#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 49, 2020
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020)
2020 · Comedy, Documentary
$9.7M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 49 · Nov 29–Dec 5, 2020
Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2020: Documentary Releases of Nov 29–Dec 5
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5), with $9.7M worldwide, ahead of Billie (2020) at $202.9K and Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020) at $142.2K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 32% on Week 48, 2020, whose releases took $7.7M. By language, Spanish leads with $9.7M across 1 documentary release.
- week 49 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $10.2M
- The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020), the #1
- $9.7M
- vs Week 48, 2020
- +32%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2020?
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) leads with $9.7M, 95% of the total. The top 5 together took $10.2M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 3 $142.2K Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)$2.5K US & Canada · 2% $139.8K elsewhere · 98% -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5).
- 1 Dec 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.7M
- 2 Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.9K
- 3 Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: $139.8K Worldwide: $142.2K
Dec 4, 2020 · English · Documentary $142.2K worldwide - 4 Nov 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.3K
- 5 Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 49 releases took $10.2M. 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).
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Gallant Indies (2020) $561.1K Gallant Indies (2020)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 Sewing Sisters (2020) $116.2K Sewing Sisters (2020)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Finding Jack Charlton (2020) $4.1K Finding Jack Charlton (2020)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 I Am Greta (2020) $380.3K I Am Greta (2020)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Collective (2020) $301.4K Collective (2020)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) $7.7M The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $10.2M The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Gunda (2020) $663.6K Gunda (2020)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 49 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2020 earned the most: $10.2M from 5 films, led by The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 5 films | 5 | $440.7K | – | Khodorkovsky (2011) $294.6K |
| Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films · +29% | 6 | $567.1K | +29% | The Sheik and I (2012) $297.5K |
| Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +209% | 3 | $1.8M | +209% | Tim's Vermeer (2013) $1.7M |
| Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −99% | 2 | $12.8K | −99% | Concerning Violence (2014) $12.7K |
| Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +3806% | 3 | $499.2K | +3806% | Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) $386.5K |
| Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · −90% | 3 | $51.8K | −90% | Rocco (2016) $30K |
| Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 3 films · +8532% | 3 | $4.5M | +8532% | The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) $4.4M |
| Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 3 films · −70% | 3 | $1.3M | −70% | Santiago, Italia (2018) $1.1M |
| Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 2 films · −90% | 2 | $135.6K | −90% | The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) $83.9K |
| Week 49, 2020 Nov 29–Dec 5 5 films · +7412% | 5 | $10.2M | +7412% | The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $9.7M |
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 49 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 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5)?
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) leads with $9.7M worldwide. Next come Billie (2020) at $202.9K and Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020) at $142.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5) report a worldwide gross, $10.2M in all, or $2M per film on average. Week 48, 2020 releases took $7.7M.
How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020), earned $9.7M.
How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2020 (Nov 29–Dec 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 49, 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.