#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 18, 2016
2016 · Documentary
$26.3M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
$15.7M US & Canada · 60% $10.6M elsewhere · 40%
Documentary box office · Week 18 · Apr 24–30, 2016
Documentary Box Office, Week 18 of 2016: Documentary Releases of Apr 24–30
A Beautiful Planet (2016) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30), with $26.3M worldwide, ahead of Spy Nation (2016) at $2.7M and Eva Hesse (2016) at $157.5K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.2M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $26.4M across 2 documentary releases.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $29.2M
- A Beautiful Planet (2016), the #1
- $26.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 54%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 18 of 2016?
A Beautiful Planet (2016) leads with $26.3M, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $29.2M, almost all of what the 5 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 18 of 2016, 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 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30).
- 1 Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $10.6M Worldwide: $26.3M
- 2 Apr 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
- 3 Apr 27, 2016 US and Canada: $157.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $157.5K
- 4 Apr 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
- 5 Apr 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 18 releases took $29.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 24–30) with $29.2M, led by A Beautiful Planet (2016).
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 Trabantem do posledního dechu (2016) $79.1K Trabantem do posledního dechu (2016)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016) $63.2K Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016) $2.3M Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2016) $109.2K Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2016)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 The First Monday in May (2016) $1.7M The First Monday in May (2016)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) $921.8K Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 A Beautiful Planet (2016) $29.2M A Beautiful Planet (2016)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016) $432.7K Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 Rammstein: Paris (2016) $1.8M Rammstein: Paris (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 18 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2013 earned the most: $80.4M from 5 films, led by The Source Family (2013). Week 18, 2016 took $29.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 2 films | 2 | $293.6K | – | Joy Division (2007) $283.6K |
| Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 3 films | 3 | $152.1K | – | The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009) $82.9K |
| Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 18, 2011 Apr 24–30 4 films | 4 | $8.4M | – | Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) $8.2M |
| Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 4 films · −77% | 4 | $1.9M | −77% | First Position (2012) $1.7M |
| Week 18, 2013 Apr 28–May 4 5 films · +4034% | 5 | $80.4M | +4034% | The Source Family (2013) $78.4M |
| Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 3 films · −100% | 3 | $81.1K | −100% | NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014) $49.6K |
| Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 4 films · +1952% | 4 | $1.7M | +1952% | Iris (2015) $1.6M |
| Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 5 films · +1654% | 5 | $29.2M | +1654% | A Beautiful Planet (2016) $26.3M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 24–30) with $29.2M, led by A Beautiful Planet (2016).
- Week 1 $940.9K
- Week 2 $51.7K
- Week 3 $1.7M
- Week 4 $2M
- Week 5 $566.7K
- Week 6 $837.6K
- Week 7 $52.3K
- Week 8 $800.6K
- Week 9 $66.8K
- Week 10 $459K
- Week 11 $722.5K
- Week 12 $79.1K
- Week 13 $63.2K
- Week 14 $2.3M
- Week 15 $109.2K
- Week 16 $1.7M
- Week 17 $921.8K
- Week 18 $29.2M
- Week 19 $432.7K
- Week 20 $1.8M
- Week 21 $1.7M
- Week 22 $118.5K
- Week 23 $210.6K
- Week 24 $5.5M
- Week 25 $925.6K
- Week 26 $48.4K
- Week 27 $1.9M
- Week 28 $493.8K
- Week 29 $14.1M
- Week 30 $40.2K
- Week 31 $1.1M
- Week 32 $41.2K
- Week 33 $18.5K
- Week 34 $777.9K
- Week 35 $27.4K
- Week 36 $591.1K
- Week 37 $2.5M
- Week 38 $16.5M
- Week 39 $429.4K
- Week 40 $755.6K
- Week 41 $641.4K
- Week 42 $25.3M
- Week 43 $1.9M
- Week 44 $2.5M
- Week 45 $4.5M
- Week 46 $373.2K
- Week 47 $456.9K
- Week 48 $11.5M
- Week 49 $51.8K
- Week 50 $8.7M
- Week 51 $1.1M
- Week 52 $94.5K
- Week 53 $114.8K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 18 of 2016: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30)?
A Beautiful Planet (2016) leads with $26.3M worldwide, $15.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Spy Nation (2016) at $2.7M and Eva Hesse (2016) at $157.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $29.2M in all, or $5.8M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Beautiful Planet (2016), earned $26.3M.
How is the week 18, 2016 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 18 of 2016 (Apr 24–30). 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 18, 2016 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.