#1 of 8 #1 documentary movie of Week 16, 2015
2015 · Documentary
$16.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$16.4M US & Canada · 98% $407.3K elsewhere · 2%
Documentary box office · Week 16 · Apr 12–18, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 16 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Apr 12–18
Monkey Kingdom (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18), with $16.8M worldwide, ahead of I Am Belfast (2015) at $39.7K and Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015) at $19.3K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $16.9M across 6 documentary releases.
- week 16 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $16.9M
- Monkey Kingdom (2015), the #1
- $16.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 97%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 16 of 2015?
Monkey Kingdom (2015) leads with $16.8M, 100% of the total. The top 5 together took $16.9M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 16 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 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18).
- 1 Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: $407.3K Worldwide: $16.8M
- 2 Apr 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.7K
- 3 Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)Apr 12, 2015 US and Canada: $19.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3K
Apr 12, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $19.3K worldwide - 4 Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision of Paradise (2015)Apr 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1K
Apr 18, 2015 · English · Documentary, Music $8.1K worldwide - 5 Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
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Apr 16, 2015 US and Canada: $4.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2K - 7
Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K - 8
Apr 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $131
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 16 of 2015?
Of the top 8, Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Monkey Kingdom (2015) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $16.5M (97%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Monkey Kingdom (2015) $16.8M $16.4M US & Canada · 98% $407.3K elsewhere · 2%
- 2 I Am Belfast (2015) $39.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015) $19.3K $19.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision of Paradise (2015) $8.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Antarctic Edge: 70° South (2015) $7.2K $7.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Among the Believers (2015) $4.2K $4.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 My Talk with Florence (2015) $2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Kid Kulafu (2015) $131 No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 16 releases took $16.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 12–18) with $16.9M, led by Monkey Kingdom (2015).
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 Merchants of Doubt (2015) $498.8K Merchants of Doubt (2015)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 The Wrecking Crew (2015) $5.7M The Wrecking Crew (2015)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 The Salt of the Earth (2015) $6M The Salt of the Earth (2015)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 Lambert & Stamp (2015) $185K Lambert & Stamp (2015)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Dior and I (2015) $1.8M Dior and I (2015)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 Monkey Kingdom (2015) $16.9M Monkey Kingdom (2015)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) $1M Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 Iris (2015) $1.7M Iris (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 16 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2012 earned the most: $62.6M from 6 films, led by Chimpanzee (2012). Week 16, 2015 took $16.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16, 2006 Apr 16–22 1 film | 1 | $132.6K | – | Stolen (2006) $132.6K |
| Week 16, 2007 Apr 15–21 3 films · +1042% | 3 | $1.5M | +1042% | Full Metal Village (2007) $1.4M |
| Week 16, 2008 Apr 13–19 5 films · +546% | 5 | $9.8M | +546% | Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) $7.7M |
| Week 16, 2009 Apr 12–18 1 film · −72% | 1 | $2.8M | −72% | Every Little Step (2009) $2.8M |
| Week 16, 2010 Apr 11–17 2 films · +319% | 2 | $11.6M | +319% | The Cartel (2010) $6.2M |
| Week 16, 2011 Apr 10–16 2 films · −83% | 2 | $2M | −83% | Armadillo (2011) $2M |
| Week 16, 2012 Apr 15–21 6 films · +2991% | 6 | $62.6M | +2991% | Chimpanzee (2012) $34.8M |
| Week 16, 2013 Apr 14–20 5 films · −94% | 5 | $3.7M | −94% | Unmade in China (2013) $3.4M |
| Week 16, 2014 Apr 13–19 3 films · +489% | 3 | $21.6M | +489% | Bears (2014) $21.3M |
| Week 16, 2015 Apr 12–18 8 films · −22% | 8 | $16.9M | −22% | Monkey Kingdom (2015) $16.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 16 of 2015?
English-language documentary films took $16.9M across 6 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language documentary films ($19.3K) and German-language documentary films ($2K).
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2015, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $40.3M, led by Northern Limit Line (2015).
- Week 1 $54.3K
- Week 2 $35.7K
- Week 3 $17.2K
- Week 4 $700.4K
- Week 5 $2.8M
- Week 6 $3.6M
- Week 7 $18.9K
- Week 8 $952K
- Week 9 $1.5M
- Week 10 $498.8K
- Week 11 $5.7M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $6M
- Week 14 $185K
- Week 15 $1.8M
- Week 16 $16.9M
- Week 17 $1M
- Week 18 $1.7M
- Week 19 $122.7K
- Week 20 $41.2K
- Week 21 $33.2M
- Week 22 $11.9K
- Week 23 $41.9K
- Week 24 $1.6M
- Week 25 $97K
- Week 26 $86.8K
- Week 27 $24.9M
- Week 28 $742.1K
- Week 29 $40.3M
- Week 30 $8.3K
- Week 31 $2.8M
- Week 32 $1.9K
- Week 33 $553K
- Week 34 $961.2K
- Week 35 $2.2M
- Week 36 $1.2M
- Week 37 $1.8M
- Week 38 $862.6K
- Week 39 $1.2M
- Week 40 $4.7M
- Week 41 $26.3M
- Week 42 $756.5K
- Week 43 $623.6K
- Week 44 $5.5M
- Week 45 $1.3M
- Week 46 $222.9K
- Week 47 $126.8K
- Week 48 $2.4M
- Week 49 $499.2K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $168.2K
- Week 52 $4.8M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 16 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18)?
Monkey Kingdom (2015) leads with $16.8M worldwide, $16.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Am Belfast (2015) at $39.7K and Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015) at $19.3K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18) earn?
8 documentary films released in week 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, or $2.1M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Monkey Kingdom (2015), earned $16.8M.
How is the week 16, 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 16 of 2015 (Apr 12–18). 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 16, 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.