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Documentary box office · March 1982

Documentary Box Office, March 1982: Top-Grossing Releases

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in March 1982, with $36.3M worldwide, ahead of The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) at $524.2K and The Atomic Cafe (1982) at $22.3K. 3 documentary films released in March 1982 report a worldwide gross, $36.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

March 1982 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$36.8M
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), the #1
$36.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of March 1982?

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) leads with $36.3M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $36.8M, 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. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) movie poster Number 1
    $36.3M Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
    $36.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) movie poster Number 2
    $524.2K The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982)
    $524.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Atomic Cafe (1982) movie poster Number 3
    $22.3K The Atomic Cafe (1982)
    $22.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of March 1982, 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 March 1982.

  1. 1 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) movie poster
    Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) Mar 12, 1982 · English · Comedy, Documentary $36.3M worldwide
    Mar 12, 1982 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.3M
  2. 2 The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) movie poster
    The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) Mar 7, 1982 · English · Music, Documentary $524.2K worldwide
    Mar 7, 1982 US and Canada: $524.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $524.2K
  3. 3 The Atomic Cafe (1982) movie poster
    The Atomic Cafe (1982) Mar 17, 1982 · English · History, Documentary $22.3K worldwide
    Mar 17, 1982 US and Canada: $22.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in March 1982?

Of the top 3, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Atomic Cafe (1982) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $36.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) $36.3M
    $36.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) $524.2K
    $524.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The Atomic Cafe (1982) $22.3K
    $22.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release week

Which Week of March 1982 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 11 (Mar 7–13) took $36.8M, led by Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 7–13 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) $36.8M Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 The Atomic Cafe (1982) $22.3K The Atomic Cafe (1982)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 1982, Month by Month

The months of 1982 with their totals: March leads with $36.8M, led by Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office March 1982: 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 March 1982?

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) leads with $36.3M worldwide, $36.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time (1982) at $524.2K and The Atomic Cafe (1982) at $22.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in March 1982 earn?

3 documentary films released in March 1982 report a worldwide gross, $36.8M in all, or $12.3M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in March 1982 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), earned $36.3M.

How much of the March 1982 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.8M of the $36.8M total, or 100%, 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 March 1982 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 March 1982. 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 March 1982 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.