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Documentary box office · April 1981

Documentary Box Office, April 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

This Is Elvis (1981) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in April 1981, with $2M worldwide. 1 documentary film released in April 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

April 1981 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2M
This Is Elvis (1981), the #1
$2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
This Is Elvis (1981) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 documentary movie of April 1981

This Is Elvis (1981)

1981 · Biography, Music

$2M worldwide

$2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
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The Only Documentary Release of April 1981 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in April 1981.

  1. 1 This Is Elvis (1981) movie poster
    This Is Elvis (1981) Apr 10, 1981 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $2M worldwide
    Apr 10, 1981 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
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Documentary Box Office April 1981: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in April 1981?

This Is Elvis (1981) leads with $2M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did documentary movies released in April 1981 earn?

1 documentary film released in April 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $2M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in April 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, This Is Elvis (1981), earned $2M.

How much of the April 1981 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$2M of the $2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 1981 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 April 1981. 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 April 1981 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.