The Pathological Optimist (2017)

The Pathological Optimist
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,522Details
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Synopsis

Who is the man behind the most highly controversial, intensely debated topics in modern medicine? Dr. Andrew Wakefield is one of 13 co-authors of a notorious 1998 paper in the UK medical Journal The Lancet, but who became the very public face of what has come to be known as “The Anti-Vax Movement.” An expat from Britain who currently resides in Austin, Texas, Wakefield allowed Bailey and her team to follow him and his family for five years beginning in 2011 as he fought a defamation battle in the courts against the British Medical Journal and journalist Brian Deer. The results of that case—and the self-reflection, pronouncements, and observations of Wakefield, his legal team, wife, and his children—create a complex and incisive look at one of our era’s most fear-provoking and continuously provocative figures.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,946 (91.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,837

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,094 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,301-34,400) 34,345 $6,522
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $6,522

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 29th, 2017 (Limited) by Film Arcade
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
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Keywords: 2010s, Discredited Scientist, Film Festival, Scandal, Cover Up
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,094 $6,522
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,520 $7,837
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,081 $6,522
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 555 $6,522
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $6,522
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,399 $7,837
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 378 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,617 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,917 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,910 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,839 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,449 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Film Arcade Movies 14 $6,522

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 68 $5,946   1 $5,946   $5,946 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 74 $6,522   1 $6,522   $6,522 1

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Production and Technical Credits

Miranda Bailey    Director

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Synopsis

Who is the man behind the most highly controversial, intensely debated topics in modern medicine? Dr. Andrew Wakefield is one of 13 co-authors of a notorious 1998 paper in the UK medical Journal The Lancet, but who became the very public face of what has come to be known as “The Anti-Vax Movement.” An expat from Britain who currently resides in Austin, Texas, Wakefield allowed Bailey and her team to follow him and his family for five years beginning in 2011 as he fought a defamation battle in the courts against the British Medical Journal and journalist Brian Deer. The results of that case—and the self-reflection, pronouncements, and observations of Wakefield, his legal team, wife, and his children—create a complex and incisive look at one of our era’s most fear-provoking and continuously provocative figures.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,946 (91.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,837

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,094 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,301-34,400) 34,345 $6,522
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $6,522

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 29th, 2017 (Limited) by Film Arcade
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 2010s, Discredited Scientist, Film Festival, Scandal, Cover Up
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

Miranda Bailey    Director

Theater Averages: Victoria and Abdul’s Reign Continues with $14,184

October 4th, 2017

Victoria and Abdul

Victoria and Abdul did something very few films manage to do, it repeated on top of the theater average chart. This past weekend, the film earned just over $1 million in 77 theaters for an average of $14,184. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two, which earned an average of $10,635 in five theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,094 $6,522
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,520 $7,837
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,081 $6,522
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 555 $6,522
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,283 $6,522
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,399 $7,837
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 378 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,617 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,917 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,910 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,839 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,449 $6,522
All Time Domestic Box Office for Film Arcade Movies 14 $6,522

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 68 $5,946   1 $5,946   $5,946 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 74 $6,522   1 $6,522   $6,522 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,301-34,400) 34,345 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,601-32,700) 32,700 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,487 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,390 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,720 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,479 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,380 $6,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Film Arcade Movies 18 $6,522

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.