#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2016
2016 · Music, Documentary
$1.5M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$242.9K US & Canada · 16% $1.2M elsewhere · 84%
Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 23–29, 2016
Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2016: Documentary Releases of Oct 23–29
Oasis: Supersonic (2016) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29), with $1.5M worldwide, ahead of Gimme Danger (2016) at $950K and Portrait of a Garden (2016) at $7.9K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 29% on Week 43, 2016, whose releases took $1.9M. By language, English leads with $2.4M across 3 documentary releases.
- week 44 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $2.5M
- Oasis: Supersonic (2016), the #1
- $1.5M
- vs Week 43, 2016
- +29%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2016?
Oasis: Supersonic (2016) leads with $1.5M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.5M, 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 44 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 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29).
- 1 Oct 26, 2016 US and Canada: $242.9K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.5M
- 2 Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: $440.6K Rest of the world: $509.4K Worldwide: $950K
- 3 Oct 26, 2016 US and Canada: $7.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9K
- 4 Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
- 5 Oct 23, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $482
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 44 of 2016?
Of the top 5, Portrait of a Garden (2016) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Oasis: Supersonic (2016) made 84% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $691.4K (28%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $1.5M $242.9K US & Canada · 16% $1.2M elsewhere · 84%
- 2 Gimme Danger (2016) $950K $440.6K US & Canada · 46% $509.4K elsewhere · 54%
- 3 Portrait of a Garden (2016) $7.9K $7.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Into the Inferno (2016) $3.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens (2016) $482 No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 44 releases took $2.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 9–15) with $25.3M, led by Kevin Hart: What Now? (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)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) $25.3M Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Fire at Sea (2016) $1.9M Fire at Sea (2016)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $2.5M Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 The Eagle Huntress (2016) $4.5M The Eagle Huntress (2016)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Don't Look Down (2016) $373.2K Don't Look Down (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 44 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2009 earned the most: $268M from 1 film, led by This Is It (2009). Week 44, 2016 took $2.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 44, 2007 Oct 28–Nov 3 6 films | 6 | $4.2M | – | Sharkwater (2007) $1.7M |
| Week 44, 2008 Oct 26–Nov 1 4 films · −86% | 4 | $601.7K | −86% | Run for Your Life (2008) $507.2K |
| Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 1 film · +44440% | 1 | $268M | +44440% | This Is It (2009) $268M |
| Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 3 films · −100% | 3 | $372.1K | −100% | Waste Land (2010) $291.3K |
| Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 2 films · −64% | 2 | $135.2K | −64% | My Reincarnation (2011) $96.1K |
| Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +2815% | 3 | $3.9M | +2815% | A Man's Story (2012) $3.8M |
| Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films · −37% | 5 | $2.5M | −37% | Alphabet (2013) $2M |
| Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +31% | 6 | $3.2M | +31% | Warsaw Uprising (2014) $3M |
| Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 6 films · +70% | 6 | $5.5M | +70% | The Royal Road (2015) $5.4M |
| Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 5 films · −55% | 5 | $2.5M | −55% | Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $1.5M |
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 44 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 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29)?
Oasis: Supersonic (2016) leads with $1.5M worldwide, $242.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Gimme Danger (2016) at $950K and Portrait of a Garden (2016) at $7.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $490.8K per film on average. Week 43, 2016 releases took $1.9M.
How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Oasis: Supersonic (2016), earned $1.5M.
How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29). 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 44, 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.