Boxoffice® Pro - October 2013

POWER 5 > INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
The Kids Are All Right 07/09/10 $20,811,365
Somewhere 12/22/10 $1,785,645
The Debt 08/31/11 $31,177,548
Moonrise Kingdom 05/25/12 $45,512,466
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 06/22/12 $7,078,738
The Place Beyond the Pines 03/29/13 $21,403,519
COMING SOON
Dallas Buyers Club November 1, 2013
Fifty Shades of Grey August 1, 2014
n Focus has existed in its current form since 2002 and has had a solid
track record with specialty releases in terms of both box office and
awards. The company’s slate includes modern classics like Sofia Coppola’s
Lost in Translation, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, and
Gus Van Sant’s Milk. Focus has proven to have the marketing muscle
necessary to help limited releases expand to the rest of the country without
having to rely on costly awards campaigns. Some of its biggest sleeper
hits of the last several years have come from spring or late-summer
releases, a compelling distinction for the company. Focus thinks it has an
awards contender with Dallas Buyers Club starring Matthew Mc-
Conaughey, who is coming off a streak of strong performances in arthouse
titles.
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
127 Hours 11/05/10 $18,335,230
Black Swan 12/03/10 $106,954,678
The Tree of Life 05/27/11 $13,305,665
Martha Marcy May Marlene 10/21/11 $2,981,038
Shame 12/02/11 $4,002,293
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 05/04/12 $46,385,113
Beasts of the Southern Wild 06/27/12 $12,795,746
COMING SOON
12 Years a Slave October 18, 2013
Dom Hemingway April 4, 2014
n Fox Searchlight is a veteran player in limited distribution, responsible for
engineering some of the most successful limited releases in recent memory.
It has a great track record during awards season, when it has helped a
diverse slate of specialty titles like Boys Don’t Cry, Sideways, Little Miss
Sunshine, The Last King of Scotland, Juno, and Slumdog Millionaire stand
apart from the competition. The company has been able to get the most
out of niche titles, like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel—the sleeper indie hit
of 2012 that grossed $46.8 million. Fox Searchlight took a gamble on Steve
McQueen’s NC-17 rated Shame in 2011 and was able to come out with
a $4 million theatrical tally from the film. McQueen’s latest project, 12
Years a Slave, will be distributed by Fox Searchlight beginning on October
18. 12 Years a Slave has all the potential of making McQueen a household
name, and Fox Searchlight will be a key component in accomplishing this.
DOM HEMINGWAY
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