box office: week of May 22
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Specialty Box Office: 'Hysteria' and 'Elena' Lead Debuts as 'Marigold Hotel' Stays Open For Business
May 20, 2012 12:05 PMAs "The Avengers" continued to dominate the overall box office and most of the industry was busy in Cannes, Fox Searchlight continued to find fantastic numbers from the first major indie breakout of 2012, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."... More »
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Cannes 2011 Recap: Charting a High-Grossing, Oscar-Bound Crop
May 16, 2012 12:09 PMA year ago when Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" opened the Cannes Film Festival, no one would have ever guessed it was the beginning of a fairly remarkable success story. Released in theaters a week a week later, the film would go on to become Allen's highest gro... More »
| Title | Distributor | Locations | Gross | Per Location | Overall Gross |
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| Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight | 354 | $3,230,584 | $9,126 | $8,228,025 |
| Elena | Zeitgeist | 1 | $9,035 | $9,035 | $13,240 |
| Hysteria | Sony Pictures Classics | 5 | $35,656 | $7,131 | $35,656 |
| Chinese Take Away | Panorama Entertainment | 1 | $6,001 | $6,001 | $6,001 |
| American Animal | Screen Media Films | 1 | $5,928 | $5,928 | $5,928 |
| Polisse | IFC Films | 3 | $16,568 | $5,523 | $16,568 |
| Bernie | Millennium Entertainment | 95 | $491,436 | $5,173 | $1,124,572 |
| Crooked Arrows | Branded/Peck | 55 | $251,043 | $4,564 | $251,043 |
| This Binary Universe | Indican Pictures | 1 | $2,912 | $2,912 | $13,452 |
| Here | Strand Releasing | 1 | $2,785 | $2,785 | $23,223 |
| Lovely Molly | Image Entertainment | 5 | $12,555 | $2,511 | $12,555 |
| Beyond The Black Rainbow | Magnolia Pictures | 2 | $4,957 | $2,479 | $4,957 |
| Headhunters | Magnolia Pictures | 39 | $90,055 | $2,309 | $392,153 |
| First Position | IFC Films | 41 | $93,188 | $2,273 | $294,020 |
| Where Do We Go Now? | Sony Pictures Classics | 12 | $23,621 | $1,968 | $47,779 |
| Never Stand Still: Dancing At Jacob's | First Run | 1 | $1,951 | $1,951 | $1,951 |
| The Color Wheel | Independent | 2 | $3,884 | $1,942 | $3,884 |
| Deadtime | Nocturnal Features | 16 | $27,552 | $1,722 | $77,448 |
| Attenberg | Strand Releasing | 1 | $1,646 | $1,646 | $20,441 |
| Girl In Progress | Lionsgate | 322 | $459,357 | $1,427 | $2,137,371 |
| This Is Not A Film | Independent | 1 | $1,388 | $1,388 | $63,144 |
| Virginia | Entertainment One Films | 5 | $6,915 | $1,383 | $6,915 |
| Monsieur Lazhar | Music Box Films | 67 | $91,710 | $1,369 | $5,103,859 |
| Marley | Magnolia Pictures | 55 | $73,433 | $1,335 | $1,035,405 |
| Bonsai | Strand Releasing | 2 | $2,639 | $1,320 | $6,761 |
| Elles | Kino Lorber | 6 | $7,865 | $1,311 | $104,048 |
| FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | International Film Circuit | 19 | $22,806 | $1,200 | $38,771 |
| Kalakalappu @ Masala Cafe | UTV Communications | 8 | $9,583 | $1,198 | $30,949 |
| Otter 501 | Paladin | 4 | $4,681 | $1,170 | $12,911 |
| Extraordinary Voyage | Independent | 1 | $1,147 | $1,147 | $42,527 |
| Surviving Progress | First Run | 2 | $2,256 | $1,128 | $154,159 |
| We Have A Pope | IFC Films | 20 | $22,332 | $1,117 | $383,163 |
| Gerhard Richter Painting | Kino Lorber | 3 | $3,284 | $1,095 | $183,140 |
| Darling Companion | Sony Pictures Classics | 60 | $58,831 | $981 | $419,641 |
| Boy | Paladin | 5 | $4,835 | $967 | $242,008 |
| Turn Me On, Dammit! | New Yorker | 2 | $1,911 | $956 | $66,133 |
| The Perfect Family | Variance Films | 12 | $11,092 | $924 | $78,065 |
| I Wish | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $2,763 | $921 | $19,708 |
| Mansome | Paladin | 20 | $18,395 | $920 | $18,395 |
| God Bless America | Magnolia Pictures | 15 | $13,464 | $898 | $55,659 |
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Magnolia Pictures | 41 | $36,565 | $892 | $2,194,128 |
| Quill | Music Box Films | 2 | $1,678 | $839 | $1,678 |
| Sound Of My Voice | Fox Searchlight | 37 | $30,911 | $835 | $249,727 |
| Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | Code Black Entertainment | 17 | $12,439 | $812 | $1,202,919 |
| Grand Master | UTV Communications | 2 | $1,619 | $810 | $17,077 |
| Last Call At The Oasis | IDP/ATO | 3 | $2,142 | $714 | $40,846 |
| Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | CBS Films | 134 | $94,801 | $707 | $8,721,037 |
| Raid: Redemption, The | Sony Pictures Classics | 15 | $10,336 | $689 | $4,063,867 |
| The Kid With A Bike | IFC Films | 34 | $22,158 | $652 | $1,318,351 |
| Take Me Home | Monterey Media | 2 | $1,290 | $645 | $11,058 |
| Hipsters | Independent | 1 | $642 | $642 | $31,007 |
| Coriolanus | The Weinstein Company | 8 | $5,116 | $640 | $749,641 |
| Salt Of Life | Zeitgeist | 2 | $1,226 | $613 | $295,718 |
| Footnote | Sony Pictures Classics | 52 | $31,840 | $612 | $1,851,573 |
| Nobody Else But You | First Run | 1 | $611 | $611 | $6,273 |
| The Samaritan | IFC Films | 3 | $1,744 | $581 | $1,744 |
| Damsels In Distress | Sony Pictures Classics | 38 | $20,740 | $546 | $800,110 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Music Box Films | 39 | $21,070 | $540 | $1,038,746 |
| My Way | CJ Entertainment | 4 | $2,133 | $533 | $67,330 |
| The Hunter | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $1,537 | $512 | $168,216 |
| Jesus Henry Christ | Entertainment One Films | 1 | $485 | $485 | $16,658 |
| A Separation | Sony Pictures Classics | 17 | $7,846 | $462 | $7,063,235 |
| Undefeated | The Weinstein Company | 9 | $4,098 | $455 | $548,470 |
| Bully | The Weinstein Company | 204 | $90,153 | $442 | $3,120,129 |
| We Need to Talk About Kevin | Oscilloscope Pictures | 6 | $2,576 | $429 | $1,738,692 |
| Lost Bohemia | Independent | 1 | $429 | $429 | $14,056 |
| Friends with Kids | Roadside Attractions | 25 | $10,648 | $426 | $7,226,203 |
| The Island President | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films | 4 | $1,664 | $416 | $75,233 |
| Thin Ice | IDP/ATO | 3 | $1,176 | $392 | $789,752 |
| Michael | Strand Releasing | 2 | $737 | $369 | $15,151 |
| The Trouble With Terkel | Indican Pictures | 1 | $350 | $350 | $38,126 |
| October Baby | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films | 36 | $11,623 | $323 | $5,321,863 |
| Payback | Zeitgeist | 3 | $917 | $306 | $10,463 |
| Hit So Hard | Variance Films | 3 | $859 | $286 | $25,376 |
| Blue Like Jazz | Roadside Attractions | 7 | $1,828 | $261 | $592,589 |
| The Artist | The Weinstein Company | 103 | $26,842 | $261 | $44,549,451 |
| The Fairy | Kino Lorber | 2 | $498 | $249 | $23,784 |
| Goon | Magnolia Pictures | 4 | $807 | $202 | $4,164,527 |
| Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | Magnolia Pictures | 11 | $2,121 | $193 | $94,654 |
| Touchback | Anchor Bay | 3 | $427 | $142 | $204,068 |
| Keyhole | Monterey Media | 3 | $417 | $139 | $16,100 |
| How To Grow A Band | International Film Circuit | 2 | $275 | $138 | $9,778 |
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Final Box Office: 'Marigold Hotel' Flowers Once More While 'Mansome' Bombs
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Arthouse Audit: Who Needs Festivals? Ongoing 'Marigold' Trumps Cannes & Toronto Standouts
While the US indie acquisition world hunts for new hits at Cannes, a film that bypassed festivals is the standout among recent releases. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" in its third weekend also continues to parallel same-day opener "The Avengers" in looking good in an otherwise underperforming mar...
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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers' Annihilates 'Battleship,' Which Opens Lower than 'John Carter'
Marking its third consecutive weekend in the top spot, Disney’s “The Avengers” continued to annihilate the competition and dominate at North American box office. The Marvel Studio’s production racked up an estimated $55 million, advancing its cume to a stellar $457.1 million.
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Cannes 2011 Recap: Charting a High-Grossing, Oscar-Bound Crop
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Final Box Office: 'Exotic Hotel' Tops Chart Again; 'Artist' Re-Release Bombs
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Magnolia's on a Roll, from 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and 'Marley' to Twisty Stylish Thriller 'Headhunters'
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Arthouse Audit: 'Marigold Hotel' Still Torrid Amid Weak Specialty Field
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The strong expansion for "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was marked by a dramatic jump from 27 to 178 theaters, with an estimated PSA (per screen average) of $13,000 or better (likely) for the weekend. Quick expansions for a film like this aren't typical, and the configuration here doesn't offer ea...
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Specialty Box Office: 'Progress' Leads Openers; 'Marigold Hotel' Expands To Huge Numbers
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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers' Joins $1 Billion Club After 19 Days UPDATED
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