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Documentary box office · Week 47 · Nov 15–21, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 47 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Nov 15–21

Please Remember Me (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21), with $58.2K worldwide, ahead of Censored Voices (2015) at $41.3K and Sonita (2015) at $17.2K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $126.8K in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Chinese leads with $58.2K across 1 documentary release.

week 47 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$126.8K
Please Remember Me (2015), the #1
$58.2K
earned in the US & Canada
33%
Please Remember Me (2015) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 documentary movie of Week 47, 2015

Please Remember Me (2015)

2015 · Documentary

$58.2K worldwide · 46% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 47 of 2015?

Please Remember Me (2015) leads with $58.2K, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $126.5K, 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. Please Remember Me (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $58.2K Please Remember Me (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Censored Voices (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $41.3K Censored Voices (2015)
    $41.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Sonita (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $17.2K Sonita (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Patient (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $6.5K Patient (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Democrats (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $3.4K Democrats (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 47 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 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21).

  1. 1 Please Remember Me (2015) movie poster
    Please Remember Me (2015) Nov 20, 2015 · Chinese · Documentary $58.2K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.2K
  2. 2 Censored Voices (2015) movie poster
    Censored Voices (2015) Nov 20, 2015 · Hebrew · History, Documentary $41.3K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $41.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $41.3K
  3. 3 Sonita (2015) movie poster
    Sonita (2015) Nov 20, 2015 · Persian · Documentary, Music $17.2K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.2K
  4. 4 Patient (2015) movie poster
    Patient (2015) Nov 15, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $6.5K worldwide
    Nov 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K
  5. 5 Democrats (2015) movie poster
    Democrats (2015) Nov 18, 2015 · English · Documentary $3.4K worldwide
    Nov 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
  6. 6 Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) movie poster
    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) Nov 18, 2015 · Documentary $314 worldwide
    Nov 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $314
Earlier years

How Does Week 47 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2008 earned the most: $2.3M from 4 films, led by Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008). Week 47, 2015 took $126.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 47, 2006 Nov 19–25 3 films 3 $105.4K – Our Daily Bread (2006) $71.8K
Week 47, 2007 Nov 18–24 3 films · −83% 3 $17.7K −83% Shadow of the Holy Book (2007) $10.6K
Week 47, 2008 Nov 16–22 4 films · +12610% 4 $2.3M +12610% Hollywood, I’m Sleeping Over Tonight (2008) $1.9M
Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 2 films · −91% 2 $196.7K −91% The Mouth of the Wolf (2009) $179.4K
Week 47, 2010 Nov 14–20 1 film · −76% 1 $46.4K −76% William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) $46.4K
Week 47, 2011 Nov 13–19 2 films · +284% 2 $177.9K +284% Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011) $163.4K
Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 2 films · +83% 2 $326.3K +83% The Central Park Five (2012) $325.7K
Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 5 films · +28% 5 $419.2K +28% Narco Cultura (2013) $163.7K
Week 47, 2014 Nov 16–22 3 films · −83% 3 $72.4K −83% Monk With a Camera (2014) $45.9K
Week 47, 2015 Nov 15–21 6 films · +75% 6 $126.8K +75% Please Remember Me (2015) $58.2K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 47 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 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21)?

Please Remember Me (2015) leads with $58.2K worldwide. Next come Censored Voices (2015) at $41.3K and Sonita (2015) at $17.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21) earn?

6 documentary films released in week 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $126.8K in all, or $21.1K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Please Remember Me (2015), earned $58.2K.

How much of the Week 47, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$41.3K of the $126.8K total, or 33%, 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 47, 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 47 of 2015 (Nov 15–21). 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 47, 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.