#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of Week 20, 2019
2019 · Adventure, History
$178.1K worldwide · 39% of the chart's total
$102.1K US & Canada · 57% $76K elsewhere · 43%
Documentary box office · Week 20 · May 12–18, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 20 of 2019: Documentary Releases of May 12–18
Walking on Water (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18), with $178.1K worldwide, ahead of The Cordillera of Dreams (2019) at $166.6K and Let It Be Law (2019) at $45.5K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $461.8K in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Spanish leads with $219.9K across 3 documentary releases.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $461.8K
- Walking on Water (2019), the #1
- $178.1K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 27%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 20 of 2019?
Walking on Water (2019) leads with $178.1K, 39% of the total. The top 5 together took $453.1K, 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 Week 20 of 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 week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18).
- 1 May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $102.1K Rest of the world: $76K Worldwide: $178.1K
- 2 May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $20.9K Rest of the world: $145.6K Worldwide: $166.6K
- 3 May 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.5K
- 4 May 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K
- 5 May 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K
- 6
May 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8K - 7
Long Live Rock… Celebrate the Chaos (2019)May 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $856
May 16, 2019 · English · Documentary, Music $856 worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 20 releases took $461.8K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 14–20) with $21.7M, led by Metamorphosis (2019).
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Russia from Above (2019) $76.2K Russia from Above (2019)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 Foosballers (2019) $15.4K Foosballers (2019)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Metamorphosis (2019) $21.7M Metamorphosis (2019)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 The Last Animals (2019) $2.5M The Last Animals (2019)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Meeting Gorbachev (2019) $1.1M Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 The Biggest Little Farm (2019) $6M The Biggest Little Farm (2019)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 Walking on Water (2019) $461.8K Walking on Water (2019)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Echo In the Canyon (2019) $4.5M Echo In the Canyon (2019)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Shakuhachi: One Sound One Life (2019) $929K Shakuhachi: One Sound One Life (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 20 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2010 earned the most: $16M from 2 films, led by Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010). Week 20, 2019 took $461.8K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 2 films | 2 | $16M | – | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) $16M |
| Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 8 films · −95% | 8 | $874.1K | −95% | L'amour fou (2011) $517K |
| Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 6 films · +47% | 6 | $1.3M | +47% | Bill W. (2012) $809.6K |
| Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 5 films · −84% | 5 | $211.8K | −84% | Becoming Traviata (2013) $102K |
| Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 2 films · −59% | 2 | $87.3K | −59% | Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2014) $45.3K |
| Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 1 film · −53% | 1 | $41.2K | −53% | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015) $41.2K |
| Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 2 films · +4154% | 2 | $1.8M | +4154% | Rammstein: Paris (2016) $1.6M |
| Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 4 films · −71% | 4 | $500.9K | −71% | Fight for Space (2017) $337.8K |
| Week 20, 2018 May 13–19 7 films · +1664% | 7 | $8.8M | +1664% | Pope Francis - A Man of His Word (2018) $8.6M |
| Week 20, 2019 May 12–18 7 films · −95% | 7 | $461.8K | −95% | Walking on Water (2019) $178.1K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 16 (Apr 14–20) with $21.7M, led by Metamorphosis (2019).
- Week 1 $11.6K
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $247.5K
- Week 4 $2.5K
- Week 5 $48.5K
- Week 6 $463.6K
- Week 7 $371.7K
- Week 8 $31.2K
- Week 9 $15.8M
- Week 10 $47.7K
- Week 11 $1M
- Week 12 $485K
- Week 13 $3.7M
- Week 14 $76.2K
- Week 15 $15.4K
- Week 16 $21.7M
- Week 17 $2.5M
- Week 18 $1.1M
- Week 19 $6M
- Week 20 $461.8K
- Week 21 $4.5M
- Week 22 $929K
- Week 23 $8.5M
- Week 24 $807K
- Week 25 $1.1M
- Week 26 $3.5M
- Week 27 $3.4M
- Week 28 $740K
- Week 29 $748.5K
- Week 30 $3.2M
- Week 31 $1M
- Week 32 $13.3M
- Week 33 $1.2M
- Week 34 $13.6M
- Week 35 $1.4M
- Week 36 $9M
- Week 37 $4.3M
- Week 38 $4.1M
- Week 39 $1.4M
- Week 40 $89.5K
- Week 41 $3M
- Week 42 $1.7M
- Week 43 $2.5M
- Week 44 $234.7K
- Week 45 $557.4K
- Week 46 $1.2M
- Week 47 $3.7M
- Week 48 $720.6K
- Week 49 $135.6K
- Week 50 $405K
- Week 51 $475.5K
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 20 of 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 week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18)?
Walking on Water (2019) leads with $178.1K worldwide, $102.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Cordillera of Dreams (2019) at $166.6K and Let It Be Law (2019) at $45.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) earn?
7 documentary films released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $461.8K in all, or $66K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Walking on Water (2019), earned $178.1K.
How is the week 20, 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 week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18). 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 20, 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.