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Documentary box office · Week 4 · Jan 22–28, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 4 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Jan 22–28

Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28), with $4M worldwide, ahead of Canned Dreams (2012) at $40.2K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4M in all.

week 4 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4M
Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012), the #1
$4M
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 4 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 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28).

  1. 1 Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) movie poster
    Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) Jan 27, 2012 · Japanese · Documentary, Music $4M worldwide
    Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  2. 2 Canned Dreams (2012) movie poster
    Canned Dreams (2012) Jan 25, 2012 · Documentary $40.2K worldwide
    Jan 25, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.2K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 4 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28)?

Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) leads with $4M worldwide. Next come Canned Dreams (2012) at $40.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $4M in all, or $2M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012), earned $4M.

How is the week 4, 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 4 of 2012 (Jan 22–28). 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 4, 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.