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Documentary box office · Week 21 · May 18–24, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 21 of 2008: Documentary Releases of May 18–24

A Jihad for Love (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 21 of 2008 (May 18–24), with $105.7K worldwide, ahead of The End of Poverty? (2008) at $57.8K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $163.5K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$163.5K
A Jihad for Love (2008), the #1
$105.7K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
A Jihad for Love (2008) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 21, 2008

A Jihad for Love (2008)

2008 · Documentary

$105.7K worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$105.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 21 of 2008, 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 21 of 2008 (May 18–24).

  1. 1 A Jihad for Love (2008) movie poster
    A Jihad for Love (2008) May 21, 2008 · Arabic · Documentary $105.7K worldwide
    May 21, 2008 US and Canada: $105.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $105.7K
  2. 2 The End of Poverty? (2008) movie poster
    The End of Poverty? (2008) May 19, 2008 · English · Documentary $57.8K worldwide
    May 19, 2008 US and Canada: $57.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.8K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 21 of 2008: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 21 of 2008 (May 18–24)?

A Jihad for Love (2008) leads with $105.7K worldwide, $105.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The End of Poverty? (2008) at $57.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 21 of 2008 (May 18–24) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 21 of 2008 (May 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $163.5K in all, or $81.7K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 21 of 2008 (May 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Jihad for Love (2008), earned $105.7K.

How much of the Week 21, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$163.5K of the $163.5K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2008 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 21 of 2008 (May 18–24). 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 21, 2008 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.