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Documentary box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–5, 2002

Documentary Box Office, Week 1 of 2002: Documentary Releases of Jan 1–5

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5), with $11M worldwide, ahead of Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) at $2.3M. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$13.3M
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002), the #1
$11M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 1 of 2002, 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 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5).

  1. 1 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) movie poster
    Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) 2002 · English · Documentary $11M worldwide
    2002 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $17.9K Worldwide: $11M
  2. 2 Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) movie poster
    Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) Jan 2, 2002 · English · Documentary $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 2, 2002 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $60.3K Worldwide: $2.3M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 1 of 2002: 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 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5)?

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) leads with $11M worldwide, $11M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2002) at $2.3M.

How much did documentary movies released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all, or $6.6M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002), earned $11M.

How much of the Week 1, 2002 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.2M of the $13.3M total, or 99%, 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 1, 2002 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 1 of 2002 (Jan 1–5). 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 1, 2002 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.