#1 of 32 #1 documentary movie of October 2019
2019 · Documentary
$1.9M worldwide · 25% of the chart's total
$1.8M US & Canada · 95% $89.4K elsewhere · 5%
Documentary box office · October 2019
Documentary Box Office, October 2019: Top-Grossing Releases
Fantastic Fungi (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in October 2019, with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of No Safe Spaces (2019) at $1.3M and Jesus Is King (2019) at $1.1M. 32 documentary films released in October 2019 report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 61% on September 2019, whose releases took $18.8M. By language, English leads with $6.8M across 23 documentary releases.
- October 2019 releases with a gross
- 32
- combined worldwide
- $7.4M
- Fantastic Fungi (2019), the #1
- $1.9M
- vs September 2019
- −61%
#1 of 32 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of October 2019?
Fantastic Fungi (2019) leads with $1.9M, 25% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.7M, 77% of what all 32 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 October 2019, 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 October 2019.
- 1 Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $89.4K Worldwide: $1.9M
- 2 Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
- 3 Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: $973K Rest of the world: $109.6K Worldwide: $1.1M
- 4 Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages (2019)Oct 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $757.4K
Oct 10, 2019 · English · Documentary $757.4K worldwide - 5 Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $714K
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#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories (2019)Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $327.3K Oct 18, 2019 · English · Drama, History, Documentary $327.3K worldwide - 7
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $310.3K - 8
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $62.6K Rest of the world: $226.1K Worldwide: $288.8K - 9
Oct 7, 2019 US and Canada: $25.7K Rest of the world: $151.6K Worldwide: $177.3K - 10
Oct 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.1K - 11
Oct 12, 2019 US and Canada: $82.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $82.7K - 12
Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: $53.1K Rest of the world: $10.9K Worldwide: $64K - 13
Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: $31.4K Rest of the world: $5.9K Worldwide: $37.3K - 14
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $31.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.6K - 15
Oct 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26K - 16
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019)Oct 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25K Oct 1, 2019 · English · Documentary $25K worldwide - 17
Oct 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.9K - 18
Everything: The Real Thing Story (2019)Oct 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.1K Oct 24, 2019 · English · Documentary, Music $17.1K worldwide - 19
Oct 16, 2019 US and Canada: $15.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.5K - 20
Oct 23, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3K - 21
Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: $14.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.9K - 22
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K - 23
Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living (2019)Oct 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
Oct 19, 2019 · French · Documentary $10K worldwide - 24
Oct 27, 2019 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K - 25
The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin (2019)Oct 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7K
Oct 5, 2019 · Korean · Drama, Fantasy, Documentary $8.7K worldwide - 26
Oct 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K - 27
Oct 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K - 28
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $2.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3K - 29
Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $810 - 30
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $602 - 31
Oct 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $245 - 32
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in October 2019?
Of the top 10, No Safe Spaces (2019) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Booksellers (2019) made 86% of its gross abroad. Across all 32 films, $4.4M (59%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Fantastic Fungi (2019) $1.9M $1.8M US & Canada · 95% $89.4K elsewhere · 5%
- 2 No Safe Spaces (2019) $1.3M $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Jesus Is King (2019) $1.1M $973K US & Canada · 90% $109.6K elsewhere · 10%
- 4 Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages (2019) $757.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Elephant Queen (2019) $714K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories (2019) $327.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 October (2019) $310.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Cave (2019) $288.8K $62.6K US & Canada · 22% $226.1K elsewhere · 78%
- 9 The Booksellers (2019) $177.3K $25.7K US & Canada · 14% $151.6K elsewhere · 86%
- 10 Leonardo: The Works (2019) $171.1K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many October 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 32 films reached $100M. 32 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $7.4M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 32 films, 100% of the list $7.4M · 100% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of October 2019 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 41 (Oct 6–12) took $3M, led by Fantastic Fungi (2019). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) $89.5K Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Fantastic Fungi (2019) $3M Fantastic Fungi (2019)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 The Elephant Queen (2019) $1.7M The Elephant Queen (2019)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 No Safe Spaces (2019) $2.5M No Safe Spaces (2019)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 Leonardo: The Works (2019) $180.5K Leonardo: The Works (2019)
Earlier years
How Does October 2019 Compare With October in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, October 2010 earned the most: $187M from 11 films, led by Jackass 3-D (2010). October 2019 took $7.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 11 films | 11 | $187M | – | Jackass 3-D (2010) $178.1M |
| October 2011 17 films · −99% | 17 | $2.5M | −99% | To Be Heard (2011) $813.4K |
| October 2012 19 films · −26% | 19 | $1.8M | −26% | The Flat (2012) $583.4K |
| October 2013 23 films · +8957% | 23 | $167.4M | +8957% | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $151.8M |
| October 2014 22 films · −89% | 22 | $19.2M | −89% | Meet the Mormons (2014) $6M |
| October 2015 22 films · +97% | 22 | $37.8M | +97% | Twenty Two (2015) $26.3M |
| October 2016 23 films · −20% | 23 | $30.3M | −20% | Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) $23.6M |
| October 2017 32 films · −21% | 32 | $23.8M | −21% | Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) $12.9M |
| October 2018 36 films · −82% | 36 | $4.2M | −82% | Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche (2018) $690.1K |
| October 2019 32 films · +78% | 32 | $7.4M | +78% | Fantastic Fungi (2019) $1.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in October 2019?
English-language documentary films took $6.8M across 23 films, 91% of the total, ahead of Portuguese-language documentary films ($310.3K) and Arabic-language documentary films ($288.8K).
October 2019 Documentary Box Office by Language
- English $6.8M23 films · #1 Fantastic Fungi (2019)
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Portuguese $310.3K1 film · #1 October (2019) -
Arabic $288.8K1 film · #1 The Cave (2019) - French $23.9K2 films · #1 A German Youth (2019)
- Korean $8.7K1 film · #1 The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin (2019)
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Dutch $2.8K1 film · #1 Your Mum and Dad (2019) -
Spanish $1.1K2 films · #1 Wild Session (2019) -
Thai $281 film · #1 Santikhiri Sonata (2019)
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2019, Month by Month
The months of 2019 with their totals: August leads with $30.3M, led by Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019).
- January $310.1K #1 Who Will Write Our History (2019)
- February $1.4M #1 Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice (2019)
- March $20.6M #1 Apollo 11 (2019)
- April $24.7M #1 Metamorphosis (2019)
- May $12.6M #1 The Biggest Little Farm (2019)
- June $13.9M #1 Pavarotti (2019)
- July $8.2M #1 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
- August $30.3M #1 Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019)
- September $18.8M #1 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
- October $7.4M #1 Fantastic Fungi (2019)
- November $6.2M #1 Spirits in the Forest (2019)
- December $1M #1 Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office October 2019: 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 32 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in October 2019?
Fantastic Fungi (2019) leads with $1.9M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come No Safe Spaces (2019) at $1.3M and Jesus Is King (2019) at $1.1M.
How much did documentary movies released in October 2019 earn?
32 documentary films released in October 2019 report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all, or $231.3K per film on average. September 2019 releases took $18.8M.
How many documentary movies released in October 2019 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Fantastic Fungi (2019), earned $1.9M.
How is the October 2019 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 October 2019. 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 October 2019 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.