#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 3, 2019
Who Will Write Our History (2019)
2019 · History, Documentary
$138.9K worldwide · 56% of the chart's total
$138K US & Canada · 99% $829 elsewhere · <1%
Documentary box office · Week 3 · Jan 13–19, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 3 of 2019: Documentary Releases of Jan 13–19
Who Will Write Our History (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19), with $138.9K worldwide, ahead of The Arctic Camels (2019) at $64.1K and What Is Democracy? (2019) at $44.5K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $247.5K in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $247.5K
- Who Will Write Our History (2019), the #1
- $138.9K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 74%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 3 of 2019?
Who Will Write Our History (2019) leads with $138.9K, 56% of the total. The top 3 together took $247.5K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19).
- 1 Jan 18, 2019 US and Canada: $138K Rest of the world: $829 Worldwide: $138.9K
- 2 Jan 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.1K
- 3 Jan 16, 2019 US and Canada: $44.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 3 releases took $247.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2018 (Dec 16–22) with $23.9M, led by They Shall Not Grow Old (2018).
- Week 50, 2018 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Loud Krazy Love (2018) $28.1K Loud Krazy Love (2018)
- Week 51, 2018 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) $23.9M They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
- Week 52, 2018 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53, 2018 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Genesis 2.0 (2019) $11.6K Genesis 2.0 (2019)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 Who Will Write Our History (2019) $247.5K Who Will Write Our History (2019)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 Mute Fire (2019) $2.5K Mute Fire (2019)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 27–Feb 2 Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint (2019) $48.5K Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 3 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2016 earned the most: $1.7M from 1 film, led by Tale of a Lake (2016). Week 3, 2019 took $247.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 2010 Jan 10–16 1 film | 1 | $49.8K | – | Bock for President (2010) $49.8K |
| Week 3, 2011 Jan 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 2012 Jan 15–21 3 films | 3 | $320.5K | – | Crazy Horse (2012) $252.9K |
| Week 3, 2013 Jan 13–19 3 films · −80% | 3 | $63.9K | −80% | The Stuart Hall Project (2013) $39K |
| Week 3, 2014 Jan 12–18 2 films · +212% | 2 | $199.8K | +212% | Asier ETA biok (2014) $183.2K |
| Week 3, 2015 Jan 11–17 1 film · −91% | 1 | $17.2K | −91% | Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015) $17.2K |
| Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 1 film · +10032% | 1 | $1.7M | +10032% | Tale of a Lake (2016) $1.7M |
| Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 6 films · −80% | 6 | $349.9K | −80% | Whose Streets? (2017) $182.8K |
| Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 6 films · +147% | 6 | $864.8K | +147% | My Life Story (2018) $353.6K |
| Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 3 films · −71% | 3 | $247.5K | −71% | Who Will Write Our History (2019) $138.9K |
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 3 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19)?
Who Will Write Our History (2019) leads with $138.9K worldwide, $138K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Arctic Camels (2019) at $64.1K and What Is Democracy? (2019) at $44.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $247.5K in all, or $82.5K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Who Will Write Our History (2019), earned $138.9K.
How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2019 (Jan 13–19). 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 3, 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.