#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2008
Flow: For Love of Water (2008)
2008 · Documentary
$142.6K worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$142.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 7–13, 2008
Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Sep 7–13
Flow: For Love of Water (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13), with $142.6K worldwide, ahead of Moving Midway (2008) at $40.9K and Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008) at $35.8K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $219.2K in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $219.2K
- Flow: For Love of Water (2008), the #1
- $142.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 84%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2008?
Flow: For Love of Water (2008) leads with $142.6K, 65% of the total. The top 3 together took $219.2K, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13).
- 1 Sep 12, 2008 US and Canada: $142.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $142.6K
- 2 Sep 12, 2008 US and Canada: $40.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9K
- 3 Sep 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $219.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 17–23) with $1.3M, led by I.O.U.S.A. (2008).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 The Burning Season (2008) $4.9K The Burning Season (2008)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) $186.1K Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Our City Dreams (2008) $35K Our City Dreams (2008)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 I.O.U.S.A. (2008) $1.3M I.O.U.S.A. (2008)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 La Rabbia di Pasolini (2008) $343.2K La Rabbia di Pasolini (2008)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Flow: For Love of Water (2008) $219.2K Flow: For Love of Water (2008)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) $334.1K It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) $60.9K Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2008 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, 2008 took $219.2K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 3 films · −23% | 3 | $219.2K | −23% | Flow: For Love of Water (2008) $142.6K |
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).
- Week 1 $159.6K
- Week 2 $70K
- Week 3 $698.6K
- Week 4 $22.8M
- Week 5 $957.1K
- Week 6 $86.1K
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $14.9K
- Week 9 $1.5M
- Week 10 $374.7K
- Week 11 $645.6K
- Week 12 $306.1K
- Week 13 $31.6K
- Week 14 $15.8M
- Week 15 $8.8M
- Week 16 $9.8M
- Week 17 $1.4M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $318.5K
- Week 20 $94.7K
- Week 21 $163.5K
- Week 22 $992.7K
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $1.8M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $530.2K
- Week 27 $1.5M
- Week 28 $112.8K
- Week 29 $382.8K
- Week 30 $6.9M
- Week 31 $4.9K
- Week 32 $186.1K
- Week 33 $35K
- Week 34 $1.3M
- Week 35 $343.2K
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $219.2K
- Week 38 $334.1K
- Week 39 $60.9K
- Week 40 $29M
- Week 41 $251.1K
- Week 42 $4.4M
- Week 43 $434.6K
- Week 44 $601.7K
- Week 45 $90.1K
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $2.3M
- Week 48 $467.5K
- Week 49 $21.4K
- Week 50 $89.5K
- Week 51 $1.8M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 37 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13)?
Flow: For Love of Water (2008) leads with $142.6K worldwide, $142.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Moving Midway (2008) at $40.9K and Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008) at $35.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $219.2K in all, or $73.1K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Flow: For Love of Water (2008), earned $142.6K.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2008 (Sep 7–13). 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, 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.