The 25 Highest Grossing “Indiewood” Releases of Summer 2009
Written by: FFT Webmaster | September 7th, 2009
One of FFT’s favorites from Sundance 09, (500)Days of Summer is the runaway indie hit of 2009.
The much lauded HURT LOCKER is holding its own with an 11million+ gross. Respectable for an Iraq War film.
Here are the Top 25 as we move to the last quater of 2009.
1. (500) Days of Summer (Fox Searchlight) – $25,409,711
2. The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) – $11,626,061
3. Away We Go (Focus Features) – $9,451,946
4. Whatever Works (Sony Pictures Classics) – $5,220,351
5. Moon (Sony Pictures Classics) – $4,652,960
6. Food, Inc. (Magnolia Pictures) – $4,098,279
7. The Brothers Bloom (Summit Entertainment) – $3,531,756
8. Cheri (Miramax) – $2,715,657
9. Easy Virtue (Sony Pictures Classics) – $2,631,543
10. Rudo y Cursi (Sony Pictures Classics) – $1,827,660
11. In The Loop (IFC) – $1,779,340
12. Summer Hours (IFC) – $1,657,001
13. Adam (Fox Searchlight) – $1,393,329
14. Departures (Regent Releasing) – $1,279,245
15. Paper Heart (Overture) – $951,473
16. Management (Samuel Goldwyn) – $934,658
17. The Wonder of It All (Indican) – $707,537
18. The Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia) – $695,417
19. Seraphine (Music Box Films) – $655,388
20. Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (International Film Circuit) – $641,811
21. The Stoning of Soraya M. (Roadside Attractions) – $621,676
22. The Cove (Roadside Attractions) – $619,467
23. The Girl From Monaco (Magnolia) – $554,905
24. Cold Souls (Samuel Goldwyn) – $475,615
25. Little Ashes (Regent Releasing) – $472,680