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Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 13–19, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Sep 13–19

Songs from the North (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19), with $689.6K worldwide, ahead of The Hard Stop (2015) at $48.4K and Prophet's Prey (2015) at $39.3K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $862.6K in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $144.7K across 4 documentary releases.

week 38 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$862.6K
Songs from the North (2015), the #1
$689.6K
earned in the US & Canada
11%
Songs from the North (2015) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2015

Songs from the North (2015)

2015 · Documentary

$689.6K worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2015?

Songs from the North (2015) leads with $689.6K, 80% of the total. The top 5 together took $834.3K, 97% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Songs from the North (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $689.6K Songs from the North (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Hard Stop (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $48.4K The Hard Stop (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Prophet's Prey (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $39.3K Prophet's Prey (2015)
    $39.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. No Greater Love (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $30.2K No Greater Love (2015)
    $30.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Peace Officer (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $26.6K Peace Officer (2015)
    $26.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19).

  1. 1 Songs from the North (2015) movie poster
    Songs from the North (2015) Sep 18, 2015 · Documentary $689.6K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $689.6K
  2. 2 The Hard Stop (2015) movie poster
    The Hard Stop (2015) Sep 14, 2015 · English · Crime, Documentary $48.4K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.4K
  3. 3 Prophet's Prey (2015) movie poster
    Prophet's Prey (2015) Sep 18, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $39.3K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $39.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.3K
  4. 4 No Greater Love (2015) movie poster
    No Greater Love (2015) Sep 19, 2015 · English · Documentary, War $30.2K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2015 US and Canada: $30.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.2K
  5. 5 Peace Officer (2015) movie poster
    Peace Officer (2015) Sep 16, 2015 · English · Documentary $26.6K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2015 US and Canada: $26.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.6K
  6. 6 It All Started at the End (2015) movie poster
    It All Started at the End (2015) Sep 13, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $18.6K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.6K
  7. 7 Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015) movie poster
    Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015) Sep 14, 2015 · Portuguese · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  8. 8 The Man Who Saved the World (2015) movie poster
    The Man Who Saved the World (2015) Sep 18, 2015 · Russian · Drama, Documentary $2.9K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2015?

Of the top 8, Prophet's Prey (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Peace Officer (2015) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $96.2K (11%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. 2 The Hard Stop (2015) $48.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 Prophet's Prey (2015) $39.3K
    $39.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 No Greater Love (2015) $30.2K
    $30.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Peace Officer (2015) $26.6K
    $26.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 It All Started at the End (2015) $18.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015) $6.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  8. 8 The Man Who Saved the World (2015) $2.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $862.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 27–Oct 3) with $4.7M, led by He Named Me Malala (2015).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Sneakerheadz (2015) $1.9K Sneakerheadz (2015)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Rosenwald (2015) $553K Rosenwald (2015)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015) $961.2K Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie (2015) $2.2M Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie (2015)
  5. 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)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Meet the Patels (2015) $1.8M Meet the Patels (2015)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Songs from the North (2015) $862.6K Songs from the North (2015)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Unbranded (2015) $1.2M Unbranded (2015)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 He Named Me Malala (2015) $4.7M He Named Me Malala (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2006 earned the most: $86.6M from 4 films, led by Jackass Number Two (2006). Week 38, 2015 took $862.6K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 4 films 4 $86.6M – Jackass Number Two (2006) $84.6M
Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 1 film · −100% 1 $502 −100% A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) $502
Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 2 films · +66444% 2 $334.1K +66444% It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) $305.3K
Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 5 films · +894% 5 $3.3M +894% The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $1.8M
Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 7 films · +58% 7 $5.2M +58% Catfish (2010) $3.5M
Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films · −95% 5 $253.6K −95% Jane's Journey (2011) $217.6K
Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films · +19252% 6 $49.1M +19252% Switch (2012) $47.2M
Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 5 films · −78% 5 $10.6M −78% Jerusalem (2013) $9.3M
Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films · −75% 5 $2.6M −75% 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M
Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% 8 $862.6K −67% Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2015?

English-language documentary films took $144.7K across 4 films, 17% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language documentary films ($18.6K) and Portuguese-language documentary films ($6.9K).

Week 38 of 2015 Documentary Box Office by Language

  1. English $144.7K
    4 films · #1 The Hard Stop (2015)
  2. Spanish $18.6K
    1 film · #1 It All Started at the End (2015)
  3. Portuguese $6.9K
    1 film · #1 Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015)
  4. Russian $2.9K
    1 film · #1 The Man Who Saved the World (2015)
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 38 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19)?

Songs from the North (2015) leads with $689.6K worldwide. Next come The Hard Stop (2015) at $48.4K and Prophet's Prey (2015) at $39.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19) earn?

8 documentary films released in week 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $862.6K in all, or $107.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Songs from the North (2015), earned $689.6K.

How much of the Week 38, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$96.2K of the $862.6K total, or 11%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2015 (Sep 13–19). 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 38, 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.