How much of the Week 35, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$28.1K of the $655.6K total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 35 · Aug 26–Sep 1, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 35 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Aug 26–Sep 1

Sleepwalk (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1), with $452.6K worldwide, ahead of Bravehearts (2012) at $174.9K and The Ambassador (2012) at $28.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $655.6K in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada.

week 35 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $655.6K
Sleepwalk (2012), the #1: $452.6K
earned in the US & Canada: 4%

#1 of 3

#1 documentary movie of Week 35, 2012

Sleepwalk (2012)

2012 · Drama, Documentary

$452.6K worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 35 of 2012?

Sleepwalk (2012) leads with $452.6K, 69% of the total. The top 3 together took $655.6K, 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.

Number 1

$452.6K Sleepwalk (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$174.9K Bravehearts (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$28.1K The Ambassador (2012)
$28.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1).

1
Sleepwalk (2012) Aug 27, 2012 · Drama, Documentary $452.6K worldwide

Aug 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $452.6K
2
Bravehearts (2012) Aug 31, 2012 · Norwegian · Documentary $174.9K worldwide

Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $174.9K
3
The Ambassador (2012) Aug 31, 2012 · English · Documentary $28.1K worldwide

Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: $28.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.1K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 35 releases took $655.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 5–11) with $17.4M, led by The Green Wave (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2009 earned the most: $6.4M from 1 film, led by The September Issue (2009). Week 35, 2012 took $655.6K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 35, 2003 Aug 24–30 1 film	1	$3.2K	–	The Backyard (2003) $3.2K
Week 35, 2004 Aug 22–28 2 films · +7880%	2	$255.4K	+7880%	Bush's Brain (2004) $177.5K
Week 35, 2005 Aug 21–27 2 films · −46%	2	$137.2K	−46%	Real: The Movie (2005) $80.3K
Week 35, 2006 Aug 27–Sep 2 3 films · +276%	3	$515.3K	+276%	This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) $347.2K
Week 35, 2007 Aug 26–Sep 1 5 films · −48%	5	$267.4K	−48%	My Enemy’s Enemy (2007) $198K
Week 35, 2008 Aug 24–30 4 films · +28%	4	$343.2K	+28%	La Rabbia di Pasolini (2008) $125.9K
Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 1 film · +1777%	1	$6.4M	+1777%	The September Issue (2009) $6.4M
Week 35, 2010 Aug 22–28 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 35, 2011 Aug 21–27 1 film	1	$157.6K	–	Chasing Madoff (2011) $157.6K
Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 3 films · +316%	3	$655.6K	+316%	Sleepwalk (2012) $452.6K

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 35 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 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1)?

Sleepwalk (2012) leads with $452.6K worldwide. Next come Bravehearts (2012) at $174.9K and The Ambassador (2012) at $28.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) report a worldwide gross, $655.6K in all, or $218.5K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sleepwalk (2012), earned $452.6K.

How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2012 (Aug 26–Sep 1). 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 35, 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.