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Documentary box office · Week 39 · Sep 21–27, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 39 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Sep 21–27

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27), with $60.3K worldwide, ahead of Obscene (2008) at $549. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $60.9K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 39 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$60.9K
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008), the #1
$60.3K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27).

  1. 1 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) movie poster
    Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) Sep 26, 2008 · English · Biography, Documentary $60.3K worldwide
    Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: $60.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.3K
  2. 2 Obscene (2008) movie poster
    Obscene (2008) Sep 26, 2008 · English · Biography, Documentary $549 worldwide
    Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $549
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 39 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 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27)?

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) leads with $60.3K worldwide, $60.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Obscene (2008) at $549.

How much did documentary movies released in week 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $60.9K in all, or $30.4K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008), earned $60.3K.

How much of the Week 39, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.3K of the $60.9K total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2008 (Sep 21–27). 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 39, 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.