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Documentary box office · Week 47 · Nov 17–23, 2013

Documentary Box Office, Week 47 of 2013: Documentary Releases of Nov 17–23

Narco Cultura (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23), with $163.7K worldwide, ahead of Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) at $137K and Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) at $108.1K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $419.2K in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $413.8K across 4 documentary releases.

week 47 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$419.2K
Narco Cultura (2013), the #1
$163.7K
earned in the US & Canada
94%
Narco Cultura (2013) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 47, 2013

Narco Cultura (2013)

2013 · Documentary

$163.7K worldwide · 39% of the chart's total

$145.1K US & Canada · 89% $18.6K elsewhere · 11%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 47 of 2013?

Narco Cultura (2013) leads with $163.7K, 39% of the total. The top 5 together took $419.2K, 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.

  1. Narco Cultura (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $163.7K Narco Cultura (2013)
    $145.1K US & Canada · 89% $18.6K elsewhere · 11%
  2. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $137K Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
    $137K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $108.1K Bettie Page Reveals All (2013)
    $108.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Grazing the Sky (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $5.4K Grazing the Sky (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Weekend of a Champion (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $5K Weekend of a Champion (2013)
    $4.1K US & Canada · 82% $876 elsewhere · 18%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 47 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 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23).

  1. 1 Narco Cultura (2013) movie poster
    Narco Cultura (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $163.7K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $145.1K Rest of the world: $18.6K Worldwide: $163.7K
  2. 2 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) movie poster
    Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Animation, Documentary $137K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $137K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $137K
  3. 3 Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) movie poster
    Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $108.1K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $108.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $108.1K
  4. 4 Grazing the Sky (2013) movie poster
    Grazing the Sky (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · Spanish · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  5. 5 Weekend of a Champion (2013) movie poster
    Weekend of a Champion (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: $876 Worldwide: $5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 47 of 2013?

Of the top 5, Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Weekend of a Champion (2013) made 18% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $394.3K (94%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Narco Cultura (2013) $163.7K
    $145.1K US & Canada · 89% $18.6K elsewhere · 11%
  2. 2 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) $137K
    $137K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) $108.1K
    $108.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Grazing the Sky (2013) $5.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 Weekend of a Champion (2013) $5K
    $4.1K US & Canada · 82% $876 elsewhere · 18%
Earlier years

How Does Week 47 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2008 earned the most: $2.3M from 4 films, led by Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008). Week 47, 2013 took $419.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 47, 2004 Nov 14–20 1 film 1 $36.3K – Every So Often in the World… (2004) $36.3K
Week 47, 2005 Nov 13–19 2 films · +86% 2 $67.5K +86% Zizek! (2005) $60.5K
Week 47, 2006 Nov 19–25 3 films · +56% 3 $105.4K +56% Our Daily Bread (2006) $71.8K
Week 47, 2007 Nov 18–24 3 films · −83% 3 $17.7K −83% Shadow of the Holy Book (2007) $10.6K
Week 47, 2008 Nov 16–22 4 films · +12610% 4 $2.3M +12610% Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008) $1.9M
Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 2 films · −91% 2 $196.7K −91% The Mouth of the Wolf (2009) $179.4K
Week 47, 2010 Nov 14–20 1 film · −76% 1 $46.4K −76% William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) $46.4K
Week 47, 2011 Nov 13–19 2 films · +284% 2 $177.9K +284% Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011) $163.4K
Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 2 films · +83% 2 $326.3K +83% The Central Park Five (2012) $325.7K
Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 5 films · +28% 5 $419.2K +28% Narco Cultura (2013) $163.7K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 47 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 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23)?

Narco Cultura (2013) leads with $163.7K worldwide, $145.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) at $137K and Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) at $108.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $419.2K in all, or $83.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Narco Cultura (2013), earned $163.7K.

How much of the Week 47, 2013 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$394.3K of the $419.2K total, or 94%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2013 (Nov 17–23). 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 47, 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.