#1 of 9 #1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2018
2018 · Biography, Documentary
$2.9M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total
$1.3M US & Canada · 44% $1.6M elsewhere · 56%
Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 28–Nov 3, 2018
Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Oct 28–Nov 3
Maria by Callas (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3), with $2.9M worldwide, ahead of Children Gone to Poland (2018) at $313.6K and The Price of Free (2018) at $164.5K. 9 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.5M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $3.2M across 5 documentary releases.
- week 44 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $3.5M
- Maria by Callas (2018), the #1
- $2.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 41%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2018?
Maria by Callas (2018) leads with $2.9M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.5M, 98% of what all 9 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 44 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 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3).
- 1 Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $2.9M
- 2 Oct 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $313.6K
- 3 Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $87.4K Rest of the world: $77.1K Worldwide: $164.5K
- 4 Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $36.7K Rest of the world: $28.1K Worldwide: $64.7K
- 5 Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $58.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.1K
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Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.9K - 7
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: $15.3K Worldwide: $24.6K - 8
Oct 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K - 9
Nov 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $552
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 44 of 2018?
Of the top 9, In Search of Greatness (2018) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Panama Papers (2018) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $1.5M (41%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Maria by Callas (2018) $2.9M $1.3M US & Canada · 44% $1.6M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 Children Gone to Poland (2018) $313.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 The Price of Free (2018) $164.5K $87.4K US & Canada · 53% $77.1K elsewhere · 47%
- 4 Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) $64.7K $36.7K US & Canada · 57% $28.1K elsewhere · 43%
- 5 In Search of Greatness (2018) $58.1K $58.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Better Angels (2018) $33.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Panama Papers (2018) $24.6K $9.3K US & Canada · 38% $15.3K elsewhere · 62%
- 8 Homo Botanicus (2018) $5.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Clementina (2018) $552 No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 44 releases took $3.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $29.6M, led by Free Solo (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)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche (2018) $863.6K Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche (2018)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 Maria by Callas (2018) $3.5M Maria by Callas (2018)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 She Is the Other Gaze (2018) $113K She Is the Other Gaze (2018)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 Burn the Stage: The Movie (2018) $21.3M Burn the Stage: The Movie (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 44 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2009 earned the most: $268M from 1 film, led by This Is It (2009). Week 44, 2018 took $3.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 1 film | 1 | $268M | – | This Is It (2009) $268M |
| Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 3 films · −100% | 3 | $372.1K | −100% | Waste Land (2010) $291.3K |
| Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 2 films · −64% | 2 | $135.2K | −64% | My Reincarnation (2011) $96.1K |
| Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +2815% | 3 | $3.9M | +2815% | A Man's Story (2012) $3.8M |
| Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films · −37% | 5 | $2.5M | −37% | Alphabet (2013) $2M |
| Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +31% | 6 | $3.2M | +31% | Warsaw Uprising (2014) $3M |
| Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 6 films · +70% | 6 | $5.5M | +70% | The Royal Road (2015) $5.4M |
| Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 5 films · −55% | 5 | $2.5M | −55% | Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $1.5M |
| Week 44, 2017 Oct 29–Nov 4 8 films · −93% | 8 | $160.5K | −93% | Wait for Your Laugh (2017) $73.6K |
| Week 44, 2018 Oct 28–Nov 3 9 films · +2103% | 9 | $3.5M | +2103% | Maria by Callas (2018) $2.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 44 of 2018?
English-language documentary films took $3.2M across 5 films, 89% of the total, ahead of Korean-language documentary films ($313.6K) and German-language documentary films ($64.7K).
Week 44 of 2018 Documentary Box Office by Language
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English $3.2M5 films · #1 Maria by Callas (2018) -
Korean $313.6K1 film · #1 Children Gone to Poland (2018) -
German $64.7K1 film · #1 Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) -
Spanish $5.3K1 film · #1 Homo Botanicus (2018) -
Portuguese $5521 film · #1 Clementina (2018)
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 44 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3)?
Maria by Callas (2018) leads with $2.9M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Children Gone to Poland (2018) at $313.6K and The Price of Free (2018) at $164.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3) earn?
9 documentary films released in week 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3) report a worldwide gross, $3.5M in all, or $392.7K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Maria by Callas (2018), earned $2.9M.
How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2018 (Oct 28–Nov 3). 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 44, 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.