#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2012
2012 · Documentary
$3.3M worldwide · 72% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2012
Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Sep 9–15
Palme (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15), with $3.3M worldwide, ahead of The Green Planet (2012) at $830.2K and Tropicália (2012) at $387.4K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Swedish leads with $3.3M across 1 documentary release.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $4.5M
- Palme (2012), the #1
- $3.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2012?
Palme (2012) leads with $3.3M, 72% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15).
- 1 Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
- 2 Sep 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $830.2K
- 3 Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $387.4K
- 4 Sep 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.7K
- 5 Sep 11, 2012 US and Canada: $10.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $4.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 16–22) with $49.1M, led by Switch (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)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Kuningas Litmanen (2012) $777.3K Kuningas Litmanen (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2012 earned the most: $4.5M from 5 films, led by Palme (2012).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 2 films | 2 | $77.7K | – | Salvador Allende (2004) $62K |
| Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 3 films · +4289% | 3 | $3.4M | +4289% | We Feed the World (2005) $3.1M |
| Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 4 films · −52% | 4 | $1.6M | −52% | The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) $1.4M |
| Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 5 films · −83% | 5 | $286.1K | −83% | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) $88.3K |
| Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 3 films · −23% | 3 | $219.2K | −23% | Flow: For Love of Water (2008) $142.6K |
| Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 5 films · +563% | 5 | $1.5M | +563% | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) $1.1M |
| Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 5 films · +123% | 5 | $3.2M | +123% | Don’t Cry for Me Sudan (2010) $2.2M |
| Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 7 films · −81% | 7 | $601.9K | −81% | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) $280.3K |
| Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 5 films · +648% | 5 | $4.5M | +648% | Palme (2012) $3.3M |
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 37 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15)?
Palme (2012) leads with $3.3M worldwide. Next come The Green Planet (2012) at $830.2K and Tropicália (2012) at $387.4K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $4.5M in all, or $900.7K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Palme (2012), earned $3.3M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 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.