#1 of 6 #1 documentary movie of Week 29, 2021
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
2021 · Documentary
$5.5M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
$5.4M US & Canada · 98% $137K elsewhere · 2%
Documentary box office · Week 29 · Jul 11–17, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 29 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Jul 11–17
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17), with $5.5M worldwide, ahead of The Hidden Life of Trees (2021) at $2.8M and Returning to Reims (2021) at $51.2K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3 times the total of Week 28, 2021, whose releases took $2.8M. By language, English leads with $5.5M across 4 documentary releases.
- week 29 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $8.3M
- Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021), the #1
- $5.5M
- vs Week 28, 2021
- ×3
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 29 of 2021?
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) leads with $5.5M, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $8.3M, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17).
- 1 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $137K Worldwide: $5.5M
Jul 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $5.5M worldwide - 2 Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M
- 3 Jul 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.2K
- 4 Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $15.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.5K
- 5 Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
- 6
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $9.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7K Jul 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $9.7K worldwide
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 29 of 2021?
Of the top 6, No Ordinary Man (2021) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $5.4M (65%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 6 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) $5.5M $5.4M US & Canada · 98% $137K elsewhere · 2%
- 2 The Hidden Life of Trees (2021) $2.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Returning to Reims (2021) $51.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 No Ordinary Man (2021) $15.5K $15.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization (2021) $11.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021) $9.7K $9.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 29 releases took $8.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 26 (Jun 20–26) with $8.6M, led by Fathom (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)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 The Year of the Discovery (2021) $63.2K The Year of the Discovery (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 29 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2015 earned the most: $40.3M from 4 films, led by Northern Limit Line (2015). Week 29, 2021 took $8.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 3 films | 3 | $3.1M | – | The Queen of Versailles (2012) $2.5M |
| Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 2 films · −3% | 2 | $3M | −3% | Blackfish (2013) $2.3M |
| Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 2 films · −96% | 2 | $108K | −96% | Drops of Joy (2014) $84.9K |
| Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 4 films · +37220% | 4 | $40.3M | +37220% | Northern Limit Line (2015) $40M |
| Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 5 films · −65% | 5 | $14.1M | −65% | Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016) $13.1M |
| Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 2 films · −100% | 2 | $7.2K | −100% | The Pulitzer at 100 (2017) $4.5K |
| Week 29, 2018 Jul 15–21 4 films · +53516% | 4 | $3.8M | +53516% | McQueen (2018) $2.7M |
| Week 29, 2019 Jul 14–20 4 films · −81% | 4 | $748.5K | −81% | David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) $732.8K |
| Week 29, 2020 Jul 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 29, 2021 Jul 11–17 6 films | 6 | $8.3M | – | Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) $5.5M |
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 29 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17)?
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) leads with $5.5M worldwide, $5.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hidden Life of Trees (2021) at $2.8M and Returning to Reims (2021) at $51.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) earn?
6 documentary films released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 28, 2021 releases took $2.8M.
How many documentary movies released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021), earned $5.5M.
How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17). 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 29, 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.