How much of the Week 6, 2015 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$335.3K of the $3.6M total, or 9%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 6 · Feb 1–7, 2015

Documentary Box Office, Week 6 of 2015: Documentary Releases of Feb 1–7

On the Way to School (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7), with $3.2M worldwide, ahead of Ballet 422 (2015) at $333.6K and B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) at $22.7K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 27% on Week 5, 2015, whose releases took $2.8M.

week 6 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $3.6M
On the Way to School (2015), the #1: $3.2M
vs Week 5, 2015: +27%

On the Way to School (2015) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 documentary movie of Week 6, 2015

On the Way to School (2015)

2015 · Documentary

$3.2M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 6 of 2015?

On the Way to School (2015) leads with $3.2M, 90% of the total. The top 4 together took $3.6M, 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.

Number 1

$3.2M On the Way to School (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$333.6K Ballet 422 (2015)
$333.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$22.7K B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$1.7K The Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid (2015)
$1.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 6 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 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7).

1
On the Way to School (2015) Feb 6, 2015 · French · Documentary $3.2M worldwide

Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
2
Ballet 422 (2015) Feb 6, 2015 · English · Drama, Sport, Music $333.6K worldwide

Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $333.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $333.6K
3
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) Feb 5, 2015 · English · Documentary, Music $22.7K worldwide

Feb 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.7K
4
The Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid (2015) Feb 6, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $1.7K worldwide

Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 6 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 6 releases took $3.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $3.6M, led by On the Way to School (2015).

Earlier years

How Does Week 6 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 6, 2015 earned the most: $3.6M from 4 films, led by On the Way to School (2015).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 6, 2006 Feb 5–11 2 films	2	$2.2M	–	Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) $2.2M
Week 6, 2007 Feb 4–10 3 films · −99%	3	$13K	−99%	Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007) $6.8K
Week 6, 2008 Feb 3–9 2 films · +560%	2	$86.1K	+560%	Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008) $78.4K
Week 6, 2009 Feb 1–7 1 film · −97%	1	$2.3K	−97%	Who Killed Nancy? (2009) $2.3K
Week 6, 2010 Jan 31–Feb 6 1 film · +1156%	1	$28.8K	+1156%	Two in the Wave (2010) $28.8K
Week 6, 2011 Jan 30–Feb 5 4 films · +6174%	4	$1.8M	+6174%	Serengeti (2011) $1.2M
Week 6, 2012 Feb 5–11 2 films · −20%	2	$1.4M	−20%	The Outraged (2012) $865K
Week 6, 2013 Feb 3–9 1 film · −99%	1	$11.3K	−99%	The Plague (2013) $11.3K
Week 6, 2014 Feb 2–8 2 films · +2683%	2	$315.6K	+2683%	Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2014) $172.5K
Week 6, 2015 Feb 1–7 4 films · +1040%	4	$3.6M	+1040%	On the Way to School (2015) $3.2M

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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 6 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 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7)?

On the Way to School (2015) leads with $3.2M worldwide. Next come Ballet 422 (2015) at $333.6K and B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) at $22.7K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, or $899.5K per film on average. Week 5, 2015 releases took $2.8M.

How many documentary movies released in week 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, On the Way to School (2015), earned $3.2M.

How is the week 6, 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 6 of 2015 (Feb 1–7). 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 6, 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.