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Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 23–29, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Nov 23–29

On the Way to School (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29), with $399.9K worldwide, ahead of Nobody’s Perfect (2008) at $41.1K and Chomsky & Cie (2008) at $26.5K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $467.5K in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$467.5K
On the Way to School (2008), the #1
$399.9K
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
On the Way to School (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 48, 2008

On the Way to School (2008)

2008 · Drama, Documentary

$399.9K worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2008?

On the Way to School (2008) leads with $399.9K, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $467.5K, 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.

  1. On the Way to School (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $399.9K On the Way to School (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Nobody’s Perfect (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $41.1K Nobody’s Perfect (2008)
    $2.1K US & Canada · 5% $39K elsewhere · 95%
  3. Chomsky & Cie (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $26.5K Chomsky & Cie (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29).

  1. 1 On the Way to School (2008) movie poster
    On the Way to School (2008) Nov 25, 2008 · Turkish · Drama, Documentary $399.9K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $399.9K
  2. 2 Nobody’s Perfect (2008) movie poster
    Nobody’s Perfect (2008) Nov 27, 2008 · Cantonese · Documentary $41.1K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2008 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: $39K Worldwide: $41.1K
  3. 3 Chomsky & Cie (2008) movie poster
    Chomsky & Cie (2008) Nov 26, 2008 · French · Documentary $26.5K worldwide
    Nov 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 48 releases took $467.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 12–18) with $4.4M, led by The Meerkats (2008).

  1. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 The Meerkats (2008) $4.4M The Meerkats (2008)
  2. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008) $434.6K Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008)
  3. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Run for Your Life (2008) $601.7K Run for Your Life (2008)
  4. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) $90.1K Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)
  5. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008) $2.3M Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008)
  7. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 On the Way to School (2008) $467.5K On the Way to School (2008)
  8. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Mr. Governor (2008) $21.4K Mr. Governor (2008)
  9. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Throw Down Your Heart (2008) $89.5K Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2004 earned the most: $1.3M from 3 films, led by Paper Clips (2004). Week 48, 2008 took $467.5K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 1999 Nov 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2000 Nov 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2001 Nov 25–Dec 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2002 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2003 Nov 23–29 2 films 2 $52.6K – My Flesh and Blood (2003) $40.6K
Week 48, 2004 Nov 21–27 3 films · +2305% 3 $1.3M +2305% Paper Clips (2004) $1.2M
Week 48, 2005 Nov 20–26 1 film · −97% 1 $32.5K −97% 39 Pounds of Love (2005) $32.5K
Week 48, 2006 Nov 26–Dec 2 3 films · +1243% 3 $435.9K +1243% The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K
Week 48, 2007 Nov 25–Dec 1 4 films · −78% 4 $94.5K −78% Behave (2007) $74.2K
Week 48, 2008 Nov 23–29 3 films · +395% 3 $467.5K +395% On the Way to School (2008) $399.9K
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 48 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 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29)?

On the Way to School (2008) leads with $399.9K worldwide. Next come Nobody’s Perfect (2008) at $41.1K and Chomsky & Cie (2008) at $26.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $467.5K in all, or $155.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, On the Way to School (2008), earned $399.9K.

How much of the Week 48, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.1K of the $467.5K total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2008 (Nov 23–29). 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 48, 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.