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Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 2009

Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2009: Documentary Releases of Sep 6–12

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of Crude (2009) at $185.9K and No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) at $116.3K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. By language, French leads with $1.1M across 1 documentary release.

week 37 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$1.5M
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009), the #1
$1.1M
earned in the US & Canada
59%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2009?

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) leads with $1.1M, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $1.1M La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
    $567.5K US & Canada · 50% $557.3K elsewhere · 50%
  2. Crude (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $185.9K Crude (2009)
    $170.3K US & Canada · 92% $15.6K elsewhere · 8%
  3. No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $116.3K No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009)
    $100K US & Canada · 86% $16.3K elsewhere · 14%
  4. Walt & El Grupo (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $20.5K Walt & El Grupo (2009)
    $20.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $5.5K Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009)
    $5.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12).

  1. 1 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) movie poster
    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · French · Documentary $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $567.5K Rest of the world: $557.3K Worldwide: $1.1M
  2. 2 Crude (2009) movie poster
    Crude (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · English · Documentary $185.9K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: $170.3K Rest of the world: $15.6K Worldwide: $185.9K
  3. 3 No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) movie poster
    No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Documentary $116.3K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $100K Rest of the world: $16.3K Worldwide: $116.3K
  4. 4 Walt & El Grupo (2009) movie poster
    Walt & El Grupo (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · English · Documentary $20.5K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: $20.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.5K
  5. 5 Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) movie poster
    Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Russian · Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 2009?

Of the top 5, Walt & El Grupo (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) made 50% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $863.9K (59%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) $1.1M
    $567.5K US & Canada · 50% $557.3K elsewhere · 50%
  2. 2 Crude (2009) $185.9K
    $170.3K US & Canada · 92% $15.6K elsewhere · 8%
  3. 3 No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) $116.3K
    $100K US & Canada · 86% $16.3K elsewhere · 14%
  4. 4 Walt & El Grupo (2009) $20.5K
    $20.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) $5.5K
    $5.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $1.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 20–26) with $17.7M, led by Capitalism: A Love Story (2009).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 The Cove (2009) $1.4M The Cove (2009)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Act of God (2009) $10.9K Act of God (2009)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 It Might Get Loud (2009) $2M It Might Get Loud (2009)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 X Games 3D: The Movie (2009) $1.5M X Games 3D: The Movie (2009)
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 The September Issue (2009) $6.4M The September Issue (2009)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 American Casino (2009) $50.4K American Casino (2009)
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) $1.5M La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $3.3M The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) $17.7M Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2005 earned the most: $3.4M from 3 films, led by We Feed the World (2005). Week 37, 2009 took $1.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 1 film 1 $1.4M – Backstage (2000) $1.4M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 1 film · −100% 1 $5.8K −100% Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001) $5.8K
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 1 film · +1080% 1 $68.9K +1080% The Pinochet Case (2002) $68.9K
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 2 films 2 $77.7K – Salvador Allende (2004) $62K
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 3 films · +4289% 3 $3.4M +4289% We Feed the World (2005) $3.1M
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 4 films · −52% 4 $1.6M −52% The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) $1.4M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 5 films · −83% 5 $286.1K −83% Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) $88.3K
Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 3 films · −23% 3 $219.2K −23% Flow: For Love of Water (2008) $142.6K
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 5 films · +563% 5 $1.5M +563% La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) $1.1M
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 37 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12)?

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) leads with $1.1M worldwide, $567.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Crude (2009) at $185.9K and No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) at $116.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, or $290.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009), earned $1.1M.

How much of the Week 37, 2009 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$863.9K of the $1.5M total, or 59%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 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.