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Documentary box office · Week 49 · Nov 29–Dec 5, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Nov 29–Dec 5

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5), with $386.5K worldwide, ahead of The Songs We Sang (2015) at $84.7K and Bikes vs Cars (2015) at $28.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $499.2K in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$499.2K
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015), the #1
$386.5K
earned in the US & Canada
58%
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 49, 2015

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

2015 · Documentary

$386.5K worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$260.4K US & Canada · 67% $126K elsewhere · 33%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2015?

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) leads with $386.5K, 77% of the total. The top 3 together took $499.2K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $386.5K Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
    $260.4K US & Canada · 67% $126K elsewhere · 33%
  2. The Songs We Sang (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $84.7K The Songs We Sang (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Bikes vs Cars (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $28.1K Bikes vs Cars (2015)
    $28.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5).

  1. 1 Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) movie poster
    Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) Dec 2, 2015 · English · Documentary $386.5K worldwide
    Dec 2, 2015 US and Canada: $260.4K Rest of the world: $126K Worldwide: $386.5K
  2. 2 The Songs We Sang (2015) movie poster
    The Songs We Sang (2015) Nov 29, 2015 · Chinese · Music, Documentary $84.7K worldwide
    Nov 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.7K
  3. 3 Bikes vs Cars (2015) movie poster
    Bikes vs Cars (2015) Dec 4, 2015 · English · Documentary $28.1K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: $28.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2013 earned the most: $1.8M from 3 films, led by Tim's Vermeer (2013). Week 49, 2015 took $499.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 3 films 3 $257.3K – I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) $204.2K
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 2 films · +108% 2 $535.3K +108% The Life of Buddha (2007) $482.5K
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film · −96% 1 $21.4K −96% Mr. Governor (2008) $21.4K
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +2228% 3 $498.2K +2228% Garbo: The Spy (2009) $356.1K
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films · −69% 2 $152.6K −69% Bhutto (2010) $100.2K
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 5 films · +189% 5 $440.7K +189% Khodorkovsky (2011) $294.6K
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films · +29% 6 $567.1K +29% The Sheik and I (2012) $297.5K
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +209% 3 $1.8M +209% Tim's Vermeer (2013) $1.7M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −99% 2 $12.8K −99% Concerning Violence (2014) $12.7K
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +3806% 3 $499.2K +3806% Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) $386.5K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 49 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5)?

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) leads with $386.5K worldwide, $260.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Songs We Sang (2015) at $84.7K and Bikes vs Cars (2015) at $28.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) report a worldwide gross, $499.2K in all, or $166.4K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015), earned $386.5K.

How much of the Week 49, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$288.5K of the $499.2K total, or 58%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 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 49, 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.