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Documentary box office · Week 42 · Oct 15–21, 2006

Documentary Box Office, Week 42 of 2006: Documentary Releases of Oct 15–21

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21), with $148.3K worldwide, ahead of 51 Birch Street (2006) at $84.7K and Comrades in Dreams (2006) at $7.5K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $240.5K in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$240.5K
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006), the #1
$148.3K
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 42 of 2006?

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) leads with $148.3K, 62% of the total. The top 3 together took $240.5K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $148.3K Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
    $148.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 51 Birch Street (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $84.7K 51 Birch Street (2006)
    $84.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Comrades in Dreams (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $7.5K Comrades in Dreams (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 42 of 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 week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21).

  1. 1 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) movie poster
    Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) Oct 20, 2006 · English · History, Documentary $148.3K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2006 US and Canada: $148.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $148.3K
  2. 2 51 Birch Street (2006) movie poster
    51 Birch Street (2006) Oct 18, 2006 · English · Documentary $84.7K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2006 US and Canada: $84.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.7K
  3. 3 Comrades in Dreams (2006) movie poster
    Comrades in Dreams (2006) Oct 15, 2006 · English · Documentary $7.5K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $240.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 17–23) with $86.6M, led by Jackass Number Two (2006).

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006) $123K Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) $1.6M The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Jackass Number Two (2006) $86.6M Jackass Number Two (2006)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006) $7.5K loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 49 Up (2006) $992.8K 49 Up (2006)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) $790.4K Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) $240.5K Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 The Bridge (2006) $630.1K The Bridge (2006)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 1999 earned the most: $362.6K from 1 film, led by The Source (1999). Week 42, 2006 took $240.5K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 1997 Oct 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1998 Oct 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1999 Oct 10–16 1 film 1 $362.6K – The Source (1999) $362.6K
Week 42, 2000 Oct 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 2001 Oct 14–20 1 film 1 $3.1K – Cool and Crazy (2001) $3.1K
Week 42, 2002 Oct 13–19 3 films · +8816% 3 $279.1K +8816% Naqoyqatsi (2002) $155.6K
Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 1 film · −64% 1 $100.2K −64% Girlhood (2003) $100.2K
Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 1 film · +10% 1 $110.6K +10% In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (2004) $110.6K
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 3 films 3 $240.5K – Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) $148.3K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2006, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2006 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 9 (Feb 26–Mar 4) with $110.4M, led by Deep Sea (2006).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 42 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21)?

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) leads with $148.3K worldwide, $148.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come 51 Birch Street (2006) at $84.7K and Comrades in Dreams (2006) at $7.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $240.5K in all, or $80.2K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006), earned $148.3K.

How much of the Week 42, 2006 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$233K of the $240.5K total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 week 42 of 2006 (Oct 15–21). 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 42, 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.