#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2012
2012 · Documentary
$390K worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
$390K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 36 · Sep 2–8, 2012
Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Sep 2–8
Detropia (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8), with $390K worldwide, ahead of Girl Model (2012) at $22.4K and Anton’s Right Here (2012) at $13.3K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $425.7K in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $425.7K
- Detropia (2012), the #1
- $390K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 97%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2012?
Detropia (2012) leads with $390K, 92% of the total. The top 3 together took $425.7K, 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.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8).
- 1 Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: $390K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $390K
- 2 Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: $21.2K Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $22.4K
- 3 Sep 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $425.7K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 16–22) with $49.1M, led by Switch (2012).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) $988.9K Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Dreams of a Life (2012) $366.7K Dreams of a Life (2012)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 The Green Wave (2012) $17.4M The Green Wave (2012)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) $492.6K Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Samsara (2012) $4.8M Samsara (2012)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Sleepwalk (2012) $655.6K Sleepwalk (2012)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Detropia (2012) $425.7K Detropia (2012)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Palme (2012) $4.5M Palme (2012)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Switch (2012) $49.1M Switch (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2011 earned the most: $14.2M from 4 films, led by Rebirth (2011). Week 36, 2012 took $425.7K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films | 2 | $3.3K | – | Persons of Interest (2004) $1.7K |
| Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 2 films · +2205% | 2 | $75.5K | +2205% | William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) $44.4K |
| Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 5 films · +63% | 5 | $123K | +63% | Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006) $62.4K |
| Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 5 films · +1779% | 5 | $2.3M | +1779% | In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) $2.2M |
| Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 1 film | 1 | $50.4K | – | American Casino (2009) $50.4K |
| Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films · +1343% | 3 | $727.7K | +1343% | Vesku from Finland (2010) $408.8K |
| Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 4 films · +1849% | 4 | $14.2M | +1849% | Rebirth (2011) $14.1M |
| Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 3 films · −97% | 3 | $425.7K | −97% | Detropia (2012) $390K |
Archive
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).
- Week 1 $166
- Week 2 $65.3K
- Week 3 $320.5K
- Week 4 $4M
- Week 5 $14.7K
- Week 6 $1.4M
- Week 7 $69.3K
- Week 8 $132.1K
- Week 9 $123.7K
- Week 10 $2.7M
- Week 11 $717.5K
- Week 12 $913.5K
- Week 13 $4.7M
- Week 14 $34.7K
- Week 15 $71.3K
- Week 16 $62.6M
- Week 17 $23.5K
- Week 18 $1.9M
- Week 19 $174K
- Week 20 $1.3M
- Week 21 $281.4K
- Week 22 $553.4K
- Week 23 $40.8K
- Week 24 $32.3M
- Week 25 $205.7K
- Week 26 $9.7M
- Week 27 $32.7M
- Week 28 $36.5M
- Week 29 $3.1M
- Week 30 $988.9K
- Week 31 $366.7K
- Week 32 $17.4M
- Week 33 $492.6K
- Week 34 $4.8M
- Week 35 $655.6K
- Week 36 $425.7K
- Week 37 $4.5M
- Week 38 $49.1M
- Week 39 $777.3K
- Week 40 $772.5K
- Week 41 $621.5K
- Week 42 $299.2K
- Week 43 $222.7K
- Week 44 $3.9M
- Week 45 $2.6M
- Week 46 $28.7K
- Week 47 $326.3K
- Week 48 $1.3M
- Week 49 $567.1K
- Week 50 $8.3K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $1M
- Week 53 $54.9K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 36 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8)?
Detropia (2012) leads with $390K worldwide, $390K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Girl Model (2012) at $22.4K and Anton’s Right Here (2012) at $13.3K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $425.7K in all, or $141.9K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Detropia (2012), earned $390K.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8). 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 36, 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.