How to Live Forever (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $60,630 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, a 103-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner? What about futurist Ray Kurzweil, a laughter yoga expert, or an elder porn star? Wexler explores the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters alongside those of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engaging new documentary, which challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Begun as a study in life-extension, How To Live Forever evolves into a thought-provoking examination of what truly gives life meaning.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,716 (6.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $91,446 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 13th, 2011 (Limited) by Variance Films |
| Video Release: | June 5th, 2012 by Docurama Video |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Gratuitous Cameos |
| Social setting: | Health & Fitness |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Wexler's World |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2011 | 94 | $3,716 | 1 | $3,716 | $3,716 | 1 | |
| May 20, 2011 | 80 | $7,720 | +108% | 2 | $3,860 | $12,577 | 2 |
| May 27, 2011 | 82 | $2,709 | -65% | 2 | $1,355 | $16,845 | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 79 | $3,903 | +44% | 2 | $1,952 | $22,100 | 4 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 90 | $2,765 | -29% | 2 | $1,383 | $26,958 | 5 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 91 | $1,828 | -34% | 1 | $1,828 | $30,014 | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 86 | $4,351 | +138% | 4 | $1,088 | $35,060 | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 98 | $674 | -85% | 1 | $674 | $37,645 | 8 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 89 | $2,973 | +341% | 1 | $2,973 | $40,836 | 9 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 92 | $1,605 | -46% | 2 | $803 | $42,967 | 10 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 76 | $4,974 | 2 | $2,487 | $51,379 | 12 | |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 94 | $2,532 | 1 | $2,532 | $56,399 | 15 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 133 | $284 | 1 | $284 | $58,764 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 77 | $621 | 2 | $311 | $17,466 | 18 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 95 | $99 | 1 | $99 | $37,744 | 53 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2011 | 99 | $4,857 | 1 | $4,857 | $4,857 | 1 | |
| May 20, 2011 | 84 | $9,279 | +91% | 2 | $4,640 | $14,136 | 2 |
| May 27, 2011 | 86 | $3,971 | -57% | 2 | $1,986 | $18,107 | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 79 | $6,086 | +53% | 2 | $3,043 | $24,193 | 4 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 90 | $3,993 | -34% | 2 | $1,997 | $28,186 | 5 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 92 | $2,523 | -37% | 1 | $2,523 | $30,709 | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 85 | $6,262 | +148% | 4 | $1,566 | $36,971 | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 104 | $892 | -86% | 1 | $892 | $37,863 | 8 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 93 | $3,499 | +292% | 1 | $3,499 | $41,362 | 9 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 90 | $3,203 | -8% | 2 | $1,602 | $44,565 | 10 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 100 | $1,840 | -43% | 1 | $1,840 | $46,405 | 11 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 79 | $7,462 | +306% | 2 | $3,731 | $53,867 | 12 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 97 | $4,327 | 1 | $4,327 | $58,480 | 15 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 135 | $446 | 1 | $446 | $58,925 | 18 | |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 109 | $1,705 | 1 | $1,705 | $60,630 | 22 |
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
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, a 103-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner? What about futurist Ray Kurzweil, a laughter yoga expert, or an elder porn star? Wexler explores the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters alongside those of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engaging new documentary, which challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Begun as a study in life-extension, How To Live Forever evolves into a thought-provoking examination of what truly gives life meaning.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,716 (6.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $91,446 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 13th, 2011 (Limited) by Variance Films |
| Video Release: | June 5th, 2012 by Docurama Video |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Gratuitous Cameos |
| Social setting: | Health & Fitness |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Wexler's World |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2011 | 94 | $3,716 | 1 | $3,716 | $3,716 | 1 | |
| May 20, 2011 | 80 | $7,720 | +108% | 2 | $3,860 | $12,577 | 2 |
| May 27, 2011 | 82 | $2,709 | -65% | 2 | $1,355 | $16,845 | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 79 | $3,903 | +44% | 2 | $1,952 | $22,100 | 4 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 90 | $2,765 | -29% | 2 | $1,383 | $26,958 | 5 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 91 | $1,828 | -34% | 1 | $1,828 | $30,014 | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 86 | $4,351 | +138% | 4 | $1,088 | $35,060 | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 98 | $674 | -85% | 1 | $674 | $37,645 | 8 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 89 | $2,973 | +341% | 1 | $2,973 | $40,836 | 9 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 92 | $1,605 | -46% | 2 | $803 | $42,967 | 10 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 76 | $4,974 | 2 | $2,487 | $51,379 | 12 | |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 94 | $2,532 | 1 | $2,532 | $56,399 | 15 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 133 | $284 | 1 | $284 | $58,764 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 77 | $621 | 2 | $311 | $17,466 | 18 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 95 | $99 | 1 | $99 | $37,744 | 53 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2011 | 99 | $4,857 | 1 | $4,857 | $4,857 | 1 | |
| May 20, 2011 | 84 | $9,279 | +91% | 2 | $4,640 | $14,136 | 2 |
| May 27, 2011 | 86 | $3,971 | -57% | 2 | $1,986 | $18,107 | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 79 | $6,086 | +53% | 2 | $3,043 | $24,193 | 4 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 90 | $3,993 | -34% | 2 | $1,997 | $28,186 | 5 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 92 | $2,523 | -37% | 1 | $2,523 | $30,709 | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 85 | $6,262 | +148% | 4 | $1,566 | $36,971 | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 104 | $892 | -86% | 1 | $892 | $37,863 | 8 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 93 | $3,499 | +292% | 1 | $3,499 | $41,362 | 9 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 90 | $3,203 | -8% | 2 | $1,602 | $44,565 | 10 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 100 | $1,840 | -43% | 1 | $1,840 | $46,405 | 11 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 79 | $7,462 | +306% | 2 | $3,731 | $53,867 | 12 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 97 | $4,327 | 1 | $4,327 | $58,480 | 15 | |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 135 | $446 | 1 | $446 | $58,925 | 18 | |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 109 | $1,705 | 1 | $1,705 | $60,630 | 22 |
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.