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Documentary box office · Week 52 · Dec 18–24, 2011

Documentary Box Office, Week 52 of 2011: Documentary Releases of Dec 18–24

Pina (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24), with $18.7M worldwide, ahead of The Field of Enchantment (2011) at $224.5K and El Sicario: Room 164 (2011) at $6.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.9M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$18.9M
Pina (2011), the #1
$18.7M
earned in the US & Canada
19%
Pina (2011) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 52, 2011

Pina (2011)

2011 · Musical, Documentary

$18.7M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$3.5M US & Canada · 19% $15.2M elsewhere · 81%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 52 of 2011?

Pina (2011) leads with $18.7M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $18.9M, 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. Pina (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $18.7M Pina (2011)
    $3.5M US & Canada · 19% $15.2M elsewhere · 81%
  2. The Field of Enchantment (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $224.5K The Field of Enchantment (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. El Sicario: Room 164 (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $6.1K El Sicario: Room 164 (2011)
    $6.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24).

  1. 1 Pina (2011) movie poster
    Pina (2011) Dec 23, 2011 · German · Musical, Documentary $18.7M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $18.7M
  2. 2 The Field of Enchantment (2011) movie poster
    The Field of Enchantment (2011) Dec 19, 2011 · French · Documentary, Family $224.5K worldwide
    Dec 19, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $224.5K
  3. 3 El Sicario: Room 164 (2011) movie poster
    El Sicario: Room 164 (2011) Dec 23, 2011 · Documentary $6.1K worldwide
    Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2011 earned the most: $18.9M from 3 films, led by Pina (2011).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 1 film 1 $417.1K – In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) $417.1K
Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 1 film · −87% 1 $52.9K −87% Loving Maradona (2005) $52.9K
Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2010 Dec 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2011 Dec 18–24 3 films 3 $18.9M – Pina (2011) $18.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 52 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 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24)?

Pina (2011) leads with $18.7M worldwide, $3.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Field of Enchantment (2011) at $224.5K and El Sicario: Room 164 (2011) at $6.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $18.9M in all, or $6.3M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pina (2011), earned $18.7M.

How much of the Week 52, 2011 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.5M of the $18.9M total, or 19%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2011 (Dec 18–24). 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 52, 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.