How much of the Week 12, 2011 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.7M of the $2.6M total, or 65%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 12 · Mar 13–19, 2011

Documentary Box Office, Week 12 of 2011: Documentary Releases of Mar 13–19

Bill Cunningham New York (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19), with $2M worldwide, ahead of Nostalgia for the Light (2011) at $410.9K and Tornado Alley (2011) at $170.2K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.6M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 45% on Week 11, 2011, whose releases took $1.8M.

week 12 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $2.6M
Bill Cunningham New York (2011), the #1: $2M
vs Week 11, 2011: +45%

Bill Cunningham New York (2011) movie poster

#1 of 3

#1 documentary movie of Week 12, 2011

Bill Cunningham New York (2011)

2011 · Biography, Documentary

$2M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$1.5M US & Canada · 75% $498K elsewhere · 25%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 12 of 2011?

Bill Cunningham New York (2011) leads with $2M, 78% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.6M, 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.

Number 1

$2M Bill Cunningham New York (2011)
$1.5M US & Canada · 75% $498K elsewhere · 25%
Number 2

$410.9K Nostalgia for the Light (2011)
$164K US & Canada · 40% $246.9K elsewhere · 60%
Number 3

$170.2K Tornado Alley (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 12 of 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 week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19).

1
Bill Cunningham New York (2011) Mar 16, 2011 · English · Biography, Documentary $2M worldwide

Mar 16, 2011 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $498K Worldwide: $2M
2
Nostalgia for the Light (2011) Mar 18, 2011 · Spanish · Drama, Documentary $410.9K worldwide

Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: $164K Rest of the world: $246.9K Worldwide: $410.9K
3
Tornado Alley (2011) Mar 18, 2011 · English · Documentary $170.2K worldwide

Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 12 releases took $2.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 6–12) with $99.3M, led by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).

Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2009 earned the most: $2.9M from 2 films, led by Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009). Week 12, 2011 took $2.6M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 12, 2002 Mar 17–23 1 film	1	$82.2K	–	Carlo Giuliani, a Boy (2002) $82.2K
Week 12, 2003 Mar 16–22 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2004 Mar 14–20 2 films	2	$106.9K	–	Divan (2004) $56.2K
Week 12, 2005 Mar 13–19 1 film · +2341%	1	$2.6M	+2341%	Gallipoli (2005) $2.6M
Week 12, 2006 Mar 19–25 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2007 Mar 18–24 4 films	4	$260.6K	–	Her Name Is Sabine (2007) $161.8K
Week 12, 2008 Mar 16–22 2 films · +17%	2	$306.1K	+17%	Planet B-Boy (2008) $300.4K
Week 12, 2009 Mar 15–21 2 films · +840%	2	$2.9M	+840%	Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009) $2.2M
Week 12, 2010 Mar 14–20 3 films · −96%	3	$127.2K	−96%	See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2010) $118.2K
Week 12, 2011 Mar 13–19 3 films · +1935%	3	$2.6M	+1935%	Bill Cunningham New York (2011) $2M

Documentary Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

48 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 6–12) with $99.3M, led by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 12 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19)?

Bill Cunningham New York (2011) leads with $2M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nostalgia for the Light (2011) at $410.9K and Tornado Alley (2011) at $170.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $2.6M in all, or $863K per film on average. Week 11, 2011 releases took $1.8M.

How many documentary movies released in week 12 of 2011 (Mar 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bill Cunningham New York (2011), earned $2M.

How is the week 12, 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 week 12 of 2011 (Mar 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 12, 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.