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Documentary box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 34 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Aug 17–23

I.O.U.S.A. (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23), with $826.8K worldwide, ahead of Trouble the Water (2008) at $522.8K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.3M
I.O.U.S.A. (2008), the #1
$826.8K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 34, 2008

I.O.U.S.A. (2008)

2008 · Documentary

$826.8K worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$821K US & Canada · 99% $5.8K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 I.O.U.S.A. (2008) movie poster
    I.O.U.S.A. (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · English · Documentary $826.8K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: $821K Rest of the world: $5.8K Worldwide: $826.8K
  2. 2 Trouble the Water (2008) movie poster
    Trouble the Water (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · English · Documentary $522.8K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: $520.2K Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $522.8K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 34 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 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23)?

I.O.U.S.A. (2008) leads with $826.8K worldwide, $821K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Trouble the Water (2008) at $522.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $674.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I.O.U.S.A. (2008), earned $826.8K.

How much of the Week 34, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $1.3M total, or 99%, 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 34, 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 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23). 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 34, 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.