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Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 2020

Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2020: Documentary Releases of Sep 6–12

Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12), with $9M worldwide, ahead of Gather (2020) at $3.1M and To the Moon (2020) at $832.1K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Korean leads with $9M across 1 documentary release.

week 37 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$14M
Break the Silence: The Movie (2020), the #1
$9M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2020?

Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) leads with $9M, 64% of the total. The top 5 together took $14M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $9M Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Gather (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $3.1M Gather (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. To the Moon (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $832.1K To the Moon (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Space Dogs (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $776K Space Dogs (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Slim & I (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $342.6K Slim & I (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12).

  1. 1 Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) movie poster
    Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) Sep 10, 2020 · Korean · Music, Documentary $9M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M
  2. 2 Gather (2020) movie poster
    Gather (2020) Sep 8, 2020 · English · Documentary $3.1M worldwide
    Sep 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
  3. 3 To the Moon (2020) movie poster
    To the Moon (2020) Sep 8, 2020 · English · Documentary $832.1K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $832.1K
  4. 4 Space Dogs (2020) movie poster
    Space Dogs (2020) Sep 11, 2020 · English · Documentary $776K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $776K
  5. 5 Slim & I (2020) movie poster
    Slim & I (2020) Sep 10, 2020 · English · Documentary, Music $342.6K worldwide
    Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $342.6K
  6. 6 Enemies of the State (2020) movie poster
    Enemies of the State (2020) Sep 10, 2020 · English · Documentary $8.5K worldwide
    Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: $8.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.5K
  7. 7 The Rossellinis (2020) movie poster
    The Rossellinis (2020) Sep 12, 2020 · Italian · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  8. 8 Meeting the Beatles in India (2020) movie poster
    Meeting the Beatles in India (2020) Sep 9, 2020 · English · Documentary, Music $2.4K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $14M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 6–12) with $14M, led by Break the Silence: The Movie (2020).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 The Girl on the Bridge (2020) $17.4K The Girl on the Bridge (2020)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2020) $322.2K Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2020)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (2020) $94.5K Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (2020)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Fellini of the Spirits (2020) $2.6K Fellini of the Spirits (2020)
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Vor mir der Süden (2020) $466.6K Vor mir der Süden (2020)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 The Mole Agent (2020) $511.3K The Mole Agent (2020)
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) $14M Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci (2020) $175.5K A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci (2020)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020) $460.5K Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020)
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2020 earned the most: $14M from 8 films, led by Break the Silence: The Movie (2020).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 7 films 7 $601.9K – The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) $280.3K
Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 5 films · +648% 5 $4.5M +648% Palme (2012) $3.3M
Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 7 films · −89% 7 $500.8K −89% Gardening With Soul (2013) $293.6K
Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 6 films · +26% 6 $630.8K +26% The Green Prince (2014) $339.2K
Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 4 films · +192% 4 $1.8M +192% Meet the Patels (2015) $1.7M
Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 8 films · +36% 8 $2.5M +36% Dancer (2016) $1.1M
Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 8 films · −1% 8 $2.5M −1% So Help Me God (2017) $1.3M
Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 7 films · −22% 7 $1.9M −22% The Dawn Wall (2018) $1.4M
Week 37, 2019 Sep 8–14 8 films · +122% 8 $4.3M +122% Western Stars (2019) $3.7M
Week 37, 2020 Sep 6–12 8 films · +225% 8 $14M +225% Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) $9M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 37 of 2020?

Korean-language documentary films took $9M across 1 film, 64% of the total, ahead of English-language documentary films ($5M) and Italian-language documentary films ($3.5K).

Week 37 of 2020 Documentary Box Office by Language

  1. Korean $9M
    1 film · #1 Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
  2. English $5M
    6 films · #1 Gather (2020)
  3. Italian $3.5K
    1 film · #1 The Rossellinis (2020)
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 37 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12)?

Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) leads with $9M worldwide. Next come Gather (2020) at $3.1M and To the Moon (2020) at $832.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12) earn?

8 documentary films released in week 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $14M in all, or $1.8M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Break the Silence: The Movie (2020), earned $9M.

How much of the Week 37, 2020 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.5K of the $14M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 7 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2020 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 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.