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| Title | Distributor | Locations | Gross | Per Location | Overall Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perks Of Being A Wallflower | Lionsgate | 4 | $228,359 | $57,090 | $228,359 |
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films | 3 | $63,700 | $21,233 | $63,700 |
| Occupy Unmasked | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $40,952 | $10,238 | $40,952 |
| My Uncle Rafael | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 14 | $109,748 | $7,839 | $109,748 |
| How To Survive A Plague | IFC Films | 4 | $28,250 | $7,063 | $28,250 |
| Somewhere Between | Independent | 2 | $11,437 | $5,719 | $40,565 |
| The Master | The Weinstein Company | 788 | $4,391,092 | $5,572 | $5,446,975 |
| Barfi! | UTV Communications | 130 | $643,260 | $4,948 | $1,977,528 |
| Arbitrage | Roadside Attractions | 244 | $1,174,193 | $4,812 | $3,842,700 |
| Backwards | Dada Films | 5 | $23,190 | $4,638 | $23,190 |
| Heroine | UTV Communications | 114 | $389,901 | $3,420 | $389,901 |
| Samsara | Oscilloscope Pictures | 59 | $192,121 | $3,256 | $1,150,061 |
| Hysteria | Sony Pictures Classics | 2 | $6,078 | $3,039 | $1,799,187 |
| Detropia | Independent | 11 | $33,093 | $3,008 | $127,308 |
| Slaughter Creek | Nocturnal Features | 15 | $44,415 | $2,961 | $116,487 |
| Keep The Lights On | Music Box Films | 9 | $22,889 | $2,543 | $150,130 |
| Searching For Sugar Man | Sony Pictures Classics | 39 | $93,338 | $2,393 | $1,186,139 |
| Mugamoodi | UTV Communications | 1 | $2,347 | $2,347 | $101,911 |
| Liberal Arts | IFC Films | 20 | $38,582 | $1,929 | $76,367 |
| Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Oscilloscope Pictures | 2 | $3,850 | $1,925 | $3,850 |
| Sleepwalk With Me | IFC Films | 135 | $231,079 | $1,712 | $1,625,694 |
| Unconditional | Independent | 312 | $528,500 | $1,694 | $528,500 |
| For A Good Time, Call... | Focus Features | 105 | $147,178 | $1,402 | $1,084,252 |
| Hello I Must Be Going | Oscilloscope Pictures | 15 | $20,653 | $1,377 | $65,030 |
| Little White Lies | MPI Media | 2 | $2,581 | $1,291 | $183,662 |
| The Queen of Versailles | Magnolia Pictures | 40 | $50,303 | $1,258 | $2,225,658 |
| Robot & Frank | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films | 156 | $182,222 | $1,168 | $2,894,058 |
| Intouchables | The Weinstein Company | 156 | $181,625 | $1,164 | $12,253,183 |
| Wild Horse Wild Ride | Screen Media Films | 14 | $15,767 | $1,126 | $77,549 |
| Imposter, The | Indomina Media | 23 | $25,496 | $1,109 | $731,706 |
| To Rome With Love | Sony Pictures Classics | 50 | $54,441 | $1,089 | $16,528,107 |
| Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | 120 | $127,879 | $1,066 | $45,161,623 |
| Toys In The Attic | Hannover House | 6 | $6,371 | $1,062 | $48,562 |
| Three Stars | First Run | 1 | $1,003 | $1,003 | $7,508 |
| Elena | Zeitgeist | 2 | $1,991 | $996 | $222,498 |
| Hellbound? | Area23a | 4 | $3,938 | $985 | $3,938 |
| Chicken With Plums | Sony Pictures Classics | 17 | $16,472 | $969 | $167,531 |
| Beasts Of The Southern Wild | Fox Searchlight | 132 | $123,747 | $937 | $10,902,973 |
| About Cherry | IFC Films | 3 | $2,760 | $920 | $2,760 |
| Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight | 47 | $41,385 | $881 | $46,263,061 |
| Celeste And Jesse Forever | Sony Pictures Classics | 54 | $47,092 | $872 | $3,017,154 |
| Take This Waltz | Magnolia Pictures | 5 | $4,044 | $809 | $1,237,514 |
| 2 Days In New York | Magnolia Pictures | 18 | $14,434 | $802 | $584,175 |
| Compliance | Magnolia Pictures | 16 | $12,802 | $800 | $291,297 |
| 2016 Obama's America | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 1216 | $937,524 | $771 | $32,022,601 |
| Bachelorette | Radius-TWC | 34 | $23,410 | $689 | $418,268 |
| Husbands In Goa | UTV Communications | 7 | $4,482 | $640 | $4,482 |
| Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | Music Box Films | 2 | $1,154 | $577 | $85,090 |
| The Last Ounce of Courage | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 1064 | $562,536 | $529 | $2,763,722 |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | FilmDistrict | 40 | $20,130 | $503 | $3,958,045 |
| Farewell, My Queen | Cohen Media Group | 20 | $10,058 | $503 | $1,316,486 |
| Monsieur Lazhar | Music Box Films | 3 | $1,468 | $489 | $5,822,201 |
| Ruby Sparks | Fox Searchlight | 43 | $19,811 | $461 | $2,478,254 |
| 17 Filles (17 Girls) | Strand Releasing | 10 | $4,449 | $445 | $4,449 |
| Death By China | Area23a | 1 | $415 | $415 | $22,844 |
| Rec 3 | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $1,218 | $406 | $6,934 |
| 360 | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $1,115 | $372 | $99,603 |
| Stolen | Millennium Entertainment | 99 | $34,274 | $346 | $289,773 |
| Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | IFC Films | 12 | $4,018 | $335 | $485,519 |
| Unforgivable | Strand Releasing | 1 | $320 | $320 | $143,523 |
| You've Been Trumped | International Film Circuit | 3 | $863 | $288 | $17,903 |
| Girl Model | First Run | 3 | $723 | $241 | $18,816 |
| How To Grow A Band | International Film Circuit | 2 | $377 | $189 | $16,833 |
| Branded | Barbossa/RA | 2 | $358 | $179 | $353,227 |
| Invisible War, The | Cinedigm Entertainment | 2 | $155 | $78 | $59,715 |
| Neil Young Journeys | Sony Pictures Classics | 11 | $768 | $70 | $203,189 |
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