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Documentary box office · Week 33 · Aug 9–15, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 33 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Aug 9–15

Rosenwald (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15), with $433.9K worldwide, ahead of We Come as Friends (2015) at $74.6K and SMTown: The Stage (2015) at $29.7K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $553K in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $508.6K across 2 documentary releases.

week 33 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$553K
Rosenwald (2015), the #1
$433.9K
earned in the US & Canada
88%
Rosenwald (2015) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 33, 2015

Rosenwald (2015)

2015 · Biography, Documentary

$433.9K worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$433.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 33 of 2015?

Rosenwald (2015) leads with $433.9K, 78% of the total. The top 5 together took $553K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Rosenwald (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $433.9K Rosenwald (2015)
    $433.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. We Come as Friends (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $74.6K We Come as Friends (2015)
    $50.9K US & Canada · 68% $23.7K elsewhere · 32%
  3. SMTown: The Stage (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $29.7K SMTown: The Stage (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Lampedusa im Winter (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $14.1K Lampedusa im Winter (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. On Football (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $600 On Football (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 33 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 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15).

  1. 1 Rosenwald (2015) movie poster
    Rosenwald (2015) Aug 14, 2015 · English · Biography, Documentary $433.9K worldwide
    Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $433.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $433.9K
  2. 2 We Come as Friends (2015) movie poster
    We Come as Friends (2015) Aug 14, 2015 · English · Documentary $74.6K worldwide
    Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $50.9K Rest of the world: $23.7K Worldwide: $74.6K
  3. 3 SMTown: The Stage (2015) movie poster
    SMTown: The Stage (2015) Aug 13, 2015 · Korean · Documentary $29.7K worldwide
    Aug 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.7K
  4. 4 Lampedusa im Winter (2015) movie poster
    Lampedusa im Winter (2015) Aug 12, 2015 · German · Documentary $14.1K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.1K
  5. 5 On Football (2015) movie poster
    On Football (2015) Aug 12, 2015 · Portuguese · Drama, Documentary $600 worldwide
    Aug 12, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $600
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2013 earned the most: $101.1M from 6 films, led by One Direction: The Invasion (2013). Week 33, 2015 took $553K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 2 films 2 $37.1K – O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento (2006) $31.9K
Week 33, 2007 Aug 12–18 3 films · +5031% 3 $1.9M +5031% The 11th Hour (2007) $985.2K
Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 1 film · −98% 1 $35K −98% Our City Dreams (2008) $35K
Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 4 films · +5707% 4 $2M +5707% It Might Get Loud (2009) $1.9M
Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 3 films 3 $12.8M – Senna (2011) $10.2M
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 3 films · −96% 3 $492.6K −96% Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) $376.1K
Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 6 films · +20431% 6 $101.1M +20431% One Direction: The Invasion (2013) $74.4M
Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 2 films · −95% 2 $5.1M −95% Mr. X (2014) $5.1M
Week 33, 2015 Aug 9–15 5 films · −89% 5 $553K −89% Rosenwald (2015) $433.9K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 33 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15)?

Rosenwald (2015) leads with $433.9K worldwide, $433.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come We Come as Friends (2015) at $74.6K and SMTown: The Stage (2015) at $29.7K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $553K in all, or $110.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rosenwald (2015), earned $433.9K.

How much of the Week 33, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$484.8K of the $553K total, or 88%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 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 33 of 2015 (Aug 9–15). 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 33, 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.