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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
May 3-978$16,077-1-$16,077$16,0771
May 10-1686$8,729-45.7%3+2$2,909$24,8062
May 17-2372$14,918+70.9%6+3$2,486$39,7243
May 24-3072$12,019-19.4%6-$2,003$51,7434
May 31-Jun 689$5,146-57.2%5-1$1,029$56,8895
Jun 7-1370$12,036+133.9%4-1$3,009$68,9256
Jun 14-20101$1,328-89%3-1$442$70,2537
Jun 21-27103$1,178-11.3%2-1$589$71,4318
Jun 28-Jul 479$5,799+392.3%3+1$1,933$77,2309
Jul 5-1189$2,311-60.1%3-$770$79,54110
Jul 12-1898$3,271+41.5%4+1$817$82,81211
Jul 19-2599$2,987-8.7%4-$746$85,79912
Jul 26-Aug 180$5,096+70.6%3-1$1,698$91,23413
Aug 2-892$3,145-38.3%2-1$1,572$94,04014
Aug 9-1584$4,930+56.8%4+2$1,232$98,97015
Aug 16-22100$4,079-17.3%3-1$1,359$103,05016
Aug 23-2984$7,337+79.9%4+1$1,834$110,38617
Aug 30-Sep 585$8,995+22.6%4-$2,248$119,38218
Sep 6-12117$2,274-74.7%1-3$2,274$121,65519
Sep 13-19116$3,304+45.3%2+1$1,652$124,95920
Sep 20-26115$2,893-12.4%1-1$2,893$127,85221
Sep 27-Oct 3105$5,416+87.2%4+3$1,354$133,26822
Oct 4-10105$4,108-24.2%4-$1,027$137,37623
Oct 11-17104$3,210-21.9%3-1$1,070$140,58624
Oct 18-2497$5,189+61.7%4+1$1,297$145,77525
Oct 25-31121$444-91.4%2-2$222$146,21926
Nov 8-14127$783-1-$783$147,00228
Dec 13-19106$429-1-$429$147,43133
Dec 27-Jan 2, 201490$535-1-$535$147,96635
Jan 10-1685$1,944-1-$1,944$149,91037
Feb 7-1399$2,111-2-$1,055$152,02141
Feb 28-Mar 6101$2,822-1-$2,822$154,84344
Mar 7-13111$905-67.9%1-$905$155,74845
Mar 21-27119$623-1-$623$156,37147
Mar 28-Apr 3117$830+33.2%1-$830$157,20148