on its opening day, the figures began to grow over the following days, largely because of positive word of mouth. The film collected improved totals of on Saturday and on Sunday bringing the opening weekend collections to . It faced competition from other productions, including Mr. X and previous releases Ek Paheli Leela and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, in its opening weekend at the box office, but was expected to do well because of the positive reviews. The first week's numbers held steady at . The film did particularly well in urban areas like Mumbai and National Capital Region where it collected and respectively. This trend was analysed by Shobha De as marking a "dramatic shift in urban audiences' tastes". She made note of the newfound acceptance of unconventional and sexual themes in Indian cinema. Margarita with a Straw grossed a total of during its theatrical run. Accolades Bose won the NETPAC Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The production was subsequently awarded the Audience and the Youth Jury prizes at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, respectively. Koechlin won several accolades for her performance, including the Best Actress Award at Tallinn, the Screen Award for Best Actress, and the Jury Award at the 63rd National Film Awards. She also garnered nominations for Best Actress at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Asian Film Awards. McCleary won the Best Composer Award at the latter ceremony. References External links Margarita with a Straw at Frameline 2014 films 2010s Hindi-language films 2014 LGBT-related films Indian drama films Indian LGBT-related films Bisexuality-related films Lesbian-related films Films about disability in India Films about people with cerebral palsy Films scored by Mikey McCleary Films set in Delhi Indian films set in New York City Viacom18 Studios films Female bisexuality in film LGBT-related drama films Hindi-language drama films