#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 30, 2019
2019 · Documentary
$1.4M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
$43.8K US & Canada · 3% $1.4M elsewhere · 97%
Documentary box office · Week 30 · Jul 21–27, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 30 of 2019: Documentary Releases of Jul 21–27
For Sama (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27), with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of Honeyland (2019) at $1.3M and Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) at $281.2K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.2M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Arabic leads with $1.4M across 1 documentary release.
- week 30 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $3.2M
- For Sama (2019), the #1
- $1.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 35%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 30 of 2019?
For Sama (2019) leads with $1.4M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.2M, almost all of what the 5 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 30 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 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27).
- 1 Jul 26, 2019 US and Canada: $43.8K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.4M
- 2 Jul 26, 2019 US and Canada: $815.1K Rest of the world: $499.2K Worldwide: $1.3M
- 3 Jul 26, 2019 US and Canada: $281.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $281.2K
- 4 Jul 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $238K
- 5 Jul 24, 2019 US and Canada: $7.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 30 of 2019?
Of the top 5, Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while For Sama (2019) made 97% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $1.1M (35%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 For Sama (2019) $1.4M $43.8K US & Canada · 3% $1.4M elsewhere · 97%
- 2 Honeyland (2019) $1.3M $815.1K US & Canada · 62% $499.2K elsewhere · 38%
- 3 Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) $281.2K $281.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Tony (2019) $238K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Angels Are Made of Light (2019) $7.9K $7.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 30 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 30 releases took $3.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 4–10) with $13.3M, led by Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019).
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 9–15 Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019) $807K Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 16–22 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019) $1.1M Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 23–29 Maiden (2019) $3.5M Maiden (2019)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 30–Jul 6 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) $3.4M Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 7–13 Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2019) $740K Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2019)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 14–20 David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) $748.5K David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 21–27 For Sama (2019) $3.2M For Sama (2019)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 28–Aug 3 The Australian Dream (2019) $1M The Australian Dream (2019)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019) $13.3M Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 30 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 30, 2014 earned the most: $6.6M from 5 films, led by The Fluffy Movie (2014). Week 30, 2019 took $3.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 30, 2010 Jul 18–24 3 films | 3 | $551.9K | – | Countdown to Zero (2010) $287.7K |
| Week 30, 2011 Jul 17–23 2 films · +5% | 2 | $579.7K | +5% | Fire in Babylon (2011) $385.5K |
| Week 30, 2012 Jul 22–28 5 films · +71% | 5 | $988.9K | +71% | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) $881.7K |
| Week 30, 2013 Jul 21–27 3 films · −69% | 3 | $305.3K | −69% | First Comes Love (2013) $207.9K |
| Week 30, 2014 Jul 20–26 5 films · +2052% | 5 | $6.6M | +2052% | The Fluffy Movie (2014) $2.8M |
| Week 30, 2015 Jul 19–25 1 film · −100% | 1 | $8.3K | −100% | Horse Money (2015) $8.3K |
| Week 30, 2016 Jul 17–23 2 films · +387% | 2 | $40.2K | +387% | The Seventh Fire (2016) $31K |
| Week 30, 2017 Jul 23–29 4 films · +14010% | 4 | $5.7M | +14010% | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) $5.4M |
| Week 30, 2018 Jul 22–28 3 films · −90% | 3 | $584.5K | −90% | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) $461.7K |
| Week 30, 2019 Jul 21–27 5 films · +454% | 5 | $3.2M | +454% | For Sama (2019) $1.4M |
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 30 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27)?
For Sama (2019) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $43.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Honeyland (2019) at $1.3M and Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) at $281.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $3.2M in all, or $647.8K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, For Sama (2019), earned $1.4M.
How is the week 30, 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 30 of 2019 (Jul 21–27). 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 30, 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.