Free the Mind

In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness, those qualities cultivated by Tibetan meditation practice. The results of Davidson's studies at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are portrayed in Free the Mind as they are applied to treating PTSD in returning Iraqi vets and children with ADHD. The film poses two fundamental questions: What really is consciousness, and how does it manifest in the brain and body? And is it possible to physically change the brain solely through mental practices?

Grosses

Domestic (93.1%)
$157,201
Summary Details
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$12,215
1 theaters
Release DateMay 3, 2013 - Apr 3, 2014
Running Time1 hr 20 min
GenresAdventure Documentary
In Release608 days/86 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 3-573$12,215-1-$12,215$12,2151
May 10-12101$2,365-80.6%2+1$1,182$18,4422
May 17-1968$9,542+303.5%6+4$1,590$34,3483
May 24-2672$6,480-32.1%6-$1,080$46,2044
May 24-27
Memorial Day wknd
65$9,350-6-$1,558$49,074-
May 31-Jun 282$3,410-47.4%5-1$682$55,1535
Jun 7-963$7,217+111.6%4-1$1,804$64,1066
Jun 14-1697$661-90.8%3-1$220$69,5867
Jun 21-23103$480-27.4%2-1$240$70,7338
Jun 28-3078$3,334+594.6%3+1$1,111$74,7659
Jul 5-787$518-84.5%2-1$259$77,74810
Jul 12-1499$588+13.5%3+1$196$80,12911
Jul 26-2877$3,063-3-$1,021$88,86213
Aug 2-486$2,375-22.5%2-1$1,187$93,27014
Aug 9-1181$4,129+73.9%4+2$1,032$98,16915
Aug 16-1899$1,732-58.1%3-1$577$100,70216
Aug 23-2580$4,214+143.3%4+1$1,053$107,26317
Aug 30-Sep 184$4,586+8.8%4-$1,146$114,97218
Aug 30-Sep 2
Labor Day wknd
85$5,718-4-$1,429$116,104-
Sep 6-8130$279-93.9%1-3$279$119,66019
Sep 13-15100$3,304+1,084.2%2+1$1,652$124,95920
Sep 20-22130$482-85.4%1-1$482$125,44121
Sep 27-29106$3,166+556.8%4+3$791$131,01822
Oct 4-6110$1,787-43.6%4-$446$135,05523
Oct 11-1398$1,631-8.7%3-1$543$139,00724
Oct 18-20103$1,422-12.8%2-1$711$142,00825
Oct 25-27110$413-71%2-$206$146,18826
Nov 8-10120$358-1-$358$146,57728
Dec 13-1589$320-1-$320$147,32233
Feb 7-9
Sochi Olympics
88$1,388-2-$694$151,29841
Feb 28-Mar 295$1,977-1-$1,977$153,99844
Mar 7-9104$905-54.2%1-$905$155,74845
Mar 21-23110$395-1-$395$156,14347
Mar 28-30104$636+61%1-$636$157,00748