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Documentary box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 40 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4

Old Partner (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $15.3M worldwide, ahead of Religulous (2008) at $13.6M and Heimatkunde (2008) at $91.2K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$29M
Old Partner (2008), the #1
$15.3M
earned in the US & Canada
45%
Old Partner (2008) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 40, 2008

Old Partner (2008)

2008 · Documentary

$15.3M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 40 of 2008?

Old Partner (2008) leads with $15.3M, 53% of the total. The top 4 together took $29M, 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. Old Partner (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $15.3M Old Partner (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Religulous (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $13.6M Religulous (2008)
    $13M US & Canada · 95% $628K elsewhere · 5%
  3. Heimatkunde (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $91.2K Heimatkunde (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $7.2K Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4).

  1. 1 Old Partner (2008) movie poster
    Old Partner (2008) Oct 4, 2008 · Korean · Documentary $15.3M worldwide
    Oct 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3M
  2. 2 Religulous (2008) movie poster
    Religulous (2008) Oct 3, 2008 · English · Comedy, Documentary $13.6M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $628K Worldwide: $13.6M
  3. 3 Heimatkunde (2008) movie poster
    Heimatkunde (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · German · Documentary $91.2K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
  4. 4 Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) movie poster
    Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $29M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 28–Oct 4) with $29M, led by Old Partner (2008).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 I.O.U.S.A. (2008) $1.3M I.O.U.S.A. (2008)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 La Rabbia di Pasolini (2008) $343.2K La Rabbia di Pasolini (2008)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Flow: For Love of Water (2008) $219.2K Flow: For Love of Water (2008)
  5. 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)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) $60.9K Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Old Partner (2008) $29M Old Partner (2008)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Call + Response (2008) $251.1K Call + Response (2008)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 The Meerkats (2008) $4.4M The Meerkats (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2008 earned the most: $29M from 4 films, led by Old Partner (2008).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1999 Sep 26–Oct 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films 2 $543.8K – Grateful Dawg (2001) $360.3K
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film · −92% 1 $44.6K −92% Enfin pris? (2002) $44.6K
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films 4 $883.7K – Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) $614.1K
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 6 films 6 $992.8K – 49 Up (2006) $697K
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films · −23% 6 $761.6K −23% For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) $312.8K
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 4 films · +3712% 4 $29M +3712% Old Partner (2008) $15.3M
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 40 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 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?

Old Partner (2008) leads with $15.3M worldwide. Next come Religulous (2008) at $13.6M and Heimatkunde (2008) at $91.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $29M in all, or $7.3M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Old Partner (2008), earned $15.3M.

How much of the Week 40, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$13M of the $29M total, or 45%, 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 40, 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 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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 40, 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.