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Documentary box office · Week 9 · Feb 24–Mar 1, 2008

Documentary Box Office, Week 9 of 2008: Documentary Releases of Feb 24–Mar 1

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Chicago 10 (2008) at $177.5K and The Unforeseen (2008) at $90.3K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.5M
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008), the #1
$1.3M
earned in the US & Canada
17%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 9 of 2008?

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) leads with $1.3M, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.5M, 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. Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $1.3M Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Chicago 10 (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $177.5K Chicago 10 (2008)
    $177.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Unforeseen (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $90.3K The Unforeseen (2008)
    $90.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1).

  1. 1 Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) movie poster
    Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) Feb 28, 2008 · German · Documentary $1.3M worldwide
    Feb 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 Chicago 10 (2008) movie poster
    Chicago 10 (2008) Feb 29, 2008 · English · History, War, Animation $177.5K worldwide
    Feb 29, 2008 US and Canada: $177.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $177.5K
  3. 3 The Unforeseen (2008) movie poster
    The Unforeseen (2008) Feb 29, 2008 · English · Documentary $90.3K worldwide
    Feb 29, 2008 US and Canada: $90.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $90.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2006 earned the most: $110.4M from 3 films, led by Deep Sea (2006). Week 9, 2008 took $1.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 1999 Feb 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2000 Feb 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2001 Feb 25–Mar 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2003 Feb 23–Mar 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2004 Feb 22–28 1 film 1 $2.5K – Risk/Reward (2004) $2.5K
Week 9, 2005 Feb 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2006 Feb 26–Mar 4 3 films 3 $110.4M – Deep Sea (2006) $98.2M
Week 9, 2007 Feb 25–Mar 3 1 film · −100% 1 $48.5K −100% The Cats of Mirikitani (2007) $48.5K
Week 9, 2008 Feb 24–Mar 1 3 films · +3074% 3 $1.5M +3074% Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) $1.3M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1)?

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) leads with $1.3M worldwide. Next come Chicago 10 (2008) at $177.5K and The Unforeseen (2008) at $90.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1) report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, or $513K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008), earned $1.3M.

How much of the Week 9, 2008 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$267.8K of the $1.5M total, or 17%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2008 (Feb 24–Mar 1). 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 9, 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.