#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 24, 2017
2017 · Documentary
$4.9M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 24 · Jun 11–17, 2017
Documentary Box Office, Week 24 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Jun 11–17
Return to the Wolves (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17), with $4.9M worldwide, ahead of Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) at $184K and Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017) at $163.4K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.3M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.9 times the total of Week 23, 2017, whose releases took $1.1M. By language, Chinese leads with $4.9M across 1 documentary release.
- week 24 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $5.3M
- Return to the Wolves (2017), the #1
- $4.9M
- vs Week 23, 2017
- ×4.9
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 24 of 2017?
Return to the Wolves (2017) leads with $4.9M, 92% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.3M, 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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Number 3 $163.4K Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)$152.3K US & Canada · 93% $11.1K elsewhere · 7% -
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 24 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 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17).
- 1 Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
- 2 Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $101.4K Rest of the world: $82.6K Worldwide: $184K
- 3 Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $152.3K Rest of the world: $11.1K Worldwide: $163.4K
Jun 16, 2017 · English · Documentary $163.4K worldwide - 4 Jun 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.4K
- 5 Jun 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 24 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 24 releases took $5.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 24 (Jun 11–17) with $5.3M, led by Return to the Wolves (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)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 4–10 Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017) $1.1M Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 11–17 Return to the Wolves (2017) $5.3M Return to the Wolves (2017)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 18–24 My Journey Through French Cinema (2017) $109.2K My Journey Through French Cinema (2017)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 25–Jul 1 The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) $189.3K The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 24 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 24, 2012 earned the most: $32.3M from 3 films, led by The Dream Team (2012). Week 24, 2017 took $5.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 24, 2008 Jun 8–14 6 films | 6 | $1.8M | – | Encounters at the End of the World (2008) $1.2M |
| Week 24, 2009 Jun 7–13 3 films · +161% | 3 | $4.8M | +161% | Food, Inc. (2009) $4.6M |
| Week 24, 2010 Jun 6–12 2 films · −38% | 2 | $3M | −38% | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) $2.9M |
| Week 24, 2011 Jun 5–11 2 films · −77% | 2 | $674.3K | −77% | Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland (2011) $655K |
| Week 24, 2012 Jun 10–16 3 films · +4692% | 3 | $32.3M | +4692% | The Dream Team (2012) $31.8M |
| Week 24, 2013 Jun 9–15 5 films · −75% | 5 | $8.1M | −75% | 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) $5.8M |
| Week 24, 2014 Jun 8–14 5 films · −91% | 5 | $759.4K | −91% | Return to Homs (2014) $402.1K |
| Week 24, 2015 Jun 7–13 3 films · +106% | 3 | $1.6M | +106% | The Wolfpack (2015) $1.4M |
| Week 24, 2016 Jun 5–11 5 films · +250% | 5 | $5.5M | +250% | 'Til Madness Do Us Part (2016) $3.6M |
| Week 24, 2017 Jun 11–17 5 films · −3% | 5 | $5.3M | −3% | Return to the Wolves (2017) $4.9M |
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 24 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17)?
Return to the Wolves (2017) leads with $4.9M worldwide. Next come Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) at $184K and Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017) at $163.4K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $5.3M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. Week 23, 2017 releases took $1.1M.
How many documentary movies released in week 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Return to the Wolves (2017), earned $4.9M.
How is the week 24, 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 24 of 2017 (Jun 11–17). 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 24, 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.