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Documentary box office · Week 52 · Dec 23–29, 2012

Documentary Box Office, Week 52 of 2012: Documentary Releases of Dec 23–29

Tale of a Forest (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29), with $724.2K worldwide, ahead of West of Memphis (2012) at $318.3K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada.

week 52 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1M
Tale of a Forest (2012), the #1
$724.2K
earned in the US & Canada
30%
Tale of a Forest (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 52, 2012

Tale of a Forest (2012)

2012 · Family, Documentary

$724.2K worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29).

  1. 1 Tale of a Forest (2012) movie poster
    Tale of a Forest (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Finnish · Family, Documentary $724.2K worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $724.2K
  2. 2 West of Memphis (2012) movie poster
    West of Memphis (2012) Dec 25, 2012 · English · Documentary $318.3K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $310.2K Rest of the world: $8.2K Worldwide: $318.3K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 52 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29)?

Tale of a Forest (2012) leads with $724.2K worldwide. Next come West of Memphis (2012) at $318.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, or $521.3K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tale of a Forest (2012), earned $724.2K.

How much of the Week 52, 2012 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$310.2K of the $1M total, or 30%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29). 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 52, 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.