#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 23, 2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
2018 · Biography, Documentary
$22.8M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$22.8M US & Canada · 100% $9K elsewhere · <1%
Documentary box office · Week 23 · Jun 3–9, 2018
Documentary Box Office, Week 23 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Jun 3–9
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9), with $22.8M worldwide, ahead of Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) at $406.1K and The Quest of Alain Ducasse (2018) at $26.1K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $23.3M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 23 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $23.3M
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), the #1
- $22.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 23 of 2018?
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) leads with $22.8M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $23.3M, 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.
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 23 of 2018, 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 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9).
- 1 Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $9K Worldwide: $22.8M
- 2 Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $59K Rest of the world: $347.1K Worldwide: $406.1K
- 3 Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $9.6K Rest of the world: $16.4K Worldwide: $26.1K
- 4 Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $21.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 23 of 2018?
Of the top 4, Half the Picture (2018) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $22.9M (98%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) $22.8M $22.8M US & Canada · 100% $9K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) $406.1K $59K US & Canada · 15% $347.1K elsewhere · 85%
- 3 The Quest of Alain Ducasse (2018) $26.1K $9.6K US & Canada · 37% $16.4K elsewhere · 63%
- 4 Half the Picture (2018) $21.6K $21.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 23 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 23 releases took $23.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 24 (Jun 10–16) with $39.3M, led by Believer (2018).
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 Haunted (2018) $304.5K Haunted (2018)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 RBG (2018) $15.5M RBG (2018)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Mountain (2018) $2.8M Mountain (2018)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 Pope Francis - A Man of His Word (2018) $8.8M Pope Francis - A Man of His Word (2018)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 27–Jun 2 The Doctor from India (2018) $67.1K The Doctor from India (2018)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 3–9 Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) $23.3M Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 10–16 Believer (2018) $39.3M Believer (2018)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 17–23 The King (2018) $135.6K The King (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 23 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 23, 2018 earned the most: $23.3M from 4 films, led by Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 23, 2009 May 31–Jun 6 2 films | 2 | $564.5K | – | Unmistaken Child (2009) $369.7K |
| Week 23, 2010 May 30–Jun 5 5 films · −48% | 5 | $293.9K | −48% | Noy (2010) $214.4K |
| Week 23, 2011 May 29–Jun 4 3 films · −6% | 3 | $275.9K | −6% | The Last Mountain (2011) $123K |
| Week 23, 2012 Jun 3–9 2 films · −85% | 2 | $40.8K | −85% | Paul Williams Still Alive (2012) $38.7K |
| Week 23, 2013 Jun 2–8 4 films · +1174% | 4 | $519.2K | +1174% | Dirty Wars (2013) $416.9K |
| Week 23, 2014 Jun 1–7 5 films · +845% | 5 | $4.9M | +845% | Colombia: Wild Magic (2014) $4.5M |
| Week 23, 2015 May 31–Jun 6 1 film · −99% | 1 | $41.9K | −99% | The Nightmare (2015) $41.9K |
| Week 23, 2016 May 29–Jun 4 4 films · +403% | 4 | $210.6K | +403% | The Witness (2016) $159.3K |
| Week 23, 2017 Jun 4–10 6 films · +414% | 6 | $1.1M | +414% | Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017) $694K |
| Week 23, 2018 Jun 3–9 4 films · +2051% | 4 | $23.3M | +2051% | Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) $22.8M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
47 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 10–16) with $39.3M, led by Believer (2018).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $864.8K
- Week 4 $1.9M
- Week 5 $360.6K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $586
- Week 8 $155.9K
- Week 9 $2M
- Week 10 $625.1K
- Week 11 $1.3M
- Week 12 $3.2M
- Week 13 $69.2K
- Week 14 $9.4M
- Week 15 $5M
- Week 16 $244.4K
- Week 17 $304.5K
- Week 18 $15.5M
- Week 19 $2.8M
- Week 20 $8.8M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $67.1K
- Week 23 $23.3M
- Week 24 $39.3M
- Week 25 $135.6K
- Week 26 $14.2M
- Week 27 $5.6M
- Week 28 $267.9K
- Week 29 $3.8M
- Week 30 $584.5K
- Week 31 $6M
- Week 32 $373.1K
- Week 33 $118.9K
- Week 34 $263.3K
- Week 35 $851.5K
- Week 36 $3.8M
- Week 37 $1.9M
- Week 38 $10.6M
- Week 39 $29.6M
- Week 40 $812.3K
- Week 41 $1.3M
- Week 42 $827.5K
- Week 43 $863.6K
- Week 44 $3.5M
- Week 45 $113K
- Week 46 $21.3M
- Week 47 $8.3M
- Week 48 $1.6M
- Week 49 $1.3M
- Week 50 $28.1K
- Week 51 $23.9M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 23 of 2018: 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 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9)?
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) leads with $22.8M worldwide, $22.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) at $406.1K and The Quest of Alain Ducasse (2018) at $26.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $23.3M in all, or $5.8M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), earned $22.8M.
How is the week 23, 2018 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 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9). 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 23, 2018 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.