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Documentary box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2017

Documentary Box Office, Week 9 of 2017: Documentary Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

Childhood (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $397.5K worldwide, ahead of Don’t Take Me Home (2017) at $122.9K and The Freedom to Marry (2017) at $16.6K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $553.2K in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Norwegian leads with $397.5K across 1 documentary release.

week 9 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$553.2K
Childhood (2017), the #1
$397.5K
earned in the US & Canada
6%
Childhood (2017) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 9, 2017

Childhood (2017)

2017 · Documentary

$397.5K worldwide · 72% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 9 of 2017?

Childhood (2017) leads with $397.5K, 72% of the total. The top 5 together took $553.2K, 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.

  1. Childhood (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $397.5K Childhood (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Don’t Take Me Home (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $122.9K Don’t Take Me Home (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Freedom to Marry (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $16.6K The Freedom to Marry (2017)
    $16.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Contemporary Color (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $15.3K Contemporary Color (2017)
    $15.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. The Human Surge (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $855 The Human Surge (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

  1. 1 Childhood (2017) movie poster
    Childhood (2017) Mar 3, 2017 · Norwegian · Documentary $397.5K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $397.5K
  2. 2 Don’t Take Me Home (2017) movie poster
    Don’t Take Me Home (2017) Mar 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $122.9K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $122.9K
  3. 3 The Freedom to Marry (2017) movie poster
    The Freedom to Marry (2017) Mar 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $16.6K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $16.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6K
  4. 4 Contemporary Color (2017) movie poster
    Contemporary Color (2017) Mar 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $15.3K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2017 US and Canada: $15.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.3K
  5. 5 The Human Surge (2017) movie poster
    The Human Surge (2017) Mar 3, 2017 · Spanish · Drama, Documentary $855 worldwide
    Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $855
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2013 earned the most: $4.7M from 4 films, led by Leviathan (2013). Week 9, 2017 took $553.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2008 Feb 24–Mar 1 3 films 3 $1.5M – Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) $1.3M
Week 9, 2009 Feb 22–28 1 film · −92% 1 $120.7K −92% Examined Life (2009) $120.7K
Week 9, 2010 Feb 21–27 3 films · +647% 3 $901.4K +647% The Art of the Steal (2010) $544.9K
Week 9, 2011 Feb 20–26 1 film · −93% 1 $62.2K −93% Public Speaking (2011) $62.2K
Week 9, 2012 Feb 26–Mar 3 5 films · +99% 5 $123.7K +99% This Is Not a Film (2012) $88.8K
Week 9, 2013 Feb 24–Mar 2 4 films · +3703% 4 $4.7M +3703% Leviathan (2013) $4.4M
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 2 films · −93% 2 $350.5K −93% Land of the Bears (2014) $347.5K
Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 3 films · +317% 3 $1.5M +317% Zanetti Story (2015) $549.4K
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 2 films · −95% 2 $66.8K −95% King Georges (2016) $66.2K
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 5 films · +728% 5 $553.2K +728% Childhood (2017) $397.5K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

Childhood (2017) leads with $397.5K worldwide. Next come Don’t Take Me Home (2017) at $122.9K and The Freedom to Marry (2017) at $16.6K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $553.2K in all, or $110.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Childhood (2017), earned $397.5K.

How much of the Week 9, 2017 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$31.9K of the $553.2K total, or 6%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 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 9, 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.