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Documentary box office · Week 18 · Apr 27–May 3, 2014

Documentary Box Office, Week 18 of 2014: Documentary Releases of Apr 27–May 3

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3), with $49.6K worldwide, ahead of Documented (2014) at $30.7K and Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) at $856. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $81.1K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 18 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$81.1K
NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014), the #1
$49.6K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 18 of 2014?

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) leads with $49.6K, 61% of the total. The top 3 together took $81.1K, 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. NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $49.6K NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014)
    $49.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Documented (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $30.7K Documented (2014)
    $30.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $856 Pandas: The Journey Home (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 18 of 2014, 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 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3).

  1. 1 NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) movie poster
    NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) May 2, 2014 · English · Documentary $49.6K worldwide
    May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $49.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.6K
  2. 2 Documented (2014) movie poster
    Documented (2014) May 2, 2014 · English · Biography, Family, Documentary $30.7K worldwide
    May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $30.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.7K
  3. 3 Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) movie poster
    Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) May 1, 2014 · English · Documentary $856 worldwide
    May 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $856
Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $81.1K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 13–19) with $21.6M, led by Bears (2014).

  1. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 16–22 Jodorowsky's Dune (2014) $839.7K Jodorowsky's Dune (2014)
  2. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 23–29 Enchanted Kingdom (2014) $11.4M Enchanted Kingdom (2014)
  3. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014) $17.9M Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)
  4. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 Dancing in Jaffa (2014) $315.9K Dancing in Jaffa (2014)
  5. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 Bears (2014) $21.6M Bears (2014)
  6. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 Next Goal Wins (2014) $68.3K Next Goal Wins (2014)
  7. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) $81.1K NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014)
  8. Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 Fed Up (2014) $2M Fed Up (2014)
  9. Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2014) $87.3K Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2014)
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2013 earned the most: $80.4M from 5 films, led by The Source Family (2013). Week 18, 2014 took $81.1K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 1 film 1 $34.3M – Wild Safari 3D (2005) $34.3M
Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 1 film · −99% 1 $484.5K −99% 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006) $484.5K
Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 2 films · −39% 2 $293.6K −39% Joy Division (2007) $283.6K
Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 3 films 3 $152.1K – The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $82.9K
Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 18, 2011 Apr 24–30 4 films 4 $8.4M – Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) $8.2M
Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 4 films · −77% 4 $1.9M −77% First Position (2012) $1.7M
Week 18, 2013 Apr 28–May 4 5 films · +4034% 5 $80.4M +4034% The Source Family (2013) $78.4M
Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 3 films · −100% 3 $81.1K −100% NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) $49.6K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2014, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 16 (Apr 13–19) with $21.6M, led by Bears (2014).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 18 of 2014: 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 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3)?

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) leads with $49.6K worldwide, $49.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Documented (2014) at $30.7K and Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) at $856.

How much did documentary movies released in week 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3) report a worldwide gross, $81.1K in all, or $27K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014), earned $49.6K.

How much of the Week 18, 2014 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$80.3K of the $81.1K total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 2014 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 18 of 2014 (Apr 27–May 3). 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 18, 2014 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.