“FRUITVALE STATION” opened big in limited release in its first weekend with $377,285 from just 7 theaters for a $53,898 per-theater-average. Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler’s FRUITVALE STATION follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident .. whose life takes a tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day.
Complete list of grosses for new indie films in limited release via Indiewire
The Debuts:
FRUITVALE STATION
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $377,285
Theaters: 7
Average: $53,898
Cumulative Total: $377,285
CRYSTAL FAIRY
Distributor: IFC Films
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $24,000
Theaters: 2
Average: $12,000
Cumulative Total: $24,000
DEALIN’ WITH IDIOTS
Distributor: IFC Films
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $12,000
Theaters: 1
Average: $12,000
Cumulative Total: $12,000
THE HUNT
Distributor: Magnolia
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $44,000
Theaters: 4
Average: $11,000
Cumulative Total: $44,00
VIOLA
Distributor: Cinema Guild
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $6,275
Theaters: 1
Average: $6,275
Cumulative Total: $6,275
STILL MINE
Distributor: IDP/Samuel Goldwyn
Weeks in Release: 1
Gross: $21,000
Theaters: 4
Average: $5,250
Cumulative Total: $21,000