The summer movie season is in full swing, and while most of the box office related attention will be paid to the various $100 million opening weekends meeting the likes of various superhero movies, we're keeping a little list of the little guys here at Indiewire.... More »
| 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 |
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