How much of the Week 36, 2021 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$257.4K of the $335.4K total, or 77%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 36 · Aug 29–Sep 4, 2021

Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Aug 29–Sep 4

The Automat (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4), with $257.4K worldwide, ahead of Senza fine (2021) at $36.2K and Wild Slovenia (2021) at $18.8K. 6 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $335.4K in all, 77% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $259.8K across 2 documentary releases.

week 36 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $335.4K
The Automat (2021), the #1: $257.4K
earned in the US & Canada: 77%

#1 of 6

#1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2021

The Automat (2021)

2021 · History, Documentary

$257.4K worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$257.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2021?

The Automat (2021) leads with $257.4K, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $333K, 99% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$257.4K The Automat (2021)
$257.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 2

$36.2K Senza fine (2021)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$18.8K Wild Slovenia (2021)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$11.9K 107 Mothers (2021)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$8.8K La Casa de Mama Icha (2021)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4).

1
The Automat (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · English · History, Documentary $257.4K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: $257.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $257.4K
2
Senza fine (2021) Sep 1, 2021 · Italian · Documentary $36.2K worldwide

Sep 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.2K
3
Wild Slovenia (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · Slovenian · Documentary $18.8K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K
4
107 Mothers (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · Ukrainian · Drama, Documentary $11.9K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K
5
La Casa de Mama Icha (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $8.8K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8K
6
The Bowraville Murders (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · English · Crime, Documentary $2.4K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $335.4K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 5–11) with $3.6M, led by Show Me the Father (2021).

Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2019 earned the most: $9M from 15 films, led by Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019). Week 36, 2021 took $335.4K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 3 films	3	$425.7K	–	Detropia (2012) $390K
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 7 films · +141%	7	$1M	+141%	Salinger (2013) $650.7K
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 6 films · −22%	6	$803.6K	−22%	Last Days in Vietnam (2014) $466.1K
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +54%	5	$1.2M	+54%	The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $584.1K
Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · −52%	3	$591.1K	−52%	Take Me Home (2016) $527.6K
Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 10 films · +101%	10	$1.2M	+101%	My Generation (2017) $546.2K
Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · +221%	5	$3.8M	+221%	City of Joy (2018) $2.8M
Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 15 films · +136%	15	$9M	+136%	Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) $4.3M
Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · −94%	7	$511.3K	−94%	The Mole Agent (2020) $402K
Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 6 films · −34%	6	$335.4K	−34%	The Automat (2021) $257.4K

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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 36 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 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4)?

The Automat (2021) leads with $257.4K worldwide, $257.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Senza fine (2021) at $36.2K and Wild Slovenia (2021) at $18.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) earn?

6 documentary films released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) report a worldwide gross, $335.4K in all, or $55.9K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Automat (2021), earned $257.4K.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4). 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 36, 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.