How much of the Week 3, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$225.4K of the $320.5K total, or 70%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 3 · Jan 15–21, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 3 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Jan 15–21

Crazy Horse (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21), with $252.9K worldwide, ahead of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012) at $44.9K and Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) at $22.7K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $320.5K in all, 70% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $320.5K
Crazy Horse (2012), the #1: $252.9K
earned in the US & Canada: 70%

#1 of 3

#1 documentary movie of Week 3, 2012

Crazy Horse (2012)

2012 · Documentary

$252.9K worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$157.8K US & Canada · 62% $95.1K elsewhere · 38%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 3 of 2012?

Crazy Horse (2012) leads with $252.9K, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $320.5K, 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

$252.9K Crazy Horse (2012)
$157.8K US & Canada · 62% $95.1K elsewhere · 38%
Number 2

$44.9K The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012)
$44.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$22.7K Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
$22.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21).

1
Crazy Horse (2012) Jan 18, 2012 · French · Documentary $252.9K worldwide

Jan 18, 2012 US and Canada: $157.8K Rest of the world: $95.1K Worldwide: $252.9K
2
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012) Jan 20, 2012 · English · Drama, History, Documentary $44.9K worldwide

Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $44.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.9K
3
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) Jan 20, 2012 · English · Biography, Comedy, Musical $22.7K worldwide

Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $22.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.7K

US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 3 of 2012?

Of the top 3, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Crazy Horse (2012) made 38% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $225.4K (70%) came from the US & Canada.

1 Crazy Horse (2012) $252.9K
$157.8K US & Canada · 62% $95.1K elsewhere · 38%
2 The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012) $44.9K
$44.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
3 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) $22.7K
$22.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

Weeks around it

How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 3 releases took $320.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2011 (Dec 18–24) with $18.9M, led by Pina (2011).

Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2006 earned the most: $6.2M from 4 films, led by Wide Awake (2006). Week 3, 2012 took $320.5K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 3, 2003 Jan 12–18 1 film	1	$135.6K	–	Comandante (2003) $135.6K
Week 3, 2004 Jan 11–17 1 film · −70%	1	$40.9K	−70%	Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004) $40.9K
Week 3, 2005 Jan 9–15 1 film · +1117%	1	$498.1K	+1117%	Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (2005) $498.1K
Week 3, 2006 Jan 15–21 4 films · +1136%	4	$6.2M	+1136%	Wide Awake (2006) $4.6M
Week 3, 2007 Jan 14–20 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 3, 2008 Jan 13–19 4 films	4	$698.6K	–	A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008) $398K
Week 3, 2009 Jan 11–17 1 film · −91%	1	$61.4K	−91%	Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) $61.4K
Week 3, 2010 Jan 10–16 1 film · −19%	1	$49.8K	−19%	Bock for President (2010) $49.8K
Week 3, 2011 Jan 9–15 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 3, 2012 Jan 15–21 3 films	3	$320.5K	–	Crazy Horse (2012) $252.9K

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 3 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 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21)?

Crazy Horse (2012) leads with $252.9K worldwide, $157.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012) at $44.9K and Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) at $22.7K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $320.5K in all, or $106.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 3 of 2012 (Jan 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Crazy Horse (2012), earned $252.9K.

How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2012 (Jan 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 3, 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.