#1 of 6 #1 documentary movie of Week 40, 2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
2019 · Documentary
$37.3K worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
$31.4K US & Canada · 84% $5.9K elsewhere · 16%
Documentary box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2019
Documentary Box Office, Week 40 of 2019: Documentary Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $37.3K worldwide, ahead of Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019) at $25K and Wrinkles the Clown (2019) at $14.9K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $89.5K in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $77.2K across 3 documentary releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $89.5K
- Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019), the #1
- $37.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 52%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 40 of 2019?
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) leads with $37.3K, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $88.7K, 99% of what all 6 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 40 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5).
- 1 Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: $31.4K Rest of the world: $5.9K Worldwide: $37.3K
- 2 Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019)Oct 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25K
Oct 1, 2019 · English · Documentary $25K worldwide - 3 Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: $14.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.9K
- 4 The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin (2019)Oct 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7K
Oct 5, 2019 · Korean · Drama, Fantasy, Documentary $8.7K worldwide - 5 Oct 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
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Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $810
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $89.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 18–24) with $13.6M, led by Jawline (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Fantastic Fungi (2019) $3M Fantastic Fungi (2019)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 The Elephant Queen (2019) $1.7M The Elephant Queen (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2017 earned the most: $18.2M from 11 films, led by Earth: One Amazing Day (2017). Week 40, 2019 took $89.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films | 2 | $471.1K | – | Bicicleta, cullera, poma (2010) $348.9K |
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −10% | 8 | $423.2K | −10% | Benda Bilili! (2011) $127.4K |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films · +83% | 6 | $772.5K | +83% | Flight of the Butterflies (2012) $486.5K |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +3% | 6 | $793.3K | +3% | Linsanity (2013) $333K |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · +206% | 5 | $2.4M | +206% | Roger Waters: The Wall (2014) $2.2M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +95% | 5 | $4.7M | +95% | He Named Me Malala (2015) $3.4M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −84% | 8 | $755.6K | −84% | Harry & Snowman (2016) $578.8K |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 11 films · +2307% | 11 | $18.2M | +2307% | Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) $12.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · −96% | 8 | $812.3K | −96% | Studio 54 (2018) $239.8K |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · −89% | 6 | $89.5K | −89% | Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) $37.3K |
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 40 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) leads with $37.3K worldwide, $31.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019) at $25K and Wrinkles the Clown (2019) at $14.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?
6 documentary films released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $89.5K in all, or $14.9K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019), earned $37.3K.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 40, 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.