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Documentary box office · Week 19 · May 7–13, 2017

Documentary Box Office, Week 19 of 2017: Documentary Releases of May 7–13

Whiteley (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 19 of 2017 (May 7–13), with $172.6K worldwide, ahead of The Last Shaman (2017) at $17.8K and That Way Madness Lies… (2017) at $1.4K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $191.9K in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$191.9K
Whiteley (2017), the #1
$172.6K
earned in the US & Canada
10%
Whiteley (2017) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 19, 2017

Whiteley (2017)

2017 · Documentary

$172.6K worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 19 of 2017?

Whiteley (2017) leads with $172.6K, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $191.9K, 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.

  1. Whiteley (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $172.6K Whiteley (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Last Shaman (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $17.8K The Last Shaman (2017)
    $17.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. That Way Madness Lies… (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4K That Way Madness Lies… (2017)
    $1.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 19 of 2017, 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 19 of 2017 (May 7–13).

  1. 1 Whiteley (2017) movie poster
    Whiteley (2017) May 11, 2017 · English · Documentary $172.6K worldwide
    May 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $172.6K
  2. 2 The Last Shaman (2017) movie poster
    The Last Shaman (2017) May 12, 2017 · English · Adventure, Drama, Family $17.8K worldwide
    May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $17.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8K
  3. 3 That Way Madness Lies… (2017) movie poster
    That Way Madness Lies… (2017) May 11, 2017 · English · Documentary $1.4K worldwide
    May 11, 2017 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2011 earned the most: $11.6M from 3 films, led by Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011). Week 19, 2017 took $191.9K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2008 May 4–10 1 film 1 $318.5K – Surfwise (2008) $318.5K
Week 19, 2009 May 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 19, 2010 May 2–8 3 films 3 $10.4M – Babies (2010) $10.2M
Week 19, 2011 May 1–7 3 films · +11% 3 $11.6M +11% Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011) $10.8M
Week 19, 2012 May 6–12 2 films · −98% 2 $174K −98% Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012) $127.5K
Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 3 films · +1505% 3 $2.8M +1505% Stories We Tell (2013) $2.6M
Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 4 films · −27% 4 $2M −27% Fed Up (2014) $1.5M
Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 3 films · −94% 3 $122.7K −94% I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) $67.8K
Week 19, 2016 May 1–7 5 films · +253% 5 $432.7K +253% Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016) $219.8K
Week 19, 2017 May 7–13 3 films · −56% 3 $191.9K −56% Whiteley (2017) $172.6K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 19 of 2017: 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 19 of 2017 (May 7–13)?

Whiteley (2017) leads with $172.6K worldwide. Next come The Last Shaman (2017) at $17.8K and That Way Madness Lies… (2017) at $1.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 19 of 2017 (May 7–13) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 19 of 2017 (May 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $191.9K in all, or $64K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 19 of 2017 (May 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Whiteley (2017), earned $172.6K.

How much of the Week 19, 2017 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$19.3K of the $191.9K total, or 10%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 19, 2017 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 19 of 2017 (May 7–13). 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 19, 2017 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.