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box office: week of November 6

indiewire's weekly box office recap:

Title Distributor Locations Gross Per Location Overall Gross
A Late QuartetEntertainment One Films9$75,279$8,364$75,279
The SessionsFox Searchlight69$468,312$6,787$943,230
This Must Be The PlaceThe Weinstein Company2$7,754$3,877$7,754
Hating BreitbartRocky Mountain Pictures8$25,826$3,228$81,432
The Other SonCohen Media Group50$153,309$3,066$330,423
Holy MotorsIndomina Media5$15,234$3,047$83,665
The FlatIFC Films24$72,224$3,009$143,192
The Big PictureMPI Media7$20,687$2,955$96,783
The ThievesWell Go USA, Inc.18$43,968$2,443$628,261
Escape FireRoadside Attractions4$9,688$2,422$67,717
The Loneliest PlanetIFC Films11$25,964$2,360$44,392
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To TravelIDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films24$54,523$2,272$744,522
Simon and the OaksThe Film Arcade13$28,867$2,221$119,097
Brooklyn CastleProducers Distribution Agency13$27,068$2,082$87,199
District Of CorruptionRocky Mountain Pictures3$6,220$2,073$31,954
The Perks of Being a WallflowerLionsgate622$1,241,870$1,997$13,059,220
SmashedSony Pictures Classics21$34,097$1,624$198,690
17 GirlsStrand Releasing1$1,510$1,510$14,080
North Sea TexasStrand Releasing3$4,487$1,496$4,487
Gregory Crewdson: Brief EncountersZeitgeist1$1,492$1,492$1,492
The ImposterIndomina Media10$14,584$1,458$857,661
Searching For Sugar ManSony Pictures Classics105$149,114$1,420$2,410,566
Orchestra Of ExilesFirst Run5$6,985$1,397$13,704
Somewhere BetweenIndependent6$8,379$1,397$120,078
The DetailsRadius-TWC14$18,528$1,323$18,528
The MasterThe Weinstein Company138$180,599$1,309$15,511,394
My Worst NightmareStrand Releasing3$3,695$1,232$5,478
The House I Live InAbramorama Entertainment11$13,546$1,231$132,348
Paperboy, TheMillennium Entertainment42$48,416$1,153$628,198
Inch'AllahEntertainment One Films16$18,050$1,128$416,009
The IntouchablesThe Weinstein Company28$31,273$1,117$12,937,504
SamsaraOscilloscope Pictures62$68,267$1,101$2,303,520
Tai Chi ZeroVariance Films13$13,881$1,068$190,407
Keep The Lights OnMusic Box Films5$5,236$1,047$226,935
Well-Digger's DaughterKino Lorber5$5,205$1,041$351,923
ArbitrageRoadside Attractions116$119,225$1,028$7,533,493
The Other Dream TeamThe Film Arcade5$4,781$956$128,977
The Queen of VersaillesMagnolia Pictures6$5,252$875$2,390,059
The BayRoadside Attractions23$19,926$866$19,926
Sleepwalk With MeIFC Films18$14,297$794$2,244,439
The Eye of the StormSycamore Entertainment Group1$664$664$83,297
Robot & FrankIDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films14$9,066$648$3,269,939
Beasts Of The Southern WildFox Searchlight15$9,510$634$11,225,465
War of the ButtonsThe Weinstein Company6$3,736$623$45,602
Liberal ArtsIFC Films17$9,256$544$298,701
All TogetherKino Lorber3$1,478$493$30,626
Wuthering HeightsOscilloscope Pictures11$5,111$465$70,435
V/H/S (VHS)Magnolia Pictures8$3,699$462$97,348
Killer JoeLD Entertainment7$3,179$454$2,000,727
Photographic MemoryFirst Run1$412$412$6,301
Deep Dark CanyonIndependent1$396$396$4,797
RevisionariesKino Lorber3$1,139$380$16,536
Nobody WalksMagnolia Pictures4$1,510$378$20,067
This Is Not A FilmIndependent1$357$357$74,850
Meet The FokkensKino Lorber1$349$349$28,632
Trade Of InnocentsMonterey Media3$1,039$346$15,059
2 Days In New YorkMagnolia Pictures4$1,361$340$629,359
How To Survive A PlagueIFC Films2$677$339$121,201
To Rome With LoveSony Pictures Classics5$1,688$338$16,682,329
Chicken With PlumsSony Pictures Classics18$4,032$224$233,225
ChakravyuhEros Entertainment79$14,783$187$145,499
Jack And DianeMagnolia Pictures2$294$147$294
AlpsKino Lorber3$314$105$13,841
Celeste And Jesse ForeverSony Pictures Classics14$1,157$83$3,089,507
HeadshotKino Lorber1$28$28$1,166
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    Weekend Box Office Top Ten: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Takes Top Spot; Four Oscar Contenders Pass $100 Million

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 13, 2013

    The initial wide release of "Zero Dark Thirty" easily made number one for the weekend, becoming only the second of the nine Best Picture Oscar contenders to attain that position ("Argo" did so for one week in October). Unusually, four Oscar rivals have already grossed over $100 million, one is closi...

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    Box Office Preview: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Achieves Mission; 'Haunted House' Edges 'Gangster Squad' for Second Place

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 12, 2013

    "Zero Dark Thirty" stood out among eight Oscar Best Pictures nominees in release the weekend after the nominations with a strong $9 million and a likely dominant #1 position expected for the weekend. But the shocker so far is Open Road's unheralded "The Haunted House," which for its opening day seem...

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    Oscars: Are We About To Have The Biggest Ever Box Office For a Best Picture Race?

    by Peter Knegt on January 7, 2013

    Last year, only one of the 9 best picture nominees -- "The Help" -- grossed more than $100 million. Four films most likely to be nominated for best picture this year have already hit $100 million, and three more may join them. So will the category be the biggest lineup ever?

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    2012 Box Office Wrap: Wide Release Blockbusters, Underperformers and Bellyflops, Studio Winners and Losers

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 6, 2013

    It's not easy figuring out what films were hits or misses (or something inbetween). Domestic gross totals don't tell the whole story. You need to look at revenue as well as production and marketing costs to assess global returns. (Remember, theaters return about half of what they take in at theater ...

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    Arthouse Audit: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Expands Strongly, '56 Up' First Doc Hit of 2013?

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 6, 2013

    Late year releases, many expanding, dominate the specialized market this weekend. By far the biggest, "Zero Dark Thirty," is mainly playing in upscale multiplexes, providing fierce competition to such already strong wide releases as "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables."

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    Weekend Box Office Top Ten: 'Texas Chainsaw' Wreaks Havoc; 'Django' Bests 'Les Mis;' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Soars

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 6, 2013

    Three strong Christmas pictures have been battling for box office supremacy for ten days, with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables" switching positions almost daily. But none of them ended up on top this weekend. Younger audiences, bored with the the adult an...

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    Specialty Box Office: 'Zero,' 'Amour' Lead Slew of Strong Oscar Contenders; '56 Up' Strong In Exclusive Debut

    by Peter Knegt on January 6, 2013

    The first weekend of 2013 brought very good news to a group of films hoping to get further boosts from this Thursday's Oscar nominations, with Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" and Michael Haneke's "Amour" leading the way. The former finally expanded after 2 w...

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    Saturday Box Office Preview: 'Texas Chainsaw' Opens at Number One, Followed by 'Django,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Expands

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 5, 2013

    Younger moviegoers eagerly greeted Lionsgate's "Texas Chainsaw" (3D and 2D), the first new horror release since Halloween with a $10 million-plus Friday gross, much bigger than expected and heading to a likely #1 spot for the weekend. Although it has a $4 million edge on the day's #2 ("Django Unchai...

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    Friday Box Office: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Spectacular In Limited Expansion; 'Promised Land' Struggles

    by Peter Knegt on January 5, 2013

    After three weeks of holding tight in 5 theaters, Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" expanded to 60 theaters this weekend and showed no signs of slowing down. On Friday night the acclaimed, controversial film grossed $825,000 for a $13,750 average. That puts it on track for a weekend...

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    The 5 Biggest Disappointments at the 2012 Specialty Box Office

    by Peter Knegt on January 4, 2013

    There were indeed a lot of good news to come out of the 2012 indie box office, as yesterday's article on the year's 10 biggest specialty market success stories can attest. But it wasn't all roses and dollar signs, as these 5 major specialty disappointments make clear:

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    The 10 Biggest Success Stories at the 2012 Specialty Box Office

    by Peter Knegt on January 3, 2013

    With 2012 a memory, it's time to take a look back at a year at the indie box office. Yesterday, we ran down the top 50 grossing specialty films of 2012 in a simple list format, and noted that generally the year was a big improvement over 2011 in terms of specialty-market milestones. Today we'...

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    Quentin & Harvey: Just How Big Will 'Django Unchained' Pay Off for Both?

    by Jay A. Fernandez on January 2, 2013

    After eight days in theaters, Quentin Tarantino’s amped-up Western “Django Unchained” has grossed more than $77 million in the U.S. That puts it $24 million ahead of “Inglourious Basterds,” Tarantino’s highest grosser, at the same eight-day mark.

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    'Django' Nearly Beats 'Hobbit' for #1 New Year's Day

    by Tom Brueggemann on January 2, 2013

    The first day of 2013 saw grosses for the top 10 films rise about $3 million - better than 6% - above New Year's 2012. The top 10 stayed the same as for the weekend, with the order finally stabilizing after much shifting, particularly in the top 3. But the film that looks strongest going forward cou...

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    Sony Boasts Biggest Year Ever in 2012

    by Anne Thompson on January 2, 2013

    2012 was Sony Pictures Entertainment's biggest year ever. The studio's films generated $4.440 billion worldwide. The studio hit all time highs with $1.768 billion in domestic ticket sales and $2.672 billion internationally. The studio ended the year as the top-ranked studio in both domestic and worl...

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    Here Are the Top-Grossing Specialty Films of 2012, Led By 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

    by Peter Knegt on January 2, 2013

    From "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and "Moonrise Kingdom" to "2016: Obama's America" and "Silver Linings Playbook," it was a very impressive year for limited and platform releases.

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