#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2016
2016 · Documentary
$527.6K worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 36 · Aug 28–Sep 3, 2016
Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2016: Documentary Releases of Aug 28–Sep 3
Take Me Home (2016) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $527.6K worldwide, ahead of The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016) at $61.3K and Safari (2016) at $2.2K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $591.1K in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $591.1K
- Take Me Home (2016), the #1
- $527.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 5%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2016?
Take Me Home (2016) leads with $527.6K, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $591.1K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $61.3K The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016)$28.5K US & Canada · 46% $32.8K elsewhere · 54% -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3).
- 1 Aug 31, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $527.6K
- 2 The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016)Aug 31, 2016 US and Canada: $28.5K Rest of the world: $32.8K Worldwide: $61.3K
Aug 31, 2016 · English · Biography, Documentary $61.3K worldwide - 3 Sep 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $591.1K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 11–17) with $16.5M, led by The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 The Seventh Fire (2016) $40.2K The Seventh Fire (2016)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 Gleason (2016) $1.1M Gleason (2016)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Le Ride (2016) $41.2K Le Ride (2016)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 The Lost Arcade (2016) $18.5K The Lost Arcade (2016)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) $777.9K Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Kate Plays Christine (2016) $27.4K Kate Plays Christine (2016)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Take Me Home (2016) $591.1K Take Me Home (2016)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Dancer (2016) $2.5M Dancer (2016)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $16.5M The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2011 earned the most: $14.2M from 4 films, led by Rebirth (2011). Week 36, 2016 took $591.1K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 5 films | 5 | $2.3M | – | In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) $2.2M |
| Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 1 film | 1 | $50.4K | – | American Casino (2009) $50.4K |
| Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films · +1343% | 3 | $727.7K | +1343% | Vesku from Finland (2010) $408.8K |
| Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 4 films · +1849% | 4 | $14.2M | +1849% | Rebirth (2011) $14.1M |
| Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 3 films · −97% | 3 | $425.7K | −97% | Detropia (2012) $390K |
| Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 7 films · +141% | 7 | $1M | +141% | Salinger (2013) $650.7K |
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 6 films · −22% | 6 | $803.6K | −22% | Last Days in Vietnam (2014) $466.1K |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +54% | 5 | $1.2M | +54% | The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $584.1K |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · −52% | 3 | $591.1K | −52% | Take Me Home (2016) $527.6K |
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 36 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3)?
Take Me Home (2016) leads with $527.6K worldwide. Next come The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016) at $61.3K and Safari (2016) at $2.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $591.1K in all, or $197K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Take Me Home (2016), earned $527.6K.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2016 (Aug 28–Sep 3). 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 36, 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.