Little Buddha
A magical journey to a place where the past and present meet
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
- Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $5M
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13 billed performers
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After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
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Box Office & Release
Little Buddha returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $35M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Dec 1, 1993
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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