How much of the May 1974 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$125.3K of the $125.5K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · May 1974

Documentary Box Office, May 1974: Top-Grossing Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in May 1974?

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) leads with $96.8K worldwide, $96.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hearts and Minds (1974) at $28.8K.

Q: How many documentary movies released in May 1974 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974), earned $96.8K.

Q: How is the May 1974 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 May 1974. 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.

Q: How often is the May 1974 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.

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in May 1974, with $96.8K worldwide, ahead of Hearts and Minds (1974) at $28.8K. 2 documentary films released in May 1974 report a worldwide gross, $125.5K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1974 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $125.5K
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974), the #1: $96.8K
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) movie poster

#1 of 2

#1 documentary movie of May 1974

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)

1974 · Music, Documentary

$96.8K worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$96.6K US & Canada · 100% $183 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Documentary Release of May 1974, 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 May 1974.

1
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) May 9, 1974 · English · Music, Documentary $96.8K worldwide

May 9, 1974 US and Canada: $96.6K Rest of the world: $183 Worldwide: $96.8K
2
Hearts and Minds (1974) May 16, 1974 · English · War, Documentary $28.8K worldwide

May 16, 1974 US and Canada: $28.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.8K

Documentary Box Office in 1974, Month by Month

The months of 1974 with their totals: June leads with $26.9M, led by That's Entertainment! (1974).

January No grosses
February No grosses
March No grosses
April No grosses
May $125.5K #1 A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
June $26.9M #1 That's Entertainment! (1974)
July $4.5K #1 Promised Lands (1974)
August No grosses
September No grosses
October $130.3K #1 A Bigger Splash (1974)
November No grosses
December No grosses

FAQ

Documentary Box Office May 1974: 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 documentary movie in May 1974?

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) leads with $96.8K worldwide, $96.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hearts and Minds (1974) at $28.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in May 1974 earn?

2 documentary films released in May 1974 report a worldwide gross, $125.5K in all, or $62.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in May 1974 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974), earned $96.8K.

How is the May 1974 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 May 1974. 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 May 1974 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.