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Documentary box office · April 2009

Documentary Box Office, April 2009: Top-Grossing Releases

Every Little Step (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in April 2009, with $2.8M worldwide, ahead of Tyson (2009) at $964.9K and Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) at $951.4K. 6 documentary films released in April 2009 report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, 68% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 7% on March 2009, whose releases took $4.5M. By language, English leads with $3.7M across 3 documentary releases.

April 2009 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$4.9M
Every Little Step (2009), the #1
$2.8M
vs March 2009
+7%
Every Little Step (2009) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 documentary movie of April 2009

Every Little Step (2009)

2009 · Music, Documentary

$2.8M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total

$1.7M US & Canada · 62% $1M elsewhere · 38%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of April 2009?

Every Little Step (2009) leads with $2.8M, 57% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Every Little Step (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $2.8M Every Little Step (2009)
    $1.7M US & Canada · 62% $1M elsewhere · 38%
  2. Tyson (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $964.9K Tyson (2009)
    $887.9K US & Canada · 92% $77K elsewhere · 8%
  3. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $951.4K Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)
    $667.9K US & Canada · 70% $283.5K elsewhere · 30%
  4. KJ: Music and Life (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $86.2K KJ: Music and Life (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $82.9K The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
    $11K US & Canada · 13% $71.9K elsewhere · 87%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of April 2009, 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 April 2009.

  1. 1 Every Little Step (2009) movie poster
    Every Little Step (2009) Apr 17, 2009 · English · Music, Documentary $2.8M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2009 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $2.8M
  2. 2 Tyson (2009) movie poster
    Tyson (2009) Apr 24, 2009 · Sport, Documentary $964.9K worldwide
    Apr 24, 2009 US and Canada: $887.9K Rest of the world: $77K Worldwide: $964.9K
  3. 3 Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) movie poster
    Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) Apr 10, 2009 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $951.4K worldwide
    Apr 10, 2009 US and Canada: $667.9K Rest of the world: $283.5K Worldwide: $951.4K
  4. 4 KJ: Music and Life (2009) movie poster
    KJ: Music and Life (2009) Apr 3, 2009 · Cantonese · Music, Documentary $86.2K worldwide
    Apr 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.2K
  5. 5 The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) movie poster
    The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) Apr 26, 2009 · German · Documentary $82.9K worldwide
    Apr 26, 2009 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: $71.9K Worldwide: $82.9K
  6. 6 Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) movie poster
    Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) Apr 1, 2009 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Apr 1, 2009 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in April 2009?

Of the top 6, Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) made 87% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $3.3M (68%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 6 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Every Little Step (2009) $2.8M
    $1.7M US & Canada · 62% $1M elsewhere · 38%
  2. 2 Tyson (2009) $964.9K
    $887.9K US & Canada · 92% $77K elsewhere · 8%
  3. 3 Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) $951.4K
    $667.9K US & Canada · 70% $283.5K elsewhere · 30%
  4. 4 KJ: Music and Life (2009) $86.2K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $82.9K
    $11K US & Canada · 13% $71.9K elsewhere · 87%
  6. 6 Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) $4.8K
    $4.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release week

Which Week of April 2009 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 16 (Apr 12–18) took $2.8M, led by Every Little Step (2009). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 KJ: Music and Life (2009) $91K KJ: Music and Life (2009)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) $951.4K Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 Every Little Step (2009) $2.8M Every Little Step (2009)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Tyson (2009) $964.9K Tyson (2009)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $82.9K The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
Earlier years

How Does April 2009 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2002 earned the most: $130.1M from 4 films, led by Space Station 3D (2002). April 2009 took $4.9M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
April 2000 4 films 4 $1.4M – The Girl Next Door (2000) $771.8K
April 2001 1 film · −30% 1 $992.7K −30% All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) $992.7K
April 2002 4 films · +13010% 4 $130.1M +13010% Space Station 3D (2002) $128.4M
April 2003 7 films · −67% 7 $42.8M −67% Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) $27.6M
April 2004 5 films · −96% 5 $1.6M −96% Sacred Planet (2004) $1.1M
April 2005 7 films · +2417% 7 $40.1M +2417% Wild Safari 3D (2005) $34.3M
April 2006 6 films · −99% 6 $323.9K −99% Stolen (2006) $132.6K
April 2007 7 films · +1928% 7 $6.6M +1928% Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (2007) $4.8M
April 2008 16 films · +445% 16 $35.8M +445% Shine a Light (2008) $15.8M
April 2009 6 films · −86% 6 $4.9M −86% Every Little Step (2009) $2.8M
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2009, Month by Month

The months of 2009 with their totals: October leads with $280.3M, led by This Is It (2009).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office April 2009: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in April 2009?

Every Little Step (2009) leads with $2.8M worldwide, $1.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tyson (2009) at $964.9K and Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) at $951.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in April 2009 earn?

6 documentary films released in April 2009 report a worldwide gross, $4.9M in all, or $810K per film on average. March 2009 releases took $4.5M.

How many documentary movies released in April 2009 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Every Little Step (2009), earned $2.8M.

How much of the April 2009 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.3M of the $4.9M total, or 68%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 2009 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 April 2009. 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 April 2009 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.