Crazy Wisdom (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $86,583 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Chogyam Trungpa, the brilliant “bad boy of Buddhism,” fled the invasion of Tibet, studied at Oxford, and shattered Westerners’ notions of how an enlightened teacher should behave. Was it crazy wisdom when he renounced his monastic vows, eloped with a sixteen-year old aristocrat, openly drank alcohol, and had intimate relations with women students? Was it crazy wisdom when he founded a military order to dismantle aggression? Or was it when, to counter the materialism he saw infecting the world, he worked tirelessly to build an “enlightened society,” based on compassion and courage? The film presents a direct experience of Trungpa, and stories from his wife and students, including best-selling author Pema Chodron and poet Allen Ginsberg, as well as colleagues and critics like American guru Ram Dass and eminent scholar Robert Thurman.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $10,304 (11.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $130,340 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind |
| Video Release: | April 30th, 2013 by Alive Mind |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Religious |
| Social setting: | New Age |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Crazy Wisdom Films, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2011 | 63 | $10,304 | 1 | $10,304 | $10,304 | 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 63 | $9,007 | -13% | 2 | $4,504 | $26,001 | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 77 | $3,109 | -65% | 2 | $1,555 | $33,010 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 64 | $6,381 | +105% | 4 | $1,595 | $43,106 | 4 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 75 | $323 | -95% | 1 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 88 | $636 | 1 | $636 | $43,742 | 7 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 80 | $1,934 | +204% | 2 | $967 | $47,108 | 8 |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 96 | $294 | -85% | 1 | $294 | $47,594 | 9 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 91 | $220 | 1 | $220 | $52,150 | 11 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 103 | $102 | -54% | 1 | $102 | $53,944 | 12 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 90 | $2,569 | 1 | $2,569 | $58,034 | 15 | |
| Jun 8, 2012 | 100 | $1,149 | 1 | $1,149 | $68,348 | 29 | |
| Jul 13, 2012 | 72 | $2,946 | 1 | $2,946 | $71,294 | 34 | |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 69 | $3,645 | +24% | 2 | $1,823 | $78,310 | 35 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | 76 | $2,350 | -36% | 2 | $1,175 | $83,102 | 36 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 91 | $579 | -75% | 1 | $579 | $80,752 | 37 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2011 | 61 | $16,994 | 1 | $16,994 | $16,994 | 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 61 | $12,907 | -24% | 3 | $4,302 | $29,901 | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 71 | $6,824 | -47% | 3 | $2,275 | $36,725 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 67 | $6,694 | -2% | 1 | $6,694 | $43,419 | 4 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 86 | $323 | -95% | 1 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 85 | $2,068 | 2 | $1,034 | $45,174 | 7 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 84 | $2,126 | +3% | 2 | $1,063 | $47,300 | 8 |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 75 | $4,276 | +101% | 2 | $2,138 | $51,576 | 9 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 80 | $1,912 | 2 | $956 | $53,842 | 11 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 87 | $1,527 | -20% | 1 | $1,527 | $55,369 | 12 |
| Feb 17, 2012 | 113 | $96 | -94% | 1 | $96 | $55,465 | 13 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 89 | $3,440 | 1 | $3,440 | $58,905 | 15 | |
| Mar 9, 2012 | 110 | $552 | -84% | 1 | $552 | $59,457 | 16 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 87 | $2,095 | 2 | $1,048 | $61,552 | 19 | |
| Jun 8, 2012 | 111 | $1,149 | 1 | $1,149 | $68,348 | 29 | |
| Jul 13, 2012 | 70 | $6,317 | 2 | $3,159 | $74,665 | 34 | |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 68 | $6,087 | -4% | 2 | $3,044 | $80,752 | 35 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | 72 | $4,871 | -20% | 3 | $1,624 | $85,623 | 36 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 95 | $960 | -80% | 1 | $960 | $86,583 | 37 |
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.
Synopsis
Chogyam Trungpa, the brilliant “bad boy of Buddhism,” fled the invasion of Tibet, studied at Oxford, and shattered Westerners’ notions of how an enlightened teacher should behave. Was it crazy wisdom when he renounced his monastic vows, eloped with a sixteen-year old aristocrat, openly drank alcohol, and had intimate relations with women students? Was it crazy wisdom when he founded a military order to dismantle aggression? Or was it when, to counter the materialism he saw infecting the world, he worked tirelessly to build an “enlightened society,” based on compassion and courage? The film presents a direct experience of Trungpa, and stories from his wife and students, including best-selling author Pema Chodron and poet Allen Ginsberg, as well as colleagues and critics like American guru Ram Dass and eminent scholar Robert Thurman.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $10,304 (11.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $130,340 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind |
| Video Release: | April 30th, 2013 by Alive Mind |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Religious |
| Social setting: | New Age |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Crazy Wisdom Films, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2011 | 63 | $10,304 | 1 | $10,304 | $10,304 | 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 63 | $9,007 | -13% | 2 | $4,504 | $26,001 | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 77 | $3,109 | -65% | 2 | $1,555 | $33,010 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 64 | $6,381 | +105% | 4 | $1,595 | $43,106 | 4 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 75 | $323 | -95% | 1 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 88 | $636 | 1 | $636 | $43,742 | 7 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 80 | $1,934 | +204% | 2 | $967 | $47,108 | 8 |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 96 | $294 | -85% | 1 | $294 | $47,594 | 9 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 91 | $220 | 1 | $220 | $52,150 | 11 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 103 | $102 | -54% | 1 | $102 | $53,944 | 12 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 90 | $2,569 | 1 | $2,569 | $58,034 | 15 | |
| Jun 8, 2012 | 100 | $1,149 | 1 | $1,149 | $68,348 | 29 | |
| Jul 13, 2012 | 72 | $2,946 | 1 | $2,946 | $71,294 | 34 | |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 69 | $3,645 | +24% | 2 | $1,823 | $78,310 | 35 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | 76 | $2,350 | -36% | 2 | $1,175 | $83,102 | 36 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 91 | $579 | -75% | 1 | $579 | $80,752 | 37 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2011 | 61 | $16,994 | 1 | $16,994 | $16,994 | 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 61 | $12,907 | -24% | 3 | $4,302 | $29,901 | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 71 | $6,824 | -47% | 3 | $2,275 | $36,725 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 67 | $6,694 | -2% | 1 | $6,694 | $43,419 | 4 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 86 | $323 | -95% | 1 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 85 | $2,068 | 2 | $1,034 | $45,174 | 7 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 84 | $2,126 | +3% | 2 | $1,063 | $47,300 | 8 |
| Jan 20, 2012 | 75 | $4,276 | +101% | 2 | $2,138 | $51,576 | 9 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 80 | $1,912 | 2 | $956 | $53,842 | 11 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 87 | $1,527 | -20% | 1 | $1,527 | $55,369 | 12 |
| Feb 17, 2012 | 113 | $96 | -94% | 1 | $96 | $55,465 | 13 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 89 | $3,440 | 1 | $3,440 | $58,905 | 15 | |
| Mar 9, 2012 | 110 | $552 | -84% | 1 | $552 | $59,457 | 16 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 87 | $2,095 | 2 | $1,048 | $61,552 | 19 | |
| Jun 8, 2012 | 111 | $1,149 | 1 | $1,149 | $68,348 | 29 | |
| Jul 13, 2012 | 70 | $6,317 | 2 | $3,159 | $74,665 | 34 | |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 68 | $6,087 | -4% | 2 | $3,044 | $80,752 | 35 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | 72 | $4,871 | -20% | 3 | $1,624 | $85,623 | 36 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 95 | $960 | -80% | 1 | $960 | $86,583 | 37 |
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.