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Documentary box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2013

Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2013: Documentary Releases of Dec 1–7

Tim's Vermeer (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7), with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of The Class of ‘92 (2013) at $50.4K and Saroyanland (2013) at $16.2K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on Week 48, 2013, whose releases took $15.2M.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.8M
Tim's Vermeer (2013), the #1
$1.7M
vs Week 48, 2013
−88%
Tim's Vermeer (2013) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 49, 2013

Tim's Vermeer (2013)

2013 · Documentary

$1.7M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$1.7M US & Canada · 99% $15.5K elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2013?

Tim's Vermeer (2013) leads with $1.7M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.8M, 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.

  1. Tim's Vermeer (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $1.7M Tim's Vermeer (2013)
    $1.7M US & Canada · 99% $15.5K elsewhere · <1%
  2. The Class of ‘92 (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $50.4K The Class of ‘92 (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Saroyanland (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $16.2K Saroyanland (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Tim's Vermeer (2013) movie poster
    Tim's Vermeer (2013) Dec 6, 2013 · English · Documentary $1.7M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $15.5K Worldwide: $1.7M
  2. 2 The Class of ‘92 (2013) movie poster
    The Class of ‘92 (2013) Dec 1, 2013 · English · Documentary $50.4K worldwide
    Dec 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.4K
  3. 3 Saroyanland (2013) movie poster
    Saroyanland (2013) Dec 6, 2013 · Turkish · Documentary $16.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2013 earned the most: $1.8M from 3 films, led by Tim's Vermeer (2013).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films 2 $30.8K – WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) $30.2K
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · +4580% 3 $1.4M +4580% First Descent (2005) $988.4K
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 3 films · −82% 3 $257.3K −82% I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $204.2K
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 2 films · +108% 2 $535.3K +108% The Life of Buddha (2007) $482.5K
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film · −96% 1 $21.4K −96% Mr. Governor (2008) $21.4K
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +2228% 3 $498.2K +2228% Garbo: The Spy (2009) $356.1K
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films · −69% 2 $152.6K −69% Bhutto (2010) $100.2K
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 5 films · +189% 5 $440.7K +189% Khodorkovsky (2011) $294.6K
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films · +29% 6 $567.1K +29% The Sheik and I (2012) $297.5K
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +209% 3 $1.8M +209% Tim's Vermeer (2013) $1.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 49 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7)?

Tim's Vermeer (2013) leads with $1.7M worldwide, $1.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Class of ‘92 (2013) at $50.4K and Saroyanland (2013) at $16.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, or $584.5K per film on average. Week 48, 2013 releases took $15.2M.

How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tim's Vermeer (2013), earned $1.7M.

How much of the Week 49, 2013 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.7M of the $1.8M total, or 95%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.