How much of the Week 29, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.9M of the $3.1M total, or 93%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 29 · Jul 15–21, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 29 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Jul 15–21

The Queen of Versailles (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21), with $2.5M worldwide, ahead of Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012) at $629.1K and Wagner's Dream (2012) at $9.5K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 91% on Week 28, 2012, whose releases took $36.5M.

week 29 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $3.1M
The Queen of Versailles (2012), the #1: $2.5M
vs Week 28, 2012: −91%

The Queen of Versailles (2012) movie poster

#1 of 3

#1 documentary movie of Week 29, 2012

The Queen of Versailles (2012)

2012 · Documentary

$2.5M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

$2.4M US & Canada · 96% $93.7K elsewhere · 4%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 29 of 2012?

The Queen of Versailles (2012) leads with $2.5M, 80% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.1M, 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.

Number 1

$2.5M The Queen of Versailles (2012)
$2.4M US & Canada · 96% $93.7K elsewhere · 4%
Number 2

$629.1K Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
$510.3K US & Canada · 81% $118.8K elsewhere · 19%
Number 3

$9.5K Wagner's Dream (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21).

1
The Queen of Versailles (2012) Jul 20, 2012 · English · Documentary $2.5M worldwide

Jul 20, 2012 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $93.7K Worldwide: $2.5M
2
Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012) Jul 18, 2012 · English · Music, Documentary $629.1K worldwide

Jul 18, 2012 US and Canada: $510.3K Rest of the world: $118.8K Worldwide: $629.1K
3
Wagner's Dream (2012) Jul 20, 2012 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide

Jul 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 29 releases took $3.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 28 (Jul 8–14) with $36.5M, led by 2016: Obama's America (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2012 earned the most: $3.1M from 3 films, led by The Queen of Versailles (2012).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 29, 2003 Jul 13–19 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 29, 2004 Jul 11–17 2 films	2	$19.3K	–	Let's Get Frank (2004) $10.4K
Week 29, 2005 Jul 10–16 1 film · −93%	1	$1.3K	−93%	Return to the Land of Wonders (2005) $1.3K
Week 29, 2006 Jul 16–22 2 films · +11338%	2	$153K	+11338%	Buddha’s Lost Children (2006) $116.6K
Week 29, 2007 Jul 15–21 1 film · −78%	1	$34K	−78%	Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007) $34K
Week 29, 2008 Jul 13–19 3 films · +1026%	3	$382.8K	+1026%	Salute (2008) $172.4K
Week 29, 2009 Jul 12–18 1 film · −87%	1	$50.7K	−87%	The Magnificent Tati (2009) $50.7K
Week 29, 2010 Jul 11–17 1 film · −8%	1	$46.4K	−8%	Maria and I (2010) $46.4K
Week 29, 2011 Jul 10–16 2 films · +1728%	2	$848.3K	+1728%	Tabloid (2011) $731.9K
Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 3 films · +269%	3	$3.1M	+269%	The Queen of Versailles (2012) $2.5M

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 29 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21)?

The Queen of Versailles (2012) leads with $2.5M worldwide, $2.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012) at $629.1K and Wagner's Dream (2012) at $9.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, or $1M per film on average. Week 28, 2012 releases took $36.5M.

How many documentary movies released in week 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Queen of Versailles (2012), earned $2.5M.

How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2012 (Jul 15–21). 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 29, 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.