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Documentary box office · Week 7 · Feb 6–12, 2011

Documentary Box Office, Week 7 of 2011: Documentary Releases of Feb 6–12

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12), with $99M worldwide, ahead of Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) at $124.5K and Mama Africa (2011) at $116.7K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $99.3M in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada. That is 54.9 times the total of Week 6, 2011, whose releases took $1.8M. By language, English leads with $99.3M across 4 documentary releases.

week 7 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$99.3M
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011), the #1
$99M
vs Week 6, 2011
×54.9
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 7, 2011

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

2011 · Music, Documentary

$99M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$73M US & Canada · 74% $26M elsewhere · 26%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 7 of 2011?

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) leads with $99M, 100% of the total. The top 5 together took $99.3M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $99M Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
    $73M US & Canada · 74% $26M elsewhere · 26%
  2. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $124.5K Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011)
    $86K US & Canada · 69% $38.6K elsewhere · 31%
  3. Mama Africa (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $116.7K Mama Africa (2011)
    $10.4K US & Canada · 9% $106.3K elsewhere · 91%
  4. Carbon Nation (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $16.9K Carbon Nation (2011)
    $16.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. The Sky Turns (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $4.3K The Sky Turns (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 7 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 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12).

  1. 1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) movie poster
    Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) Feb 11, 2011 · English · Music, Documentary $99M worldwide
    Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $73M Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $99M
  2. 2 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) movie poster
    Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) Feb 11, 2011 · English · Documentary $124.5K worldwide
    Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $86K Rest of the world: $38.6K Worldwide: $124.5K
  3. 3 Mama Africa (2011) movie poster
    Mama Africa (2011) Feb 12, 2011 · English · Documentary, Drama $116.7K worldwide
    Feb 12, 2011 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: $106.3K Worldwide: $116.7K
  4. 4 Carbon Nation (2011) movie poster
    Carbon Nation (2011) Feb 11, 2011 · English · Family, Documentary $16.9K worldwide
    Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $16.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9K
  5. 5 The Sky Turns (2011) movie poster
    The Sky Turns (2011) Feb 11, 2011 · Spanish · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 7 of 2011?

Of the top 5, Carbon Nation (2011) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Mama Africa (2011) made 91% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $73.1M (74%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) $99M
    $73M US & Canada · 74% $26M elsewhere · 26%
  2. 2 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) $124.5K
    $86K US & Canada · 69% $38.6K elsewhere · 31%
  3. 3 Mama Africa (2011) $116.7K
    $10.4K US & Canada · 9% $106.3K elsewhere · 91%
  4. 4 Carbon Nation (2011) $16.9K
    $16.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 The Sky Turns (2011) $4.3K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 7 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 7, 2011 earned the most: $99.3M from 5 films, led by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 7, 2002 Feb 10–16 1 film 1 $289.9K – Scratch (2002) $289.9K
Week 7, 2003 Feb 9–15 2 films · +600% 2 $2M +600% Ocean Wonderland 3D (2003) $1.8M
Week 7, 2004 Feb 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 7, 2005 Feb 6–12 1 film 1 $709.8K – Inside Deep Throat (2005) $709.8K
Week 7, 2006 Feb 12–18 1 film · −69% 1 $220.9K −69% Greece: Secrets of the Past (2006) $220.9K
Week 7, 2007 Feb 11–17 3 films · +43% 3 $315.7K +43% The Red Elvis (2007) $163.1K
Week 7, 2008 Feb 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 7, 2009 Feb 8–14 1 film 1 $55.9M – Under the Sea 3D (2009) $55.9M
Week 7, 2010 Feb 7–13 4 films · −98% 4 $1.2M −98% Videocracy (2010) $1.2M
Week 7, 2011 Feb 6–12 5 films · +7926% 5 $99.3M +7926% Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) $99M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 7 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12)?

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) leads with $99M worldwide, $73M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) at $124.5K and Mama Africa (2011) at $116.7K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $99.3M in all, or $19.9M per film on average. Week 6, 2011 releases took $1.8M.

How many documentary movies released in week 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011), earned $99M.

How much of the Week 7, 2011 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$73.1M of the $99.3M total, or 74%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 7, 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 7 of 2011 (Feb 6–12). 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 7, 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.