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Documentary box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $584.1K worldwide, ahead of Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015) at $494.5K and Hitting the Apex (2015) at $148.8K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, 82% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $1.2M across 4 documentary releases.

week 36 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$1.2M
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015), the #1
$584.1K
earned in the US & Canada
82%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2015?

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) leads with $584.1K, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2M, 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. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $584.1K The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
    $516.9K US & Canada · 88% $67.2K elsewhere · 12%
  2. Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $494.5K Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015)
    $494.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Hitting the Apex (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $148.8K Hitting the Apex (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Star Men (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $6.6K Star Men (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. A Flickering Truth (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $6K A Flickering Truth (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5).

  1. 1 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) movie poster
    The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) Sep 2, 2015 · English · Documentary $584.1K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2015 US and Canada: $516.9K Rest of the world: $67.2K Worldwide: $584.1K
  2. 2 Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015) movie poster
    Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015) Sep 4, 2015 · English · Documentary $494.5K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2015 US and Canada: $494.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $494.5K
  3. 3 Hitting the Apex (2015) movie poster
    Hitting the Apex (2015) Sep 2, 2015 · English · Documentary $148.8K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.8K
  4. 4 Star Men (2015) movie poster
    Star Men (2015) Sep 3, 2015 · English · Documentary $6.6K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.6K
  5. 5 A Flickering Truth (2015) movie poster
    A Flickering Truth (2015) Sep 5, 2015 · Persian · Documentary $6K worldwide
    Sep 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $1.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 26–Aug 1) with $2.8M, led by That Sugar Film (2015).

  1. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Horse Money (2015) $8.3K Horse Money (2015)
  2. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 That Sugar Film (2015) $2.8M That Sugar Film (2015)
  3. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Sneakerheadz (2015) $1.9K Sneakerheadz (2015)
  4. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Rosenwald (2015) $553K Rosenwald (2015)
  5. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015) $961.2K Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015)
  6. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie (2015) $2.2M Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie (2015)
  7. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $1.2M The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
  8. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Meet the Patels (2015) $1.8M Meet the Patels (2015)
  9. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Songs from the North (2015) $862.6K Songs from the North (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2011 earned the most: $14.2M from 4 films, led by Rebirth (2011). Week 36, 2015 took $1.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 5 films 5 $123K – Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006) $62.4K
Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 5 films · +1779% 5 $2.3M +1779% In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) $2.2M
Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 1 film 1 $50.4K – American Casino (2009) $50.4K
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films · +1343% 3 $727.7K +1343% Vesku from Finland (2010) $408.8K
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 4 films · +1849% 4 $14.2M +1849% Rebirth (2011) $14.1M
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 3 films · −97% 3 $425.7K −97% Detropia (2012) $390K
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 7 films · +141% 7 $1M +141% Salinger (2013) $650.7K
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 6 films · −22% 6 $803.6K −22% Last Days in Vietnam (2014) $466.1K
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +54% 5 $1.2M +54% The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $584.1K
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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 36 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 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) leads with $584.1K worldwide, $516.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine (2015) at $494.5K and Hitting the Apex (2015) at $148.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, or $248K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015), earned $584.1K.

How much of the Week 36, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1M of the $1.2M total, or 82%, 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 36, 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 36 of 2015 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.