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Documentary box office · Week 28 · Jul 6–12, 1997

Documentary Box Office, Week 28 of 1997: Documentary Releases of Jul 6–12

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12), with $18.8M worldwide, ahead of 4 Little Girls (1997) at $130.1K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 28 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$18.9M
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997), the #1
$18.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 28, 1997

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)

1997 · Adventure, Documentary

$18.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$18.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 28 of 1997, 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 week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12).

  1. 1 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) movie poster
    Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) Jul 11, 1997 · English · Adventure, Documentary $18.8M worldwide
    Jul 11, 1997 US and Canada: $18.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.8M
  2. 2 4 Little Girls (1997) movie poster
    4 Little Girls (1997) Jul 9, 1997 · English · History, Documentary $130.1K worldwide
    Jul 9, 1997 US and Canada: $130.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $130.1K
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Documentary Box Office in 1997, Week by Week

8 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 28 (Jul 6–12) with $18.9M, led by Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 28 of 1997: 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 week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12)?

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) leads with $18.8M worldwide, $18.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come 4 Little Girls (1997) at $130.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $18.9M in all, or $9.5M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997), earned $18.8M.

How much of the Week 28, 1997 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.9M of the $18.9M 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.

How is the week 28, 1997 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 28 of 1997 (Jul 6–12). 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 28, 1997 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.