#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 20, 2005
2005 · Music, Family
$9.1M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$8.1M US & Canada · 89% $986.4K elsewhere · 11%
Documentary box office · Week 20 · May 8–14, 2005
Documentary Box Office, Week 20 of 2005: Documentary Releases of May 8–14
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 20 of 2005 (May 8–14), with $9.1M worldwide, ahead of Iberia (2005) at $109.6K and Tell Them Who You Are (2005) at $46.7K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $9.3M
- Mad Hot Ballroom (2005), the #1
- $9.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 88%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 20 of 2005?
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) leads with $9.1M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $9.3M, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 20 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 20 of 2005 (May 8–14).
- 1 May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $986.4K Worldwide: $9.1M
- 2 May 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.6K
- 3 May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $7.7K Worldwide: $46.7K
- 4 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)May 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K
May 12, 2005 · English · Documentary $2.1K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 20 releases took $9.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 24–30) with $34.3M, led by Wild Safari 3D (2005).
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Dust to Glory (2005) $649.6K Dust to Glory (2005)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Voices in Wartime (2005) $20.7K Voices in Wartime (2005)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Searching for Ester (2005) $317.3K Searching for Ester (2005)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) $4.9M Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Wild Safari 3D (2005) $34.3M Wild Safari 3D (2005)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Up for Grabs (2005) $25.7K Up for Grabs (2005)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) $9.3M Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 15–21 Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2005) $71.2K Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2005)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 22–28 Genesis (2005) $3.5M Genesis (2005)
Earlier years
How Does Week 20 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2005 earned the most: $9.3M from 4 films, led by Mad Hot Ballroom (2005).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 20, 1996 May 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 1997 May 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 1998 May 10–16 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 1999 May 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 2000 May 7–13 1 film | 1 | $112.9K | – | Thicker Than Water (2000) $112.9K |
| Week 20, 2001 May 13–19 1 film · −29% | 1 | $79.7K | −29% | Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001) $79.7K |
| Week 20, 2002 May 12–18 1 film · −22% | 1 | $62.2K | −22% | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) $62.2K |
| Week 20, 2003 May 11–17 3 films · +909% | 3 | $627.8K | +909% | The Soul of a Man (2003) $592.9K |
| Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 2 films · −36% | 2 | $404.5K | −36% | Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie (2004) $396.8K |
| Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 4 films · +2190% | 4 | $9.3M | +2190% | Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) $9.1M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2005, Week by Week
45 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 19–25) with $132.1M, led by March of the Penguins (2005).
- Week 1 $1.9M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $498.1K
- Week 4 $248K
- Week 5 $12.8M
- Week 6 $74.6K
- Week 7 $709.8K
- Week 8 $997.1K
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $8.5M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $2.6M
- Week 13 $1.8M
- Week 14 $649.6K
- Week 15 $20.7K
- Week 16 $317.3K
- Week 17 $4.9M
- Week 18 $34.3M
- Week 19 $25.7K
- Week 20 $9.3M
- Week 21 $71.2K
- Week 22 $3.5M
- Week 23 $485K
- Week 24 $7.2K
- Week 25 $1.8K
- Week 26 $132.1M
- Week 27 $16.1K
- Week 28 $1.8M
- Week 29 $1.3K
- Week 30 $2.9K
- Week 31 $6.8M
- Week 32 $3.3M
- Week 33 $4.2M
- Week 34 $241.1K
- Week 35 $137.2K
- Week 36 $75.5K
- Week 37 $3.4M
- Week 38 $96.8K
- Week 39 $40.3M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $424.3K
- Week 44 $1.6M
- Week 45 $297.6K
- Week 46 $9.4K
- Week 47 $67.5K
- Week 48 $32.5K
- Week 49 $1.4M
- Week 50 $5M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $52.9K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 20 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 20 of 2005 (May 8–14)?
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) leads with $9.1M worldwide, $8.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Iberia (2005) at $109.6K and Tell Them Who You Are (2005) at $46.7K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 20 of 2005 (May 8–14) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 20 of 2005 (May 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $9.3M in all, or $2.3M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 20 of 2005 (May 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Mad Hot Ballroom (2005), earned $9.1M.
How is the week 20, 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 20 of 2005 (May 8–14). 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 20, 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.