#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 31, 2009
2009 · Drama, Documentary
$1.2M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total
$857K US & Canada · 72% $330.4K elsewhere · 28%
Documentary box office · Week 31 · Jul 26–Aug 1, 2009
Documentary Box Office, Week 31 of 2009: Documentary Releases of Jul 26–Aug 1
The Cove (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) at $181K and Gotta Dance (2009) at $25.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 31 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $1.4M
- The Cove (2009), the #1
- $1.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 65%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 31 of 2009?
The Cove (2009) leads with $1.2M, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.4M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $181K Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)$21.2K US & Canada · 12% $159.8K elsewhere · 88% -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 31 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 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1).
- 1 Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $857K Rest of the world: $330.4K Worldwide: $1.2M
- 2 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $21.2K Rest of the world: $159.8K Worldwide: $181K
Jul 31, 2009 · English · Documentary $181K worldwide - 3 Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $25.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 31 of 2009?
Of the top 3, Gotta Dance (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) made 88% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $903.3K (65%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Cove (2009) $1.2M $857K US & Canada · 72% $330.4K elsewhere · 28%
- 2 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) $181K $21.2K US & Canada · 12% $159.8K elsewhere · 88%
- 3 Gotta Dance (2009) $25.1K $25.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 31 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 31 releases took $1.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jun 28–Jul 4) with $2.2M, led by The Beaches of Agnès (2009).
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 14–20 The End of the Line (2009) $210.4K The End of the Line (2009)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 21–27 Keep Surfing (2009) $359.9K Keep Surfing (2009)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 28–Jul 4 The Beaches of Agnès (2009) $2.2M The Beaches of Agnès (2009)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 5–11 Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) $1.4M Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 The Magnificent Tati (2009) $50.7K The Magnificent Tati (2009)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 The Cove (2009) $1.4M The Cove (2009)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Act of God (2009) $10.9K Act of God (2009)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 It Might Get Loud (2009) $2M It Might Get Loud (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 31 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 31, 2002 earned the most: $19.2M from 1 film, led by Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002). Week 31, 2009 took $1.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 31, 2000 Jul 23–29 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 2001 Jul 29–Aug 4 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 2002 Jul 28–Aug 3 1 film | 1 | $19.2M | – | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) $19.2M |
| Week 31, 2003 Jul 27–Aug 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 2004 Jul 25–31 2 films | 2 | $1.3M | – | Festival Express (2004) $1.3M |
| Week 31, 2005 Jul 24–30 3 films · +431% | 3 | $6.8M | +431% | The Aristocrats (2005) $6.8M |
| Week 31, 2006 Jul 30–Aug 5 2 films · −99% | 2 | $34.6K | −99% | My Country, My Country (2006) $33.6K |
| Week 31, 2007 Jul 29–Aug 4 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 2008 Jul 27–Aug 2 1 film | 1 | $4.9K | – | The Burning Season (2008) $4.9K |
| Week 31, 2009 Jul 26–Aug 1 3 films · +28479% | 3 | $1.4M | +28479% | The Cove (2009) $1.2M |
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).
- Week 1 $8.7M
- Week 2 $1.2M
- Week 3 $61.4K
- Week 4 $529.8K
- Week 5 $311.5K
- Week 6 $2.3K
- Week 7 $55.9M
- Week 8 $10.1K
- Week 9 $120.7K
- Week 10 $12.4K
- Week 11 $1.6M
- Week 12 $2.9M
- Week 13 $63.1K
- Week 14 $91K
- Week 15 $951.4K
- Week 16 $2.8M
- Week 17 $964.9K
- Week 18 $152.1K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $200.5K
- Week 22 $60.3K
- Week 23 $564.5K
- Week 24 $4.8M
- Week 25 $210.4K
- Week 26 $359.9K
- Week 27 $2.2M
- Week 28 $1.4M
- Week 29 $50.7K
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $1.4M
- Week 32 $10.9K
- Week 33 $2M
- Week 34 $1.5M
- Week 35 $6.4M
- Week 36 $50.4K
- Week 37 $1.5M
- Week 38 $3.3M
- Week 39 $17.7M
- Week 40 $4.5M
- Week 41 $6.2M
- Week 42 $1.5M
- Week 43 $216.5K
- Week 44 $268M
- Week 45 $47K
- Week 46 $159.9K
- Week 47 $196.7K
- Week 48 $35.3K
- Week 49 $498.2K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 31 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 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1)?
The Cove (2009) leads with $1.2M worldwide, $857K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) at $181K and Gotta Dance (2009) at $25.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1) report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, or $464.5K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 1) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Cove (2009), earned $1.2M.
How is the week 31, 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 31 of 2009 (Jul 26–Aug 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 31, 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.