Art house audiences showed plenty of love for "To Rome With Love." Woody Allen's latest took in $379,371 from five screens in its debut, a whopping $75,874 per-screen average.
The per-screen number for "To Rome" is the summer's second-best, behind only "Moonrise Kingdom," which opened in four theaters with a $130,749 average in May.
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Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page and Jesse Eisenberg star in the Sony Classics film. Allen's previous movie, "Midnight in Paris," was released last summer and went on to gross $56 million, best-ever for an Allen film, and earn an Academy Award Best Picture nomination.
"The Invisible War," a documentary from Kirby Dick about rape in the U.S. military, made $16,500 on four screens in its debut for Cinedigm, a $4,125 average.
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"Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" continued as the summer's biggest breakout indie hit in its eighth week, taking in $1.6 million from 741 screens, a $2,179 per-screen average. The John Madden-directed tale of Brit retirees in India is sure to cross $40 million in the U.S. now — it's at $38.3 million — and could break $50 million. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson star. Its worldwide gross is now over $120 million.
Focus Features' "Moonrise Kingdom" expanded from 178 to 395 screens took in $3.4 million, a very-impressive $8,635 per-screen average for Wes Anderson's tale of tween love. It's overall U.S. gross stands at $11.6 million after five weeks.
Film District expanded "Safety Not Guaranteed" from 47 to 129 screens in its third weekend and rang up $482,000, a 63 percent increase from last week and a $3,736 per-screen average for the comedy, which has crossed the $1 million mark overall. Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass star in the film about a magazine works who answer a time-travel ad. Colin Trevorrow directs.
IFC Films' "Your Sister's Sister" expanded from 13 to 47 screens in its second weekend and grossed $216,200 for a $4,600 per-screen average.