Exclusive: Since its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in October, Swiss documentary Wisdom of Happiness – A Heart-to-Heart with the Dalai Lama has found peace at the box office with strong performances in Switzerland, Germany and elsewhere as overseas rollout continues. Autlook Filmsales reps the movie and is headed to the EFM to expand the reach of the Richard Gere- and Oren Moverman-exec produced film. Negotiations are under way for Latin America and the U.S.

The doc, which features the Dalai Lama as he speaks directly to the audience, creating what is billed as “a meditative cinema experience that resonates long after,” has sold over 70,000 tickets in Switzerland where Ascot Elite released in December. Across the run, it remained in the Top 10 for seven consecutive weeks and was a Top 3 arthouse title.

Via X Filmverleih in Germany, Wisdom of Happiness was released on November 7 last year and has sold over 48,000 tickets,...