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Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 27–Nov 2, 2013

Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2013: Documentary Releases of Oct 27–Nov 2

Alphabet (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2), with $2M worldwide, ahead of The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013) at $214.3K and Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) at $178.6K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 43, 2013, whose releases took $152.3M. By language, German leads with $2M across 1 documentary release.

week 44 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$2.5M
Alphabet (2013), the #1
$2M
vs Week 43, 2013
−98%
Alphabet (2013) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2013

Alphabet (2013)

2013 · Documentary

$2M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2013?

Alphabet (2013) leads with $2M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.5M, 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.

  1. Alphabet (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $2M Alphabet (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $214.3K The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013)
    $68K US & Canada · 32% $146.3K elsewhere · 68%
  3. Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $178.6K Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. These Birds Walk (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $30.4K These Birds Walk (2013)
    $30.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Boundless (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $16K Boundless (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2).

  1. 1 Alphabet (2013) movie poster
    Alphabet (2013) Oct 31, 2013 · German · Documentary $2M worldwide
    Oct 31, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  2. 2 The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013) movie poster
    The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013) Nov 1, 2013 · English · Documentary $214.3K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: $68K Rest of the world: $146.3K Worldwide: $214.3K
  3. 3 Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) movie poster
    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) Nov 1, 2013 · Chinese · Documentary $178.6K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $178.6K
  4. 4 These Birds Walk (2013) movie poster
    These Birds Walk (2013) Nov 1, 2013 · Drama, Documentary $30.4K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.4K
  5. 5 Boundless (2013) movie poster
    Boundless (2013) Nov 2, 2013 · Cantonese · Documentary $16K worldwide
    Nov 2, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 44 releases took $2.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 20–26) with $152.3M, led by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).

  1. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Jerusalem (2013) $10.6M Jerusalem (2013)
  2. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story (2013) $4.6M The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story (2013)
  3. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Linsanity (2013) $793.3K Linsanity (2013)
  4. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 God Loves Uganda (2013) $80.9K God Loves Uganda (2013)
  5. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 The Fifth Estate (2013) $12.1M The Fifth Estate (2013)
  6. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $152.3M Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
  7. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 Alphabet (2013) $2.5M Alphabet (2013)
  8. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013) $2M The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)
  9. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013) $345K Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2009 earned the most: $268M from 1 film, led by This Is It (2009). Week 44, 2013 took $2.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2004 Oct 24–30 3 films 3 $306K – The Sky Turns (2004) $243.1K
Week 44, 2005 Oct 23–29 2 films · +413% 2 $1.6M +413% Ballets Russes (2005) $1.3M
Week 44, 2006 Oct 29–Nov 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 44, 2007 Oct 28–Nov 3 6 films 6 $4.2M – Sharkwater (2007) $1.7M
Week 44, 2008 Oct 26–Nov 1 4 films · −86% 4 $601.7K −86% Run for Your Life (2008) $507.2K
Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 1 film · +44440% 1 $268M +44440% This Is It (2009) $268M
Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 3 films · −100% 3 $372.1K −100% Waste Land (2010) $291.3K
Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 2 films · −64% 2 $135.2K −64% My Reincarnation (2011) $96.1K
Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +2815% 3 $3.9M +2815% A Man's Story (2012) $3.8M
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films · −37% 5 $2.5M −37% Alphabet (2013) $2M
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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 44 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2)?

Alphabet (2013) leads with $2M worldwide. Next come The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2013) at $214.3K and Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) at $178.6K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2) report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $493.8K per film on average. Week 43, 2013 releases took $152.3M.

How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Alphabet (2013), earned $2M.

How much of the Week 44, 2013 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$98.4K of the $2.5M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2013 (Oct 27–Nov 2). 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 44, 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.