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Documentary box office · Week 16 · Apr 12–18, 2020

Documentary Box Office, Week 16 of 2020: Documentary Releases of Apr 12–18

Asteroid Hunters (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18), with $57.3K worldwide, ahead of Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) at $40.8K and Chunky Shrapnel (2020) at $10.9K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $117K in all. By language, English leads with $68.6K across 3 documentary releases.

week 16 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$117K
Asteroid Hunters (2020), the #1
$57.3K
Asteroid Hunters (2020) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 16, 2020

Asteroid Hunters (2020)

2020 · Documentary

$57.3K worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 16 of 2020?

Asteroid Hunters (2020) leads with $57.3K, 49% of the total. The top 5 together took $117K, 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.

  1. Asteroid Hunters (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $57.3K Asteroid Hunters (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $40.8K Yung Lean: In My Head (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Chunky Shrapnel (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $10.9K Chunky Shrapnel (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Prophecy (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $7.6K Prophecy (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Through the Night (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $368 Through the Night (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 16 of 2020, 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 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18).

  1. 1 Asteroid Hunters (2020) movie poster
    Asteroid Hunters (2020) Apr 17, 2020 · English · Documentary $57.3K worldwide
    Apr 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.3K
  2. 2 Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) movie poster
    Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) Apr 15, 2020 · Swedish · Documentary, Music $40.8K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.8K
  3. 3 Chunky Shrapnel (2020) movie poster
    Chunky Shrapnel (2020) Apr 17, 2020 · English · Documentary, Music $10.9K worldwide
    Apr 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
  4. 4 Prophecy (2020) movie poster
    Prophecy (2020) Apr 17, 2020 · Arabic · Documentary $7.6K worldwide
    Apr 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K
  5. 5 Through the Night (2020) movie poster
    Through the Night (2020) Apr 15, 2020 · English · Documentary $368 worldwide
    Apr 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $368
Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $117K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 26–May 2) with $2.1M, led by A Secret Love (2020).

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Booksellers (2020) $177.3K The Booksellers (2020)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 Human Nature (2020) $7.2K Human Nature (2020)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Mishima: The Last Debate (2020) $1.3M Mishima: The Last Debate (2020)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 Steelers: The World’s First Gay Rugby Club (2020) $7.9K Steelers: The World’s First Gay Rugby Club (2020)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 Elephant (2020) $83.1K Elephant (2020)
  6. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Easter in Art (2020) $80.8K Easter in Art (2020)
  7. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 Asteroid Hunters (2020) $117K Asteroid Hunters (2020)
  8. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Eating Up Easter (2020) $8.8K Eating Up Easter (2020)
  9. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 A Secret Love (2020) $2.1M A Secret Love (2020)
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2012 earned the most: $62.6M from 6 films, led by Chimpanzee (2012). Week 16, 2020 took $117K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 2011 Apr 10–16 2 films 2 $2M – Armadillo (2011) $2M
Week 16, 2012 Apr 15–21 6 films · +2991% 6 $62.6M +2991% Chimpanzee (2012) $34.8M
Week 16, 2013 Apr 14–20 5 films · −94% 5 $3.7M −94% Unmade in China (2013) $3.4M
Week 16, 2014 Apr 13–19 3 films · +489% 3 $21.6M +489% Bears (2014) $21.3M
Week 16, 2015 Apr 12–18 8 films · −22% 8 $16.9M −22% Monkey Kingdom (2015) $16.8M
Week 16, 2016 Apr 10–16 7 films · −90% 7 $1.7M −90% The First Monday in May (2016) $1.1M
Week 16, 2017 Apr 16–22 6 films · +1455% 6 $25.7M +1455% Born in China (2017) $25.1M
Week 16, 2018 Apr 15–21 7 films · −99% 7 $244.4K −99% The Man Who Stole Banksy (2018) $89.7K
Week 16, 2019 Apr 14–20 7 films · +8796% 7 $21.7M +8796% Metamorphosis (2019) $12.9M
Week 16, 2020 Apr 12–18 5 films · −99% 5 $117K −99% Asteroid Hunters (2020) $57.3K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2020, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 37 (Sep 6–12) with $14M, led by Break the Silence: The Movie (2020).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 16 of 2020: 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 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18)?

Asteroid Hunters (2020) leads with $57.3K worldwide. Next come Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) at $40.8K and Chunky Shrapnel (2020) at $10.9K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $117K in all, or $23.4K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Asteroid Hunters (2020), earned $57.3K.

How is the week 16, 2020 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 16 of 2020 (Apr 12–18). 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 16, 2020 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.