Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It

2017 | Documentary

Synopsis

"Hare Krishna!" is a documentary on the life of Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrives in America without support or money and ignites a worldwide spiritual phenomenon, now known as the Hare Krishna Movement.

Scores

Overall Score
38.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
35.1%
Review Aggregate
61.5

Critic Consensus

22.2% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 22% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score22.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes1,626

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$133,006$170,232
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$133,006$170,232

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$66,503$85,116
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,518,000$1,942,867
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,694,000$2,168,126
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,133,000$1,450,111
Physical Purchases ?2017$3,253,000$4,163,468
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$66,503$85,116
Total Revenues2017$7,731,006$9,894,804
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$106,000 (est)$135,668 (est)
Participations2017$309,000$395,485
Residuals ?2017$416,000$532,432
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$1,131,000$1,447,551
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$6,600,006$8,447,253

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