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Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 25–31, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Oct 25–31

The Royal Road (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31), with $5.4M worldwide, ahead of Carta a una sombra (2015) at $66.7K and The Armor of Light (2015) at $12.3K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $5.4M across 2 documentary releases.

week 44 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$5.5M
The Royal Road (2015), the #1
$5.4M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
The Royal Road (2015) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2015

The Royal Road (2015)

2015 · History, Documentary

$5.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2015?

The Royal Road (2015) leads with $5.4M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.5M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Royal Road (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $5.4M The Royal Road (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Carta a una sombra (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $66.7K Carta a una sombra (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Armor of Light (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $12.3K The Armor of Light (2015)
    $12.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Dogs Without Names (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $9.1K Dogs Without Names (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Il solengo (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $1.9K Il solengo (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31).

  1. 1 The Royal Road (2015) movie poster
    The Royal Road (2015) Oct 30, 2015 · English · History, Documentary $5.4M worldwide
    Oct 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4M
  2. 2 Carta a una sombra (2015) movie poster
    Carta a una sombra (2015) Oct 28, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $66.7K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.7K
  3. 3 The Armor of Light (2015) movie poster
    The Armor of Light (2015) Oct 30, 2015 · English · Documentary $12.3K worldwide
    Oct 30, 2015 US and Canada: $12.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.3K
  4. 4 Dogs Without Names (2015) movie poster
    Dogs Without Names (2015) Oct 31, 2015 · Japanese · Documentary, Drama $9.1K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1K
  5. 5 Il solengo (2015) movie poster
    Il solengo (2015) Oct 25, 2015 · Italian · Documentary $1.9K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
  6. 6 Cinema, Mon Amour (2015) movie poster
    Cinema, Mon Amour (2015) Oct 29, 2015 · Romanian · Documentary $704 worldwide
    Oct 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $704
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2009 earned the most: $268M from 1 film, led by This Is It (2009). Week 44, 2015 took $5.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2006 Oct 29–Nov 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 44, 2007 Oct 28–Nov 3 6 films 6 $4.2M – Sharkwater (2007) $1.7M
Week 44, 2008 Oct 26–Nov 1 4 films · −86% 4 $601.7K −86% Run for Your Life (2008) $507.2K
Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 1 film · +44440% 1 $268M +44440% This Is It (2009) $268M
Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 3 films · −100% 3 $372.1K −100% Waste Land (2010) $291.3K
Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 2 films · −64% 2 $135.2K −64% My Reincarnation (2011) $96.1K
Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +2815% 3 $3.9M +2815% A Man's Story (2012) $3.8M
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films · −37% 5 $2.5M −37% Alphabet (2013) $2M
Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +31% 6 $3.2M +31% Warsaw Uprising (2014) $3M
Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 6 films · +70% 6 $5.5M +70% The Royal Road (2015) $5.4M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 44 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31)?

The Royal Road (2015) leads with $5.4M worldwide. Next come Carta a una sombra (2015) at $66.7K and The Armor of Light (2015) at $12.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31) earn?

6 documentary films released in week 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $916.2K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Royal Road (2015), earned $5.4M.

How much of the Week 44, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.3K of the $5.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2015 (Oct 25–31). 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 44, 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.