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Box office results for the weekend ending June 30, 2009, sorted by per-screen average. For people with current browsers, clicking on a column header will resort the table by that column (clicking a second time will reverse the sorting order.)

Title Distributor Locations Gross Per Location Overall Gross
The Hurt LockerSummit Entertainment4$145,352$36,338$145,352
Whatever WorksSony Pictures Classics35$359,805$10,280$738,969
MoonSony Pictures Classics21$124,592$5,933$608,431
CheriMiramax76$405,701$5,338$405,701
The Stoning of Soraya M.Roadside Attractions27$115,053$4,261$115,053
Food, Inc.Magnolia Pictures75$291,444$3,886$834,848
Afghan StarZeitgeist1$3,671$3,671$3,671
Away We GoFocus Features495$1,709,313$3,453$4,088,390
Quiet ChaosIFC Films1$3,190$3,190$3,190
TetroAmerican Zoetrope15$45,448$3,030$183,084
Dead SnowIFC Films2$5,391$2,696$14,225
Unmistaken ChildOscilloscope Pictures6$15,203$2,534$68,259
Laila's BirthdayKino International1$2,393$2,393$4,129
SurveillanceMagnolia Pictures2$4,590$2,295$4,590
Herb & DorothyArthouse Films4$7,848$1,962$58,765
The Country TeacherFilm Movement2$3,865$1,933$31,357
SeraphineMusic Box Films12$20,179$1,682$196,201
Summer HoursIFC Films42$68,103$1,622$1,225,607
Il DivoMusic Box Films8$12,344$1,543$192,882
Shall We Kiss?Music Box Films4$6,129$1,532$521,198
Under Our SkinShadow Distribution6$8,722$1,454$25,703
The Girlfriend ExperienceMagnolia Pictures14$20,154$1,440$642,853
Anvil! The Story of AnvilAbramorama Entertainment10$14,320$1,432$609,447
TulpanZeitgeist3$4,203$1,401$111,183
War Eagle, ArkansasEmpire Film Group4$5,389$1,347$43,088
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I LoveShadow Distribution2$2,632$1,316$64,023
RevancheJanus Films6$7,529$1,255$192,452
Easy VirtueSony Pictures Classics200$245,423$1,227$2,024,412
The Windmill MovieThe Film Desk4$4,830$1,208$17,723
Examined LifeZeitgeist1$1,144$1,144$119,735
O' HortenSony Pictures Classics11$12,466$1,133$197,343
Enlighten Up!Balcony Releasing9$9,857$1,095$246,649
Lemon TreeIFC Films18$18,688$1,038$497,027
RollingIndican Pictures1$1,022$1,022$100,493
Every Little StepSony Pictures Classics39$38,634$991$1,423,226
LymelifeScreen Media Films3$2,866$955$419,085
The Merry GentlemanIDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films13$12,411$955$312,562
A Wink and a SmileFirst Run1$954$954$19,459
Big Man JapanMagnolia Pictures5$4,405$881$28,627
Burma VJOscilloscope Pictures2$1,639$820$35,829
The Great Buck HowardMagnolia Pictures4$2,877$719$745,794
Goodbye SoloRoadside Attractions33$23,645$717$782,977
Management IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films13$9,044$696$901,771
JerichowCinema Guild2$1,334$667$26,070
The Brothers BloomSummit Entertainment202$131,504$651$3,114,901
Monster Beach PartyIndican Pictures1$587$587$110,694
Rudo y CursiSony Pictures Classics18$10,562$587$1,772,016
TysonSony Pictures Classics20$10,392$520$847,093
In A DreamInternational Film Circuit2$1,021$511$53,414
AdorationSony Pictures Classics13$6,479$498$227,128
Is Anybody There?Story Island Entertainment17$7,928$466$2,006,682
SugarSony Pictures Classics21$9,245$440$1,055,133
Sunshine CleaningOverture Films 54$21,175$392$12,033,702
Sin NombreFocus Features20$7,797$390$2,519,034
The Limits of ControlFocus Features7$2,275$325$425,025
HomeMonterey Media1$284$284$8,925
The WindowFilm Movement1$199$199$9,975
MunyurangaboFilm Movement1$194$194$5,663
The Golden BoysRoadside Attractions1$186$186$183,841
The Legend of God's GunIndican Pictures1$181$181$236,580
OutrageMagnolia Pictures8$1,336$167$254,994
GoobyMonterey Media5$706$141$851
EldoradoFilm Movement1$136$136$7,491
MancoraMaya Releasing1$120$120$29,697
GiganticFirst Independent Pictures1$113$113$102,079
FadosZeitgeist1$102$102$129,150

indieWIRE:BOT™ tracks independent/specialty releases compiled from Rentrak Theatrical, which collects studio reported data as well as box-office figures from North American theatre locations. www.login.boxoffice.rentrak.com

indieWIRE:BOT™ utilizes per-screen average of the movies reported as an indicator of a film's current strength in the marketplace, its current comparative quality, and its current brand consciousness, rather than providing a scorecard for revenue watchers.

To be included in the indieWIRE Box Office Chart, distributors must submit information about their films to Rentrak at studiogrosses@rentrak.com by the end of the day each Monday.

Disclaimer - the above is not an inclusive list of all films. It reflects only those titles that meet indieWIRE:BOT's requirements for independent/specialty releases. This is not an accurate portrayal of Rentrak Theatrical's entire film rankings.

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