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Documentary box office · Week 15 · Apr 3–9, 2011

Documentary Box Office, Week 15 of 2011: Documentary Releases of Apr 3–9

Born to Be Wild (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9), with $41.6M worldwide, ahead of The Family Jams (2011) at $13.9M and Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) at $172.6K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $55.7M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada.

week 15 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$55.7M
Born to Be Wild (2011), the #1
$41.6M
earned in the US & Canada
47%
Born to Be Wild (2011) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 15, 2011

Born to Be Wild (2011)

2011 · Documentary

$41.6M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total

$26M US & Canada · 62% $15.7M elsewhere · 38%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 15 of 2011?

Born to Be Wild (2011) leads with $41.6M, 75% of the total. The top 4 together took $55.7M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Born to Be Wild (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $41.6M Born to Be Wild (2011)
    $26M US & Canada · 62% $15.7M elsewhere · 38%
  2. The Family Jams (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $13.9M The Family Jams (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $172.6K Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Give Up Tomorrow (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $280 Give Up Tomorrow (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 15 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 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9).

  1. 1 Born to Be Wild (2011) movie poster
    Born to Be Wild (2011) Apr 8, 2011 · English · Documentary $41.6M worldwide
    Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $15.7M Worldwide: $41.6M
  2. 2 The Family Jams (2011) movie poster
    The Family Jams (2011) Apr 8, 2011 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $13.9M worldwide
    Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
  3. 3 Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) movie poster
    Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) Apr 5, 2011 · English · Documentary, Music $172.6K worldwide
    Apr 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $172.6K
  4. 4 Give Up Tomorrow (2011) movie poster
    Give Up Tomorrow (2011) Apr 6, 2011 · English · Documentary, Crime $280 worldwide
    Apr 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $280
Weeks around it

How Does Week 15 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 15 releases took $55.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 3–9) with $55.7M, led by Born to Be Wild (2011).

  1. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 20–26 Public Speaking (2011) $62.2K Public Speaking (2011)
  2. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 27–Mar 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 I Am (2011) $1.8M I Am (2011)
  4. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 Bill Cunningham New York (2011) $2.6M Bill Cunningham New York (2011)
  5. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Silvio Forever (2011) $1M Silvio Forever (2011)
  6. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Wretches & Jabberers (2011) $162.1K Wretches & Jabberers (2011)
  7. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Born to Be Wild (2011) $55.7M Born to Be Wild (2011)
  8. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Armadillo (2011) $2M Armadillo (2011)
  9. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 African Cats (2011) $34.6M African Cats (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 15 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 15, 2011 earned the most: $55.7M from 4 films, led by Born to Be Wild (2011).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 15, 2002 Apr 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2003 Apr 6–12 2 films 2 $27.6M – Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) $27.6M
Week 15, 2004 Apr 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2005 Apr 3–9 1 film 1 $20.7K – Voices in Wartime (2005) $20.7K
Week 15, 2006 Apr 9–15 4 films · +259% 4 $74.3K +259% Sisters in Law (2006) $63.7K
Week 15, 2007 Apr 8–14 1 film · −93% 1 $5.3K −93% Rock the Bells (2007) $5.3K
Week 15, 2008 Apr 6–12 5 films · +164818% 5 $8.8M +164818% Young@Heart (2008) $7.1M
Week 15, 2009 Apr 5–11 1 film · −89% 1 $951.4K −89% Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) $951.4K
Week 15, 2010 Apr 4–10 1 film · +26% 1 $1.2M +26% When You're Strange (2010) $1.2M
Week 15, 2011 Apr 3–9 4 films · +4563% 4 $55.7M +4563% Born to Be Wild (2011) $41.6M
Archive

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 15 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9)?

Born to Be Wild (2011) leads with $41.6M worldwide, $26M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Family Jams (2011) at $13.9M and Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) at $172.6K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $55.7M in all, or $13.9M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 15 of 2011 (Apr 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Born to Be Wild (2011), earned $41.6M.

How much of the Week 15, 2011 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$26M of the $55.7M total, or 47%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 15, 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 15 of 2011 (Apr 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 15, 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.