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Documentary box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 2009

Documentary Box Office, Week 21 of 2009: Documentary Releases of May 17–23

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23), with $127.1K worldwide, ahead of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) at $55.5K and Great Directors (2009) at $17.9K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $200.5K in all, 62% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$200.5K
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009), the #1
$127.1K
earned in the US & Canada
62%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 21 of 2009?

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) leads with $127.1K, 63% of the total. The top 3 together took $200.5K, 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. Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $127.1K Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009)
    $51.7K US & Canada · 41% $75.4K elsewhere · 59%
  2. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $55.5K The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
    $55.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Great Directors (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $17.9K Great Directors (2009)
    $17.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 21 of 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 week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23).

  1. 1 Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) movie poster
    Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) May 20, 2009 · English · History, Thriller, Crime $127.1K worldwide
    May 20, 2009 US and Canada: $51.7K Rest of the world: $75.4K Worldwide: $127.1K
  2. 2 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) movie poster
    The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) May 22, 2009 · English · Documentary $55.5K worldwide
    May 22, 2009 US and Canada: $55.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $55.5K
  3. 3 Great Directors (2009) movie poster
    Great Directors (2009) May 19, 2009 · English · Documentary $17.9K worldwide
    May 19, 2009 US and Canada: $17.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 21 of 2009?

Of the top 3, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) made 59% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $125.1K (62%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) $127.1K
    $51.7K US & Canada · 41% $75.4K elsewhere · 59%
  2. 2 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) $55.5K
    $55.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Great Directors (2009) $17.9K
    $17.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 21 releases took $200.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 12–18) with $2.8M, led by Every Little Step (2009).

  1. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) $951.4K Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)
  2. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 Every Little Step (2009) $2.8M Every Little Step (2009)
  3. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Tyson (2009) $964.9K Tyson (2009)
  4. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $152.1K The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
  5. Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) $200.5K Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009)
  8. Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 Pressure Cooker (2009) $60.3K Pressure Cooker (2009)
  9. Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 Unmistaken Child (2009) $564.5K Unmistaken Child (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2006 earned the most: $50.5M from 2 films, led by An Inconvenient Truth (2006). Week 21, 2009 took $200.5K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2000 May 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 2001 May 20–26 2 films 2 $265.6K – Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (2001) $238.3K
Week 21, 2002 May 19–25 1 film · +172% 1 $723.1K +172% Australia: Land Beyond Time (2002) $723.1K
Week 21, 2003 May 18–24 1 film · −78% 1 $160.6K −78% Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003) $160.6K
Week 21, 2004 May 16–22 2 films · +1611% 2 $2.7M +1611% Control Room (2004) $2.7M
Week 21, 2005 May 15–21 2 films · −97% 2 $71.2K −97% Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2005) $68.2K
Week 21, 2006 May 21–27 2 films · +70742% 2 $50.5M +70742% An Inconvenient Truth (2006) $49.8M
Week 21, 2007 May 20–26 3 films · −100% 3 $234.9K −100% Calle Santa Fe (2007) $228.6K
Week 21, 2008 May 18–24 2 films · −30% 2 $163.5K −30% A Jihad for Love (2008) $105.7K
Week 21, 2009 May 17–23 3 films · +23% 3 $200.5K +23% Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) $127.1K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

46 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 44 (Oct 25–31) with $268M, led by This Is It (2009).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 21 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23)?

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) leads with $127.1K worldwide, $51.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) at $55.5K and Great Directors (2009) at $17.9K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $200.5K in all, or $66.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009), earned $127.1K.

How much of the Week 21, 2009 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$125.1K of the $200.5K total, or 62%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 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 week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23). 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 21, 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.