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Documentary box office · Week 3 · Jan 13–19, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 3 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Jan 13–19

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19), with $398K worldwide, ahead of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) at $294.3K and Yasukuni (2008) at $3.9K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $698.6K in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$698.6K
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008), the #1
$398K
earned in the US & Canada
39%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 3 of 2008?

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) leads with $398K, 57% of the total. The top 4 together took $698.6K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $398K A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $294.3K Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)
    $274.7K US & Canada · 93% $19.6K elsewhere · 7%
  3. Yasukuni (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $3.9K Yasukuni (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. In Prison My Whole Life (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $2.4K In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19).

  1. 1 A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) movie poster
    A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) Jan 19, 2008 · English · Romance, Documentary $398K worldwide
    Jan 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $398K
  2. 2 Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) movie poster
    Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · English · Crime, War, Documentary $294.3K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $274.7K Rest of the world: $19.6K Worldwide: $294.3K
  3. 3 Yasukuni (2008) movie poster
    Yasukuni (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · Japanese · Documentary $3.9K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
  4. 4 In Prison My Whole Life (2008) movie poster
    In Prison My Whole Life (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 3 releases took $698.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 4 (Jan 20–26) with $22.8M, led by U2 3D (2008).

  1. Week 50, 2007 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Nanking (2007) $1.6M Nanking (2007)
  2. Week 51, 2007 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 Steep (2007) $452.2K Steep (2007)
  3. Week 52, 2007 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 53, 2007 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Waveriders (2008) $159.6K Waveriders (2008)
  6. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 The Business of Being Born (2008) $70K The Business of Being Born (2008)
  7. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) $698.6K A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
  8. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 U2 3D (2008) $22.8M U2 3D (2008)
  9. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 27–Feb 2 Citizen Havel (2008) $957.1K Citizen Havel (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2006 earned the most: $6.2M from 4 films, led by Wide Awake (2006). Week 3, 2008 took $698.6K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 1999 Jan 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2000 Jan 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2001 Jan 14–20 1 film 1 $6.1K – Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2001) $6.1K
Week 3, 2002 Jan 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2003 Jan 12–18 1 film 1 $135.6K – Comandante (2003) $135.6K
Week 3, 2004 Jan 11–17 1 film · −70% 1 $40.9K −70% Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004) $40.9K
Week 3, 2005 Jan 9–15 1 film · +1117% 1 $498.1K +1117% Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (2005) $498.1K
Week 3, 2006 Jan 15–21 4 films · +1136% 4 $6.2M +1136% Wide Awake (2006) $4.6M
Week 3, 2007 Jan 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2008 Jan 13–19 4 films 4 $698.6K – A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) $398K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 28–Oct 4) with $29M, led by Old Partner (2008).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 3 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19)?

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) leads with $398K worldwide. Next come Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) at $294.3K and Yasukuni (2008) at $3.9K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $698.6K in all, or $174.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008), earned $398K.

How much of the Week 3, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$274.7K of the $698.6K total, or 39%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2008 (Jan 13–19). 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 3, 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.