| Cool School | |
| Director: | Faruk Aksoy |
| Producer: | Faruk Aksoy Ayşe Germen |
| Starring: | Cüneyt Arkın Yagmur Atacan Duygu Cetinkaya Tuba Ünsal Mustafa Topaloglu Hande Ataizi |
| Music: | Uğurcan Sezen Oğuz Kaplangı |
| Cinematography: | Adnan İşbilir |
| Editing: | Cem Yıldırım |
| Studio: | Aksoy Film |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. Maxximum Film |
| Runtime: | 117 minutes |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Gross: | US$4,409,042 |
Cool School (Turkish: Çılgın Dersane) is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Faruk Aksoy, about a class of teenage students attempting to save their unconventional school from closure. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on, was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2007 and was followed by Cool School Camp (2008).
A private education institute on the edge of bankruptcy is about to be closed down. An initially reluctant student body, lured to the institute by the promise of learning in a holiday village, join the staff to stop the closure by entering an inter-school contest in the hope of winning first place and the money to save their school.
The film was shot on location in Antalya, Turkey.
The film opened on general release in 149 screens across Turkey on at number two in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$694,626.[1]
The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2007 with a total gross of US$4,265,287.
| Date | Territory | Screens | Rank | Opening Weekend | Total Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 149 | 2 | US$694,626 | US$4,265,287 | ||
| Germany | 5 | - | US$1,776 | US$116,915 | ||
| Austria | 2 | 35 | US$301 | US$26,840 |