#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 19, 2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)
2015 · Biography, Drama
$67.8K worldwide · 55% of the chart's total
$67.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 19 · May 3–9, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 19 of 2015: Documentary Releases of May 3–9
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 19 of 2015 (May 3–9), with $67.8K worldwide, ahead of The Seven Five (2015) at $48.9K and Austerlitz (2015) at $6K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $122.7K in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 19 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $122.7K
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015), the #1
- $67.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 95%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 19 of 2015?
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) leads with $67.8K, 55% of the total. The top 3 together took $122.7K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 19 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 19 of 2015 (May 3–9).
- 1 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)May 6, 2015 US and Canada: $67.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.8K
May 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $67.8K worldwide - 2 May 7, 2015 US and Canada: $48.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.9K
- 3 May 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 19 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 19 releases took $122.7K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 17–23) with $33.2M, led by The Crossing (2015).
- 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)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 The Crossing (2015) $33.2M The Crossing (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 19 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2011 earned the most: $11.6M from 3 films, led by Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011). Week 19, 2015 took $122.7K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 2006 May 7–13 2 films | 2 | $866.3K | – | Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006) $844.3K |
| Week 19, 2007 May 6–12 2 films · −77% | 2 | $198K | −77% | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) $151.8K |
| Week 19, 2008 May 4–10 1 film · +61% | 1 | $318.5K | +61% | Surfwise (2008) $318.5K |
| Week 19, 2009 May 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 2010 May 2–8 3 films | 3 | $10.4M | – | Babies (2010) $10.2M |
| Week 19, 2011 May 1–7 3 films · +11% | 3 | $11.6M | +11% | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011) $10.8M |
| Week 19, 2012 May 6–12 2 films · −98% | 2 | $174K | −98% | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012) $127.5K |
| Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 3 films · +1505% | 3 | $2.8M | +1505% | Stories We Tell (2013) $2.6M |
| Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 4 films · −27% | 4 | $2M | −27% | Fed Up (2014) $1.5M |
| Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 3 films · −94% | 3 | $122.7K | −94% | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) $67.8K |
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 19 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 19 of 2015 (May 3–9)?
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) leads with $67.8K worldwide, $67.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Seven Five (2015) at $48.9K and Austerlitz (2015) at $6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 19 of 2015 (May 3–9) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 19 of 2015 (May 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $122.7K in all, or $40.9K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 19 of 2015 (May 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015), earned $67.8K.
How is the week 19, 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 19 of 2015 (May 3–9). 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 19, 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.