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Documentary box office · Week 5 · Jan 27–Feb 2, 2013

Documentary Box Office, Week 5 of 2013: Documentary Releases of Jan 27–Feb 2

The Gatekeepers (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2), with $2.6M worldwide, ahead of Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) at $2.3M and Sound City (2013) at $521.2K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.8M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Hebrew leads with $2.6M across 1 documentary release.

week 5 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$5.8M
The Gatekeepers (2013), the #1
$2.6M
earned in the US & Canada
56%
The Gatekeepers (2013) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 5, 2013

The Gatekeepers (2013)

2013 · Documentary

$2.6M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total

$2.4M US & Canada · 94% $157.9K elsewhere · 6%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 5 of 2013?

The Gatekeepers (2013) leads with $2.6M, 45% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.8M, 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. The Gatekeepers (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $2.6M The Gatekeepers (2013)
    $2.4M US & Canada · 94% $157.9K elsewhere · 6%
  2. Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Sound City (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $521.2K Sound City (2013)
    $422.9K US & Canada · 81% $98.3K elsewhere · 19%
  4. Koch (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $342.9K Koch (2013)
    $342.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $37.7K Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013)
    $37.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2).

  1. 1 The Gatekeepers (2013) movie poster
    The Gatekeepers (2013) Feb 1, 2013 · Hebrew · Documentary $2.6M worldwide
    Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $157.9K Worldwide: $2.6M
  2. 2 Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) movie poster
    Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) Feb 1, 2013 · Japanese · Music, Documentary $2.3M worldwide
    Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Sound City (2013) movie poster
    Sound City (2013) Jan 31, 2013 · English · Music, Documentary $521.2K worldwide
    Jan 31, 2013 US and Canada: $422.9K Rest of the world: $98.3K Worldwide: $521.2K
  4. 4 Koch (2013) movie poster
    Koch (2013) Feb 1, 2013 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $342.9K worldwide
    Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $342.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $342.9K
  5. 5 Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013) movie poster
    Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013) Feb 1, 2013 · English · Documentary $37.7K worldwide
    Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $37.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.7K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 5 of 2013?

Of the top 5, Koch (2013) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Sound City (2013) made 19% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $3.2M (56%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 The Gatekeepers (2013) $2.6M
    $2.4M US & Canada · 94% $157.9K elsewhere · 6%
  2. 2 Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) $2.3M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 Sound City (2013) $521.2K
    $422.9K US & Canada · 81% $98.3K elsewhere · 19%
  4. 4 Koch (2013) $342.9K
    $342.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2013) $37.7K
    $37.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2005 earned the most: $12.8M from 2 films, led by Aliens of the Deep (2005). Week 5, 2013 took $5.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 1 film 1 $24.6K – Eat This New York (2004) $24.6K
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 2 films · +51769% 2 $12.8M +51769% Aliens of the Deep (2005) $12.8M
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 3 films · −99% 3 $170.7K −99% What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (2006) $138.9K
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 5 films · +559% 5 $1.1M +559% Final Score (2007) $737.5K
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 2 films · −15% 2 $957.1K −15% Citizen Havel (2008) $874.6K
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 2 films · −67% 2 $311.5K −67% Pianomania (2009) $292.9K
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 2 films · −88% 2 $36.6K −88% Love, Lust & Lies (2010) $18.3K
Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 1 film · −100% 1 $131 −100% Lemmy (2011) $131
Week 5, 2012 Jan 29–Feb 4 2 films · +11102% 2 $14.7K +11102% The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2012) $12.8K
Week 5, 2013 Jan 27–Feb 2 5 films · +39128% 5 $5.8M +39128% The Gatekeepers (2013) $2.6M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 5 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 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2)?

The Gatekeepers (2013) leads with $2.6M worldwide, $2.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) at $2.3M and Sound City (2013) at $521.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2) report a worldwide gross, $5.8M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Gatekeepers (2013), earned $2.6M.

How much of the Week 5, 2013 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.2M of the $5.8M total, or 56%, 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 5, 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 5 of 2013 (Jan 27–Feb 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 5, 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.