#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 20, 2017
2017 · Documentary
$337.8K worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 20 · May 14–20, 2017
Documentary Box Office, Week 20 of 2017: Documentary Releases of May 14–20
Fight for Space (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20), with $337.8K worldwide, ahead of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) at $113.3K and You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) at $46K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $500.9K in all, 23% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $500.9K
- Fight for Space (2017), the #1
- $337.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 23%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 20 of 2017?
Fight for Space (2017) leads with $337.8K, 67% of the total. The top 4 together took $500.9K, almost all of what the 4 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 20 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20).
- 1 May 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $337.8K
- 2 May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $113.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $113.3K
- 3 May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46K
- 4 May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 20 releases took $500.9K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 16–22) with $25.7M, led by Born in China (2017).
- Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story (2017) $585K Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story (2017)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017) $538.2K Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 Born in China (2017) $25.7M Born in China (2017)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 Our President (2017) $14.2M Our President (2017)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Expedition Happiness (2017) $1.4M Expedition Happiness (2017)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Whiteley (2017) $191.9K Whiteley (2017)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 Fight for Space (2017) $500.9K Fight for Space (2017)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 21–27 Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017) $2M Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 Letters from Baghdad (2017) $617.8K Letters from Baghdad (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 20 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2010 earned the most: $16M from 2 films, led by Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010). Week 20, 2017 took $500.9K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films | 2 | $94.7K | – | I Want to See (2008) $90.4K |
| Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 2 films | 2 | $16M | – | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) $16M |
| Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 8 films · −95% | 8 | $874.1K | −95% | L'amour fou (2011) $517K |
| Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 6 films · +47% | 6 | $1.3M | +47% | Bill W. (2012) $809.6K |
| Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 5 films · −84% | 5 | $211.8K | −84% | Becoming Traviata (2013) $102K |
| Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 2 films · −59% | 2 | $87.3K | −59% | Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2014) $45.3K |
| Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 1 film · −53% | 1 | $41.2K | −53% | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015) $41.2K |
| Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 2 films · +4154% | 2 | $1.8M | +4154% | Rammstein: Paris (2016) $1.6M |
| Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 4 films · −71% | 4 | $500.9K | −71% | Fight for Space (2017) $337.8K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2017, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 2 (Jan 8–14) with $30.1M, led by Reset (2017).
- Week 1 $461.7K
- Week 2 $30.1M
- Week 3 $349.9K
- Week 4 $94.4K
- Week 5 $5.3K
- Week 6 $5.1M
- Week 7 $85.4K
- Week 8 $10.3M
- Week 9 $553.2K
- Week 10 $831.1K
- Week 11 $65.2K
- Week 12 $312.3K
- Week 13 $1.1M
- Week 14 $585K
- Week 15 $538.2K
- Week 16 $25.7M
- Week 17 $14.2M
- Week 18 $1.4M
- Week 19 $191.9K
- Week 20 $500.9K
- Week 21 $2M
- Week 22 $617.8K
- Week 23 $1.1M
- Week 24 $5.3M
- Week 25 $109.2K
- Week 26 $189.3K
- Week 27 $417.1K
- Week 28 $120.2K
- Week 29 $7.2K
- Week 30 $5.7M
- Week 31 $1.3M
- Week 32 $79.2K
- Week 33 $1.5M
- Week 34 $8.3K
- Week 35 $566.7K
- Week 36 $1.2M
- Week 37 $2.5M
- Week 38 $113.4K
- Week 39 $2.3M
- Week 40 $18.2M
- Week 41 $2.5M
- Week 42 $3M
- Week 43 $137.7K
- Week 44 $160.5K
- Week 45 $339.3K
- Week 46 $1.8M
- Week 47 $16.1M
- Week 48 $45.7K
- Week 49 $4.5M
- Week 50 $8.7M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 20 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20)?
Fight for Space (2017) leads with $337.8K worldwide. Next come Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) at $113.3K and You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) at $46K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $500.9K in all, or $125.2K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Fight for Space (2017), earned $337.8K.
How is the week 20, 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20). 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 20, 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.