Jarmusch and «The Neon Demon» director Nicolas Winding Refn rubbed elbows, along with Chloe Sevigny — the star of Amazon's
specialty box office hit «Love & Friendship» released theatrically through Roadside Attractions.
At
the specialty box office, Noah Baumbach's comedy «Mistress America» opened to $ 94,000 in four theaters, giving it a solid $ 23,500 average per theater.
Indiewire will offer a full analysis of the year's winners and losers at
the specialty box office later this week.
IFC Films put some zest into
the specialty box office with the launch of its Toronto debut The Death of Stalin, starring Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Simon Russell.
After a couple of slow weekends,
the specialty box office perked up with the release of a couple of anticipated titles, though not all of the luster was concentrated in films with marquis names attached.
At
the specialty box office, A24's buzzy horror movie «Green Room,» starring Patrick Stewart as a diabolical neo-Nazi club owner, grossed an estimated $ 215,000 as it expanded onto 30 screens a week ahead of its nationwide release.
The specialty box office generally flatlined this year.
Oscar nominees dominated
the specialty box office over the weekend, with Darkest Hour and Lady Bird hitting new milestones, and The Shape of Water showing the biggest nomination bump.
The indie comedy topped
the specialty box office opening weekend earning over $ 61k in two theaters, making it the year's fourth best Specialty debut.
A week after a verdict was reached in Trayvon Martin's murder trial, «Fruitvale Station,» a drama about the killing of a young African - American man, continues to score big at
the specialty box office.
Here's a rundown of
the specialty box office this Mother's Day weekend, which saw Jon Favreau and James Franco bring their star power to art houses to the tune of two very strong debuts...
Sundance Film Festival award - winner «The Skeleton Twins» got off to a fast start at
the specialty box office this weekend.
The big story at
the specialty box office this year, however, continues to be The Big Sick.
Lady Bird has performed well at
the specialty box office.
But Jeff Nichols «interracial marriage drama Loving earned $ 169,000 from four theaters to top
the specialty box office.
Elsewhere at
the specialty box office, Moonlight expanded in 83 theaters, adding $ 1.3 million in week three — an impressive per - theater average of $ 16,053.
It was a strong weekend for the film as it topped
the specialty box office in the US by quite some margin.
Comparatively, this year had more $ 20 million grossers (six vs. last year's four), $ 10 million grossers (12 vs. 10) and $ 5 million grossers (23 vs. 18) than 2012 did when it came to
the specialty box office.
Pantelion and «Instructions Not Included» There was
no specialty box office success story in 2013 like Panetlion Films» «Instructions Not Included.»
With Betsy West and Julie Cohen's documentary RBG in the top 10 (and playing in only 180 theaters nationwide), films directed by women are thriving at
the specialty box office.
While the overall box office continued a slump thanks to underwhelming debuts from «Trouble With The Curve» and «Dredd 3D,»
the specialty box office had a very hopeful debut care of teen drama «The Perks of Being a Wallflower,» which had the fifth best limited debut of the year.
In an explosive weekend at
the specialty box office, Paul Thomas Anderson's «The Master» broke the record for the best limited debut of all time (topping «Moonrise Kingdom»), while Nicholas Jarecki's «Arbitrage» managed some excellent numbers on a much wider screen count.