#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 33, 2017
2017 · Documentary, Music
$653.8K worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 33 · Aug 13–19, 2017
Documentary Box Office, Week 33 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Aug 13–19
Gurrumul (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19), with $653.8K worldwide, ahead of Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) at $341.4K and Walk with Me (2017) at $246.8K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $1.5M across 5 documentary releases.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $1.5M
- Gurrumul (2017), the #1
- $653.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 17%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 33 of 2017?
Gurrumul (2017) leads with $653.8K, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.5M, 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 33 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 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19).
- 1 Aug 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $653.8K
- 2 Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $341.4K
- 3 Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $246.8K
- 4 Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $218.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $218.6K
- 5 Sidemen: Long Road to Glory (2017)Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $31.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.4K
Aug 18, 2017 · English · Biography, History, Music $31.4K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 33 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 33 releases took $1.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 23–29) with $5.7M, led by An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017).
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 City of Ghosts (2017) $417.1K City of Ghosts (2017)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 Unrest (2017) $120.2K Unrest (2017)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 The Pulitzer at 100 (2017) $7.2K The Pulitzer at 100 (2017)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) $5.7M An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 Step (2017) $1.3M Step (2017)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 The Farthest (2017) $79.2K The Farthest (2017)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Gurrumul (2017) $1.5M Gurrumul (2017)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Served Like a Girl (2017) $8.3K Served Like a Girl (2017)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 Dolores (2017) $566.7K Dolores (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 33 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2013 earned the most: $101.1M from 6 films, led by One Direction: The Invasion (2013). Week 33, 2017 took $1.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 1 film | 1 | $35K | – | Our City Dreams (2008) $35K |
| Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 4 films · +5707% | 4 | $2M | +5707% | It Might Get Loud (2009) $1.9M |
| Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 3 films | 3 | $12.8M | – | Senna (2011) $10.2M |
| Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 3 films · −96% | 3 | $492.6K | −96% | Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) $376.1K |
| Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 6 films · +20431% | 6 | $101.1M | +20431% | One Direction: The Invasion (2013) $74.4M |
| Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 2 films · −95% | 2 | $5.1M | −95% | Mr. X (2014) $5.1M |
| Week 33, 2015 Aug 9–15 5 films · −89% | 5 | $553K | −89% | Rosenwald (2015) $433.9K |
| Week 33, 2016 Aug 7–13 2 films · −97% | 2 | $18.5K | −97% | The Lost Arcade (2016) $9.5K |
| Week 33, 2017 Aug 13–19 5 films · +7986% | 5 | $1.5M | +7986% | Gurrumul (2017) $653.8K |
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 33 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 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19)?
Gurrumul (2017) leads with $653.8K worldwide. Next come Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) at $341.4K and Walk with Me (2017) at $246.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, or $298.4K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Gurrumul (2017), earned $653.8K.
How is the week 33, 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 33 of 2017 (Aug 13–19). 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 33, 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.