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Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 20–26, 2011

Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2011: Documentary Releases of Nov 20–26

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26), with $778.6K worldwide, ahead of Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011) at $86.2K and Ballroom Dancer (2011) at $2.4K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $867.3K in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$867.3K
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), the #1
$778.6K
earned in the US & Canada
10%
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 48, 2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

2011 · Documentary

$778.6K worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2011?

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) leads with $778.6K, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $867.3K, 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. Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $778.6K Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $86.2K Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011)
    $86.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Ballroom Dancer (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $2.4K Ballroom Dancer (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26).

  1. 1 Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) movie poster
    Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) Nov 20, 2011 · English · Documentary $778.6K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $778.6K
  2. 2 Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011) movie poster
    Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011) Nov 25, 2011 · Documentary $86.2K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2011 US and Canada: $86.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $86.2K
  3. 3 Ballroom Dancer (2011) movie poster
    Ballroom Dancer (2011) Nov 20, 2011 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2004 earned the most: $1.3M from 3 films, led by Paper Clips (2004). Week 48, 2011 took $867.3K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 2002 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2003 Nov 23–29 2 films 2 $52.6K – My Flesh and Blood (2003) $40.6K
Week 48, 2004 Nov 21–27 3 films · +2305% 3 $1.3M +2305% Paper Clips (2004) $1.2M
Week 48, 2005 Nov 20–26 1 film · −97% 1 $32.5K −97% 39 Pounds of Love (2005) $32.5K
Week 48, 2006 Nov 26–Dec 2 3 films · +1243% 3 $435.9K +1243% The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K
Week 48, 2007 Nov 25–Dec 1 4 films · −78% 4 $94.5K −78% Behave (2007) $74.2K
Week 48, 2008 Nov 23–29 3 films · +395% 3 $467.5K +395% On the Way to School (2008) $399.9K
Week 48, 2009 Nov 22–28 1 film · −92% 1 $35.3K −92% Let the Wind Carry Me (2009) $35.3K
Week 48, 2010 Nov 21–27 1 film · +8% 1 $38.1K +8% The Legend of Pale Male (2010) $38.1K
Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 3 films · +2177% 3 $867.3K +2177% Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) $778.6K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 48 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 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26)?

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) leads with $778.6K worldwide. Next come Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011) at $86.2K and Ballroom Dancer (2011) at $2.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $867.3K in all, or $289.1K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), earned $778.6K.

How much of the Week 48, 2011 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$86.2K of the $867.3K total, or 10%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2011 (Nov 20–26). 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 48, 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.