#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 21, 2015
2015 · Documentary
$32.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 21 of 2015: Documentary Releases of May 17–23
The Crossing (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 21 of 2015 (May 17–23), with $32.8M worldwide, ahead of Seeds of Time (2015) at $337K and Sunshine Superman (2015) at $96.7K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $33.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $33.2M
- The Crossing (2015), the #1
- $32.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 21 of 2015?
The Crossing (2015) leads with $32.8M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $33.2M, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2015 (May 17–23).
- 1 May 19, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8M
- 2 May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $55.4K Rest of the world: $281.6K Worldwide: $337K
- 3 May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $88.1K Rest of the world: $8.6K Worldwide: $96.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $33.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 17–23) with $33.2M, led by The Crossing (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)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 The True Cost (2015) $11.9K The True Cost (2015)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 The Nightmare (2015) $41.9K The Nightmare (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2006 earned the most: $50.5M from 2 films, led by An Inconvenient Truth (2006). Week 21, 2015 took $33.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2006 May 21–27 2 films | 2 | $50.5M | – | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) $49.8M |
| Week 21, 2007 May 20–26 3 films · −100% | 3 | $234.9K | −100% | Calle Santa Fe (2007) $228.6K |
| Week 21, 2008 May 18–24 2 films · −30% | 2 | $163.5K | −30% | A Jihad for Love (2008) $105.7K |
| Week 21, 2009 May 17–23 3 films · +23% | 3 | $200.5K | +23% | Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2009) $127.1K |
| Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 5 films · −37% | 5 | $126.9K | −37% | Racing Dreams (2010) $65.1K |
| Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 3 films · +535% | 3 | $805.3K | +535% | Joschka und Herr Fischer (2011) $741.7K |
| Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 2 films · −65% | 2 | $281.4K | −65% | 5 Broken Cameras (2012) $146.5K |
| Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 3 films · +98% | 3 | $557.3K | +98% | We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) $457.5K |
| Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 4 films · +1% | 4 | $560.3K | +1% | The Hornet's Nest (2014) $312.7K |
| Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 3 films · +5833% | 3 | $33.2M | +5833% | The Crossing (2015) $32.8M |
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 21 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 21 of 2015 (May 17–23)?
The Crossing (2015) leads with $32.8M worldwide. Next come Seeds of Time (2015) at $337K and Sunshine Superman (2015) at $96.7K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 21 of 2015 (May 17–23) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 21 of 2015 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $33.2M in all, or $11.1M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 21 of 2015 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Crossing (2015), earned $32.8M.
How is the week 21, 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 21 of 2015 (May 17–23). 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 21, 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.