Skip to content
What's After the Movie?
Documentary box office · Week 10 · Mar 1–7, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 10 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Mar 1–7

Merchants of Doubt (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7), with $308.2K worldwide, ahead of An Honest Liar (2015) at $180.6K and The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) at $10K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $498.8K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 10 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$498.8K
Merchants of Doubt (2015), the #1
$308.2K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Merchants of Doubt (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 10, 2015

Merchants of Doubt (2015)

2015 · Documentary

$308.2K worldwide · 62% of the chart's total

$308.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 10 of 2015?

Merchants of Doubt (2015) leads with $308.2K, 62% of the total. The top 3 together took $498.8K, 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. Merchants of Doubt (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $308.2K Merchants of Doubt (2015)
    $308.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. An Honest Liar (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $180.6K An Honest Liar (2015)
    $180.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $10K The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015)
    $10K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 10 of 2015, 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 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7).

  1. 1 Merchants of Doubt (2015) movie poster
    Merchants of Doubt (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Documentary $308.2K worldwide
    Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $308.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $308.2K
  2. 2 An Honest Liar (2015) movie poster
    An Honest Liar (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Comedy $180.6K worldwide
    Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $180.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $180.6K
  3. 3 The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) movie poster
    The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $10K worldwide
    Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 10 of 2015?

Of the top 3, Merchants of Doubt (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $498.8K (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Merchants of Doubt (2015) $308.2K
    $308.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 An Honest Liar (2015) $180.6K
    $180.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) $10K
    $10K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 10 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 10, 2013 earned the most: $26.9M from 4 films, led by The Other Side of the Ice (2013). Week 10, 2015 took $498.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 10, 2006 Mar 5–11 2 films 2 $107.4K – Maxed Out (2006) $58.8K
Week 10, 2007 Mar 4–10 1 film · −45% 1 $58.8K −45% Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2007) $58.8K
Week 10, 2008 Mar 2–8 3 films · +537% 3 $374.7K +537% We Want Roses Too (2008) $184.8K
Week 10, 2009 Mar 1–7 2 films · −97% 2 $12.4K −97% Am I Black Enough for You (2009) $7.4K
Week 10, 2010 Feb 28–Mar 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 10, 2011 Feb 27–Mar 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 10, 2012 Mar 4–10 2 films 2 $2.7M – Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) $2.7M
Week 10, 2013 Mar 3–9 4 films · +894% 4 $26.9M +894% The Other Side of the Ice (2013) $25.1M
Week 10, 2014 Mar 2–8 5 films · −95% 5 $1.4M −95% Particle Fever (2014) $869.8K
Week 10, 2015 Mar 1–7 3 films · −65% 3 $498.8K −65% Merchants of Doubt (2015) $308.2K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 10 of 2015: 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 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7)?

Merchants of Doubt (2015) leads with $308.2K worldwide, $308.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come An Honest Liar (2015) at $180.6K and The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) at $10K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $498.8K in all, or $166.3K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 10 of 2015 (Mar 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Merchants of Doubt (2015), earned $308.2K.

How much of the Week 10, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$498.8K of the $498.8K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 10, 2015 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 10 of 2015 (Mar 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 10, 2015 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.