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Biography box office · Week 35 · Aug 21–27, 2016

Biography Box Office, Week 35 of 2016: Biography Releases of Aug 21–27

Southside with You (2016) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27), with $6.6M worldwide, ahead of Hands of Stone (2016) at $5M and Greater (2016) at $2M. 3 biography films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.

week 35 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$13.6M
Southside with You (2016), the #1
$6.6M
earned in the US & Canada
96%
Southside with You (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 biography movie of Week 35, 2016

Southside with You (2016)

2016 · Biography, Drama

$6.6M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

$6.3M US & Canada · 95% $324.4K elsewhere · 5%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Biography Hits of Week 35 of 2016?

Southside with You (2016) leads with $6.6M, 49% of the total. The top 3 together took $13.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Southside with You (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $6.6M Southside with You (2016)
    $6.3M US & Canada · 95% $324.4K elsewhere · 5%
  2. Hands of Stone (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $5M Hands of Stone (2016)
    $4.7M US & Canada · 95% $265.6K elsewhere · 5%
  3. Greater (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $2M Greater (2016)
    $2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Biography Release of Week 35 of 2016, 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27).

  1. 1 Southside with You (2016) movie poster
    Southside with You (2016) Aug 26, 2016 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $6.6M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $324.4K Worldwide: $6.6M
  2. 2 Hands of Stone (2016) movie poster
    Hands of Stone (2016) Aug 26, 2016 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $5M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $265.6K Worldwide: $5M
  3. 3 Greater (2016) movie poster
    Greater (2016) Aug 26, 2016 · English · Biography, Sport, Family $2M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 2016?

Of the top 3, Greater (2016) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hands of Stone (2016) made 5% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $13M (96%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Southside with You (2016) $6.6M
    $6.3M US & Canada · 95% $324.4K elsewhere · 5%
  2. 2 Hands of Stone (2016) $5M
    $4.7M US & Canada · 95% $265.6K elsewhere · 5%
  3. 3 Greater (2016) $2M
    $2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
FAQ

Biography Box Office Week 35 of 2016: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27)?

Southside with You (2016) leads with $6.6M worldwide, $6.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hands of Stone (2016) at $5M and Greater (2016) at $2M.

How much did biography movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) earn?

3 biography films released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $4.5M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Southside with You (2016), earned $6.6M.

How much of the Week 35, 2016 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$13M of the $13.6M total, or 96%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 2016 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27). 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 35, 2016 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.