The Wackness
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$138,401
6 theaters
6 theaters
Release DateJul 3, 2008
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Oct 23, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 39 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
In Release182 days/26 weeks
Widest Release142 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 56 | $33,778 | - | 6 | - | $5,629 | $33,778 | 1 |
| Jul 4-10 | 28 | $220,471 | +552.7% | 6 | - | $36,745 | $254,249 | 2 |
| Jul 11-17 | 23 | $337,860 | +53.2% | 31 | +25 | $10,898 | $592,109 | 3 |
| Jul 18-24 | 25 | $238,871 | -29.3% | 34 | +3 | $7,025 | $830,980 | 4 |
| Jul 25-31 | 24 | $391,219 | +63.8% | 120 | +86 | $3,260 | $1,222,199 | 5 |
| Aug 1-7 | 27 | $332,832 | -14.9% | 142 | +22 | $2,343 | $1,555,031 | 6 |
| Aug 8-14 | 37 | $143,011 | -57% | 97 | -45 | $1,474 | $1,698,042 | 7 |
| Aug 15-21 | 50 | $79,691 | -44.3% | 114 | +17 | $699 | $1,777,733 | 8 |
| Aug 22-28 | 53 | $62,797 | -21.2% | 51 | -63 | $1,231 | $1,840,530 | 9 |
| Aug 29-Sep 4 | 49 | $74,773 | +19.1% | 51 | - | $1,466 | $1,915,303 | 10 |
| Sep 5-11 | 54 | $42,547 | -43.1% | 41 | -10 | $1,037 | $1,957,950 | 11 |
| Sep 12-18 | 66 | $25,103 | -41% | 21 | -20 | $1,195 | $1,982,953 | 12 |
| Sep 19-25 | 48 | $59,725 | +137.9% | 42 | +21 | $1,422 | $2,042,678 | 13 |
| Sep 26-Oct 2 | 68 | $23,683 | -60.3% | 20 | -22 | $1,184 | $2,066,053 | 14 |
| Oct 3-9 | 85 | $7,551 | -68.1% | 13 | -7 | $580 | $2,073,912 | 15 |
| Oct 10-16 | 113 | $2,364 | -68.7% | 3 | -10 | $788 | $2,076,276 | 16 |
| Oct 17-23 | 126 | $840 | -64.5% | 3 | - | $280 | $2,077,116 | 17 |
