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Documentary box office · Week 33 · Aug 12–18, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 33 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Aug 12–18

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18), with $376.1K worldwide, ahead of Side by Side (2012) at $67.1K and Marighella (2012) at $49.4K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $492.6K in all, 12% of it from the US & Canada.

week 33 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$492.6K
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012), the #1
$376.1K
earned in the US & Canada
12%
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 33, 2012

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012)

2012 · Documentary, Music

$376.1K worldwide · 76% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 33 of 2012?

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) leads with $376.1K, 76% of the total. The top 3 together took $492.6K, 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. Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $376.1K Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Side by Side (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $67.1K Side by Side (2012)
    $58.8K US & Canada · 88% $8.2K elsewhere · 12%
  3. Marighella (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $49.4K Marighella (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 33 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 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18).

  1. 1 Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) movie poster
    Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) Aug 12, 2012 · English · Documentary, Music $376.1K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $376.1K
  2. 2 Side by Side (2012) movie poster
    Side by Side (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · English · Documentary $67.1K worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $58.8K Rest of the world: $8.2K Worldwide: $67.1K
  3. 3 Marighella (2012) movie poster
    Marighella (2012) Aug 12, 2012 · Portuguese · Documentary $49.4K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2011 earned the most: $12.8M from 3 films, led by Senna (2011). Week 33, 2012 took $492.6K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2003 Aug 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2004 Aug 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2005 Aug 7–13 3 films 3 $4.2M – Grizzly Man (2005) $4.1M
Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 2 films · −99% 2 $37.1K −99% O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento (2006) $31.9K
Week 33, 2007 Aug 12–18 3 films · +5031% 3 $1.9M +5031% The 11th Hour (2007) $985.2K
Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 1 film · −98% 1 $35K −98% Our City Dreams (2008) $35K
Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 4 films · +5707% 4 $2M +5707% It Might Get Loud (2009) $1.9M
Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 3 films 3 $12.8M – Senna (2011) $10.2M
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 3 films · −96% 3 $492.6K −96% Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) $376.1K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 33 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 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18)?

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) leads with $376.1K worldwide. Next come Side by Side (2012) at $67.1K and Marighella (2012) at $49.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $492.6K in all, or $164.2K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012), earned $376.1K.

How much of the Week 33, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$58.8K of the $492.6K total, or 12%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 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 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18). 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 33, 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.