#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 19, 2013
2013 · Documentary
$2.6M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$1.6M US & Canada · 61% $1M elsewhere · 39%
Documentary box office · Week 19 · May 5–11, 2013
Documentary Box Office, Week 19 of 2013: Documentary Releases of May 5–11
Stories We Tell (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 19 of 2013 (May 5–11), with $2.6M worldwide, ahead of One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) at $100.4K and Venus and Serena (2013) at $51.3K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 18, 2013, whose releases took $80.4M.
- week 19 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $2.8M
- Stories We Tell (2013), the #1
- $2.6M
- vs Week 18, 2013
- −97%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 19 of 2013?
Stories We Tell (2013) leads with $2.6M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.8M, 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 19 of 2013, 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 19 of 2013 (May 5–11).
- 1 May 10, 2013 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $2.6M
- 2 One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013)May 8, 2013 US and Canada: $100.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $100.4K
May 8, 2013 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $100.4K worldwide - 3 May 10, 2013 US and Canada: $51.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 19 of 2013?
Of the top 3, One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Stories We Tell (2013) made 39% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $1.8M (63%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Stories We Tell (2013) $2.6M $1.6M US & Canada · 61% $1M elsewhere · 39%
- 2 One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) $100.4K $100.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Venus and Serena (2013) $51.3K $51.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 19 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 19 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $80.4M, led by The Source Family (2013).
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 24–30 Room 237 (2013) $367.4K Room 237 (2013)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (2013) $237.9K Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (2013)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 This Ain't California (2013) $119.9K This Ain't California (2013)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Unmade in China (2013) $3.7M Unmade in China (2013)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 The Source Family (2013) $80.4M The Source Family (2013)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Stories We Tell (2013) $2.8M Stories We Tell (2013)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 Becoming Traviata (2013) $211.8K Becoming Traviata (2013)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) $557.3K We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)
Earlier years
How Does Week 19 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2004 earned the most: $20.7M from 2 films, led by Super Size Me (2004). Week 19, 2013 took $2.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 2004 May 2–8 2 films | 2 | $20.7M | – | Super Size Me (2004) $20.6M |
| Week 19, 2005 May 1–7 2 films · −100% | 2 | $25.7K | −100% | Up for Grabs (2005) $13.9K |
| Week 19, 2006 May 7–13 2 films · +3276% | 2 | $866.3K | +3276% | Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006) $844.3K |
| Week 19, 2007 May 6–12 2 films · −77% | 2 | $198K | −77% | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) $151.8K |
| Week 19, 2008 May 4–10 1 film · +61% | 1 | $318.5K | +61% | Surfwise (2008) $318.5K |
| Week 19, 2009 May 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 2010 May 2–8 3 films | 3 | $10.4M | – | Babies (2010) $10.2M |
| Week 19, 2011 May 1–7 3 films · +11% | 3 | $11.6M | +11% | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011) $10.8M |
| Week 19, 2012 May 6–12 2 films · −98% | 2 | $174K | −98% | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012) $127.5K |
| Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 3 films · +1505% | 3 | $2.8M | +1505% | Stories We Tell (2013) $2.6M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2013, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2013 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 43 (Oct 20–26) with $152.3M, led by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).
- Week 1 $1.1M
- Week 2 $9.7K
- Week 3 $63.9K
- Week 4 $61.8K
- Week 5 $5.8M
- Week 6 $11.3K
- Week 7 $238.2K
- Week 8 $977.7K
- Week 9 $4.7M
- Week 10 $26.9M
- Week 11 $563K
- Week 12 $202K
- Week 13 $367.4K
- Week 14 $237.9K
- Week 15 $119.9K
- Week 16 $3.7M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $80.4M
- Week 19 $2.8M
- Week 20 $211.8K
- Week 21 $557.3K
- Week 22 $244K
- Week 23 $519.2K
- Week 24 $8.1M
- Week 25 $19.8K
- Week 26 $606.1K
- Week 27 $32.4M
- Week 28 $55.8K
- Week 29 $3M
- Week 30 $305.3K
- Week 31 $653.3K
- Week 32 $485.2K
- Week 33 $101.1M
- Week 34 $465.1K
- Week 35 $77.2M
- Week 36 $1M
- Week 37 $500.8K
- Week 38 $10.6M
- Week 39 $4.6M
- Week 40 $793.3K
- Week 41 $80.9K
- Week 42 $12.1M
- Week 43 $152.3M
- Week 44 $2.5M
- Week 45 $2M
- Week 46 $345K
- Week 47 $419.2K
- Week 48 $15.2M
- Week 49 $1.8M
- Week 50 $203.2K
- Week 51 $126.6M
- Week 52 $11M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 19 of 2013: 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 19 of 2013 (May 5–11)?
Stories We Tell (2013) leads with $2.6M worldwide, $1.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) at $100.4K and Venus and Serena (2013) at $51.3K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 19 of 2013 (May 5–11) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 19 of 2013 (May 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $930.9K per film on average. Week 18, 2013 releases took $80.4M.
How many documentary movies released in week 19 of 2013 (May 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Stories We Tell (2013), earned $2.6M.
How is the week 19, 2013 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 19 of 2013 (May 5–11). 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 19, 2013 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.