#1 of 17 #1 documentary movie of July 2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
2011 · Music, Documentary
$1.2M worldwide · 21% of the chart's total
$1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · July 2011
Documentary Box Office, July 2011: Top-Grossing Releases
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in July 2011, with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) at $906.7K and Tabloid (2011) at $731.9K. 17 documentary films released in July 2011 report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, 76% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 24% on June 2011, whose releases took $7.3M. By language, English leads with $5M across 14 documentary releases.
- July 2011 releases with a gross
- 17
- combined worldwide
- $5.6M
- Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011), the #1
- $1.2M
- vs June 2011
- −24%
#1 of 17 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of July 2011?
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) leads with $1.2M, 21% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.1M, 73% of what all 17 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.2M Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)$1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of July 2011, 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 July 2011.
- 1 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
Jul 8, 2011 · English · Music, Documentary $1.2M worldwide - 2 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011)Jul 6, 2011 US and Canada: $906.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $906.7K Jul 6, 2011 · English · Documentary $906.7K worldwide
- 3 Jul 15, 2011 US and Canada: $696.9K Rest of the world: $35K Worldwide: $731.9K
- 4 Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $411.2K Rest of the world: $201.7K Worldwide: $612.8K
- 5 Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $252.8K Rest of the world: $354.4K Worldwide: $607.2K
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Jul 22, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $385.5K - 7
Jul 27, 2011 US and Canada: $237.2K Rest of the world: $105.9K Worldwide: $343.1K - 8
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $282.4K Rest of the world: $4K Worldwide: $286.5K - 9
Jul 22, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.3K - 10
Jul 15, 2011 US and Canada: $116.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $116.4K - 11
Jul 1, 2011 US and Canada: $60.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.3K - 12
Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.6K - 13
Jul 1, 2011 US and Canada: $43.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.6K - 14
Jul 28, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.4K - 15
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K - 16
King George VI: The Man Behind the King’s Speech (2011)Jul 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2K Jul 1, 2011 · English · History, Documentary $10.2K worldwide - 17
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in July 2011?
Of the top 10, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Life in a Day (2011) made 58% of its gross abroad. Across all 17 films, $4.3M (76%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) $1.2M $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) $906.7K $906.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Tabloid (2011) $731.9K $696.9K US & Canada · 95% $35K elsewhere · 5%
- 4 Project Nim (2011) $612.8K $411.2K US & Canada · 67% $201.7K elsewhere · 33%
- 5 Life in a Day (2011) $607.2K $252.8K US & Canada · 42% $354.4K elsewhere · 58%
- 6 Fire in Babylon (2011) $385.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (2011) $343.1K $237.2K US & Canada · 69% $105.9K elsewhere · 31%
- 8 The Interrupters (2011) $286.5K $282.4K US & Canada · 99% $4K elsewhere · 1%
- 9 The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2011) $194.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Undefeated (2011) $116.4K $116.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many July 2011 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 17 films reached $100M. 17 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $5.6M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 17 films, 100% of the list $5.6M · 100% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of July 2011 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 28 (Jul 3–9) took $2.8M, led by Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 26–Jul 2 Crime After Crime (2011) $114.1K Crime After Crime (2011)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 3–9 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) $2.8M Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 10–16 Tabloid (2011) $848.3K Tabloid (2011)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 Fire in Babylon (2011) $579.7K Fire in Babylon (2011)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 Life in a Day (2011) $1.3M Life in a Day (2011)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does July 2011 Compare With July in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, July 2003 earned the most: $29.5M from 2 films, led by Bugs! (2003). July 2011 took $5.6M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 4 films | 4 | $3.2M | – | The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) $1.5M |
| July 2003 2 films · +834% | 2 | $29.5M | +834% | Bugs! (2003) $29.4M |
| July 2004 10 films · −75% | 10 | $7.2M | −75% | Riding Giants (2004) $3.2M |
| July 2005 8 films · +19% | 8 | $8.6M | +19% | The Aristocrats (2005) $6.8M |
| July 2006 6 films · −94% | 6 | $478.3K | −94% | Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) $213.8K |
| July 2007 5 films · +607% | 5 | $3.4M | +607% | De son Appartement (2007) $1.8M |
| July 2008 11 films · +162% | 11 | $8.9M | +162% | Man on Wire (2008) $5.3M |
| July 2009 9 films · −42% | 9 | $5.1M | −42% | The Beaches of Agnès (2009) $2.2M |
| July 2010 12 films · −75% | 12 | $1.3M | −75% | I Want Your Money (2010) $433.6K |
| July 2011 17 films · +334% | 17 | $5.6M | +334% | Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) $1.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in July 2011?
English-language documentary films took $5M across 14 films, 90% of the total, ahead of Catalan-language documentary films ($343.1K) and German-language documentary films ($208.7K).
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2011, Month by Month
The months of 2011 with their totals: February leads with $102.1M, led by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).
- January $310.5K #1 Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)
- February $102.1M #1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
- March $5.4M #1 Bill Cunningham New York (2011)
- April $100.9M #1 Born to Be Wild (2011)
- May $13.2M #1 Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)
- June $7.3M #1 Buck (2011)
- July $5.6M #1 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
- August $14M #1 Senna (2011)
- September $16.4M #1 Rebirth (2011)
- October $2.5M #1 To Be Heard (2011)
- November $1.9M #1 Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
- December $19.2M #1 Pina (2011)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office July 2011: 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 17 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in July 2011?
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011) leads with $1.2M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) at $906.7K and Tabloid (2011) at $731.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in July 2011 earn?
17 documentary films released in July 2011 report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, or $328.5K per film on average. June 2011 releases took $7.3M.
How many documentary movies released in July 2011 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011), earned $1.2M.
How is the July 2011 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 July 2011. 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 July 2011 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.