#1 of 9 #1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2021
2021 · Drama, Documentary
$1.9M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total
$1.8M US & Canada · 94% $115.9K elsewhere · 6%
Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 5–11, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Sep 5–11
Show Me the Father (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11), with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of The Alpinist (2021) at $1.4M and Botticelli, Florence and the Medici (2021) at $100.1K. 9 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $3.4M across 4 documentary releases.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $3.6M
- Show Me the Father (2021), the #1
- $1.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 74%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2021?
Show Me the Father (2021) leads with $1.9M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.5M, 98% of what all 9 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 37 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 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11).
- 1 Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $115.9K Worldwide: $1.9M
- 2 Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $844.7K Rest of the world: $601.1K Worldwide: $1.4M
- 3 Sep 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.1K
- 4 Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.3K
- 5 Sep 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.1K
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Sep 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K - 7
Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $11.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.3K - 8
Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: $6K Rest of the world: $5.1K Worldwide: $11.1K - 9
Sep 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 2021?
Of the top 9, Fire Music (2021) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hello, Bookstore (2021) made 46% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $2.7M (74%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Show Me the Father (2021) $1.9M $1.8M US & Canada · 94% $115.9K elsewhere · 6%
- 2 The Alpinist (2021) $1.4M $844.7K US & Canada · 58% $601.1K elsewhere · 42%
- 3 Botticelli, Florence and the Medici (2021) $100.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Soup and Ideology (2021) $48.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Forgotten Ones (2021) $32.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Log in Belgium (2021) $25.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Fire Music (2021) $11.3K $11.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Hello, Bookstore (2021) $11.1K $6K US & Canada · 54% $5.1K elsewhere · 46%
- 9 Vieirarpad (2021) $7.8K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $3.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 5–11) with $3.6M, led by Show Me the Father (2021).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 The Year of the Discovery (2021) $63.2K The Year of the Discovery (2021)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 1–7 Lynx (2021) $753K Lynx (2021)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) $48K Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 Love in Bright Landscapes (2021) $229.2K Love in Bright Landscapes (2021)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 The Automat (2021) $335.4K The Automat (2021)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Show Me the Father (2021) $3.6M Show Me the Father (2021)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) $171.9K In Balanchine's Classroom (2021)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021) $1.3M Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2020 earned the most: $14M from 8 films, led by Break the Silence: The Movie (2020). Week 37, 2021 took $3.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 5 films | 5 | $4.5M | – | Palme (2012) $3.3M |
| Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 7 films · −89% | 7 | $500.8K | −89% | Gardening With Soul (2013) $293.6K |
| Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 6 films · +26% | 6 | $630.8K | +26% | The Green Prince (2014) $339.2K |
| Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 4 films · +192% | 4 | $1.8M | +192% | Meet the Patels (2015) $1.7M |
| Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 8 films · +36% | 8 | $2.5M | +36% | Dancer (2016) $1.1M |
| Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 8 films · −1% | 8 | $2.5M | −1% | So Help Me God (2017) $1.3M |
| Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 7 films · −22% | 7 | $1.9M | −22% | The Dawn Wall (2018) $1.4M |
| Week 37, 2019 Sep 8–14 8 films · +122% | 8 | $4.3M | +122% | Western Stars (2019) $3.7M |
| Week 37, 2020 Sep 6–12 8 films · +225% | 8 | $14M | +225% | Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) $9M |
| Week 37, 2021 Sep 5–11 9 films · −74% | 9 | $3.6M | −74% | Show Me the Father (2021) $1.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 37 of 2021?
English-language documentary films took $3.4M across 4 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Italian-language documentary films ($100.1K) and Korean-language documentary films ($73.3K).
Week 37 of 2021 Documentary Box Office by Language
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English $3.4M4 films · #1 Show Me the Father (2021) -
Italian $100.1K1 film · #1 Botticelli, Florence and the Medici (2021) -
Korean $73.3K2 films · #1 Soup and Ideology (2021) -
French $32.1K1 film · #1 The Forgotten Ones (2021) -
Portuguese $7.8K1 film · #1 Vieirarpad (2021)
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 37 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11)?
Show Me the Father (2021) leads with $1.9M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Alpinist (2021) at $1.4M and Botticelli, Florence and the Medici (2021) at $100.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) earn?
9 documentary films released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, or $400.1K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Show Me the Father (2021), earned $1.9M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11). 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 37, 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.