#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2010
2010 · Documentary
$2.2M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 5–11, 2010
Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2010: Documentary Releases of Sep 5–11
Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11), with $2.2M worldwide, ahead of I'm Still Here (2010) at $626.4K and Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010) at $167.5K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.2M in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Korean leads with $2.2M across 1 documentary release.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $3.2M
- Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010), the #1
- $2.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 20%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2010?
Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) leads with $2.2M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.2M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3 $167.5K Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010)$167.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0% -
Number 4 -
Number 5 $31K Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)$31K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11).
- 1 Sep 9, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
- 2 Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $409K Rest of the world: $217.4K Worldwide: $626.4K
- 3 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010)Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $167.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.5K
Sep 10, 2010 · English · Documentary $167.5K worldwide - 4 Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $40.3K Rest of the world: $121.3K Worldwide: $161.6K
- 5 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $31K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31K Sep 10, 2010 · English · Music, Documentary $31K worldwide
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 2010?
Of the top 5, Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Race to Nowhere (2010) made 75% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $647.8K (20%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) $2.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 2 I'm Still Here (2010) $626.4K $409K US & Canada · 65% $217.4K elsewhere · 35%
- 3 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010) $167.5K $167.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Race to Nowhere (2010) $161.6K $40.3K US & Canada · 25% $121.3K elsewhere · 75%
- 5 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010) $31K $31K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $3.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 19–25) with $6.6M, led by Waiting for 'Superman' (2010).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010) $15.9K Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 1–7 Mundo alas (2010) $35.6K Mundo alas (2010)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 The Tillman Story (2010) $1.1M The Tillman Story (2010)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 Vesku from Finland (2010) $727.7K Vesku from Finland (2010)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) $3.2M Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 Catfish (2010) $5.2M Catfish (2010)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) $6.6M Waiting for 'Superman' (2010)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2010 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, 2010 took $3.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 1 film | 1 | $5.8K | – | 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 |
| Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 5 films · +123% | 5 | $3.2M | +123% | Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) $2.2M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2010, Week by Week
45 weeks of 2010 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 42 (Oct 10–16) with $178.1M, led by Jackass 3-D (2010).
- Week 1 $101.6K
- Week 2 $1.3M
- Week 3 $49.8K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $36.6K
- Week 6 $28.8K
- Week 7 $1.2M
- Week 8 $239.2K
- Week 9 $901.4K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $5.5K
- Week 12 $127.2K
- Week 13 $650.6K
- Week 14 $84.9K
- Week 15 $1.2M
- Week 16 $11.6M
- Week 17 $83.3M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $10.4M
- Week 20 $16M
- Week 21 $126.9K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $293.9K
- Week 24 $3M
- Week 25 $229.3K
- Week 26 $1.7M
- Week 27 $26.7K
- Week 28 $646.6K
- Week 29 $46.4K
- Week 30 $551.9K
- Week 31 $15.9K
- Week 32 $35.6K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $1.1M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $727.7K
- Week 37 $3.2M
- Week 38 $5.2M
- Week 39 $6.6M
- Week 40 $471.1K
- Week 41 $8.1M
- Week 42 $178.1M
- Week 43 $34.5K
- Week 44 $372.1K
- Week 45 $197.3K
- Week 46 $132.8K
- Week 47 $46.4K
- Week 48 $38.1K
- Week 49 $152.6K
- Week 50 $52K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 $6.2K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 37 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11)?
Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) leads with $2.2M worldwide. Next come I'm Still Here (2010) at $626.4K and Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2010) at $167.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $3.2M in all, or $647K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010), earned $2.2M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2010 (Sep 5–11). 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, 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.