#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 31, 2014
2014 · Biography, History
$155.2K worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
$121K US & Canada · 78% $34.2K elsewhere · 22%
Documentary box office · Week 31 · Jul 27–Aug 2, 2014
Documentary Box Office, Week 31 of 2014: Documentary Releases of Jul 27–Aug 2
Finding Fela! (2014) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2), with $155.2K worldwide, ahead of Rich Hill (2014) at $111.4K and Altman (2014) at $996. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $268.5K in all, 87% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 31 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $268.5K
- Finding Fela! (2014), the #1
- $155.2K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 87%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 31 of 2014?
Finding Fela! (2014) leads with $155.2K, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $268.5K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 4 $864 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)No US & Canada figure reported
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 31 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 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2).
- 1 Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: $121K Rest of the world: $34.2K Worldwide: $155.2K
- 2 Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: $111.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.4K
- 3 Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $996
- 4 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)Aug 2, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $864
Aug 2, 2014 · English · Documentary $864 worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 31 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 31 releases took $268.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jun 29–Jul 5) with $17M, led by America: Imagine a World Without Her (2014).
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 15–21 Code Black (2014) $227.6K Code Black (2014)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 22–28 Under the Electric Sky (2014) $508.6K Under the Electric Sky (2014)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 29–Jul 5 America: Imagine a World Without Her (2014) $17M America: Imagine a World Without Her (2014)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Made in America (2014) $10K Made in America (2014)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 Drops of Joy (2014) $108K Drops of Joy (2014)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 The Fluffy Movie (2014) $6.6M The Fluffy Movie (2014)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Finding Fela! (2014) $268.5K Finding Fela! (2014)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014) $529.4K Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Mr. X (2014) $5.1M Mr. X (2014)
Earlier years
How Does Week 31 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 31, 2005 earned the most: $6.8M from 3 films, led by The Aristocrats (2005). Week 31, 2014 took $268.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 31, 2005 Jul 24–30 3 films | 3 | $6.8M | – | The Aristocrats (2005) $6.8M |
| Week 31, 2006 Jul 30–Aug 5 2 films · −99% | 2 | $34.6K | −99% | My Country, My Country (2006) $33.6K |
| Week 31, 2007 Jul 29–Aug 4 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 2008 Jul 27–Aug 2 1 film | 1 | $4.9K | – | The Burning Season (2008) $4.9K |
| Week 31, 2009 Jul 26–Aug 1 3 films · +28479% | 3 | $1.4M | +28479% | The Cove (2009) $1.2M |
| Week 31, 2010 Jul 25–31 3 films · −99% | 3 | $15.9K | −99% | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010) $10K |
| Week 31, 2011 Jul 24–30 6 films · +7845% | 6 | $1.3M | +7845% | Life in a Day (2011) $607.2K |
| Week 31, 2012 Jul 29–Aug 4 4 films · −71% | 4 | $366.7K | −71% | Dreams of a Life (2012) $291.9K |
| Week 31, 2013 Jul 28–Aug 3 5 films · +78% | 5 | $653.3K | +78% | When Comedy Went to School (2013) $369.1K |
| Week 31, 2014 Jul 27–Aug 2 4 films · −59% | 4 | $268.5K | −59% | Finding Fela! (2014) $155.2K |
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).
- Week 1 $307.3K
- Week 2 $43.4K
- Week 3 $199.8K
- Week 4 $132K
- Week 5 $87.6K
- Week 6 $315.6K
- Week 7 $277.8K
- Week 8 $368.3K
- Week 9 $350.5K
- Week 10 $1.4M
- Week 11 $96.5K
- Week 12 $839.7K
- Week 13 $11.4M
- Week 14 $17.9M
- Week 15 $315.9K
- Week 16 $21.6M
- Week 17 $68.3K
- Week 18 $81.1K
- Week 19 $2M
- Week 20 $87.3K
- Week 21 $560.3K
- Week 22 $193.3K
- Week 23 $4.9M
- Week 24 $759.4K
- Week 25 $227.6K
- Week 26 $508.6K
- Week 27 $17M
- Week 28 $10K
- Week 29 $108K
- Week 30 $6.6M
- Week 31 $268.5K
- Week 32 $529.4K
- Week 33 $5.1M
- Week 34 $91.9K
- Week 35 $65.2K
- Week 36 $803.6K
- Week 37 $630.8K
- Week 38 $2.6M
- Week 39 $34.8K
- Week 40 $2.4M
- Week 41 $8.3M
- Week 42 $146.8K
- Week 43 $7.4M
- Week 44 $3.2M
- Week 45 $1.1M
- Week 46 $2.4M
- Week 47 $72.4K
- Week 48 $853.6K
- Week 49 $12.8K
- Week 50 $21.4K
- Week 51 $183.9K
- Week 52 $1.8M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 31 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2)?
Finding Fela! (2014) leads with $155.2K worldwide, $121K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rich Hill (2014) at $111.4K and Altman (2014) at $996.
How much did documentary movies released in week 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2) report a worldwide gross, $268.5K in all, or $67.1K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Finding Fela! (2014), earned $155.2K.
How is the week 31, 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 31 of 2014 (Jul 27–Aug 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 31, 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.