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Documentary box office · Week 49 · Dec 3–9, 2006

Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2006: Documentary Releases of Dec 3–9

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9), with $204.2K worldwide, ahead of Screamers (2006) at $52K and The Empire in Africa (2006) at $1.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $257.3K in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$257.3K
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006), the #1
$204.2K
earned in the US & Canada
32%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2006?

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) leads with $204.2K, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $257.3K, 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. I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $204.2K I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006)
    $30K US & Canada · 15% $174.2K elsewhere · 85%
  2. Screamers (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $52K Screamers (2006)
    $52K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Empire in Africa (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $1.1K The Empire in Africa (2006)
    $1.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9).

  1. 1 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) movie poster
    I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) Dec 8, 2006 · English · Biography, Documentary $204.2K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $30K Rest of the world: $174.2K Worldwide: $204.2K
  2. 2 Screamers (2006) movie poster
    Screamers (2006) Dec 8, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $52K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $52K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52K
  3. 3 The Empire in Africa (2006) movie poster
    The Empire in Africa (2006) Dec 8, 2006 · English · Documentary $1.1K worldwide
    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 Week 49 of 2006?

Of the top 3, Screamers (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 3 films, $83.1K (32%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $204.2K
    $30K US & Canada · 15% $174.2K elsewhere · 85%
  2. 2 Screamers (2006) $52K
    $52K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The Empire in Africa (2006) $1.1K
    $1.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2005 earned the most: $1.4M from 3 films, led by First Descent (2005). Week 49, 2006 took $257.3K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 1997 Nov 30–Dec 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 1998 Nov 29–Dec 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 1999 Nov 28–Dec 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2000 Nov 26–Dec 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2001 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2002 Dec 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2003 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film 1 $6.2K – Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2003) $6.2K
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films · +401% 2 $30.8K +401% WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) $30.2K
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · +4580% 3 $1.4M +4580% First Descent (2005) $988.4K
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 3 films · −82% 3 $257.3K −82% I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $204.2K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 49 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 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9)?

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) leads with $204.2K worldwide, $30K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Screamers (2006) at $52K and The Empire in Africa (2006) at $1.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $257.3K in all, or $85.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006), earned $204.2K.

How much of the Week 49, 2006 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$83.1K of the $257.3K total, or 32%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2006 (Dec 3–9). 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 49, 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.