The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West (2016)

The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,852Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $291,841 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $291,841
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Synopsis

Cheng Man-Ching, is the man who brought Tai Chi and Chinese culture to the West during the swinging, turbulent 60’s. Though Cheng is an important transformational figure, his teachings have been overlooked.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,744 (61.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,547

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,184 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 38,001-38,100) 38,006 $2,852
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,022 $2,852

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 6th, 2016 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: July 12th, 2016 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 72 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dogma
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Keywords: 1960s, Biography, Archive Footage
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,184 $2,852
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,446 $3,547
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,138 $2,852
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 656 $2,852
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,022 $2,852
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,085 $3,547
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 439 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,845 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,857 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,112 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,039 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,915 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $2,852

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 88 $1,744   1 $1,744   $1,744 1
May 13, 2016 96 $309 -82% 1 $309   $2,708 2
May 20, 2016 113 $144 -53% 1 $144   $2,852 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 99 $2,399   1 $2,399   $2,399 1
May 13, 2016 110 $309 -87% 1 $309   $2,708 2
May 20, 2016 120 $144 -53% 1 $144   $2,852 3

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Documentary Subject(s)

Professor Cheng Man-Ching*    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Maggie Newman    Herself
Ed Young    Himself
Natasha Gorky    Herself
Don Hauser    Himself
Don Ahn    Himself
Ken Van Sickle    Himself
Harold Naderman    Himself
Carol Yamasaki    Herself
Claire Hooton    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Strugatz    Director
Barry Strugatz    Producer
Ken Van Sickle    Producer
Victoria Aleksanyan    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Pugh    Co-Producer
Ken Van Sickle    Director of Photography
Joel Hirsch    Editor
Pierre Foldes    Composer
Danny Emerick    Associate Producer
Ellen Kennedy    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Theater Averages: Civil War Sets Yearly Mark with $42,390

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...


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Synopsis

Cheng Man-Ching, is the man who brought Tai Chi and Chinese culture to the West during the swinging, turbulent 60’s. Though Cheng is an important transformational figure, his teachings have been overlooked.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,744 (61.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,547

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,184 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 38,001-38,100) 38,006 $2,852
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,022 $2,852

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 6th, 2016 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: July 12th, 2016 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 72 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dogma
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Keywords: 1960s, Biography, Archive Footage
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Professor Cheng Man-Ching*    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Maggie Newman    Herself
Ed Young    Himself
Natasha Gorky    Herself
Don Hauser    Himself
Don Ahn    Himself
Ken Van Sickle    Himself
Harold Naderman    Himself
Carol Yamasaki    Herself
Claire Hooton    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Strugatz    Director
Barry Strugatz    Producer
Ken Van Sickle    Producer
Victoria Aleksanyan    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Pugh    Co-Producer
Ken Van Sickle    Director of Photography
Joel Hirsch    Editor
Pierre Foldes    Composer
Danny Emerick    Associate Producer
Ellen Kennedy    Associate Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Theater Averages: Civil War Sets Yearly Mark with $42,390

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War not only had the best theater average of the weekend, but it also had the best theater average for any film released in 2016. Its average of $42,390 was just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Midnight Special remains the best average for a limited release this year. Other films in the $10,000 club this week include A Bigger Splash, which earned an average of $22,884 in five theaters over the weekend for an average of $27,697 from Wednesday through Sunday. Eva Hesse saw its average rise 8% to $13,816, but it did open on a Wednesday last week, so that likely depressed its weekend numbers last week. Dheepan just made it into the $10,000 club with an average of $10,125 in two theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,184 $2,852
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,446 $3,547
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,138 $2,852
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 656 $2,852
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,022 $2,852
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,085 $3,547
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 439 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,845 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,857 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,112 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,039 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,915 $2,852
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $2,852

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 88 $1,744   1 $1,744   $1,744 1
May 13, 2016 96 $309 -82% 1 $309   $2,708 2
May 20, 2016 113 $144 -53% 1 $144   $2,852 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 6, 2016 99 $2,399   1 $2,399   $2,399 1
May 13, 2016 110 $309 -87% 1 $309   $2,708 2
May 20, 2016 120 $144 -53% 1 $144   $2,852 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 38,001-38,100) 38,006 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 36,201-36,300) 36,295 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,141 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 32,601-32,700) 32,652 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,384 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,853 $2,852
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $2,852

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.