#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of January 1972
1972 · Documentary
$29.3K worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$29.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · January 1972
Documentary Box Office, January 1972: Top-Grossing Releases
Cousin Jules (1972) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in January 1972, with $29.3K worldwide, ahead of Ningla A-Na (1972) at $5.2K and Winter Soldier (1972) at $2.8K. 3 documentary films released in January 1972 report a worldwide gross, $37.3K in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada.
- January 1972 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $37.3K
- Cousin Jules (1972), the #1
- $29.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 79%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of January 1972?
Cousin Jules (1972) leads with $29.3K, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $37.3K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of January 1972, 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 January 1972.
- 1 1972 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.3K
- 2 Jan 26, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
- 3 Jan 27, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
By release week
Which Week of January 1972 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 1 (Jan 1) took $29.3K, led by Cousin Jules (1972). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 Cousin Jules (1972) $29.3K Cousin Jules (1972)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 Ningla A-Na (1972) $8K Ningla A-Na (1972)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 1972, Month by Month
The months of 1972 with their totals: November leads with $587.8K, led by Elvis on Tour (1972).
- January $37.3K #1 Cousin Jules (1972)
- February $34.7K #1 Morning of the Earth (1972)
- March $692 #1 Five Summer Stories (1972)
- April No grosses
- May No grosses
- June No grosses
- July No grosses
- August No grosses
- September No grosses
- October No grosses
- November $587.8K #1 Elvis on Tour (1972)
- December $16.2K #1 Chung Kuo: China (1972)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office January 1972: 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 documentary movie in January 1972?
Cousin Jules (1972) leads with $29.3K worldwide, $29.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ningla A-Na (1972) at $5.2K and Winter Soldier (1972) at $2.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in January 1972 earn?
3 documentary films released in January 1972 report a worldwide gross, $37.3K in all, or $12.4K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in January 1972 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cousin Jules (1972), earned $29.3K.
How is the January 1972 documentary 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 January 1972. 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 January 1972 documentary 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.