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Documentary box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 2014

Documentary Box Office, Week 41 of 2014: Documentary Releases of Oct 5–11

Meet the Mormons (2014) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11), with $6M worldwide, ahead of Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) at $1.9M and Good Girl (2014) at $197.9K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.4 times the total of Week 40, 2014, whose releases took $2.4M. By language, English leads with $8.1M across 5 documentary releases.

week 41 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$8.3M
Meet the Mormons (2014), the #1
$6M
vs Week 40, 2014
×3.4
Meet the Mormons (2014) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 documentary movie of Week 41, 2014

Meet the Mormons (2014)

2014 · Documentary

$6M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 41 of 2014?

Meet the Mormons (2014) leads with $6M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $8.3M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Meet the Mormons (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $6M Meet the Mormons (2014)
    $6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $1.9M Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)
    $1.5M US & Canada · 81% $352.2K elsewhere · 19%
  3. Good Girl (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $197.9K Good Girl (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Overnighters (2014) movie poster Number 4
    $110.8K The Overnighters (2014)
    $110.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. I Am Ali (2014) movie poster Number 5
    $7.2K I Am Ali (2014)
    $7.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11).

  1. 1 Meet the Mormons (2014) movie poster
    Meet the Mormons (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $6M worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6M
  2. 2 Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) movie poster
    Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $1.9M worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $352.2K Worldwide: $1.9M
  3. 3 Good Girl (2014) movie poster
    Good Girl (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · Norwegian · Documentary $197.9K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.9K
  4. 4 The Overnighters (2014) movie poster
    The Overnighters (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Drama, Documentary $110.8K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $110.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $110.8K
  5. 5 I Am Ali (2014) movie poster
    I Am Ali (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Biography, Sport, Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
  6. 6 Evolution of a Criminal (2014) movie poster
    Evolution of a Criminal (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 41 of 2014?

Of the top 6, Meet the Mormons (2014) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) made 19% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $7.7M (93%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 6 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Meet the Mormons (2014) $6M
    $6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) $1.9M
    $1.5M US & Canada · 81% $352.2K elsewhere · 19%
  3. 3 Good Girl (2014) $197.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 The Overnighters (2014) $110.8K
    $110.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 I Am Ali (2014) $7.2K
    $7.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Evolution of a Criminal (2014) $3.6K
    $3.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2014 earned the most: $8.3M from 6 films, led by Meet the Mormons (2014).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 4 films 4 $790.4K – Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) $439.1K
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 3 films · +66% 3 $1.3M +66% Terror's Advocate (2007) $1.1M
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 2 films · −81% 2 $251.1K −81% Call + Response (2008) $215.2K
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 8 films · +2384% 8 $6.2M +2384% Good Hair (2009) $4.2M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 3 films · +29% 3 $8.1M +29% Inside Job (2010) $7.9M
Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 2 films · −100% 2 $14.4K −100% The Nine Muses (2011) $11.1K
Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 4 films · +4225% 4 $621.5K +4225% The Flat (2012) $583.4K
Week 41, 2013 Oct 6–12 3 films · −87% 3 $80.9K −87% God Loves Uganda (2013) $51.2K
Week 41, 2014 Oct 5–11 6 films · +10112% 6 $8.3M +10112% Meet the Mormons (2014) $6M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 41 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11)?

Meet the Mormons (2014) leads with $6M worldwide, $6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) at $1.9M and Good Girl (2014) at $197.9K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) earn?

6 documentary films released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 40, 2014 releases took $2.4M.

How many documentary movies released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Meet the Mormons (2014), earned $6M.

How much of the Week 41, 2014 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.7M of the $8.3M total, or 93%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11). 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 41, 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.