Easy Money | The Weinstein Company | 2 | $24,684 | $12,342 | $27,783 |
| Beasts Of The Southern Wild | Fox Searchlight | 81 | $790,535 | $9,760 | $1,692,675 |
| Trishna | IFC Films | 3 | $29,140 | $9,713 | $29,140 |
| 5 Broken Cameras | Kino Lorber | 1 | $5,700 | $5,700 | $55,609 |
| Red Lights | Millennium Entertainment | 2 | $10,340 | $5,170 | $10,340 |
| Runaway Slave | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 1 | $4,901 | $4,901 | $9,381 |
| Intouchables | The Weinstein Company | 83 | $356,333 | $4,293 | $3,581,488 |
| Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | 924 | $3,704,507 | $4,009 | $32,483,002 |
| The Obama Effect | ARC Entertainment | 25 | $83,896 | $3,356 | $83,896 |
| To Rome With Love | Sony Pictures Classics | 744 | $2,469,235 | $3,319 | $8,587,862 |
| Take This Waltz | Magnolia Pictures | 48 | $147,306 | $3,069 | $629,025 |
| Crazy Wisdom: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | Kino Lorber | 1 | $2,946 | $2,946 | $71,294 |
| Kumare | Kino Lorber | 2 | $5,144 | $2,572 | $53,730 |
| Bol Bachchan | Fox International Productions | 98 | $228,752 | $2,334 | $1,004,174 |
| Gerhard Richter Painting | Kino Lorber | 1 | $2,184 | $2,184 | $233,938 |
| Elena | Zeitgeist | 6 | $12,707 | $2,118 | $156,344 |
| Bernie | Millennium Entertainment | 103 | $215,932 | $2,096 | $8,106,280 |
| Ballplayer: Pelotero | Strand Releasing | 10 | $20,628 | $2,063 | $20,628 |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight | 342 | $651,051 | $1,904 | $43,040,827 |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | FilmDistrict | 182 | $339,234 | $1,864 | $2,621,824 |
| Neil Young Journeys | Sony Pictures Classics | 9 | $16,571 | $1,841 | $56,515 |
| The Invisible War | Cinedigm Entertainment | 1 | $1,661 | $1,661 | $42,962 |
| Salt Of Life | Zeitgeist | 1 | $1,650 | $1,650 | $313,708 |
| Monsieur Lazhar | Music Box Films | 10 | $16,114 | $1,611 | $5,736,352 |
| Unforgivable | Strand Releasing | 4 | $6,312 | $1,578 | $77,478 |
| Turn Me On, Dammit! | New Yorker | 1 | $1,552 | $1,552 | $108,514 |
| Your Sister's Sister | IFC Films | 101 | $153,821 | $1,523 | $1,215,737 |
| I Wish | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $4,196 | $1,399 | $120,399 |
| Alps (Alpeis) | Kino Lorber | 2 | $2,628 | $1,314 | $2,628 |
| For Greater Glory | ARC Entertainment | 42 | $54,844 | $1,306 | $5,494,617 |
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Magnolia Pictures | 8 | $10,166 | $1,271 | $2,518,245 |
| China Heavyweight | Zeitgeist | 1 | $1,168 | $1,168 | $6,267 |
| Elles | Kino Lorber | 3 | $3,468 | $1,156 | $149,122 |
| The Magic of Belle Isle | Magnolia Pictures | 8 | $9,244 | $1,156 | $24,924 |
| Where Do We Go Now? | Sony Pictures Classics | 13 | $13,579 | $1,045 | $475,002 |
| OC87 | Fisher Klingenstein Films | 1 | $966 | $966 | $36,403 |
| Dark Horse | Vitagraph | 6 | $5,628 | $938 | $85,164 |
| Headhunters | Magnolia Pictures | 20 | $17,740 | $887 | $1,123,944 |
| A Cat in Paris | GKIDS | 17 | $13,482 | $793 | $205,013 |
| Bel Ami | Magnolia Pictures | 2 | $1,421 | $711 | $114,371 |
| The Fairy | Kino Lorber | 1 | $706 | $706 | $35,657 |
| The Woman in the Fifth | IDP/ATO | 4 | $2,681 | $670 | $112,498 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Music Box Films | 3 | $1,952 | $651 | $1,105,041 |
| Damsels In Distress | Sony Pictures Classics | 9 | $5,805 | $645 | $947,185 |
| Marley | Magnolia Pictures | 6 | $3,556 | $593 | $1,388,809 |
| Crazy Eyes | Strand Releasing | 2 | $1,157 | $579 | $5,462 |
| Nobody Else But You | First Run | 3 | $1,727 | $576 | $23,847 |
| Bonsai | Strand Releasing | 1 | $571 | $571 | $16,787 |
| Crooked Arrows | Branded/Peck | 9 | $4,866 | $541 | $1,830,475 |
| How To Grow A Band | International Film Circuit | 1 | $502 | $502 | $12,953 |
| Hysteria | Sony Pictures Classics | 28 | $13,105 | $468 | $1,667,111 |
| Beyond The Black Rainbow | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $1,658 | $415 | $52,614 |
| Paul Williams Still Alive | Abramorama Entertainment | 1 | $370 | $370 | $33,109 |
| Quill | Music Box Films | 2 | $668 | $334 | $14,075 |
| FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | International Film Circuit | 2 | $484 | $242 | $109,531 |
| Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | Music Box Films | 3 | $521 | $174 | $60,309 |
| Darling Companion | Sony Pictures Classics | 4 | $401 | $100 | $774,190 |
| Pink Ribbons, Inc | First Run | 2 | $194 | $97 | $18,762 |
| Teri Meri Kahani | Eros Entertainment | 94 | $1,668 | $18 | $781,196 |
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