A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad

In the early 1920s the Austrian Leopold Weiss left his Jewish roots behind, converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Asad. He became one of the most important Muslims of the 20th century, first as an advisor at the royal court of Saudi Arabia, and later translating the Koran into English. Asad was also a co-founder of Pakistan and its ambassador to the UN. The director follows his fading footsteps, leading from the Arabian desert to Ground Zero. He finds a man who was not looking for adventures but rather wanted to act as a mediator between East and West. "A Road To Mecca" takes this opportunity to deal with a heated debate which is currently becoming more and more important.

Grosses

Germany
$50,777
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorMind the Gap
Opening$13,925
9 theaters
Release DateNov 27, 2008
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release400 days/57 weeks
Widest Release11 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 27-3039$13,925-9-$1,547$13,9251
Dec 4-747$5,174-62.8%10+1$517$23,4992
Dec 11-1453$3,255-37.1%11+1$295$29,9633
Jan 1-465$2,328-7-$332$42,9556
Jan 8-1175$1,052-54.8%6-1$175$43,2617
Jan 15-1869$1,261+19.9%6-$210$44,0458
Jan 22-2572$1,363+8.1%2-4$681$44,7999
Feb 5-882$895-3-$298$47,33311
Feb 12-1589$368-58.9%3-$122$47,41612
Feb 26-Mar 1106$20-1-$20$46,58314
Mar 5-894$425+2,025%3+2$141$47,62115
Mar 12-15104$199-53.2%1-2$199$49,21016
Mar 19-22105$22-88.9%1-$22$51,71117
Mar 26-29108$118+436.4%1-$118$50,77718