Domestic Box Office For October 2014
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | $42,340,598 | 1,213 | $424,397 | 1% | 4 | Oct 17 | Apr 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2 | Whiplash | $13,092,000 | 567 | $135,388 | 1% | 6 | Oct 10 | Apr 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Meet the Mormons | $6,047,363 | 333 | $2,509,808 | 41.5% | 317 | Oct 10 | Feb 12 | Purdie Distribution |
| 4 | Dear White People | $4,404,154 | 393 | $347,959 | 7.9% | 11 | Oct 17 | Jan 25 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | Citizenfour | $2,800,870 | 105 | $126,321 | 4.5% | 5 | Oct 24 | Apr 30 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 6 | The Good Lie | $2,722,209 | 461 | $841,422 | 30.9% | 461 | Oct 3 | Jan 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Bang Bang | $2,546,172 | 271 | $1,278,690 | 50.2% | 271 | Oct 2 | Oct 19 | FIP |
| 8 | Kill the Messenger | $2,450,846 | 427 | $941,809 | 38.4% | 374 | Oct 10 | Dec 11 | Focus Features |
| 9 | Awake: The Life of Yogananda | $1,539,680 | 21 | $18,885 | 1.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | Sep 10 | CounterPoint Films |
| 10 | Force Majeure | $1,359,497 | 68 | $23,309 | 1.7% | 2 | Oct 24 | Mar 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 11 | Laggies | $1,066,981 | 306 | $74,139 | 6.9% | 5 | Oct 24 | Dec 18 | A24 |
| 12 | Haider | $1,048,143 | 119 | $508,084 | 48.5% | 119 | Oct 2 | Oct 30 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Breakup Buddies | $777,896 | 24 | $230,204 | 29.6% | 20 | Oct 3 | Nov 20 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 14 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | $703,232 | 29 | $54,915 | 7.8% | 3 | Oct 17 | Mar 26 | GKIDS |
| 15 | A Matter of Faith | $680,113 | 52 | $138,677 | 20.4% | 25 | Oct 17 | - | Five & Two Pictures |
| 16 | Goodbye to Language | $401,889 | 7 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | Apr 23 | Kino Lorber |
| 17 | Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me | $365,422 | 18 | $86,741 | 23.7% | 10 | Oct 24 | Jan 1 | Area 23a |
| 18 | The Blue Room | $254,666 | 42 | $21,809 | 8.6% | 3 | Oct 3 | Dec 4 | IFC Films |
| 19 | Diplomacy | $230,880 | 14 | $8,518 | 3.7% | 1 | Oct 15 | Jan 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 20 | Listen Up Philip | $200,126 | 30 | $23,284 | 11.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jan 29 | Tribeca Films |
| 21 | Horns | $173,948 | 103 | $107,544 | 61.8% | 103 | Oct 31 | Nov 30 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 22 | Nas: Time Is Illmatic | $164,540 | 43 | $23,200 | 14.1% | 2 | Oct 1 | Nov 6 | Tribeca Films |
| 23 | God the Father | $113,276 | 15 | $15,037 | 13.3% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 24 | The Liberator | $113,067 | 77 | $69,992 | 61.9% | 76 | Oct 3 | Oct 12 | Cohen Media Group |
| 25 | The Overnighters | $110,763 | 23 | $4,324 | 3.9% | 1 | Oct 10 | Feb 12 | Drafthouse Films |
| 26 | The Golden Era | $102,931 | 15 | $50,242 | 48.8% | 15 | Oct 17 | Jan 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 27 | One Chance | $101,196 | 43 | $33,405 | 33% | 43 | Oct 10 | Nov 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | Hiroshima Mon Amour 2014 Re-release | $96,439 | 7 | $18,494 | 19.2% | 5 | Oct 17 | Feb 15 | Rialto Pictures |
| 29 | The Principle | $89,543 | 3 | $8,657 | 9.7% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 30 | Rudderless | $58,293 | 18 | $37,440 | 64.2% | 18 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 31 | Low Down | $54,051 | 8 | $5,278 | 9.8% | 1 | Oct 24 | Dec 18 | Oscilloscope |
| 32 | 1,000 Times Good Night | $53,895 | 24 | $24,120 | 44.8% | 24 | Oct 24 | Nov 20 | Film Movement |
| 33 | Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead | $37,473 | 25 | $17,331 | 46.2% | 25 | Oct 10 | Nov 2 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 34 | White Bird in a Blizzard | $33,821 | 14 | $6,302 | 18.6% | 4 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 35 | The Hero of Color City | $32,188 | 69 | $24,260 | 75.4% | 69 | Oct 3 | Oct 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | Stations of the Elevated | $28,516 | 1 | $9,423 | 33% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 20 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 37 | Christian Mingle | $25,480 | 15 | $19,836 | 77.8% | 15 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 38 | History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears | $23,048 | 5 | $7,566 | 32.8% | 3 | Oct 24 | Dec 8 | Indican Pictures |
| 39 | The Decent One | $21,327 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 1 | Feb 26 | Kino Lorber |
| 40 | Guardian Angel | $19,480 | 2 | $12,624 | 64.8% | 2 | Oct 17 | Oct 26 | Richmond Media Entertainment |
| 41 | Watchers of the Sky | $19,339 | 4 | $7,473 | 38.6% | 4 | Oct 17 | Nov 27 | Music Box Films |
| 42 | Camp X-Ray | $13,302 | 7 | $1,316 | 9.9% | 1 | Oct 17 | Nov 9 | IFC Films |
| 43 | Revenge of the Mekons | $11,861 | 3 | $2,354 | 19.8% | 1 | Oct 29 | Apr 30 | Music Box Films |
| 44 | Life of Riley | $11,616 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 24 | Mar 19 | Kino Lorber |
| 45 | You're Not You | $11,486 | 5 | $9,226 | 80.3% | 5 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Entertainment One |
| 46 | The Great Invisible | $11,428 | 5 | $2,348 | 20.5% | 3 | Oct 29 | Nov 13 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 47 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 2014 Re-release | $8,811 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | Nov 6 | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | Eternity: The Movie | $8,350 | 1 | $1,582 | 18.9% | 1 | Oct 17 | Aug 30 | Indican Pictures |
| 49 | I Am Ali | $7,205 | 11 | $4,178 | 58% | 11 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Focus World |
| 50 | ABCs of Death 2 | $7,171 | 17 | $4,022 | 56.1% | 17 | Oct 31 | Nov 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | Plot for Peace | $7,051 | 2 | $2,554 | 36.2% | 2 | Oct 31 | Nov 13 | - |
| 52 | The Devil's Hand | $5,746 | 17 | $4,239 | 73.8% | 17 | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 53 | Evolution of a Criminal | $3,568 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | Oct 16 | The Film Collaborative |
| 54 | The Hacker Wars | $3,470 | 1 | $2,958 | 85.2% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 23 | Vitagraph Films |
| 55 | Two-Bit Waltz | $2,540 | 3 | $136 | 5.4% | 1 | Oct 24 | Mar 26 | Monterey Media |
| 56 | Algorithms | $2,021 | 1 | $317 | 15.7% | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | First Run |
| 57 | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | $1,529 | 3 | $141 | 9.2% | 2 | Oct 24 | Dec 11 | Monterey Media |
