Actor - turned - writer Sheridan crafted a modern western that is both an entertaining genre piece and a thoughtful art film that became the highest -
grossing independent film of the year ($ 27 million).
Not exact matches
The below list only includes domestic (U.S. and Canada only, unless otherwise indicated)
grosses for specialty
films — which we define to include
independent, foreign (including Bollywood
films), and / or documentary
films — that opened in limited release (599 screens and under) in 2018 AND / OR were acquired or produced for 2018 distribution by an
independent distributor (including STX
Films, Annapurna, A24, Entertainment Studios, Amazon, Netflix, Aviron, Global Road, and Bleecker Street) or a studio or its specialty division (including Fox Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics, and Focus Features).
Box - office prognosticators can predict a
film's final
grosses almost immediately, and there's very little chance for word - of - mouth to help build up hype, except in the cases of certain smaller
independent works.
The
independent film Before Sunrise, the third theatrical writing and directing credit of Richard Linklater,
grossed just $ 5.5 million in early 1995, possibly turning a profit on its $ 2.5 million budget but not in a meaningful way.
John Michael McDonagh wrote and directed The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle, which was released in 2011 and became the highest
grossing Irish
independent film of all time at the Irish box office.
Note this article only includes North American
grosses for specialty
films — indie, foreign and / or documentary — that opened in limited release (initially under 500 screens — so that's why «The Butler» or «Don Jon» aren't included, for example) in 2013 and were released by an
independent distributor or a studio specialty division.
Note this list only includes North American
grosses for specialty
films — indie, foreign and / or documentary — that opened in limited release (initially under 500 screens) in 2013 and were released by an
independent distributor or a studio specialty division.