#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 5, 2015
2015 · Adventure, Documentary
$2.3M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 5 · Jan 25–31, 2015
Documentary Box Office, Week 5 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Jan 25–31
Meru (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31), with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Above and Beyond (2015) at $288.8K and Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015) at $153.1K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 5 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $2.8M
- Meru (2015), the #1
- $2.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 5 of 2015?
Meru (2015) leads with $2.3M, 82% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.8M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $153.1K Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015)$153.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0% -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31).
- 1 Jan 25, 2015 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
- 2 Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: $288.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $288.8K
- 3 Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015)Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: $153.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $153.1K
Jan 30, 2015 · English · Documentary $153.1K worldwide - 4 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)Jan 25, 2015 US and Canada: $62.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.7K Jan 25, 2015 · English · Comedy, History, Documentary $62.7K worldwide
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 5 of 2015?
Of the top 4, Meru (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $2.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Meru (2015) $2.3M $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Above and Beyond (2015) $288.8K $288.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015) $153.1K $153.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) $62.7K $62.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 5 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $3.6M, led by On the Way to School (2015).
- Week 52, 2014 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Streif: One Hell of a Ride (2014) $1.8M Streif: One Hell of a Ride (2014)
- Week 53, 2014 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 The Search for General Tso (2015) $54.3K The Search for General Tso (2015)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 La Última Película (2015) $35.7K La Última Película (2015)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015) $17.2K Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) $700.4K Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 Meru (2015) $2.8M Meru (2015)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 On the Way to School (2015) $3.6M On the Way to School (2015)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Of Miracles and Men (2015) $18.9K Of Miracles and Men (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 5 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2013 earned the most: $5.8M from 5 films, led by The Gatekeepers (2013). Week 5, 2015 took $2.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 3 films | 3 | $170.7K | – | What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (2006) $138.9K |
| Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 5 films · +559% | 5 | $1.1M | +559% | Final Score (2007) $737.5K |
| Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 2 films · −15% | 2 | $957.1K | −15% | Citizen Havel (2008) $874.6K |
| Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 2 films · −67% | 2 | $311.5K | −67% | Pianomania (2009) $292.9K |
| Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 2 films · −88% | 2 | $36.6K | −88% | Love, Lust & Lies (2010) $18.3K |
| Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 1 film · −100% | 1 | $131 | −100% | Lemmy (2011) $131 |
| Week 5, 2012 Jan 29–Feb 4 2 films · +11102% | 2 | $14.7K | +11102% | The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2012) $12.8K |
| Week 5, 2013 Jan 27–Feb 2 5 films · +39128% | 5 | $5.8M | +39128% | The Gatekeepers (2013) $2.6M |
| Week 5, 2014 Jan 26–Feb 1 2 films · −98% | 2 | $87.6K | −98% | 12 O'Clock Boys (2014) $82.6K |
| Week 5, 2015 Jan 25–31 4 films · +3142% | 4 | $2.8M | +3142% | Meru (2015) $2.3M |
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 5 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31)?
Meru (2015) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $2.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Above and Beyond (2015) at $288.8K and Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015) at $153.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $709.7K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 5 of 2015 (Jan 25–31) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Meru (2015), earned $2.3M.
How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2015 (Jan 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 5, 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.