#1 of 2 #1 documentary movie of May 1991
1991 · Music, Documentary
$29M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$15M US & Canada · 52% $14M elsewhere · 48%
Documentary box office · May 1991
Documentary Box Office, May 1991: Top-Grossing Releases
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in May 1991, with $29M worldwide, ahead of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) at $1.3M. 2 documentary films released in May 1991 report a worldwide gross, $30.3M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada.
- May 1991 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $30.3M
- Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991), the #1
- $29M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 54%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Documentary Release of May 1991, 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 1991.
- 1 May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $29M
- 2
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)May 1, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $14.9K Worldwide: $1.3M
May 1, 1991 · English · Documentary $1.3M worldwide
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Documentary Box Office in 1991, Month by Month
The months of 1991 with their totals: May leads with $30.3M, led by Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991).
- January $53.3K #1 High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1991)
- February No grosses
- March No grosses
- April No grosses
- May $30.3M #1 Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
- June No grosses
- July No grosses
- August $3.9M #1 Paris Is Burning (1991)
- September $530.4K #1 Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1991)
- October No grosses
- November No grosses
- December $2.9M #1 The Media Project (1991)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office May 1991: 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 1991?
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) leads with $29M worldwide, $15M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) at $1.3M.
How much did documentary movies released in May 1991 earn?
2 documentary films released in May 1991 report a worldwide gross, $30.3M in all, or $15.2M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in May 1991 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991), earned $29M.
How is the May 1991 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 1991. 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 1991 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.