#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 28, 2021
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)
2021 · Adventure, Documentary
$1.6M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$107.8K US & Canada · 7% $1.5M elsewhere · 93%
Documentary box office · Week 28 · Jul 4–10, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 28 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Jul 4–10
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of Bigger Than Us (2021) at $1.1M and Black Notebooks (2021) at $91.2K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 28% on Week 27, 2021, whose releases took $3.8M. By language, English leads with $2.7M across 2 documentary releases.
- week 28 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $2.8M
- The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021), the #1
- $1.6M
- vs Week 27, 2021
- −28%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 28 of 2021?
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) leads with $1.6M, 57% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.8M, 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 28 of 2021, 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 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10).
- 1 The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: $107.8K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M
Jul 9, 2021 · English · Adventure, Documentary $1.6M worldwide - 2 Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 3 Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
- 4 Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18K
- 5 Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 28 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 28 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 26 (Jun 20–26) with $8.6M, led by Fathom (2021).
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021) $206.5K Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 All Light, Everywhere (2021) $68.8K All Light, Everywhere (2021)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 The Story of Looking (2021) $19.5K The Story of Looking (2021)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 13–19 The Sparks Brothers (2021) $1.9M The Sparks Brothers (2021)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 20–26 Fathom (2021) $8.6M Fathom (2021)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) $3.8M Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 4–10 The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) $2.8M The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) $8.3M Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 18–24 Ailey (2021) $294K Ailey (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 28 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2012 earned the most: $36.5M from 3 films, led by 2016: Obama's America (2012). Week 28, 2021 took $2.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 28, 2012 Jul 8–14 3 films | 3 | $36.5M | – | 2016: Obama's America (2012) $33.4M |
| Week 28, 2013 Jul 7–13 1 film · −100% | 1 | $55.8K | −100% | Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013) $55.8K |
| Week 28, 2014 Jul 6–12 1 film · −82% | 1 | $10K | −82% | Made in America (2014) $10K |
| Week 28, 2015 Jul 5–11 2 films · +7354% | 2 | $742.1K | +7354% | Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2015) $619.5K |
| Week 28, 2016 Jul 3–9 4 films · −33% | 4 | $493.8K | −33% | Under the Sun (2016) $306K |
| Week 28, 2017 Jul 9–15 5 films · −76% | 5 | $120.2K | −76% | Unrest (2017) $40.1K |
| Week 28, 2018 Jul 8–14 5 films · +123% | 5 | $267.9K | +123% | Dark Money (2018) $217.9K |
| Week 28, 2019 Jul 7–13 3 films · +176% | 3 | $740K | +176% | Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2019) $657.8K |
| Week 28, 2020 Jul 5–11 1 film · −74% | 1 | $192.4K | −74% | Meky (2020) $192.4K |
| Week 28, 2021 Jul 4–10 5 films · +1339% | 5 | $2.8M | +1339% | The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) $1.6M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
48 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 20–26) with $8.6M, led by Fathom (2021).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $115.6K
- Week 3 $154.7K
- Week 4 $121.1K
- Week 5 $489.1K
- Week 6 $60.2K
- Week 7 $22.1K
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $692
- Week 10 $1.5M
- Week 11 $312.7K
- Week 12 $68.7K
- Week 13 $3.4M
- Week 14 $2K
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $1.2K
- Week 17 $12.8K
- Week 18 $65.9K
- Week 19 $50.2K
- Week 20 $102.7K
- Week 21 $353.1K
- Week 22 $206.5K
- Week 23 $68.8K
- Week 24 $19.5K
- Week 25 $1.9M
- Week 26 $8.6M
- Week 27 $3.8M
- Week 28 $2.8M
- Week 29 $8.3M
- Week 30 $294K
- Week 31 $63.2K
- Week 32 $753K
- Week 33 $48K
- Week 34 $229.2K
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $335.4K
- Week 37 $3.6M
- Week 38 $171.9K
- Week 39 $1.3M
- Week 40 $5M
- Week 41 $1.3M
- Week 42 $5.6M
- Week 43 $304.3K
- Week 44 $681.8K
- Week 45 $142.2K
- Week 46 $1.5M
- Week 47 $1.3M
- Week 48 $1.9M
- Week 49 $807.4K
- Week 50 $211.6K
- Week 51 $211.7K
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 $123.5K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 28 of 2021: 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 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10)?
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) leads with $1.6M worldwide, $107.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bigger Than Us (2021) at $1.1M and Black Notebooks (2021) at $91.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $553.6K per film on average. Week 27, 2021 releases took $3.8M.
How many documentary movies released in week 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021), earned $1.6M.
How is the week 28, 2021 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 28 of 2021 (Jul 4–10). 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 28, 2021 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.