#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 23, 2020
2020 · Documentary
$1.9M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 23 · May 31–Jun 6, 2020
Documentary Box Office, Week 23 of 2020: Documentary Releases of May 31–Jun 6
Spelling the Dream (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6), with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of 2040 (2020) at $1.4M and Don’t Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES (2020) at $19.2K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all. That is 3.1 times the total of Week 22, 2020, whose releases took $1M.
- week 23 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $3.3M
- Spelling the Dream (2020), the #1
- $1.9M
- vs Week 22, 2020
- ×3.1
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 23 of 2020?
Spelling the Dream (2020) leads with $1.9M, 57% of the total. The top 4 together took $3.3M, 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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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 23 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 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6).
- 1 Jun 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
- 2 Jun 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
- 3 Jun 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K
- 4 Jun 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 23 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 23 releases took $3.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (May 31–Jun 6) with $3.3M, led by Spelling the Dream (2020).
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Eating Up Easter (2020) $8.8K Eating Up Easter (2020)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 A Secret Love (2020) $2.1M A Secret Love (2020)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 The House in Between (2020) $1.7M The House in Between (2020)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 Graves Without a Name (2020) $91.3K Graves Without a Name (2020)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 The Painter and the Thief (2020) $547.7K The Painter and the Thief (2020)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 On the Record (2020) $1M On the Record (2020)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 Spelling the Dream (2020) $3.3M Spelling the Dream (2020)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 7–13 Born in Evin (2020) $1.4M Born in Evin (2020)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 14–20 Frida Kahlo (2020) $167.6K Frida Kahlo (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 23 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 23, 2018 earned the most: $23.3M from 4 films, led by Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018). Week 23, 2020 took $3.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 23, 2011 May 29–Jun 4 3 films | 3 | $275.9K | – | The Last Mountain (2011) $123K |
| Week 23, 2012 Jun 3–9 2 films · −85% | 2 | $40.8K | −85% | Paul Williams Still Alive (2012) $38.7K |
| Week 23, 2013 Jun 2–8 4 films · +1174% | 4 | $519.2K | +1174% | Dirty Wars (2013) $416.9K |
| Week 23, 2014 Jun 1–7 5 films · +845% | 5 | $4.9M | +845% | Colombia: Wild Magic (2014) $4.5M |
| Week 23, 2015 May 31–Jun 6 1 film · −99% | 1 | $41.9K | −99% | The Nightmare (2015) $41.9K |
| Week 23, 2016 May 29–Jun 4 4 films · +403% | 4 | $210.6K | +403% | The Witness (2016) $159.3K |
| Week 23, 2017 Jun 4–10 6 films · +414% | 6 | $1.1M | +414% | Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017) $694K |
| Week 23, 2018 Jun 3–9 4 films · +2051% | 4 | $23.3M | +2051% | Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) $22.8M |
| Week 23, 2019 Jun 2–8 11 films · −64% | 11 | $8.5M | −64% | Pavarotti (2019) $8.1M |
| Week 23, 2020 May 31–Jun 6 4 films · −61% | 4 | $3.3M | −61% | Spelling the Dream (2020) $1.9M |
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).
- Week 1 $75.9K
- Week 2 $1.4M
- Week 3 $6.4M
- Week 4 $61.5K
- Week 5 $451.8K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $166.6K
- Week 8 $598.7K
- Week 9 $6.7M
- Week 10 $177.3K
- Week 11 $7.2K
- Week 12 $1.3M
- Week 13 $7.9K
- Week 14 $83.1K
- Week 15 $80.8K
- Week 16 $117K
- Week 17 $8.8K
- Week 18 $2.1M
- Week 19 $1.7M
- Week 20 $91.3K
- Week 21 $547.7K
- Week 22 $1M
- Week 23 $3.3M
- Week 24 $1.4M
- Week 25 $167.6K
- Week 26 $51K
- Week 27 $185.4K
- Week 28 $192.4K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $244.6K
- Week 31 $17.4K
- Week 32 $322.2K
- Week 33 $94.5K
- Week 34 $2.6K
- Week 35 $466.6K
- Week 36 $511.3K
- Week 37 $14M
- Week 38 $175.5K
- Week 39 $460.5K
- Week 40 $340K
- Week 41 $1.3M
- Week 42 $1.5M
- Week 43 $561.1K
- Week 44 $116.2K
- Week 45 $4.1K
- Week 46 $380.3K
- Week 47 $301.4K
- Week 48 $7.7M
- Week 49 $10.2M
- Week 50 $663.6K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $102K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 23 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6)?
Spelling the Dream (2020) leads with $1.9M worldwide. Next come 2040 (2020) at $1.4M and Don’t Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES (2020) at $19.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6) report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, or $817.2K per film on average. Week 22, 2020 releases took $1M.
How many documentary movies released in week 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Spelling the Dream (2020), earned $1.9M.
How is the week 23, 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 23 of 2020 (May 31–Jun 6). 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 23, 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.