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| Title | Distributor | Locations | Gross | Per Location | Overall Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bling Ring | A24 Films | 5 | $212,537 | $50,282 | $251,411 |
| 20 Feet From Stardom | Radius-TWC | 3 | $54,596 | $18,199 | $54,596 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Roadside Attractions | 23 | $161,625 | $7,027 | $388,659 |
| More Than Honey | Kino Lorber | 1 | $5,225 | $5,225 | $7,531 |
| Fill The Void | Sony Pictures Classics | 20 | $90,271 | $4,514 | $396,669 |
| Hannah Arendt | Zeitgeist | 6 | $26,828 | $4,471 | $153,333 |
| Lost And Found In Armenia | High Top Releasing | 2 | $8,275 | $4,138 | $82,710 |
| Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Unger | First Run | 1 | $3,700 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| Call Me Kuchu | Cinedigm Entertainment | 1 | $3,476 | $3,476 | $3,476 |
| Dirty Wars | IFC Films | 14 | $48,469 | $3,462 | $137,247 |
| East, The | Fox Searchlight | 115 | $287,955 | $2,504 | $709,260 |
| Lore | Music Box Films | 2 | $4,948 | $2,474 | $961,058 |
| The Kings of Summer | CBS Films | 63 | $154,850 | $2,458 | $546,794 |
| In The Fog | Strand Releasing | 1 | $2,327 | $2,327 | $2,327 |
| The English Teacher | Cinedigm Entertainment | 2 | $3,919 | $1,960 | $48,819 |
| Shadow Dancer | Magnolia Pictures | 14 | $25,788 | $1,842 | $57,836 |
| The Stroller Stategy | Rialto | 1 | $1,799 | $1,799 | $1,799 |
| An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty | Variance Films | 2 | $3,205 | $1,603 | $46,419 |
| Before Midnight | Sony Pictures Classics | 897 | $1,382,719 | $1,541 | $3,054,968 |
| One Track Heart: Story of Krishna Das | Zeitgeist | 3 | $4,392 | $1,464 | $50,963 |
| Pandora's Promise | Abramorama Entertainment | 16 | $22,495 | $1,406 | $22,495 |
| Love Is All You Need | Sony Pictures Classics | 72 | $100,521 | $1,396 | $1,169,330 |
| Frances Ha | IFC Films | 214 | $293,566 | $1,372 | $2,876,732 |
| Mud | Roadside Attractions | 405 | $539,078 | $1,331 | $19,563,102 |
| Berberian Sound Studio | IFC Films | 5 | $6,602 | $1,320 | $6,602 |
| Stories We Tell | Roadside Attractions | 63 | $82,657 | $1,312 | $1,243,459 |
| Kon-Tiki | The Weinstein Company | 70 | $76,749 | $1,096 | $1,212,236 |
| Not Today | Freestyle Releasing | 7 | $7,454 | $1,065 | $291,827 |
| What Maisie Knew | Millennium Entertainment | 51 | $53,035 | $1,040 | $900,046 |
| The Wall | Music Box Films | 4 | $3,875 | $969 | $11,089 |
| To The Wonder | Magnolia Pictures | 5 | $4,783 | $957 | $573,106 |
| We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks | Focus World | 11 | $10,516 | $956 | $158,932 |
| Renoir | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films | 33 | $31,156 | $944 | $2,073,520 |
| No Place On Earth | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $2,824 | $941 | $182,306 |
| Paradise: Love | Strand Releasing | 1 | $908 | $908 | $23,165 |
| Wish You Were Here | Entertainment One Films | 6 | $5,207 | $868 | $40,952 |
| Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf's | Entertainment One Films | 14 | $11,955 | $854 | $472,833 |
| Tiger Eyes | Freestyle Releasing | 6 | $4,676 | $779 | $21,717 |
| You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet | Kino Lorber | 2 | $1,518 | $759 | $10,680 |
| Post Tenebras Lux | Strand Releasing | 1 | $665 | $665 | $35,586 |
| Disconnect | LD Entertainment | 4 | $2,400 | $600 | $1,535,007 |
| Augustine | Music Box Films | 2 | $1,192 | $596 | $47,618 |
| La Camioneta | Independent | 1 | $585 | $585 | $585 |
| The Sapphires | The Weinstein Company | 39 | $22,409 | $575 | $2,325,745 |
| The Iceman | Millennium Entertainment | 30 | $17,155 | $572 | $1,902,081 |
| Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About | Kino Lorber | 7 | $3,837 | $548 | $70,990 |
| Venus And Serena | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $1,623 | $541 | $48,280 |
| Hava Nagila: The Movie | International Film Circuit | 8 | $4,288 | $536 | $341,792 |
| The History of Future Folk | Variance Films | 3 | $1,535 | $512 | $11,275 |
| The Company You Keep | Sony Pictures Classics | 66 | $30,915 | $468 | $4,991,785 |
| Sound City | Variance Films | 2 | $916 | $458 | $417,540 |
| The Place Beyond The Pines | Focus Features | 76 | $33,275 | $438 | $21,330,184 |
| At Any Price | Sony Pictures Classics | 5 | $2,108 | $422 | $352,122 |
| Quartet | The Weinstein Company | 25 | $10,142 | $406 | $18,336,156 |
| The Silence | Music Box Films | 2 | $761 | $381 | $91,687 |
| Searching For Sugar Man | Sony Pictures Classics | 4 | $1,420 | $355 | $3,684,598 |
| Syrup | Magnolia Pictures | 1 | $278 | $278 | $656 |
| 56 Up | First Run | 2 | $485 | $243 | $696,396 |
| Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie | Magnolia Pictures | 3 | $725 | $242 | $6,609 |
| Deceptive Practice: Mysteries & Mentors | Kino Lorber | 4 | $965 | $241 | $111,549 |
| No | Sony Pictures Classics | 3 | $684 | $228 | $2,341,226 |
| Free The Mind | International Film Circuit | 3 | $661 | $220 | $69,586 |
| Gatekeepers | Sony Pictures Classics | 2 | $416 | $208 | $2,408,553 |
| Dead Man's Burden | Cinedigm Entertainment | 1 | $172 | $172 | $29,633 |
We're about halfway through a year that has seen no seismic shift in business from previous ones. Earlier in 2013 it was clear the year was lacking and had no "The Hunger Games" or "The Avengers" to prop up overall stats. As we've eased into summer, however, the numbers have strengthened, and audien...
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