Synopsis
This documentary explores the life and teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who authored the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and is a go-to book for seekers, philosophers and yoga enthusiasts today. It was the only book that Steve Jobs had on his iPad, and he arranged to give away 800 copies of it to the dignitaries who attended his memorial service. It was also a point of entry into Eastern mysticism for George Harrison, Russell Simmons and countless yogis. By personalizing his own quest for enlightenment and sharing his struggles along the path, Yogananda made ancient teachings accessible to a modern audience, attracting many followers and ultimately helping millions of seekers today to turn their attention inwards, bucking the temptations of the material world in pursuit of self-realization.
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Movie Details
October 7th, 2015
The home market release report is a little late this week, because in our ongoing attempt to improve our site, we are looking at the format of this column and it will change shortly. (Also, this week both Amazon and Rotten Tomatoes were acting up. I had to download a script blocker and block all scripts on Rotten Tomatoes. Certain things no longer work, but at least it doesn't cause Firefox to freeze every ten minutes.) The biggest release of the week is The Avengers: The Age of Ultron, sort of. It came out last Friday, not this Tuesday. I'm waiting for my copy to arrive so I can do a full review. Meanwhile, the best new release of the week is When Marnie Was There in Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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October 15th, 2014
There were a trio of new limited releases topping the per theater chart, led by St. Vincent with an average of $27,470 in four theaters. Whiplash was close behind with an average of $22,565 in six theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater.
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October 10th, 2014
We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Unfortunately, two of these films will likely not do well in theaters. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead is a horror film, which is one strike against it, while it is also playing on Video on Demand. I Am Ali is a documentary, so it could do well in art house circuits, but its chances of expanding significantly are very limited. Finally there's Whiplash, which could lead the way on the Per Theater Chart.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2015/06/19 |
34 |
$6,507 |
|
2 |
$3,254 |
$6,507 |
2 |
| 2015/07/03 |
23 |
$24,283 |
|
5 |
$4,857 |
$30,682 |
4 |
| 2015/07/10 |
29 |
$14,965 |
-38% |
5 |
$2,993 |
$56,236 |
5 |
| 2015/07/17 |
28 |
$11,434 |
-24% |
5 |
$2,287 |
$75,673 |
6 |
| 2015/07/24 |
34 |
$7,968 |
-30% |
6 |
$1,328 |
$88,433 |
7 |
| 2015/07/31 |
36 |
$9,493 |
+19% |
6 |
$1,582 |
$103,466 |
8 |
| 2015/08/07 |
40 |
$3,501 |
-63% |
6 |
$584 |
$110,374 |
9 |
| 2015/08/14 |
47 |
$2,607 |
-26% |
5 |
$521 |
$113,192 |
10 |
| 2015/08/21 |
57 |
$1,726 |
-34% |
4 |
$432 |
$115,854 |
11 |
| 2015/08/28 |
54 |
$1,697 |
-2% |
5 |
$339 |
$116,763 |
12 |
| 2015/09/04 |
54 |
$1,569 |
-8% |
3 |
$523 |
$114,680 |
13 |
| 2015/09/25 |
65 |
$822 |
|
3 |
$274 |
$121,862 |
16 |
| 2015/10/09 |
55 |
$2,020 |
|
2 |
$1,010 |
$128,874 |
18 |
| 2015/10/16 |
70 |
$358 |
-82% |
2 |
$179 |
$69,843 |
19 |
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