Maddies Secret Breaks IFC Center Record While Indie Films Rally in Mid-June Box Office

John Early’s comedy Maddie’s Secret opened at New York’s IFC Center on June 19, earning $58.2 k over the weekend. The figure is the largest opening at the arthouse in more than two years and the sixth‑largest ever for the venue. The film’s debut was accompanied by a series of sold‑out Q&A sessions moderated by John Wilson, Sarah Sherman, Julio Torres, Ivy Wolk, Theda Hammel, Brace Belden and Amy Sedaris. IFC Center senior vice‑president and general manager Harris Dew noted that the screenings “built into at‑capacity showings all weekend long” and that the turnout was driven largely by younger theatergoers.

Early, who has been touring for several months, said he was “so touched by all the beautiful New Yorkers coming out to meet Maddie this weekend.” He added that the IFC Center is meaningful to him because it was the venue where he first saw Showgirls when he was 18.

Maddie’s Secret premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, then screened at New Directors/New Films in New York and the opening night of Los Angeles’ Festival of Movies. The film is now on a regional festival tour and will expand to Los Angeles on June 26 with Early present for Q&As at AMC Americana at Brand, AMC Burbank and Laemmle Santa Monica. Additional cities are scheduled for July 3.

The comedy follows Maddie, a dishwasher who rises to viral fame at a food‑content company, only to confront a long‑hidden eating‑disorder struggle. Early co‑stars Eric Rahill as her husband, Kate Berland as her best friend, and the score is composed by longtime collaborator Michael Hesslein.

In other indie releases, the Gregg Allman documentary Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul began as a one‑night event but was expanded to encore shows in theaters across the country. Directed by James Keach, the film was screened at venues such as the Lucas Theatre in Savannah, Piedmont Opera House in Macon, Belcourt in Nashville, Basie Center in Red Bank, North Park in Buffalo, Tara in Atlanta and Burns Court in Sarasota. According to distributor Danielle DiGiacomo, the documentary “will remain in select theaters this week leading into a national encore next Saturday and Sunday.”

Rose of Nevada, directed by Mark Jenkin, debuted to $25 k across three theaters. Jenkin is continuing a Q&A tour with stops at Jacob Burns Film Center (June 22), Coolidge Corner (June 23), AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (June 24), The Oriental Theater in Milwaukee (June 25, presented in 35 mm) and The Music Box in Chicago (June 26, 35 mm). The film, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner, will expand to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Seattle next week, with a platform release through July. It holds a 100 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics.

Peter Asher’s biopic Peter Asher: Everywhere Man opened exclusively at New York’s Quad Cinema, earning an estimated $9.5 k and topping the complex’s box office. The film follows the British Invasion pop star, producer and manager’s six‑decade career and premiered at Telluride.

Focus Features’ Girls Like Girls earned $1.6 m across 504 theaters, with an 89 % critic score and a 91 % audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Neon’s Leviticus debuted to $2.75 m on 1,076 screens. The first feature by Adrian Chiarella follows two teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of each other’s deepest desires. Mia Wasikowska co‑stars.

A24’s The Death of Robin Hood opened to $2.6 m on 1,762 screens. Shot in 35 mm, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård and Murray Bartlett.

The mid‑June weekend demonstrates a robust performance for independent cinema, with Maddie’s Secret setting a new IFC Center record and a slate of other titles maintaining solid box‑office traction.