#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of Week 48, 2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
2015 · Biography, Music
$1.7M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
$410.5K US & Canada · 24% $1.3M elsewhere · 76%
Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 22–28, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Nov 22–28
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28), with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of Chico: Brazilian Artist (2015) at $497.8K and Bolshoi Babylon (2015) at $131.8K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $1.8M across 3 documentary releases.
- week 48 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $2.4M
- Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015), the #1
- $1.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 17%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2015?
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) leads with $1.7M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.4M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28).
- 1 Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: $410.5K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.7M
Nov 27, 2015 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $1.7M worldwide - 2 Nov 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.8K
- 3 Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $131.8K
- 4 Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.9K
- 5 Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
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Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K - 7
The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and his Son (2015)Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $635 Nov 25, 2015 · English · Drama, Documentary $635 worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 48 releases took $2.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 25–31) with $5.5M, led by The Royal Road (2015).
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 I Believe in Miracles (2015) $756.5K I Believe in Miracles (2015)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Heart of a Dog (2015) $623.6K Heart of a Dog (2015)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 The Royal Road (2015) $5.5M The Royal Road (2015)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015) $1.3M Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words (2015) $222.9K Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words (2015)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Please Remember Me (2015) $126.8K Please Remember Me (2015)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) $2.4M Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) $499.2K Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 48 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2013 earned the most: $15.2M from 4 films, led by Journey to the South Pacific (2013). Week 48, 2015 took $2.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 48, 2006 Nov 26–Dec 2 3 films | 3 | $435.9K | – | The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K |
| Week 48, 2007 Nov 25–Dec 1 4 films · −78% | 4 | $94.5K | −78% | Behave (2007) $74.2K |
| Week 48, 2008 Nov 23–29 3 films · +395% | 3 | $467.5K | +395% | On the Way to School (2008) $399.9K |
| Week 48, 2009 Nov 22–28 1 film · −92% | 1 | $35.3K | −92% | Let the Wind Carry Me (2009) $35.3K |
| Week 48, 2010 Nov 21–27 1 film · +8% | 1 | $38.1K | +8% | The Legend of Pale Male (2010) $38.1K |
| Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 3 films · +2177% | 3 | $867.3K | +2177% | Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) $778.6K |
| Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 3 films · +45% | 3 | $1.3M | +45% | Hecho en México (2012) $1M |
| Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 4 films · +1103% | 4 | $15.2M | +1103% | Journey to the South Pacific (2013) $15M |
| Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 5 films · −94% | 5 | $853.6K | −94% | 25 to Life (2014) $382.9K |
| Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 7 films · +181% | 7 | $2.4M | +181% | Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) $1.7M |
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).
- Week 1 $54.3K
- Week 2 $35.7K
- Week 3 $17.2K
- Week 4 $700.4K
- Week 5 $2.8M
- Week 6 $3.6M
- Week 7 $18.9K
- Week 8 $952K
- Week 9 $1.5M
- Week 10 $498.8K
- Week 11 $5.7M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $6M
- Week 14 $185K
- Week 15 $1.8M
- Week 16 $16.9M
- Week 17 $1M
- Week 18 $1.7M
- Week 19 $122.7K
- Week 20 $41.2K
- Week 21 $33.2M
- Week 22 $11.9K
- Week 23 $41.9K
- Week 24 $1.6M
- Week 25 $97K
- Week 26 $86.8K
- Week 27 $24.9M
- Week 28 $742.1K
- Week 29 $40.3M
- Week 30 $8.3K
- Week 31 $2.8M
- Week 32 $1.9K
- Week 33 $553K
- Week 34 $961.2K
- Week 35 $2.2M
- Week 36 $1.2M
- Week 37 $1.8M
- Week 38 $862.6K
- Week 39 $1.2M
- Week 40 $4.7M
- Week 41 $26.3M
- Week 42 $756.5K
- Week 43 $623.6K
- Week 44 $5.5M
- Week 45 $1.3M
- Week 46 $222.9K
- Week 47 $126.8K
- Week 48 $2.4M
- Week 49 $499.2K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $168.2K
- Week 52 $4.8M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 48 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28)?
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) leads with $1.7M worldwide, $410.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Chico: Brazilian Artist (2015) at $497.8K and Bolshoi Babylon (2015) at $131.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28) earn?
7 documentary films released in week 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, or $342.4K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015), earned $1.7M.
How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2015 (Nov 22–28). 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 48, 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.