#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of December 2019
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
2019 · Music, Documentary
$475.5K worldwide · 47% of the chart's total
$453.7K US & Canada · 95% $21.8K elsewhere · 5%
Documentary box office · December 2019
Documentary Box Office, December 2019: Top-Grossing Releases
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in December 2019, with $475.5K worldwide, ahead of Cunningham (2019) at $367.8K and The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) at $83.9K. 7 documentary films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 84% on November 2019, whose releases took $6.2M. By language, English leads with $862K across 3 documentary releases.
- December 2019 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $1M
- Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019), the #1
- $475.5K
- vs November 2019
- −84%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of December 2019?
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) leads with $475.5K, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $997.6K, 98% of what all 7 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 December 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 December 2019.
- 1 Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: $453.7K Rest of the world: $21.8K Worldwide: $475.5K
- 2 Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $265.1K Rest of the world: $102.7K Worldwide: $367.8K
- 3 Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $25K Rest of the world: $59K Worldwide: $83.9K
- 4 Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $42.3K Rest of the world: $9.4K Worldwide: $51.7K
- 5 Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K
- 6
Dec 12, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.3K - 7
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2019?
Of the top 7, Chinese Portrait (2019) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) made 70% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $790.2K (78%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) $475.5K $453.7K US & Canada · 95% $21.8K elsewhere · 5%
- 2 Cunningham (2019) $367.8K $265.1K US & Canada · 72% $102.7K elsewhere · 28%
- 3 The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) $83.9K $25K US & Canada · 30% $59K elsewhere · 70%
- 4 Midnight Family (2019) $51.7K $42.3K US & Canada · 82% $9.4K elsewhere · 18%
- 5 Winterland (2019) $18.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Tierra arrasada (2019) $14.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Chinese Portrait (2019) $4.1K $4.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release week
Which Week of December 2019 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 15–21) took $475.5K, led by Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) $135.6K The Disappearance of My Mother (2019)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Cunningham (2019) $405K Cunningham (2019)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) $475.5K Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2019 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2013 earned the most: $139.6M from 8 films, led by Walking with Dinosaurs (2013). December 2019 took $1M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 5 films | 5 | $210.8K | – | Bhutto (2010) $100.2K |
| December 2011 10 films · +9009% | 10 | $19.2M | +9009% | Pina (2011) $18.7M |
| December 2012 11 films · −91% | 11 | $1.7M | −91% | Tale of a Forest (2012) $724.2K |
| December 2013 8 films · +8243% | 8 | $139.6M | +8243% | Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M |
| December 2014 7 films · −99% | 7 | $2M | −99% | Streif: One Hell of a Ride (2014) $1.8M |
| December 2015 8 films · +171% | 8 | $5.3M | +171% | Where to Invade Next (2015) $4.7M |
| December 2016 15 films · +88% | 15 | $10M | +88% | I Am Not Your Negro (2016) $8.3M |
| December 2017 8 films · +31% | 8 | $13.2M | +31% | Killing for Love (2017) $8.3M |
| December 2018 9 films · +92% | 9 | $25.2M | +92% | They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) $21.7M |
| December 2019 7 films · −96% | 7 | $1M | −96% | Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) $475.5K |
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 December 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in December 2019?
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) leads with $475.5K worldwide, $453.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cunningham (2019) at $367.8K and The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) at $83.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in December 2019 earn?
7 documentary films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, or $145.2K per film on average. November 2019 releases took $6.2M.
How many documentary movies released in December 2019 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019), earned $475.5K.
How is the December 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 December 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 December 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.