'' Obvious Child '' premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17 , 2014 . A Kickstarter campaign to help send the film to Sundance was created by the director on December 13 , 2013 , earning a total of $ 37,214 by January 14 , 2014 . Independent film distributor A24 Films bought the film 's North American distribution rights , while international distribution rights were purchased by The Exchange . It was released in the United States on June 6 , 2014 , and earned $ 3,123,963 at the box office in 18 weeks . It also earned $ 197,361 and $ 4,093 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand respectively , making a total gross of $ 3,325,417
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Obvious Child