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Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 29–Nov 4, 2017

Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Oct 29–Nov 4

Wait for Your Laugh (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4), with $73.6K worldwide, ahead of McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) at $42.2K and A River Below (2017) at $13.5K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $160.5K in all, 61% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $160.5K across 8 documentary releases.

week 44 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$160.5K
Wait for Your Laugh (2017), the #1
$73.6K
earned in the US & Canada
61%
Wait for Your Laugh (2017) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2017

Wait for Your Laugh (2017)

2017 · Comedy, Documentary

$73.6K worldwide · 46% of the chart's total

$73.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2017?

Wait for Your Laugh (2017) leads with $73.6K, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $149.5K, 93% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Wait for Your Laugh (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $73.6K Wait for Your Laugh (2017)
    $73.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $42.2K McKellen: Playing the Part (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. A River Below (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $13.5K A River Below (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Frank Serpico (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $11.9K Frank Serpico (2017)
    $11.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Gilbert (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $8.4K Gilbert (2017)
    $8.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4).

  1. 1 Wait for Your Laugh (2017) movie poster
    Wait for Your Laugh (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Comedy, Documentary $73.6K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $73.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $73.6K
  2. 2 McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) movie poster
    McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) Nov 1, 2017 · English · Documentary, History $42.2K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.2K
  3. 3 A River Below (2017) movie poster
    A River Below (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $13.5K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
  4. 4 Frank Serpico (2017) movie poster
    Frank Serpico (2017) Nov 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $11.9K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2017 US and Canada: $11.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.9K
  5. 5 Gilbert (2017) movie poster
    Gilbert (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Biography, Comedy, Documentary $8.4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K
  6. 6 Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017) movie poster
    Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
  7. 7 Dream Boat (2017) movie poster
    Dream Boat (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4K
  8. 8 Nude (2017) movie poster
    Nude (2017) Oct 29, 2017 · English · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Oct 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 44 of 2017?

Of the top 8, Wait for Your Laugh (2017) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Dream Boat (2017) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $97.9K (61%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Wait for Your Laugh (2017) $73.6K
    $73.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) $42.2K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 A River Below (2017) $13.5K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Frank Serpico (2017) $11.9K
    $11.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Gilbert (2017) $8.4K
    $8.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017) $4.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Dream Boat (2017) $4K
    $4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  8. 8 Nude (2017) $2.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2009 earned the most: $268M from 1 film, led by This Is It (2009). Week 44, 2017 took $160.5K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2008 Oct 26–Nov 1 4 films 4 $601.7K – Run for Your Life (2008) $507.2K
Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 1 film · +44440% 1 $268M +44440% This Is It (2009) $268M
Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 3 films · −100% 3 $372.1K −100% Waste Land (2010) $291.3K
Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 2 films · −64% 2 $135.2K −64% My Reincarnation (2011) $96.1K
Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +2815% 3 $3.9M +2815% A Man's Story (2012) $3.8M
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films · −37% 5 $2.5M −37% Alphabet (2013) $2M
Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +31% 6 $3.2M +31% Warsaw Uprising (2014) $3M
Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 6 films · +70% 6 $5.5M +70% The Royal Road (2015) $5.4M
Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 5 films · −55% 5 $2.5M −55% Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $1.5M
Week 44, 2017 Oct 29–Nov 4 8 films · −93% 8 $160.5K −93% Wait for Your Laugh (2017) $73.6K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 44 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4)?

Wait for Your Laugh (2017) leads with $73.6K worldwide, $73.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) at $42.2K and A River Below (2017) at $13.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4) earn?

8 documentary films released in week 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4) report a worldwide gross, $160.5K in all, or $20.1K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wait for Your Laugh (2017), earned $73.6K.

How much of the Week 44, 2017 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$97.9K of the $160.5K total, or 61%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2017 (Oct 29–Nov 4). 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 44, 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.