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Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 13–19, 2009

Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2009: Documentary Releases of Sep 13–19

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19), with $1.8M worldwide, ahead of Plastic Planet (2009) at $846.5K and The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) at $454K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 129% on Week 37, 2009, whose releases took $1.5M. By language, English leads with $2.5M across 4 documentary releases.

week 38 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$3.3M
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009), the #1
$1.8M
vs Week 37, 2009
+129%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2009?

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) leads with $1.8M, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.3M, 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. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $1.8M The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
    $29.3K US & Canada · 2% $1.8M elsewhere · 98%
  2. Plastic Planet (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $846.5K Plastic Planet (2009)
    $3.2K US & Canada · <1% $843.4K elsewhere · 100%
  3. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $454K The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
    $454K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $167.5K Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
    $167.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Fuel (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $32.5K Fuel (2009)
    $32.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19).

  1. 1 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) movie poster
    The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) Sep 13, 2009 · English · Documentary, Music, Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 13, 2009 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $1.8M
  2. 2 Plastic Planet (2009) movie poster
    Plastic Planet (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · German · Documentary $846.5K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $3.2K Rest of the world: $843.4K Worldwide: $846.5K
  3. 3 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) movie poster
    The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) Sep 16, 2009 · English · Documentary $454K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: $454K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $454K
  4. 4 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) movie poster
    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) Sep 13, 2009 · English · Documentary, Music $167.5K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2009 US and Canada: $167.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.5K
  5. 5 Fuel (2009) movie poster
    Fuel (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · English · Documentary $32.5K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $32.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2009?

Of the top 5, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Plastic Planet (2009) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $686.4K (21%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $1.8M
    $29.3K US & Canada · 2% $1.8M elsewhere · 98%
  2. 2 Plastic Planet (2009) $846.5K
    $3.2K US & Canada · <1% $843.4K elsewhere · 100%
  3. 3 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) $454K
    $454K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) $167.5K
    $167.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Fuel (2009) $32.5K
    $32.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $3.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 20–26) with $17.7M, led by Capitalism: A Love Story (2009).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Act of God (2009) $10.9K Act of God (2009)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 It Might Get Loud (2009) $2M It Might Get Loud (2009)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 X Games 3D: The Movie (2009) $1.5M X Games 3D: The Movie (2009)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 The September Issue (2009) $6.4M The September Issue (2009)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 American Casino (2009) $50.4K American Casino (2009)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) $1.5M La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $3.3M The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) $17.7M Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009) $4.5M Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2006 earned the most: $86.6M from 4 films, led by Jackass Number Two (2006). Week 38, 2009 took $3.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 1 film 1 $99.7K – Paragraph 175 (2000) $99.7K
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 4 films · +2565% 4 $2.7M +2565% The Endurance (2001) $2.5M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 4 films 4 $18.3M – To Be and to Have (2003) $16.1M
Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 1 film · −99% 1 $130K −99% Be Here to Love Me (2004) $130K
Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 2 films · −26% 2 $96.8K −26% The Future of Food (2005) $81.3K
Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 4 films · +89359% 4 $86.6M +89359% Jackass Number Two (2006) $84.6M
Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 1 film · −100% 1 $502 −100% A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) $502
Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 2 films · +66444% 2 $334.1K +66444% It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) $305.3K
Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 5 films · +894% 5 $3.3M +894% The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $1.8M
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 38 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 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19)?

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) leads with $1.8M worldwide, $29.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Plastic Planet (2009) at $846.5K and The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) at $454K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, or $664.2K per film on average. Week 37, 2009 releases took $1.5M.

How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009), earned $1.8M.

How much of the Week 38, 2009 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$686.4K of the $3.3M total, or 21%, 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 38, 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 38 of 2009 (Sep 13–19). 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 38, 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.