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Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2003

Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2003: Documentary Releases of Sep 14–20

To Be and to Have (2003) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20), with $16.1M worldwide, ahead of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) at $1.6M and Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) at $578.2K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$18.3M
To Be and to Have (2003), the #1
$16.1M
earned in the US & Canada
8%
To Be and to Have (2003) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2003

To Be and to Have (2003)

2003 · Family, Documentary

$16.1M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$777.1K US & Canada · 5% $15.3M elsewhere · 95%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2003?

To Be and to Have (2003) leads with $16.1M, 88% of the total. The top 4 together took $18.3M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. To Be and to Have (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $16.1M To Be and to Have (2003)
    $777.1K US & Canada · 5% $15.3M elsewhere · 95%
  2. The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $1.6M The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $578.2K Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)
    $578.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Emerald Cowboy (2003) movie poster Number 4
    $101.4K Emerald Cowboy (2003)
    $101.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 38 of 2003, 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 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20).

  1. 1 To Be and to Have (2003) movie poster
    To Be and to Have (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · French · Family, Documentary $16.1M worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: $777.1K Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $16.1M
  2. 2 The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) movie poster
    The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) Sep 20, 2003 · Spanish · History, Documentary $1.6M worldwide
    Sep 20, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  3. 3 Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) movie poster
    Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · English · History, Documentary $578.2K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: $578.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $578.2K
  4. 4 Emerald Cowboy (2003) movie poster
    Emerald Cowboy (2003) Sep 19, 2003 · English · Drama, Documentary $101.4K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2003 US and Canada: $101.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $101.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2003?

Of the top 4, Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while To Be and to Have (2003) made 95% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $1.5M (8%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 To Be and to Have (2003) $16.1M
    $777.1K US & Canada · 5% $15.3M elsewhere · 95%
  2. 2 The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) $1.6M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) $578.2K
    $578.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Emerald Cowboy (2003) $101.4K
    $101.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $18.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $18.3M, led by To Be and to Have (2003).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Step Into Liquid (2003) $4M Step Into Liquid (2003)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003) $179.8K Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 The Backyard (2003) $3.2K The Backyard (2003)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 To Be and to Have (2003) $18.3M To Be and to Have (2003)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2003 earned the most: $18.3M from 4 films, led by To Be and to Have (2003).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1994 Sep 11–17 2 films 2 $83.3K – Moving the Mountain (1994) $44.5K
Week 38, 1995 Sep 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1996 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1997 Sep 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1998 Sep 13–19 1 film 1 $5.9K – Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) $5.9K
Week 38, 1999 Sep 12–18 1 film · +655% 1 $44.3K +655% Get Bruce (1999) $44.3K
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 1 film · +125% 1 $99.7K +125% Paragraph 175 (2000) $99.7K
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 4 films · +2565% 4 $2.7M +2565% The Endurance (2001) $2.5M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 4 films 4 $18.3M – To Be and to Have (2003) $16.1M
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2003, Week by Week

32 weeks of 2003 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 30 (Jul 20–26) with $29.5M, led by Bugs! (2003).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 38 of 2003: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20)?

To Be and to Have (2003) leads with $16.1M worldwide, $777.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003) at $1.6M and Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) at $578.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, or $4.6M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, To Be and to Have (2003), earned $16.1M.

How much of the Week 38, 2003 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.5M of the $18.3M total, or 8%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 2003 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 38 of 2003 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 2003 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.