#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 34, 2019
2019 · Documentary
$11.1M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$667.8K US & Canada · 6% $10.5M elsewhere · 94%
Documentary box office · Week 34 · Aug 18–24, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 34 of 2019: Documentary Releases of Aug 18–24
Jawline (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24), with $11.1M worldwide, ahead of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) at $1.5M and Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) at $558.8K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. That is 11 times the total of Week 33, 2019, whose releases took $1.2M. By language, English leads with $13.5M across 4 documentary releases.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $13.6M
- Jawline (2019), the #1
- $11.1M
- vs Week 33, 2019
- ×11
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 34 of 2019?
Jawline (2019) leads with $11.1M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.6M, 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 34 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 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24).
- 1 Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: $667.8K Rest of the world: $10.5M Worldwide: $11.1M
- 2 Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: $614.2K Rest of the world: $850.3K Worldwide: $1.5M
- 3 Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: $549.4K Rest of the world: $9.4K Worldwide: $558.8K
- 4 Aug 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $364K
- 5 Aug 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 34 of 2019?
Of the top 5, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) earned the biggest share at home (98% in the US & Canada), while Jawline (2019) made 94% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $1.8M (13%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Jawline (2019) $11.1M $667.8K US & Canada · 6% $10.5M elsewhere · 94%
- 2 Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) $1.5M $614.2K US & Canada · 42% $850.3K elsewhere · 58%
- 3 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) $558.8K $549.4K US & Canada · 98% $9.4K elsewhere · 2%
- 4 Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019) $364K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Journey of Javier Heraud (2019) $30K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 34 releases took $13.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 18–24) with $13.6M, led by Jawline (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)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 Aquarela (2019) $1.2M Aquarela (2019)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Jawline (2019) $13.6M Jawline (2019)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019) $1.4M Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) $9M Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 34 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2019 earned the most: $13.6M from 5 films, led by Jawline (2019).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 2 films | 2 | $1.1M | – | The Tillman Story (2010) $802.5K |
| Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 2 films · −36% | 2 | $722.8K | −36% | Billy T Te Movie (2011) $652.5K |
| Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 4 films · +562% | 4 | $4.8M | +562% | Samsara (2012) $4.4M |
| Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 4 films · −90% | 4 | $465.1K | −90% | Sigo siendo (2013) $157.7K |
| Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 2 films · −80% | 2 | $91.9K | −80% | To Be Takei (2014) $52.8K |
| Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 6 films · +945% | 6 | $961.2K | +945% | Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015) $705.1K |
| Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 2 films · −19% | 2 | $777.9K | −19% | Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) $765.8K |
| Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 1 film · −99% | 1 | $8.3K | −99% | Served Like a Girl (2017) $8.3K |
| Week 34, 2018 Aug 19–25 4 films · +3077% | 4 | $263.3K | +3077% | Makala (2018) $127.3K |
| Week 34, 2019 Aug 18–24 5 films · +5052% | 5 | $13.6M | +5052% | Jawline (2019) $11.1M |
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 34 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 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24)?
Jawline (2019) leads with $11.1M worldwide, $667.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) at $1.5M and Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) at $558.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $2.7M per film on average. Week 33, 2019 releases took $1.2M.
How many documentary movies released in week 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Jawline (2019), earned $11.1M.
How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2019 (Aug 18–24). 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 34, 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.