Domestic Box Office For May 2015
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll See You in My Dreams | $7,449,681 | 290 | $52,091 | 0.7% | 3 | May 15 | Sep 10 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 2 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | $3,043,479 | 136 | $1,006,476 | 33.1% | 136 | May 22 | Jul 12 | Eros Worldwide |
| 3 | Piku | $1,801,807 | 124 | $941,490 | 52.3% | 119 | May 8 | May 17 | Yash Raj Films |
| 4 | Where Hope Grows | $1,156,000 | 276 | $457,287 | 39.6% | 276 | May 15 | Jun 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | 5 Flights Up | $1,020,921 | 94 | $238,491 | 23.4% | 87 | May 8 | Jun 25 | Focus World |
| 6 | The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared | $944,193 | 76 | - | - | - | May 1 | Sep 10 | Music Box Films |
| 7 | Welcome to Me | $608,852 | 119 | $34,920 | 5.7% | 2 | May 1 | Jun 7 | Alchemy |
| 8 | When Marnie Was There | $561,085 | 57 | $27,388 | 4.9% | 2 | May 22 | Aug 20 | GKIDS |
| 9 | Gabbar Is Back | $534,601 | 107 | $279,429 | 52.3% | 107 | May 1 | May 14 | Eros Worldwide |
| 10 | Bombay Velvet | $450,692 | 218 | $390,774 | 86.7% | 218 | May 15 | May 28 | FIP |
| 11 | Saint Laurent | $429,477 | 59 | $36,000 | - | 4 | May 8 | Jul 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 12 | The Apu Trilogy Triple Bill | $402,723 | 10 | $16,064 | - | 1 | May 8 | Aug 27 | Janus Films |
| 13 | Noble 2014 Re-release | $347,321 | 175 | $231,319 | 66.6% | 175 | May 8 | May 31 | Aspiration Entertainment |
| 14 | Good Kill | $316,472 | 143 | $17,750 | 5.6% | 2 | May 15 | Jul 2 | IFC Films |
| 15 | In the Name of My Daughter | $277,528 | 50 | $14,294 | 5.2% | 3 | May 15 | Jun 12 | Cohen Media Group |
| 16 | Slow West | $229,094 | 54 | $67,003 | 29.2% | 50 | May 20 | Jun 28 | A24 |
| 17 | Chocolate City | $212,662 | 24 | $98,829 | 46.5% | 15 | May 22 | Jun 25 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 18 | Gemma Bovery | $191,533 | 29 | $19,095 | 10% | 5 | May 29 | - | Music Box Films |
| 19 | The Connection | $190,980 | 27 | $10,335 | 5.4% | 2 | May 15 | - | Drafthouse Films |
| 20 | Maggie | $187,112 | 79 | $131,175 | 70.1% | 79 | May 8 | May 21 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | The Farewell Party | $172,860 | 14 | $7,616 | 4.4% | 2 | May 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 22 | Chronicles of Evil | $105,057 | 13 | - | - | - | May 15 | Jun 11 | CJ Entertainment |
| 23 | Results | $104,507 | 21 | $17,782 | 17% | 3 | May 29 | Jul 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | Every Secret Thing | $103,536 | 20 | $97,020 | 93.7% | 20 | May 15 | May 21 | Starz Digital Media |
| 25 | Sunshine Superman | $88,097 | 21 | $8,991 | 10.2% | 3 | May 22 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 26 | Heaven Knows What | $80,734 | 14 | $16,862 | 20.9% | 2 | May 29 | Aug 6 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 27 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | $67,845 | 17 | $10,000 | - | 1 | May 6 | Jul 9 | Tribeca Films |
| 28 | Dark Star: HR Gigers Welt | $61,845 | 10 | $8,349 | 13.5% | 5 | May 15 | Sep 7 | Icarus Films |
| 29 | Gueros | $60,114 | 5 | - | - | - | May 20 | Nov 26 | Kino Lorber |
| 30 | Aloft | $53,086 | 17 | $2,116 | 4% | 2 | May 22 | Aug 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | The Seven Five | $48,869 | 5 | $14,785 | 30.3% | 2 | May 8 | May 28 | IFC Films |
| 32 | Sister Code | $36,676 | 37 | $25,388 | 69.2% | 37 | May 8 | May 14 | GVN Releasing |
| 33 | Love at First Fight | $25,229 | 7 | $3,187 | 12.6% | 2 | May 22 | Jul 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 34 | Animals 2015 Re-release | $21,821 | 11 | $14,471 | 66.3% | 10 | May 15 | Jun 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 35 | The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) | $16,184 | 23 | - | - | - | May 22 | Jun 7 | IFC Films |
| 36 | Little England 2015 Re-release | $12,077 | 1 | $5,775 | 47.8% | 1 | May 17 | Jul 23 | Corinth Films |
| 37 | Marie's Story | $11,720 | 8 | - | - | - | May 1 | - | Film Movement |
| 38 | One Cut, One Life | $9,406 | 2 | $4,127 | 43.9% | 2 | May 13 | Aug 27 | First Run |
| 39 | Area 51 | $7,556 | 16 | $7,556 | 100% | 16 | May 15 | May 17 | Insurge Pictures |
| 40 | The Film Critic | $7,358 | 2 | $839 | 11.4% | 2 | May 15 | - | Music Box Films |
| 41 | You're Sleeping, Nicole | $5,662 | 1 | - | - | - | May 29 | Oct 29 | Kino International |
| 42 | Chic! | $5,587 | 1 | $587 | 10.5% | 1 | May 1 | May 7 | Distrib Films |
| 43 | Our Man in Tehran | $5,573 | 3 | $1,640 | 29.4% | 1 | May 15 | - | First Run |
| 44 | Far from Men | $5,336 | 2 | - | - | - | May 1 | May 14 | Tribeca Films |
| 45 | Gerontophilia 2015 Re-release | $4,916 | 1 | $1,927 | 39.2% | 1 | May 1 | May 28 | Strand Releasing |
| 46 | Seeds of Time | $4,630 | 2 | - | - | - | May 22 | Jun 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 47 | Club Life | $4,444 | 7 | - | - | - | May 29 | Jun 18 | The Orchard |
| 48 | Days of Grace 2015 Re-release | $4,308 | 1 | $2,213 | 51.4% | 1 | May 1 | May 17 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 49 | Unfreedom | $3,778 | 8 | - | - | - | May 29 | Jun 11 | Dark Frames |
| 50 | Hyena | $3,401 | 6 | - | - | - | May 1 | May 21 | Tribeca Films |
| 51 | Know How | $3,323 | 2 | $2,414 | 72.6% | 2 | May 15 | May 21 | First Run |
| 52 | Drunk Wedding | $3,301 | 16 | $3,301 | 100% | 16 | May 22 | May 24 | Insurge Pictures |
| 53 | Skin Trade | $1,242 | 1 | $162 | 13% | 1 | May 8 | May 28 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 54 | Childless | $1,036 | 1 | $732 | 70.7% | 1 | May 15 | May 21 | Monterey Media |
| 55 | The Chambermaid Lynn | $315 | 1 | - | - | - | May 29 | Jun 4 | Film Movement |