#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 18, 2015
2015 · Biography, History
$1.6M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$1.3M US & Canada · 81% $310K elsewhere · 19%
Documentary box office · Week 18 · Apr 26–May 2, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 18 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Apr 26–May 2
Iris (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of Soul Boys of the Western World (2015) at $37.1K and Speed Sisters (2015) at $3.4K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 60% on Week 17, 2015, whose releases took $1M.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $1.7M
- Iris (2015), the #1
- $1.6M
- vs Week 17, 2015
- +60%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 18 of 2015?
Iris (2015) leads with $1.6M, 97% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.7M, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 18 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 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2).
- 1 Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $310K Worldwide: $1.6M
- 2 Soul Boys of the Western World (2015)Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.1K
Apr 29, 2015 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $37.1K worldwide - 3 Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: $3.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4K
- 4 Apr 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 18 releases took $1.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 12–18) with $16.9M, led by Monkey Kingdom (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)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) $122.7K I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015) $41.2K Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 18 of 2015 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, 2015 took $1.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 1 film | 1 | $484.5K | – | 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 |
| Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 4 films · +1952% | 4 | $1.7M | +1952% | Iris (2015) $1.6M |
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 18 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2)?
Iris (2015) leads with $1.6M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Soul Boys of the Western World (2015) at $37.1K and Speed Sisters (2015) at $3.4K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2) report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, or $416.1K per film on average. Week 17, 2015 releases took $1M.
How many documentary movies released in week 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Iris (2015), earned $1.6M.
How is the week 18, 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 18 of 2015 (Apr 26–May 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 18, 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.