#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2017
2017 · Documentary
$59.9K worldwide · 53% of the chart's total
$59.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2017
Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Sep 17–23
The Force (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23), with $59.9K worldwide, ahead of 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017) at $27.7K and Bobbi Jene (2017) at $18.6K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $113.4K in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $113.4K
- The Force (2017), the #1
- $59.9K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 94%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2017?
The Force (2017) leads with $59.9K, 53% of the total. The top 4 together took $113.4K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $27.7K 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017)$27.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0% -
Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 22, 2017 US and Canada: $59.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $59.9K
- 2 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017)Sep 20, 2017 US and Canada: $27.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.7K
Sep 20, 2017 · English · Documentary $27.7K worldwide - 3 Sep 22, 2017 US and Canada: $18.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6K
- 4 Sep 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2017?
Of the top 4, The Force (2017) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Bobbi Jene (2017) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $106.2K (94%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Force (2017) $59.9K $59.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017) $27.7K $27.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Bobbi Jene (2017) $18.6K $18.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People (2017) $7.2K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $113.4K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Oct 1–7) with $18.2M, led by Earth: One Amazing Day (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)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 My Generation (2017) $1.2M My Generation (2017)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 So Help Me God (2017) $2.5M So Help Me God (2017)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 The Force (2017) $113.4K The Force (2017)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) $2.3M Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) $18.2M Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2012 earned the most: $49.1M from 6 films, led by Switch (2012). Week 38, 2017 took $113.4K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 2 films | 2 | $334.1K | – | It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008) $305.3K |
| Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 5 films · +894% | 5 | $3.3M | +894% | The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $1.8M |
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 7 films · +58% | 7 | $5.2M | +58% | Catfish (2010) $3.5M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films · −95% | 5 | $253.6K | −95% | Jane's Journey (2011) $217.6K |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films · +19252% | 6 | $49.1M | +19252% | Switch (2012) $47.2M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 5 films · −78% | 5 | $10.6M | −78% | Jerusalem (2013) $9.3M |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films · −75% | 5 | $2.6M | −75% | 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% | 8 | $862.6K | −67% | Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 6 films · +1817% | 6 | $16.5M | +1817% | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $13.7M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 4 films · −99% | 4 | $113.4K | −99% | The Force (2017) $59.9K |
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 38 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 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23)?
The Force (2017) leads with $59.9K worldwide, $59.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017) at $27.7K and Bobbi Jene (2017) at $18.6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $113.4K in all, or $28.4K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Force (2017), earned $59.9K.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2017 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 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.