#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 9, 2020
2020 · Documentary
$3.5M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 9 · Feb 23–29, 2020
Documentary Box Office, Week 9 of 2020: Documentary Releases of Feb 23–29
Lost in America (2020) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29), with $3.5M worldwide, ahead of Caught in the Net (2020) at $2.9M and Tempos (2020) at $234K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $3.5M across 2 documentary releases.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $6.7M
- Lost in America (2020), the #1
- $3.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 9 of 2020?
Lost in America (2020) leads with $3.5M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.7M, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29).
- 1 Feb 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
- 2 Feb 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
- 3 Feb 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $234K
- 4 Feb 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.4K
- 5 Feb 28, 2020 US and Canada: $36.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 9 releases took $6.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 9 (Feb 23–29) with $6.7M, led by Lost in America (2020).
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020) $6.4M Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 Viva the Underdogs (2020) $61.5K Viva the Underdogs (2020)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words (2020) $451.8K Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words (2020)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 9–15 The Cordillera of Dreams (2020) $166.6K The Cordillera of Dreams (2020)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 16–22 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020) $598.7K Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–29 Lost in America (2020) $6.7M Lost in America (2020)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Booksellers (2020) $177.3K The Booksellers (2020)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 Human Nature (2020) $7.2K Human Nature (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 9 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2019 earned the most: $15.8M from 7 films, led by Apollo 11 (2019). Week 9, 2020 took $6.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9, 2011 Feb 20–26 1 film | 1 | $62.2K | – | Public Speaking (2011) $62.2K |
| Week 9, 2012 Feb 26–Mar 3 5 films · +99% | 5 | $123.7K | +99% | This Is Not a Film (2012) $88.8K |
| Week 9, 2013 Feb 24–Mar 2 4 films · +3703% | 4 | $4.7M | +3703% | Leviathan (2013) $4.4M |
| Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 2 films · −93% | 2 | $350.5K | −93% | Land of the Bears (2014) $347.5K |
| Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 3 films · +317% | 3 | $1.5M | +317% | Zanetti Story (2015) $549.4K |
| Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 2 films · −95% | 2 | $66.8K | −95% | King Georges (2016) $66.2K |
| Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 5 films · +728% | 5 | $553.2K | +728% | Childhood (2017) $397.5K |
| Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 6 films · +262% | 6 | $2M | +262% | Wild Amsterdam (2018) $991.2K |
| Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 7 films · +692% | 7 | $15.8M | +692% | Apollo 11 (2019) $15.3M |
| Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 5 films · −57% | 5 | $6.7M | −57% | Lost in America (2020) $3.5M |
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).
- 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 9 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 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29)?
Lost in America (2020) leads with $3.5M worldwide. Next come Caught in the Net (2020) at $2.9M and Tempos (2020) at $234K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, or $1.3M per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Lost in America (2020), earned $3.5M.
How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2020 (Feb 23–29). 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 9, 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.