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Documentary box office · Week 51 · Dec 17–23, 1989

Documentary Box Office, Week 51 of 1989: Documentary Releases of Dec 17–23

Roger & Me (1989) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23), with $7.7M worldwide. 1 documentary film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, 87% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$7.7M
Roger & Me (1989), the #1
$7.7M
earned in the US & Canada
87%
Roger & Me (1989) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 documentary movie of Week 51, 1989

Roger & Me (1989)

1989 · Documentary

$7.7M worldwide

$6.7M US & Canada · 87% $1M elsewhere · 13%
The chart

The Only Documentary Release of Week 51 of 1989 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 week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23).

  1. 1 Roger & Me (1989) movie poster
    Roger & Me (1989) Dec 20, 1989 · English · Documentary $7.7M worldwide
    Dec 20, 1989 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $7.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 51 of 1989: 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 week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23)?

Roger & Me (1989) leads with $7.7M worldwide, $6.7M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did documentary movies released in week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23) earn?

1 documentary film released in week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23) reports a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, or $7.7M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Roger & Me (1989), earned $7.7M.

How much of the Week 51, 1989 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.7M of the $7.7M total, or 87%, 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 week 51, 1989 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 week 51 of 1989 (Dec 17–23). 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 51, 1989 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.