How much of the Week 34, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$3M of the $4.8M total, or 63%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 34 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Aug 19–25

Samsara (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25), with $4.4M worldwide, ahead of Somewhere Between (2012) at $211K and Wild Horse, Wild Ride (2012) at $111.2K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $4.8M
Samsara (2012), the #1: $4.4M
earned in the US & Canada: 63%

#1 of 4

#1 documentary movie of Week 34, 2012

Samsara (2012)

2012 · Documentary

$4.4M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$2.7M US & Canada · 60% $1.8M elsewhere · 40%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 34 of 2012?

Samsara (2012) leads with $4.4M, 92% of the total. The top 4 together took $4.8M, 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

$4.4M Samsara (2012)
$2.7M US & Canada · 60% $1.8M elsewhere · 40%
Number 2

$211K Somewhere Between (2012)
$211K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$111.2K Wild Horse, Wild Ride (2012)
$111.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 4

$38.5K Death by China (2012)
$38.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25).

1
Samsara (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Documentary $4.4M worldwide

Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $4.4M
2
Somewhere Between (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Documentary $211K worldwide

Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $211K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $211K
3
Wild Horse, Wild Ride (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Western, Documentary $111.2K worldwide

Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $111.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.2K
4
Death by China (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Drama, History, Documentary $38.5K worldwide

Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $38.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.5K

US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 34 of 2012?

Of the top 4, Somewhere Between (2012) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Samsara (2012) made 40% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $3M (63%) came from the US & Canada.

1 Samsara (2012) $4.4M
$2.7M US & Canada · 60% $1.8M elsewhere · 40%
2 Somewhere Between (2012) $211K
$211K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
3 Wild Horse, Wild Ride (2012) $111.2K
$111.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
4 Death by China (2012) $38.5K
$38.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $4.8M. 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 34 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2012 earned the most: $4.8M from 4 films, led by Samsara (2012).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 34, 2003 Aug 17–23 2 films	2	$179.8K	–	Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003) $150.3K
Week 34, 2004 Aug 15–21 1 film · +118%	1	$392K	+118%	End of the Century (2004) $392K
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 3 films · −38%	3	$241.1K	−38%	The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) $205K
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 3 films	3	$1M	–	Deep Water (2007) $742.6K
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 2 films · +30%	2	$1.3M	+30%	I.O.U.S.A. (2008) $826.8K
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 2 films · +15%	2	$1.5M	+15%	X Games 3D: The Movie (2009) $1.5M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 2 films · −27%	2	$1.1M	−27%	The Tillman Story (2010) $802.5K
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 2 films · −36%	2	$722.8K	−36%	Billy T Te Movie (2011) $652.5K
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 4 films · +562%	4	$4.8M	+562%	Samsara (2012) $4.4M

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 34 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25)?

Samsara (2012) leads with $4.4M worldwide, $2.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Somewhere Between (2012) at $211K and Wild Horse, Wild Ride (2012) at $111.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Samsara (2012), earned $4.4M.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25). 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 34, 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.