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Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 22–28, 2020

Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2020: Documentary Releases of Nov 22–28

The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28), with $7.5M worldwide, ahead of Zappa (2020) at $220K and Tehran Blues (2020) at $6.1K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $7.7M across 4 documentary releases.

week 48 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$7.7M
The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020), the #1
$7.5M
earned in the US & Canada
4%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2020?

The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) leads with $7.5M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.7M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $7.5M The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020)
    $280.9K US & Canada · 4% $7.2M elsewhere · 96%
  2. Zappa (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $220K Zappa (2020)
    $15.5K US & Canada · 7% $204.5K elsewhere · 93%
  3. Tehran Blues (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $6.1K Tehran Blues (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $4.2K The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. L’occhio di vetro (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $813 L’occhio di vetro (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28).

  1. 1 The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) movie poster
    The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) Nov 24, 2020 · English · Documentary $7.5M worldwide
    Nov 24, 2020 US and Canada: $280.9K Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $7.5M
  2. 2 Zappa (2020) movie poster
    Zappa (2020) Nov 27, 2020 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $220K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: $15.5K Rest of the world: $204.5K Worldwide: $220K
  3. 3 Tehran Blues (2020) movie poster
    Tehran Blues (2020) Nov 26, 2020 · Spanish · Music, Documentary $6.1K worldwide
    Nov 26, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
  4. 4 The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) movie poster
    The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) Nov 25, 2020 · English · Mystery, Crime, Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K
  5. 5 L’occhio di vetro (2020) movie poster
    L’occhio di vetro (2020) Nov 26, 2020 · English · History, Documentary $813 worldwide
    Nov 26, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
  6. 6 Arica (2020) movie poster
    Arica (2020) Nov 23, 2020 · Swedish · Documentary $297 worldwide
    Nov 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $297
Weeks around it

How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 48 releases took $7.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 49 (Nov 29–Dec 5) with $10.2M, led by The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020).

  1. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 My Name Is Francesco Totti (2020) $1.5M My Name Is Francesco Totti (2020)
  2. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Gallant Indies (2020) $561.1K Gallant Indies (2020)
  3. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 Sewing Sisters (2020) $116.2K Sewing Sisters (2020)
  4. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Finding Jack Charlton (2020) $4.1K Finding Jack Charlton (2020)
  5. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 I Am Greta (2020) $380.3K I Am Greta (2020)
  6. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Collective (2020) $301.4K Collective (2020)
  7. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) $7.7M The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020)
  8. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $10.2M The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020)
  9. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Gunda (2020) $663.6K Gunda (2020)
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2013 earned the most: $15.2M from 4 films, led by Journey to the South Pacific (2013). Week 48, 2020 took $7.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 3 films 3 $867.3K – Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) $778.6K
Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 3 films · +45% 3 $1.3M +45% Hecho en México (2012) $1M
Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 4 films · +1103% 4 $15.2M +1103% Journey to the South Pacific (2013) $15M
Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 5 films · −94% 5 $853.6K −94% 25 to Life (2014) $382.9K
Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 7 films · +181% 7 $2.4M +181% Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) $1.7M
Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 3 films · +380% 3 $11.5M +380% Seasons (2016) $11.4M
Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 3 films · −100% 3 $45.7K −100% Naples '44 (2017) $24.9K
Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 1 film · +3415% 1 $1.6M +3415% Roll With Me (2018) $1.6M
Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 3 films · −55% 3 $720.6K −55% 63 Up (2019) $483.7K
Week 48, 2020 Nov 22–28 6 films · +974% 6 $7.7M +974% The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) $7.5M
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 48 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28)?

The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) leads with $7.5M worldwide, $280.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Zappa (2020) at $220K and Tehran Blues (2020) at $6.1K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) earn?

6 documentary films released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, or $1.3M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020), earned $7.5M.

How much of the Week 48, 2020 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$296.4K of the $7.7M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28). 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 48, 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.