#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 35, 2018
2018 · Documentary
$763.7K worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
$578.7K US & Canada · 76% $185K elsewhere · 24%
Documentary box office · Week 35 · Aug 26–Sep 1, 2018
Documentary Box Office, Week 35 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Aug 26–Sep 1
Pick of the Litter (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1), with $763.7K worldwide, ahead of Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark (2018) at $41.8K and I, Dolours (2018) at $20.7K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $851.5K in all, 71% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $809.7K across 4 documentary releases.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $851.5K
- Pick of the Litter (2018), the #1
- $763.7K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 71%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 35 of 2018?
Pick of the Litter (2018) leads with $763.7K, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $851.5K, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1).
- 1 Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: $578.7K Rest of the world: $185K Worldwide: $763.7K
- 2 Aug 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.8K
- 3 Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.7K
- 4 Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: $19.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9K
- 5 Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 2018?
Of the top 5, Active Measures (2018) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Pick of the Litter (2018) made 24% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $604.1K (71%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Pick of the Litter (2018) $763.7K $578.7K US & Canada · 76% $185K elsewhere · 24%
- 2 Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark (2018) $41.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 I, Dolours (2018) $20.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Active Measures (2018) $19.9K $19.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 The Man from Mo'Wax (2018) $5.5K $5.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $851.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 29–Aug 4) with $6M, led by Death of a Nation (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)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Makala (2018) $263.3K Makala (2018)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Pick of the Litter (2018) $851.5K Pick of the Litter (2018)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 City of Joy (2018) $3.8M City of Joy (2018)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 The Dawn Wall (2018) $1.9M The Dawn Wall (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2013 earned the most: $77.2M from 3 films, led by One Direction: This Is Us (2013). Week 35, 2018 took $851.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 1 film | 1 | $6.4M | – | The September Issue (2009) $6.4M |
| Week 35, 2010 Aug 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 2011 Aug 21–27 1 film | 1 | $157.6K | – | Chasing Madoff (2011) $157.6K |
| Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 3 films · +316% | 3 | $655.6K | +316% | Sleepwalk (2012) $452.6K |
| Week 35, 2013 Aug 25–31 3 films · +11670% | 3 | $77.2M | +11670% | One Direction: This Is Us (2013) $74.4M |
| Week 35, 2014 Aug 24–30 1 film · −100% | 1 | $65.2K | −100% | Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers And The Emergence Of A People (2014) $65.2K |
| Week 35, 2015 Aug 23–29 2 films · +3259% | 2 | $2.2M | +3259% | Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie (2015) $2.2M |
| Week 35, 2016 Aug 21–27 1 film · −99% | 1 | $27.4K | −99% | Kate Plays Christine (2016) $27.4K |
| Week 35, 2017 Aug 27–Sep 2 2 films · +1971% | 2 | $566.7K | +1971% | Dolores (2017) $555.3K |
| Week 35, 2018 Aug 26–Sep 1 5 films · +50% | 5 | $851.5K | +50% | Pick of the Litter (2018) $763.7K |
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 35 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1)?
Pick of the Litter (2018) leads with $763.7K worldwide, $578.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark (2018) at $41.8K and I, Dolours (2018) at $20.7K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1) report a worldwide gross, $851.5K in all, or $170.3K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Pick of the Litter (2018), earned $763.7K.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2018 (Aug 26–Sep 1). 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 35, 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.