#1 of 2 #1 biography movie of Week 39, 2011
2011 · Action, Biography
$3.3M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$538.7K US & Canada · 16% $2.8M elsewhere · 84%
Biography box office · Week 39 · Sep 18–24, 2011
Biography Box Office, Week 39 of 2011: Biography Releases of Sep 18–24
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24), with $3.3M worldwide, ahead of The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011) at $183.3K. 2 biography films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.5M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $3.5M
- Machine Gun Preacher (2011), the #1
- $3.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 21%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Biography Release of Week 39 of 2011, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24).
- 1 Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $538.7K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $3.3M
- 2
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $183.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $183.3K
Sep 23, 2011 · English · Biography, History, War $183.3K worldwide
Archive
Biography Box Office in 2011, Week by Week
29 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 53 (Dec 25–31) with $115.9M, led by The Iron Lady (2011).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $263.7K
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $46.6K
- Week 5 $15.1M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $158.5K
- Week 12 $2M
- Week 13 $242.7K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $13.9M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $380.7K
- Week 19 $4.4M
- Week 20 $1.3M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $4.4M
- Week 26 $36.5M
- Week 27 $60.3K
- Week 28 $141.8K
- Week 29 $116.4K
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $5.7M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $10.2M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $12.2M
- Week 37 $90.5K
- Week 38 $220.7K
- Week 39 $3.5M
- Week 40 $33.1K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $742.1K
- Week 44 $96.1K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $91.6M
- Week 47 $163.4K
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $319.3K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $40.1K
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 $115.9M
FAQ
Biography Box Office Week 39 of 2011: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing biography movie in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24)?
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) leads with $3.3M worldwide, $538.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011) at $183.3K.
How much did biography movies released in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24) earn?
2 biography films released in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $3.5M in all, or $1.8M per film on average.
How many biography movies released in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Machine Gun Preacher (2011), earned $3.3M.
How is the week 39, 2011 biography box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 39 of 2011 (Sep 18–24). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 39, 2011 biography box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.