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Documentary box office · Week 4 · Jan 22–28, 2017

Documentary Box Office, Week 4 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Jan 22–28

78/52 (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28), with $46.8K worldwide, ahead of Donkeyote (2017) at $42.5K and Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) at $5K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $94.4K in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada.

week 4 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$94.4K
78/52 (2017), the #1
$46.8K
earned in the US & Canada
40%
78/52 (2017) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 4, 2017

78/52 (2017)

2017 · Documentary

$46.8K worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$37.7K US & Canada · 80% $9.2K elsewhere · 20%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 4 of 2017?

78/52 (2017) leads with $46.8K, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $94.4K, 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. 78/52 (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $46.8K 78/52 (2017)
    $37.7K US & Canada · 80% $9.2K elsewhere · 20%
  2. Donkeyote (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $42.5K Donkeyote (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $5K Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 4 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 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28).

  1. 1 78/52 (2017) movie poster
    78/52 (2017) Jan 23, 2017 · English · Documentary $46.8K worldwide
    Jan 23, 2017 US and Canada: $37.7K Rest of the world: $9.2K Worldwide: $46.8K
  2. 2 Donkeyote (2017) movie poster
    Donkeyote (2017) Jan 28, 2017 · Spanish · Family, Western, Documentary $42.5K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.5K
  3. 3 Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) movie poster
    Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) Jan 27, 2017 · Bosnian · War, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 4 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 4, 2008 earned the most: $22.8M from 3 films, led by U2 3D (2008). Week 4, 2017 took $94.4K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 4, 2008 Jan 20–26 3 films 3 $22.8M – U2 3D (2008) $22.7M
Week 4, 2009 Jan 18–24 2 films · −98% 2 $529.8K −98% Of Time and the City (2009) $523.4K
Week 4, 2010 Jan 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 4, 2011 Jan 16–22 1 film 1 $46.6K – The Woodmans (2011) $46.6K
Week 4, 2012 Jan 22–28 2 films · +8532% 2 $4M +8532% Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) $4M
Week 4, 2013 Jan 20–26 3 films · −98% 3 $61.8K −98% Running from Crazy (2013) $33.3K
Week 4, 2014 Jan 19–25 3 films · +113% 3 $132K +113% Visitors (2014) $84.6K
Week 4, 2015 Jan 18–24 2 films · +431% 2 $700.4K +431% Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) $686.4K
Week 4, 2016 Jan 17–23 3 films · +186% 3 $2M +186% Doing Good (2016) $2M
Week 4, 2017 Jan 22–28 3 films · −95% 3 $94.4K −95% 78/52 (2017) $46.8K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 4 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 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28)?

78/52 (2017) leads with $46.8K worldwide, $37.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Donkeyote (2017) at $42.5K and Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) at $5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $94.4K in all, or $31.5K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 78/52 (2017), earned $46.8K.

How much of the Week 4, 2017 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$37.7K of the $94.4K total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 4, 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 4 of 2017 (Jan 22–28). 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 4, 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.