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Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2007

Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2007: Documentary Releases of Sep 9–15

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15), with $88.3K worldwide, ahead of Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) at $70.2K and In the Hands of the Gods (2007) at $65.9K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $286.1K in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $215.9K across 4 documentary releases.

week 37 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$286.1K
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007), the #1
$88.3K
earned in the US & Canada
45%
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2007

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)

2007 · Music, Documentary

$88.3K worldwide · 31% of the chart's total

$88.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2007?

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) leads with $88.3K, 31% of the total. The top 5 together took $286.1K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $88.3K Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
    $88.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $70.2K Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. In the Hands of the Gods (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $65.9K In the Hands of the Gods (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Rape of Europa (2007) movie poster Number 4
    $40K The Rape of Europa (2007)
    $40K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Helvetica (2007) movie poster Number 5
    $21.7K Helvetica (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 37 of 2007, 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 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15).

  1. 1 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) movie poster
    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) Sep 14, 2007 · English · Music, Documentary $88.3K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: $88.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $88.3K
  2. 2 Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) movie poster
    Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) Sep 14, 2007 · Portuguese · Documentary $70.2K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.2K
  3. 3 In the Hands of the Gods (2007) movie poster
    In the Hands of the Gods (2007) Sep 14, 2007 · English · Documentary $65.9K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.9K
  4. 4 The Rape of Europa (2007) movie poster
    The Rape of Europa (2007) Sep 14, 2007 · English · History, Documentary $40K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: $40K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40K
  5. 5 Helvetica (2007) movie poster
    Helvetica (2007) Sep 12, 2007 · English · Documentary $21.7K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2005 earned the most: $3.4M from 3 films, led by We Feed the World (2005). Week 37, 2007 took $286.1K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1998 Sep 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1999 Sep 5–11 1 film 1 $11.7K – My Voyage to Italy (1999) $11.7K
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 1 film · +11556% 1 $1.4M +11556% Backstage (2000) $1.4M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 1 film · −100% 1 $5.8K −100% Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001) $5.8K
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 1 film · +1080% 1 $68.9K +1080% The Pinochet Case (2002) $68.9K
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 2 films 2 $77.7K – Salvador Allende (2004) $62K
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 3 films · +4289% 3 $3.4M +4289% We Feed the World (2005) $3.1M
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 4 films · −52% 4 $1.6M −52% The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) $1.4M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 5 films · −83% 5 $286.1K −83% Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) $88.3K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 37 of 2007: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15)?

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) leads with $88.3K worldwide, $88.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) at $70.2K and In the Hands of the Gods (2007) at $65.9K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $286.1K in all, or $57.2K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007), earned $88.3K.

How much of the Week 37, 2007 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$128.3K of the $286.1K total, or 45%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 2007 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 37 of 2007 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 2007 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.