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Documentary box office · Week 33 · Aug 8–14, 2021

Documentary Box Office, Week 33 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Aug 8–14

Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14), with $18.8K worldwide, ahead of Misha and the Wolves (2021) at $16.2K and The Meaning of Hitler (2021) at $12.8K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada.

week 33 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$48K
Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021), the #1
$18.8K
earned in the US & Canada
27%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 33 of 2021?

Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) leads with $18.8K, 39% of the total. The top 4 together took $48K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $18.8K Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Misha and the Wolves (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $16.2K Misha and the Wolves (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Meaning of Hitler (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $12.8K The Meaning of Hitler (2021)
    $12.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Around Rocha’s Table (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $153 Around Rocha’s Table (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 33 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14).

  1. 1 Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) movie poster
    Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) Aug 13, 2021 · English · Documentary $18.8K worldwide
    Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K
  2. 2 Misha and the Wolves (2021) movie poster
    Misha and the Wolves (2021) Aug 11, 2021 · English · Documentary $16.2K worldwide
    Aug 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
  3. 3 The Meaning of Hitler (2021) movie poster
    The Meaning of Hitler (2021) Aug 13, 2021 · English · Documentary $12.8K worldwide
    Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $12.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.8K
  4. 4 Around Rocha’s Table (2021) movie poster
    Around Rocha’s Table (2021) Aug 8, 2021 · Portuguese · Documentary $153 worldwide
    Aug 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $153
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2013 earned the most: $101.1M from 6 films, led by One Direction: The Invasion (2013). Week 33, 2021 took $48K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 3 films 3 $492.6K – Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012) $376.1K
Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 6 films · +20431% 6 $101.1M +20431% One Direction: The Invasion (2013) $74.4M
Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 2 films · −95% 2 $5.1M −95% Mr. X (2014) $5.1M
Week 33, 2015 Aug 9–15 5 films · −89% 5 $553K −89% Rosenwald (2015) $433.9K
Week 33, 2016 Aug 7–13 2 films · −97% 2 $18.5K −97% The Lost Arcade (2016) $9.5K
Week 33, 2017 Aug 13–19 5 films · +7986% 5 $1.5M +7986% Gurrumul (2017) $653.8K
Week 33, 2018 Aug 12–18 2 films · −92% 2 $118.9K −92% Minding the Gap (2018) $90.3K
Week 33, 2019 Aug 11–17 9 films · +935% 9 $1.2M +935% Aquarela (2019) $671.6K
Week 33, 2020 Aug 9–15 2 films · −92% 2 $94.5K −92% Martin Margiela: In His Own Words (2020) $93.2K
Week 33, 2021 Aug 8–14 4 films · −49% 4 $48K −49% Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) $18.8K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 33 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14)?

Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) leads with $18.8K worldwide. Next come Misha and the Wolves (2021) at $16.2K and The Meaning of Hitler (2021) at $12.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $48K in all, or $12K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021), earned $18.8K.

How much of the Week 33, 2021 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.8K of the $48K total, or 27%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14). 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 33, 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.