Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk

Adrenaline Rush: the Science of Risk takes a look at the world of skydiving and base jumping - parachuting from a building, a bridge or a cliff. While providing breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys, the Mojave Desert and in the magnificent Fjords of Norway, this giant-screen experience explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk-taking, and the physics involved in these activities. In doing so, it also shows us how risk-taking is part of everyday life. The storyline focuses on two risk-takers, Adrian Nicholas and Katarina Ollikainen. Nicholas, a veteran skydiver who has performed thousands of jumps, is the record holder for the longest unassisted human flight, a 4-minute 55-second flight at speeds of up to 200 kilometers/hour that took place in 1999. Adrenaline Rush even allows spectators to directly experience a base jump thanks to a camera strapped to one of the professional jumpers who took part in the film. You can live through a 1300-meter (4150 feet) jump from a legendary cliff in Norway, the Katthammaren Wall.

Grosses

Domestic (99.8%)
$10,994,028
Summary Details
DistributorGiant Screen Films
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Running Time40 min
GenresDocumentary Short
In Release1,536 days/219 weeks
Widest Release17 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 28-31
Memorial Day wknd
36$116,577-15-$7,771$6,309,375-
Jun 4-627$110,818-14-$7,915$6,420,19386
Jun 11-1328$118,223+6.7%15+1$7,881$6,538,41687
Jun 18-2025$118,560+0.3%15-$7,904$6,656,97688
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Jul 2-5
July 4th long wknd
32$142,117-17-$8,359$6,915,549-
Jul 9-1128$138,515-17-$8,147$7,054,06491
Jul 16-1842$101,733-26.6%17-$5,984$7,155,79792
Jul 23-2540$112,485+10.6%17-$6,616$7,268,28293
Jul 30-Aug 138$130,666+16.2%17-$7,686$7,398,94894
Aug 6-839$124,875-4.4%17-$7,345$7,523,82395
Aug 13-15
Athens Olympics
42$122,485-1.9%17-$7,205$7,646,30896
Aug 20-22
Athens Olympics
44$111,945-8.6%17-$6,585$7,758,25397
Aug 27-29
Athens Olympics
41$105,487-5.8%17-$6,205$7,863,74098
Sep 3-6
Labor Day wknd
51$114,578-17-$6,739$7,978,318-
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Sep 17-1943$102,512-6.4%15-2$6,834$8,190,317101
Sep 24-2643$94,762-7.6%15-$6,317$8,285,079102
Oct 1-340$72,050-24%15-$4,803$8,357,129103
Oct 8-1036$75,267+4.5%12-3$6,272$8,432,396104
Oct 15-1739$81,733+8.6%12-$6,811$8,525,024105
Oct 22-2448$59,640-27%12-$4,970$8,584,664106
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Thanksgiving 3-Day
48$27,458-9%11-$2,496$8,768,834111
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
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Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
53$28,451-8-$3,556$8,962,723-
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Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
63$36,617-7-$5,231$9,120,517-
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Apr 15-1770$19,869-7.6%6-$3,311$9,346,850131
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May 27-30
Memorial Day wknd
53$25,010-6-$4,168$9,476,163-
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Jun 17-1945$41,154+11.9%8-$5,144$9,587,224140
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Jul 1-4
July 4th long wknd
45$71,485-10-$7,148$9,713,394-
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Hurricane Katrina
49$53,700-8%12-$4,475$10,175,981150
Sep 2-4
Hurricane Katrina
47$47,620-11.3%12-$3,968$10,223,601151
Sep 2-5
Hurricane Katrina
Labor Day wknd
50$56,370-12-$4,697$10,232,351-
Sep 9-11
Hurricane Katrina
43$62,840+32%12-$5,236$10,295,191152
Sep 16-18
Hurricane Katrina
51$47,120-25%12-$3,926$10,342,311153
Sep 23-25
Hurricane Katrina
52$42,860-9%12-$3,571$10,385,171154
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Hurricane Katrina
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Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving 3-Day
53$29,730-10.2%11-1$2,702$10,700,751163
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
48$35,620+19.8%11-$3,238$10,736,371164
Dec 9-1148$32,420-9%11-$2,947$10,768,791165
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Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006
New Year's long wknd
50$30,520-11-$2,774$10,858,158-
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Jan 13-16
MLK wknd
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