If recent box office performances are any indication, we are entering a world in which independent cinema dominates theaters. With recent successes of films such as Obsession and Backrooms , films made with much lower budgets with increasingly large returns, a new class of creators and directors born of the YouTube world is really picking up a lot of speed in the entertainment business. If these movies can beat out huge franchises like Star Wars and The Devil Wears Prada , then we are witnessing a shift in culture that’s frankly fascinating to watch. In honor of this brave new world we are entering, we wanted to educate our readers with this look at the top 20 highest-grossing independent films of all time . Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Gordon Liu, Michael Parks Release date: April 16, 2004 Box office gross: $154,116,796 At the top of our list is, of course, a Quentin Tarantino production.…