#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of December 2006
2006 · Documentary, Music
$426.9K worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
$426.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · December 2006
Documentary Box Office, December 2006: Top-Grossing Releases
The Singing Revolution (2006) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in December 2006, with $426.9K worldwide, ahead of I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) at $204.2K and Screamers (2006) at $52K. 7 documentary films released in December 2006 report a worldwide gross, $709.3K in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $707.1K across 6 documentary releases.
- December 2006 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $709.3K
- The Singing Revolution (2006), the #1
- $426.9K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 74%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of December 2006?
The Singing Revolution (2006) leads with $426.9K, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $706K, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $204.2K I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006)$30K US & Canada · 15% $174.2K elsewhere · 85% -
Number 3 -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of December 2006, 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 December 2006.
- 1 Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $426.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $426.9K
- 2 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006)Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $30K Rest of the world: $174.2K Worldwide: $204.2K
Dec 8, 2006 · English · Biography, Documentary $204.2K worldwide - 3 Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $52K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52K
- 4 Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $16.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1K
- 5 Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K
- 6
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K - 7
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2006?
Of the top 7, The Singing Revolution (2006) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $526.1K (74%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K $426.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $204.2K $30K US & Canada · 15% $174.2K elsewhere · 85%
- 3 Screamers (2006) $52K $52K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) $16.1K $16.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Farce of the Penguins (2006) $6.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 VHS - Kahloucha (2006) $2.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Empire in Africa (2006) $1.1K $1.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release week
Which Week of December 2006 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 48 (Nov 26–Dec 2) took $435.9K, led by The Singing Revolution (2006). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 The Singing Revolution (2006) $435.9K The Singing Revolution (2006)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $257.3K I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) $16.1K Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2006 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2004 earned the most: $19.3M from 6 films, led by The Last Trapper (2004). December 2006 took $709.3K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| December 1998 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| December 1999 1 film | 1 | $507.9K | – | Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) $507.9K |
| December 2000 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| December 2001 1 film | 1 | $968 | – | Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) $968 |
| December 2002 1 film · +332% | 1 | $4.2K | +332% | The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) $4.2K |
| December 2003 3 films · +121448% | 3 | $5.1M | +121448% | The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) $5M |
| December 2004 6 films · +279% | 6 | $19.3M | +279% | The Last Trapper (2004) $15.3M |
| December 2005 4 films · −68% | 4 | $6.2M | −68% | The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2005) $5M |
| December 2006 7 films · −88% | 7 | $709.3K | −88% | The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2006, Month by Month
The months of 2006 with their totals: March leads with $112.1M, led by Deep Sea (2006).
- January $17.4M #1 Roving Mars (2006)
- February $2.8M #1 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
- March $112.1M #1 Deep Sea (2006)
- April $323.9K #1 Stolen (2006)
- May $51.8M #1 An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
- June $9.3M #1 Wordplay (2006)
- July $478.3K #1 Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
- August $213.9K #1 Ballerina (2006)
- September $88.7M #1 Jackass Number Two (2006)
- October $2.7M #1 49 Up (2006)
- November $388.5K #1 Iraq in Fragments (2006)
- December $709.3K #1 The Singing Revolution (2006)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office December 2006: 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in December 2006?
The Singing Revolution (2006) leads with $426.9K worldwide, $426.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) at $204.2K and Screamers (2006) at $52K.
How much did documentary movies released in December 2006 earn?
7 documentary films released in December 2006 report a worldwide gross, $709.3K in all, or $101.3K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in December 2006 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Singing Revolution (2006), earned $426.9K.
How is the December 2006 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 December 2006. 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 December 2006 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.