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?
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$12,215
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateMay 3, 2013
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Apr 3, 2014
Running Time1 hr 20 min
GenresAdventure
Documentary
In Release608 days/86 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17-19 | 68 | $9,542 | +303.5% | 6 | +4 | $1,590 | $34,348 | 3 |
| May 24-27 Memorial Day wknd | 65 | $9,350 | - | 6 | - | $1,558 | $49,074 | - |
| May 24-26 | 72 | $6,480 | -32.1% | 6 | - | $1,080 | $46,204 | 4 |
| May 31-Jun 2 | 82 | $3,410 | -47.4% | 5 | -1 | $682 | $55,153 | 5 |
| Jun 7-9 | 63 | $7,217 | +111.6% | 4 | -1 | $1,804 | $64,106 | 6 |
| Aug 30-Sep 2 Labor Day wknd | 85 | $5,718 | - | 4 | - | $1,429 | $116,104 | - |
| Aug 30-Sep 1 | 84 | $4,586 | +8.8% | 4 | - | $1,146 | $114,972 | 18 |
| Aug 23-25 | 80 | $4,214 | +143.3% | 4 | +1 | $1,053 | $107,263 | 17 |
| Aug 9-11 | 81 | $4,129 | +73.9% | 4 | +2 | $1,032 | $98,169 | 15 |
| Sep 27-29 | 106 | $3,166 | +556.8% | 4 | +3 | $791 | $131,018 | 22 |
| Oct 4-6 | 110 | $1,787 | -43.6% | 4 | - | $446 | $135,055 | 23 |
| Jun 28-30 | 78 | $3,334 | +594.6% | 3 | +1 | $1,111 | $74,765 | 9 |
| Jul 26-28 | 77 | $3,063 | - | 3 | - | $1,021 | $88,862 | 13 |
| Aug 16-18 | 99 | $1,732 | -58.1% | 3 | -1 | $577 | $100,702 | 16 |
| Oct 11-13 | 98 | $1,631 | -8.7% | 3 | -1 | $543 | $139,007 | 24 |
| Jun 14-16 | 97 | $661 | -90.8% | 3 | -1 | $220 | $69,586 | 7 |
| Jul 12-14 | 99 | $588 | +13.5% | 3 | +1 | $196 | $80,129 | 11 |
| Sep 13-15 | 100 | $3,304 | +1,084.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,652 | $124,959 | 20 |
| Aug 2-4 | 86 | $2,375 | -22.5% | 2 | -1 | $1,187 | $93,270 | 14 |
| May 10-12 | 101 | $2,365 | -80.6% | 2 | +1 | $1,182 | $18,442 | 2 |
| Oct 18-20 | 103 | $1,422 | -12.8% | 2 | -1 | $711 | $142,008 | 25 |
| Feb 7-9 Sochi Olympics | 88 | $1,388 | - | 2 | - | $694 | $151,298 | 41 |
| Jul 5-7 | 87 | $518 | -84.5% | 2 | -1 | $259 | $77,748 | 10 |
| Jun 21-23 | 103 | $480 | -27.4% | 2 | -1 | $240 | $70,733 | 8 |
| Oct 25-27 | 110 | $413 | -71% | 2 | - | $206 | $146,188 | 26 |
| May 3-5 | 73 | $12,215 | - | 1 | - | $12,215 | $12,215 | 1 |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | 95 | $1,977 | - | 1 | - | $1,977 | $153,998 | 44 |
| Mar 7-9 | 104 | $905 | -54.2% | 1 | - | $905 | $155,748 | 45 |
| Mar 28-30 | 104 | $636 | +61% | 1 | - | $636 | $157,007 | 48 |
| Sep 20-22 | 130 | $482 | -85.4% | 1 | -1 | $482 | $125,441 | 21 |
| Mar 21-23 | 110 | $395 | - | 1 | - | $395 | $156,143 | 47 |
| Nov 8-10 | 120 | $358 | - | 1 | - | $358 | $146,577 | 28 |
| Dec 13-15 | 89 | $320 | - | 1 | - | $320 | $147,322 | 33 |
| Sep 6-8 | 130 | $279 | -93.9% | 1 | -3 | $279 | $119,660 | 19 |
