#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 42, 2012
2012 · Documentary
$219.4K worldwide · 73% of the chart's total
$219.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 2012
Documentary Box Office, Week 42 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Oct 14–20
Brooklyn Castle (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20), with $219.4K worldwide, ahead of Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012) at $35.6K and Francisco Brennand (2012) at $25.6K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $299.2K in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $272.1K across 3 documentary releases.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $299.2K
- Brooklyn Castle (2012), the #1
- $219.4K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 86%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 42 of 2012?
Brooklyn Castle (2012) leads with $219.4K, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $299.2K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $35.6K Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012)$35.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0% -
Number 3 -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20).
- 1 Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $219.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $219.4K
- 2 Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012)Oct 15, 2012 US and Canada: $35.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.6K
Oct 15, 2012 · English · Documentary $35.6K worldwide - 3 Oct 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.6K
- 4 Oct 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.1K
- 5 Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 2012?
Of the top 5, Brooklyn Castle (2012) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Bestiaire (2012) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $256.5K (86%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Brooklyn Castle (2012) $219.4K $219.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012) $35.6K $35.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Francisco Brennand (2012) $25.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Crossfire Hurricane (2012) $17.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Bestiaire (2012) $1.4K $1.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $299.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 16–22) with $49.1M, led by Switch (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)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Flight of the Butterflies (2012) $772.5K Flight of the Butterflies (2012)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 The Flat (2012) $621.5K The Flat (2012)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Brooklyn Castle (2012) $299.2K Brooklyn Castle (2012)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 Nowhere Home (2012) $222.7K Nowhere Home (2012)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 A Man's Story (2012) $3.9M A Man's Story (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2010 earned the most: $178.1M from 1 film, led by Jackass 3-D (2010). Week 42, 2012 took $299.2K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 1 film | 1 | $100.2K | – | Girlhood (2003) $100.2K |
| Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 1 film · +10% | 1 | $110.6K | +10% | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (2004) $110.6K |
| Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 3 films | 3 | $240.5K | – | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) $148.3K |
| Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 3 films · +4429% | 3 | $10.9M | +4429% | Once Upon a Time in Norway (2007) $10.6M |
| Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 3 films · −60% | 3 | $4.4M | −60% | The Meerkats (2008) $4.1M |
| Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 2 films · −65% | 2 | $1.5M | −65% | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution (2009) $1.5M |
| Week 42, 2010 Oct 10–16 1 film · +11561% | 1 | $178.1M | +11561% | Jackass 3-D (2010) $178.1M |
| Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 7 films · −99% | 7 | $1.1M | −99% | To Be Heard (2011) $813.4K |
| Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 5 films · −73% | 5 | $299.2K | −73% | Brooklyn Castle (2012) $219.4K |
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 42 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 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20)?
Brooklyn Castle (2012) leads with $219.4K worldwide, $219.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012) at $35.6K and Francisco Brennand (2012) at $25.6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $299.2K in all, or $59.8K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Brooklyn Castle (2012), earned $219.4K.
How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20). 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 42, 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.