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Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 16–22, 2018

Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Sep 16–22

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22), with $6.7M worldwide, ahead of Tea with the Dames (2018) at $3.2M and Love, Gilda (2018) at $626.3K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.5 times the total of Week 37, 2018, whose releases took $1.9M.

week 38 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$10.6M
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018), the #1
$6.7M
vs Week 37, 2018
×5.5
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2018

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)

2018 · Documentary

$6.7M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

$6.4M US & Canada · 95% $321.9K elsewhere · 5%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2018?

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) leads with $6.7M, 63% of the total. The top 4 together took $10.6M, 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.

  1. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $6.7M Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
    $6.4M US & Canada · 95% $321.9K elsewhere · 5%
  2. Tea with the Dames (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $3.2M Tea with the Dames (2018)
    $889.3K US & Canada · 28% $2.3M elsewhere · 72%
  3. Love, Gilda (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $626.3K Love, Gilda (2018)
    $626.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Quincy (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $156.2K Quincy (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22).

  1. 1 Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) movie poster
    Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) Sep 21, 2018 · English · Documentary $6.7M worldwide
    Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: $321.9K Worldwide: $6.7M
  2. 2 Tea with the Dames (2018) movie poster
    Tea with the Dames (2018) Sep 21, 2018 · Documentary $3.2M worldwide
    Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $889.3K Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $3.2M
  3. 3 Love, Gilda (2018) movie poster
    Love, Gilda (2018) Sep 21, 2018 · English · Documentary $626.3K worldwide
    Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $626.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $626.3K
  4. 4 Quincy (2018) movie poster
    Quincy (2018) Sep 21, 2018 · English · Documentary $156.2K worldwide
    Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2018?

Of the top 4, Love, Gilda (2018) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Tea with the Dames (2018) made 72% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $7.9M (74%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $6.7M
    $6.4M US & Canada · 95% $321.9K elsewhere · 5%
  2. 2 Tea with the Dames (2018) $3.2M
    $889.3K US & Canada · 28% $2.3M elsewhere · 72%
  3. 3 Love, Gilda (2018) $626.3K
    $626.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Quincy (2018) $156.2K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2012 earned the most: $49.1M from 6 films, led by Switch (2012). Week 38, 2018 took $10.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 5 films 5 $3.3M – The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) $1.8M
Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 7 films · +58% 7 $5.2M +58% Catfish (2010) $3.5M
Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films · −95% 5 $253.6K −95% Jane's Journey (2011) $217.6K
Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films · +19252% 6 $49.1M +19252% Switch (2012) $47.2M
Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 5 films · −78% 5 $10.6M −78% Jerusalem (2013) $9.3M
Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films · −75% 5 $2.6M −75% 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M
Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% 8 $862.6K −67% Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K
Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 6 films · +1817% 6 $16.5M +1817% The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $13.7M
Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 4 films · −99% 4 $113.4K −99% The Force (2017) $59.9K
Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 4 films · +9254% 4 $10.6M +9254% Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $6.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 38 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 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22)?

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) leads with $6.7M worldwide, $6.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tea with the Dames (2018) at $3.2M and Love, Gilda (2018) at $626.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $10.6M in all, or $2.7M per film on average. Week 37, 2018 releases took $1.9M.

How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018), earned $6.7M.

How much of the Week 38, 2018 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.9M of the $10.6M total, or 74%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2018 (Sep 16–22). 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 38, 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.