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Documentary box office · Week 16 · Apr 10–16, 2005

Documentary Box Office, Week 16 of 2005: Documentary Releases of Apr 10–16

Searching for Ester (2005) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16), with $278.7K worldwide, ahead of The Year of the Yao (2005) at $38.6K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $317.3K in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada.

week 16 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$317.3K
Searching for Ester (2005), the #1
$278.7K
earned in the US & Canada
11%
Searching for Ester (2005) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 16, 2005

Searching for Ester (2005)

2005 · Documentary

$278.7K worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 16 of 2005, 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 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16).

  1. 1 Searching for Ester (2005) movie poster
    Searching for Ester (2005) Apr 12, 2005 · Czech · Documentary $278.7K worldwide
    Apr 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.7K
  2. 2 The Year of the Yao (2005) movie poster
    The Year of the Yao (2005) Apr 15, 2005 · English · Documentary $38.6K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2005 US and Canada: $35.6K Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $38.6K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 16 of 2005: 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 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16)?

Searching for Ester (2005) leads with $278.7K worldwide. Next come The Year of the Yao (2005) at $38.6K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $317.3K in all, or $158.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Searching for Ester (2005), earned $278.7K.

How much of the Week 16, 2005 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.6K of the $317.3K total, or 11%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 2005 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 16 of 2005 (Apr 10–16). 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 16, 2005 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.