Crazy Wisdom (2011)

Crazy Wisdom poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $86,583Details
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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 $117,480

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,180 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,461 $86,583
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $86,583

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind
Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Alive Mind
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 89 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, Religious, 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

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 68 $2,350 Jul 27, 2012 248
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 62 $3,645 Jul 20, 2012 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 79 $2,946 Jul 13, 2012 234

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,180 $86,583
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,555 $117,480
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,181 $86,583
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 359 $86,583
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $86,583
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,977 $117,480
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,610 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,644 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 978 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 903 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,189 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Alive Mind Movies 3 $86,583

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 90 $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 99 $1,149   1 $1,149   $68,348 29
Jul 13, 2012 71 $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

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 79 $1,912   2 $956   $53,842 11
Feb 10, 2012 86 $1,527 -20% 1 $1,527   $55,369 12
Feb 17, 2012 112 $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 86 $2,095   2 $1,048   $61,552 19
Jun 8, 2012 110 $1,149   1 $1,149   $68,348 29
Jul 13, 2012 69 $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

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Interviewee(s)

Pema Chodron    Himself
Ram Dass    Himself
Allen Ginsberg    Himself
Robert Truman    Himself
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche    Himself
Anne Waldman    Herself
Jeffrey Paine    Himself
Diana Muckpo    Herself
Traleg Rinpoche    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Johanna Demetrakas    Producer
Johanna Demetrakas    Director
Lisa Leeman    Producer
Johanna Demetrakas    Editor
Kate Amend    Editor
Pablo Bryant    Cinematographer
Sean Callery    Composer
Midge Costin    Sound Designer

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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 $117,480

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,180 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,461 $86,583
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $86,583

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind
Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Alive Mind
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Religious, 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

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 68 $2,350 Jul 27, 2012 248
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 62 $3,645 Jul 20, 2012 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 79 $2,946 Jul 13, 2012 234

Interviewee(s)

Pema Chodron    Himself
Ram Dass    Himself
Allen Ginsberg    Himself
Robert Truman    Himself
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche    Himself
Anne Waldman    Herself
Jeffrey Paine    Himself
Diana Muckpo    Herself
Traleg Rinpoche    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Johanna Demetrakas    Producer
Johanna Demetrakas    Director
Lisa Leeman    Producer
Johanna Demetrakas    Editor
Kate Amend    Editor
Pablo Bryant    Cinematographer
Sean Callery    Composer
Midge Costin    Sound Designer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,180 $86,583
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,555 $117,480
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,181 $86,583
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 359 $86,583
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $86,583
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,977 $117,480
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,610 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,644 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 978 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 903 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,189 $86,583
All Time Domestic Box Office for Alive Mind Movies 3 $86,583

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 90 $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 99 $1,149   1 $1,149   $68,348 29
Jul 13, 2012 71 $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

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 79 $1,912   2 $956   $53,842 11
Feb 10, 2012 86 $1,527 -20% 1 $1,527   $55,369 12
Feb 17, 2012 112 $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 86 $2,095   2 $1,048   $61,552 19
Jun 8, 2012 110 $1,149   1 $1,149   $68,348 29
Jul 13, 2012 69 $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

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,461 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,801-23,900) 23,897 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,767 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,695 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,861 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,137 $86,583
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Alive Mind Movies 3 $86,583

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.