Jeff Nichols» «Mud» ($ 21,590,086), Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's «The Way, Way Back» ($ 21,502,690) and Derek Cianfrance's «The Place Beyond The Pines» ($ 21,403,519) all turned
into sizable hits after distributors Roadside Attractions, Fox Searchlight and Focus Features picked them up out of Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, respectively.