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 | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4-6 | 25 | $138,401 | - | 6 | - | $23,066 | $172,179 | 1 |
| Jul 11-13 | 22 | $217,105 | +56.9% | 31 | +25 | $7,003 | $471,354 | 2 |
| Jul 18-20 | 25 | $150,676 | -30.6% | 34 | +3 | $4,431 | $742,785 | 3 |
| Jul 25-27 | 23 | $232,940 | +54.6% | 120 | +86 | $1,941 | $1,063,920 | 4 |
| Aug 1-3 | 24 | $213,194 | -8.5% | 142 | +22 | $1,501 | $1,435,393 | 5 |
| Aug 8-10 Beijing Olympics | 36 | $84,666 | -60.3% | 97 | -45 | $872 | $1,639,697 | 6 |
| Aug 15-17 Beijing Olympics | 49 | $41,032 | -51.5% | 114 | +17 | $359 | $1,739,074 | 7 |
| Aug 22-24 Beijing Olympics | 52 | $36,325 | -11.5% | 51 | -63 | $712 | $1,814,058 | 8 |
| Aug 29-31 | 49 | $46,940 | +29.2% | 51 | - | $920 | $1,887,470 | 9 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 50 | $52,287 | - | 51 | - | $1,025 | $1,892,817 | - |
| Sep 5-7 | 56 | $28,232 | -39.9% | 41 | -10 | $688 | $1,943,535 | 10 |
| Sep 12-14 | 68 | $16,981 | -39.9% | 21 | -20 | $808 | $1,974,831 | 11 |
| Sep 19-21 | 50 | $39,893 | +134.9% | 42 | +21 | $949 | $2,022,846 | 12 |
| Sep 26-28 | 68 | $15,291 | -61.7% | 20 | -22 | $764 | $2,057,969 | 13 |
| Oct 3-5 | 82 | $5,384 | -64.8% | 13 | -7 | $414 | $2,071,745 | 14 |
| Oct 10-12 | 125 | $650 | -87.9% | 3 | -10 | $216 | $2,074,562 | 15 |
| Oct 17-19 | 122 | $770 | +18.5% | 3 | - | $256 | $2,077,046 | 16 |
