How much of the Week 18, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.1M of the $1.9M total, or 54%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 18 · Apr 29–May 5, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 18 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Apr 29–May 5

First Position (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5), with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of The Punk Syndrome (2012) at $166K and Last Call at the Oasis (2012) at $42.4K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada.

week 18 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $1.9M
First Position (2012), the #1: $1.7M
earned in the US & Canada: 54%

#1 of 4

#1 documentary movie of Week 18, 2012

First Position (2012)

2012 · Drama, Comedy

$1.7M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$1M US & Canada · 59% $716.8K elsewhere · 41%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 18 of 2012?

First Position (2012) leads with $1.7M, 89% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.9M, 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.

Number 1

$1.7M First Position (2012)
$1M US & Canada · 59% $716.8K elsewhere · 41%
Number 2

$166K The Punk Syndrome (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$42.4K Last Call at the Oasis (2012)
$42.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 4

$5.2K Lawrence of Belgravia (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 18 of 2012, 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 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5).

1
First Position (2012) May 4, 2012 · English · Drama, Comedy, Family $1.7M worldwide

May 4, 2012 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $716.8K Worldwide: $1.7M
2
The Punk Syndrome (2012) May 4, 2012 · Finnish · Music, Documentary $166K worldwide

May 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166K
3
Last Call at the Oasis (2012) May 4, 2012 · English · Documentary $42.4K worldwide

May 4, 2012 US and Canada: $42.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.4K
4
Lawrence of Belgravia (2012) May 2, 2012 · English · Music, Documentary $5.2K worldwide

May 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $1.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 15–21) with $62.6M, led by Chimpanzee (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2005 earned the most: $34.3M from 1 film, led by Wild Safari 3D (2005). Week 18, 2012 took $1.9M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 18, 2003 Apr 27–May 3 1 film	1	$7.5M	–	Spellbound (2003) $7.5M
Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 1 film · −100%	1	$15.7K	−100%	People Say I'm Crazy (2004) $15.7K
Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 1 film · +218391%	1	$34.3M	+218391%	Wild Safari 3D (2005) $34.3M
Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 1 film · −99%	1	$484.5K	−99%	10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006) $484.5K
Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 2 films · −39%	2	$293.6K	−39%	Joy Division (2007) $283.6K
Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 3 films	3	$152.1K	–	The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $82.9K
Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 18, 2011 Apr 24–30 4 films	4	$8.4M	–	Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) $8.2M
Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 4 films · −77%	4	$1.9M	−77%	First Position (2012) $1.7M

Documentary Box Office in 2012, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 16 (Apr 15–21) with $62.6M, led by Chimpanzee (2012).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 18 of 2012: 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 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5)?

First Position (2012) leads with $1.7M worldwide, $1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Punk Syndrome (2012) at $166K and Last Call at the Oasis (2012) at $42.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5) report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, or $486.1K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, First Position (2012), earned $1.7M.

How is the week 18, 2012 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 18 of 2012 (Apr 29–May 5). 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 18, 2012 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.