Roadside Attractions opened Jennifer Westfeldt’s Friends With Kids at 374 theaters over the weekend, by far the widest roll out of the new specialty releases. The distributor noted its cast — including Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Jon Hamm, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Megan Fox, Ed Burns, and Chris O’Dowd — did a “firestorm of press” promoting the comedy in the run up to the film’s theatrical opening. Hamm will have another big debut later this month when the fifth season of Mad Men debuts March 25th. Friends With Kids expands to 600 locations next weekend. Sony Classics’ Footnote took the weekend’s highest per screen average among the specialty titles. The film debuted at two location, averaging just over $24,000. Documentary Jiro Dreams Of Sushi also rolled out in two theaters with a stellar $21,000 average for the Magnolia Pictures release, while Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom’s Salmon Fishing In The Yemen bowed in 18 theaters with a robust $13,333 average.

Among second week holdovers, Focus Features’ Being Flynn added 8 locations, averaging $3,555, about a 68% drop from the feature’s $11,386 opening average in 4 theaters. Paladin’s Boy added two theaters, averaging $4,713 in its second weekend, a 60% decline from its debut $11,695 average at two locations.

1. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Adopt Films) NEW [3 Theaters] Weekend $9K, Per Screen Average $3,150

2. Footnote (Sony Pictures Classics) NEW [2 Theaters]
Weekend $48K, Per Screen Average $24,038

3. Friends With Kids (Roadside Attractions) NEW [374 Theaters] Weekend $2.1M, Per Screen Average $5,615

4. Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (Magnolia Pictures) NEW [2 Theaters] Weekend $42K, Per Screen Average $21,000

5. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (CBS Films) NEW [18 Theaters] Weekend $240K, Per Screen Average $13,333

6. Being Flynn (Focus Features) Week 2 [12 Theaters]
Weekend $42K, Per Screen Average $3,555, Cume $101K

7. Boy (Paladin) [4 Theaters] Week 2 [4 Theaters]
Weekend $18K, Per Screen Average $4,713, Cume, $45K

8. The Forgiveness Of Blood (Sundance Selects) Week 3 [12 Theaters] Weekend $27K, Per Screen Average $2,252, Cume $86,341

9. Undefeated (The Weinstein Company) Week 4 [13 Theaters] Weekend $57K, Per Screen Average $4,382, Cume $253K

10. In Darkness (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 5 [50 Theaters] Weekend $115K, Per Screen Average $2,308, Cume $574K

11. W.E. (The Weinstein Company) Week 6 [24 Theaters]
Weekend $35K, Per Screen Average $1,470, Cume $384K

12. Coriolanus (The Weinstein Company) Week 8 [19 Theaters] Weekend $50K, Per Screen Average $2,654, Cume $475K

13. We Need To Talk About Kevin (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Week 9 [60 Theaters] Weekend $157K, Per Screen Average $2,621, Cume $1M

14. A Separation (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 11 [281 Theaters] Weekend $800K, Per Screen Average $2,849, Cume $4.8M

15. The Iron Lady (The Weinstein Company) Week 11 [447 Theaters] Weekend $585K, Per Screen Average $1,309, Cume $27.9M

16. Pina (Sundance Selects) Week 11 [12 Theaters]
Weekend $127K, Per Screen Average $2,558, Cume $3M

17. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Focus Features) Week 14 [109 Theaters] Weekend $167K, Per Screen Average $1,537, Cume $23.9M

18. The Artist (The Weinstein Company) Week 16 [1,505 Theaters] Weekend $2.3M, Per Screen Average $1,531, Cume $40.4M

19. My Week With Marilyn (The Weinstein Company) Week 16 [120 Theaters] Weekend $79,000, Per Screen Average $658, Cume $14.4M

20. The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) Week 17 [517 Theaters] Weekend $680,000, Per Screen Average $1,315, Cume $81.4M