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Documentary box office · Week 41 · Oct 3–9, 2010

Documentary Box Office, Week 41 of 2010: Documentary Releases of Oct 3–9

Inside Job (2010) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9), with $7.9M worldwide, ahead of Marwencol (2010) at $112K and 2012: Time for Change (2010) at $68.3K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$8.1M
Inside Job (2010), the #1
$7.9M
earned in the US & Canada
56%
Inside Job (2010) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 41, 2010

Inside Job (2010)

2010 · Documentary

$7.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$4.3M US & Canada · 55% $3.6M elsewhere · 45%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 41 of 2010?

Inside Job (2010) leads with $7.9M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $8.1M, 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.

  1. Inside Job (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $7.9M Inside Job (2010)
    $4.3M US & Canada · 55% $3.6M elsewhere · 45%
  2. Marwencol (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $112K Marwencol (2010)
    $112K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 2012: Time for Change (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $68.3K 2012: Time for Change (2010)
    $68.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9).

  1. 1 Inside Job (2010) movie poster
    Inside Job (2010) Oct 8, 2010 · English · Documentary $7.9M worldwide
    Oct 8, 2010 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $7.9M
  2. 2 Marwencol (2010) movie poster
    Marwencol (2010) Oct 8, 2010 · English · Documentary $112K worldwide
    Oct 8, 2010 US and Canada: $112K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $112K
  3. 3 2012: Time for Change (2010) movie poster
    2012: Time for Change (2010) Oct 8, 2010 · English · Documentary $68.3K worldwide
    Oct 8, 2010 US and Canada: $68.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 41 of 2010?

Of the top 3, Marwencol (2010) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Inside Job (2010) made 45% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $4.5M (56%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Inside Job (2010) $7.9M
    $4.3M US & Canada · 55% $3.6M elsewhere · 45%
  2. 2 Marwencol (2010) $112K
    $112K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 2012: Time for Change (2010) $68.3K
    $68.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2002 earned the most: $60.8M from 4 films, led by Bowling for Columbine (2002). Week 41, 2010 took $8.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2001 Oct 7–13 3 films 3 $1.3M – The Human Body (2001) $1M
Week 41, 2002 Oct 6–12 4 films · +4646% 4 $60.8M +4646% Bowling for Columbine (2002) $58M
Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 2 films · −100% 2 $285.2K −100% Bus 174 (2003) $222.5K
Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 1 film · +124% 1 $638.5K +124% Tarnation (2004) $638.5K
Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 4 films 4 $790.4K – Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) $439.1K
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 3 films · +66% 3 $1.3M +66% Terror's Advocate (2007) $1.1M
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 2 films · −81% 2 $251.1K −81% Call + Response (2008) $215.2K
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 8 films · +2384% 8 $6.2M +2384% Good Hair (2009) $4.2M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 3 films · +29% 3 $8.1M +29% Inside Job (2010) $7.9M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 41 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9)?

Inside Job (2010) leads with $7.9M worldwide, $4.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Marwencol (2010) at $112K and 2012: Time for Change (2010) at $68.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, or $2.7M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Inside Job (2010), earned $7.9M.

How much of the Week 41, 2010 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.5M of the $8.1M total, or 56%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2010 (Oct 3–9). 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 41, 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.