#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 31, 2018
2018 · History, Documentary
$5.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$5.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 31 · Jul 29–Aug 4, 2018
Documentary Box Office, Week 31 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Jul 29–Aug 4
Death of a Nation (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4), with $5.9M worldwide, ahead of The Eulogy (2018) at $68.1K and Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (2018) at $26K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 31 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $6M
- Death of a Nation (2018), the #1
- $5.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 31 of 2018?
Death of a Nation (2018) leads with $5.9M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $6M, 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.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 31 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 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4).
- 1 Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9M
- 2 Aug 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.1K
- 3 Aug 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 31 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 31 releases took $6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 26 (Jun 24–30) with $14.2M, led by Three Identical Strangers (2018).
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 17–23 The King (2018) $135.6K The King (2018)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 24–30 Three Identical Strangers (2018) $14.2M Three Identical Strangers (2018)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 1–7 Whitney (2018) $5.6M Whitney (2018)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 8–14 Dark Money (2018) $267.9K Dark Money (2018)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 McQueen (2018) $3.8M McQueen (2018)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) $584.5K Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Death of a Nation (2018) $6M Death of a Nation (2018)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 Celia (2018) $373.1K Celia (2018)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Minding the Gap (2018) $118.9K Minding the Gap (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 31 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 31, 2018 earned the most: $6M from 3 films, led by Death of a Nation (2018).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 31, 2009 Jul 26–Aug 1 3 films | 3 | $1.4M | – | The Cove (2009) $1.2M |
| Week 31, 2010 Jul 25–31 3 films · −99% | 3 | $15.9K | −99% | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010) $10K |
| Week 31, 2011 Jul 24–30 6 films · +7845% | 6 | $1.3M | +7845% | Life in a Day (2011) $607.2K |
| Week 31, 2012 Jul 29–Aug 4 4 films · −71% | 4 | $366.7K | −71% | Dreams of a Life (2012) $291.9K |
| Week 31, 2013 Jul 28–Aug 3 5 films · +78% | 5 | $653.3K | +78% | When Comedy Went to School (2013) $369.1K |
| Week 31, 2014 Jul 27–Aug 2 4 films · −59% | 4 | $268.5K | −59% | Finding Fela! (2014) $155.2K |
| Week 31, 2015 Jul 26–Aug 1 6 films · +925% | 6 | $2.8M | +925% | That Sugar Film (2015) $1.2M |
| Week 31, 2016 Jul 24–30 7 films · −59% | 7 | $1.1M | −59% | Gleason (2016) $583.7K |
| Week 31, 2017 Jul 30–Aug 5 4 films · +12% | 4 | $1.3M | +12% | Step (2017) $1.2M |
| Week 31, 2018 Jul 29–Aug 4 3 films · +373% | 3 | $6M | +373% | Death of a Nation (2018) $5.9M |
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 31 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4)?
Death of a Nation (2018) leads with $5.9M worldwide, $5.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Eulogy (2018) at $68.1K and Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (2018) at $26K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, or $2M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Death of a Nation (2018), earned $5.9M.
How is the week 31, 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 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 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 31, 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.