#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2019
2019 · Biography, Sport
$2.8M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 15–21, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2019: Documentary Releases of Sep 15–21
Diego Maradona (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21), with $2.8M worldwide, ahead of Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019) at $1.2M and Midnight Traveler (2019) at $50.3K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.1M in all, 18% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 5% on Week 37, 2019, whose releases took $4.3M.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $4.1M
- Diego Maradona (2019), the #1
- $2.8M
- vs Week 37, 2019
- −5%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2019?
Diego Maradona (2019) leads with $2.8M, 68% of the total. The top 4 together took $4.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21).
- 1 Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M
- 2 Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $705.3K Rest of the world: $537.8K Worldwide: $1.2M
- 3 Sep 18, 2019 US and Canada: $41.3K Rest of the world: $9.1K Worldwide: $50.3K
- 4 Sep 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $4.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 18–24) with $13.6M, led by Jawline (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)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Western Stars (2019) $4.3M Western Stars (2019)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Diego Maradona (2019) $4.1M Diego Maradona (2019)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Game Changers (2019) $1.4M The Game Changers (2019)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) $89.5K Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2012 earned the most: $49.1M from 6 films, led by Switch (2012). Week 38, 2019 took $4.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 7 films | 7 | $5.2M | – | Catfish (2010) $3.5M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films · −95% | 5 | $253.6K | −95% | Jane's Journey (2011) $217.6K |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films · +19252% | 6 | $49.1M | +19252% | Switch (2012) $47.2M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 5 films · −78% | 5 | $10.6M | −78% | Jerusalem (2013) $9.3M |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films · −75% | 5 | $2.6M | −75% | 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% | 8 | $862.6K | −67% | Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 6 films · +1817% | 6 | $16.5M | +1817% | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $13.7M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 4 films · −99% | 4 | $113.4K | −99% | The Force (2017) $59.9K |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 4 films · +9254% | 4 | $10.6M | +9254% | Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $6.7M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 4 films · −61% | 4 | $4.1M | −61% | Diego Maradona (2019) $2.8M |
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 38 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21)?
Diego Maradona (2019) leads with $2.8M worldwide. Next come Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019) at $1.2M and Midnight Traveler (2019) at $50.3K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $4.1M in all, or $1M per film on average. Week 37, 2019 releases took $4.3M.
How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Diego Maradona (2019), earned $2.8M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21). 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 38, 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.