#1 of 8 #1 documentary movie of Week 40, 2018
2018 · Documentary
$239.8K worldwide · 30% of the chart's total
$199.8K US & Canada · 83% $40K elsewhere · 17%
Documentary box office · Week 40 · Sep 30–Oct 6, 2018
Documentary Box Office, Week 40 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Sep 30–Oct 6
Studio 54 (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6), with $239.8K worldwide, ahead of The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) at $125.8K and The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018) at $113.9K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $812.3K in all, 68% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $708.2K across 7 documentary releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $812.3K
- Studio 54 (2018), the #1
- $239.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 68%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 40 of 2018?
Studio 54 (2018) leads with $239.8K, 30% of the total. The top 5 together took $688.6K, 85% of what all 8 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 40 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6).
- 1 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $199.8K Rest of the world: $40K Worldwide: $239.8K
- 2 Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $118.3K Rest of the world: $7.5K Worldwide: $125.8K
- 3 Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: $113.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $113.9K
- 4 Oct 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $105.1K
- 5 Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $104.1K
- 6
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow (2018)Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $74.7K
Oct 5, 2018 · English · Documentary $74.7K worldwide - 7
Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: $32K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32K - 8
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $17K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 2018?
Of the top 8, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Studio 54 (2018) made 17% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $555.6K (68%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Studio 54 (2018) $239.8K $199.8K US & Canada · 83% $40K elsewhere · 17%
- 2 The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) $125.8K $118.3K US & Canada · 94% $7.5K elsewhere · 6%
- 3 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018) $113.9K $113.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Born Racer (2018) $105.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 16 Sunrises (2018) $104.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow (2018) $74.7K $74.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Moynihan (2018) $32K $32K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People (2018) $17K $17K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $812.3K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $29.6M, led by Free Solo (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)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $10.6M Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Free Solo (2018) $29.6M Free Solo (2018)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Studio 54 (2018) $812.3K Studio 54 (2018)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) $1.3M What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (2018) $827.5K Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2017 earned the most: $18.2M from 11 films, led by Earth: One Amazing Day (2017). Week 40, 2018 took $812.3K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 7 films | 7 | $4.5M | – | Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009) $2.9M |
| Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · −90% | 2 | $471.1K | −90% | Bicicleta, cullera, poma (2010) $348.9K |
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −10% | 8 | $423.2K | −10% | Benda Bilili! (2011) $127.4K |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films · +83% | 6 | $772.5K | +83% | Flight of the Butterflies (2012) $486.5K |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +3% | 6 | $793.3K | +3% | Linsanity (2013) $333K |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · +206% | 5 | $2.4M | +206% | Roger Waters: The Wall (2014) $2.2M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +95% | 5 | $4.7M | +95% | He Named Me Malala (2015) $3.4M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −84% | 8 | $755.6K | −84% | Harry & Snowman (2016) $578.8K |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 11 films · +2307% | 11 | $18.2M | +2307% | Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) $12.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · −96% | 8 | $812.3K | −96% | Studio 54 (2018) $239.8K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 40 of 2018?
English-language documentary films took $708.2K across 7 films, 87% of the total, ahead of French-language documentary films ($104.1K).
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 40 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6)?
Studio 54 (2018) leads with $239.8K worldwide, $199.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) at $125.8K and The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018) at $113.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) earn?
8 documentary films released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) report a worldwide gross, $812.3K in all, or $101.5K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Studio 54 (2018), earned $239.8K.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6). 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 40, 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.