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Documentary box office · Week 20 · May 9–15, 2010

Documentary Box Office, Week 20 of 2010: Documentary Releases of May 9–15

Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 20 of 2010 (May 9–15), with $16M worldwide, ahead of Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2010) at $32.3K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada.

week 20 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$16M
Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010), the #1
$16M
earned in the US & Canada
38%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 20 of 2010, 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 20 of 2010 (May 9–15).

  1. 1 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) movie poster
    Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) May 14, 2010 · English · Documentary $16M worldwide
    May 14, 2010 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $9.9M Worldwide: $16M
  2. 2 Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2010) movie poster
    Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2010) May 14, 2010 · English · Documentary $32.3K worldwide
    May 14, 2010 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.3K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 20 of 2010: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 20 of 2010 (May 9–15)?

Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) leads with $16M worldwide, $6.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2010) at $32.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 20 of 2010 (May 9–15) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 20 of 2010 (May 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $16M in all, or $8M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 20 of 2010 (May 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010), earned $16M.

How much of the Week 20, 2010 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.1M of the $16M total, or 38%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 2010 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 20 of 2010 (May 9–15). 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 20, 2010 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.