#1 of 6 #1 documentary movie of Week 39, 2016
2016 · Documentary
$209.8K worldwide · 49% of the chart's total
$207.8K US & Canada · 99% $1.9K elsewhere · <1%
Documentary box office · Week 39 · Sep 18–24, 2016
Documentary Box Office, Week 39 of 2016: Documentary Releases of Sep 18–24
Seed: The Untold Story (2016) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24), with $209.8K worldwide, ahead of The Lovers and the Despot (2016) at $95.5K and Chicken People (2016) at $71.7K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $429.4K in all, 73% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $333.2K across 4 documentary releases.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $429.4K
- Seed: The Untold Story (2016), the #1
- $209.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 73%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 39 of 2016?
Seed: The Untold Story (2016) leads with $209.8K, 49% of the total. The top 5 together took $428.8K, almost all of what the 6 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 39 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 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24).
- 1 Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $207.8K Rest of the world: $1.9K Worldwide: $209.8K
- 2 Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $55.5K Rest of the world: $40K Worldwide: $95.5K
- 3 Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.7K
- 4 Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $29.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.5K
- 5 Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $22.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.3K
- 6
Sep 20, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 39 of 2016?
Of the top 6, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Lovers and the Despot (2016) made 42% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $315.1K (73%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 6 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Seed: The Untold Story (2016) $209.8K $207.8K US & Canada · 99% $1.9K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 The Lovers and the Despot (2016) $95.5K $55.5K US & Canada · 58% $40K elsewhere · 42%
- 3 Chicken People (2016) $71.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016) $29.5K $29.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Generation Startup (2016) $22.3K $22.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Los ganadores (2016) $594 No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $429.4K. 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 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)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Seed: The Untold Story (2016) $429.4K Seed: The Untold Story (2016)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Harry & Snowman (2016) $755.6K Harry & Snowman (2016)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Lumière! (2016) $641.4K Lumière! (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2007 earned the most: $50.7M from 3 films, led by Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007). Week 39, 2016 took $429.4K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 3 films | 3 | $50.7M | – | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007) $50.7M |
| Week 39, 2008 Sep 21–27 2 films · −100% | 2 | $60.9K | −100% | Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) $60.3K |
| Week 39, 2009 Sep 20–26 3 films · +29009% | 3 | $17.7M | +29009% | Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) $17.4M |
| Week 39, 2010 Sep 19–25 4 films · −63% | 4 | $6.6M | −63% | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) $6.4M |
| Week 39, 2011 Sep 18–24 6 films · −86% | 6 | $952.6K | −86% | Pearl Jam Twenty (2011) $471.3K |
| Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 6 films · −18% | 6 | $777.3K | −18% | Kuningas Litmanen (2012) $291.6K |
| Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 6 films · +493% | 6 | $4.6M | +493% | The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story (2013) $1.7M |
| Week 39, 2014 Sep 21–27 1 film · −99% | 1 | $34.8K | −99% | This Ain’t No Mouse Music! (2014) $34.8K |
| Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 9 films · +3302% | 9 | $1.2M | +3302% | Unbranded (2015) $412.8K |
| Week 39, 2016 Sep 18–24 6 films · −64% | 6 | $429.4K | −64% | Seed: The Untold Story (2016) $209.8K |
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 39 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24)?
Seed: The Untold Story (2016) leads with $209.8K worldwide, $207.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Lovers and the Despot (2016) at $95.5K and Chicken People (2016) at $71.7K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24) earn?
6 documentary films released in week 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $429.4K in all, or $71.6K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Seed: The Untold Story (2016), earned $209.8K.
How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2016 (Sep 18–24). 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 39, 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.