Spike Lee's "Red Hook Summer" debuted to an average of $10,525 on four New York screens this weekend, grossing an estimated $42,100.
The movie follows Flik Royale, a 13-year-old boy from Atlanta who is sent to live with his preacher grandfather in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
The film was released by Variance Films/40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, who plan to expand it in the New York area next week, then go national on August 24.
"We're very excited," said Dylan Marchetti, president of Variance Films, "We made sure the film was available to audiences in Harlem and of course, the Republic of Brooklyn right on the break, and the reaction from the crowds showed it was clearly worth it."