"Mud" competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was also shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013. It opened on April 26, 2013 with a limited release in select theaters, before having a wide release on May 10. "Mud" performed well at the box office, grossing $32.6 million on a $10 million budget, and received critical acclaim.