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Documentary box office · Week 47 · Nov 18–24, 2018

Documentary Box Office, Week 47 of 2018: Documentary Releases of Nov 18–24

Amazing Grace (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24), with $7.8M worldwide, ahead of The World Before Your Feet (2018) at $268.6K and The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018) at $197K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 61% on Week 46, 2018, whose releases took $21.3M.

week 47 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$8.3M
Amazing Grace (2018), the #1
$7.8M
vs Week 46, 2018
−61%
Amazing Grace (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 47, 2018

Amazing Grace (2018)

2018 · Documentary

$7.8M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$4.5M US & Canada · 57% $3.3M elsewhere · 43%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 47 of 2018?

Amazing Grace (2018) leads with $7.8M, 94% of the total. The top 4 together took $8.3M, 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. Amazing Grace (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $7.8M Amazing Grace (2018)
    $4.5M US & Canada · 57% $3.3M elsewhere · 43%
  2. The World Before Your Feet (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $268.6K The World Before Your Feet (2018)
    $268.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $197K The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Cleaners (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $43.7K The Cleaners (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 47 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 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24).

  1. 1 Amazing Grace (2018) movie poster
    Amazing Grace (2018) Nov 23, 2018 · English · Documentary $7.8M worldwide
    Nov 23, 2018 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $7.8M
  2. 2 The World Before Your Feet (2018) movie poster
    The World Before Your Feet (2018) Nov 21, 2018 · English · Documentary $268.6K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $268.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $268.6K
  3. 3 The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018) movie poster
    The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018) Nov 23, 2018 · Spanish · Thriller, Documentary $197K worldwide
    Nov 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197K
  4. 4 The Cleaners (2018) movie poster
    The Cleaners (2018) Nov 23, 2018 · English · Documentary $43.7K worldwide
    Nov 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 47 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2017 earned the most: $16.1M from 8 films, led by The Next Guardian (2017). Week 47, 2018 took $8.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 2 films 2 $196.7K – The Mouth of the Wolf (2009) $179.4K
Week 47, 2010 Nov 14–20 1 film · −76% 1 $46.4K −76% William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) $46.4K
Week 47, 2011 Nov 13–19 2 films · +284% 2 $177.9K +284% Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011) $163.4K
Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 2 films · +83% 2 $326.3K +83% The Central Park Five (2012) $325.7K
Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 5 films · +28% 5 $419.2K +28% Narco Cultura (2013) $163.7K
Week 47, 2014 Nov 16–22 3 films · −83% 3 $72.4K −83% Monk With a Camera (2014) $45.9K
Week 47, 2015 Nov 15–21 6 films · +75% 6 $126.8K +75% Please Remember Me (2015) $58.2K
Week 47, 2016 Nov 13–19 8 films · +260% 8 $456.9K +260% Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016) $107K
Week 47, 2017 Nov 19–25 8 films · +3424% 8 $16.1M +3424% The Next Guardian (2017) $14.4M
Week 47, 2018 Nov 18–24 4 films · −48% 4 $8.3M −48% Amazing Grace (2018) $7.8M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 47 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 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24)?

Amazing Grace (2018) leads with $7.8M worldwide, $4.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The World Before Your Feet (2018) at $268.6K and The Mystery of Padre Pio (2018) at $197K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, or $2.1M per film on average. Week 46, 2018 releases took $21.3M.

How many documentary movies released in week 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Amazing Grace (2018), earned $7.8M.

How much of the Week 47, 2018 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.7M of the $8.3M total, or 57%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2018 (Nov 18–24). 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 47, 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.