#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2021
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021)
2021 · Documentary
$76.7K worldwide · 45% of the chart's total
$76.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 12–18, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Sep 12–18
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18), with $76.7K worldwide, ahead of My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) at $63.6K and Little Girl (2021) at $28.9K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $171.9K in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $171.9K
- In Balanchine's Classroom (2021), the #1
- $76.7K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 51%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2021?
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) leads with $76.7K, 45% of the total. The top 4 together took $171.9K, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18).
- 1 Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: $76.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.7K
- 2 Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.6K
- 3 Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: $18.1K Worldwide: $28.9K
- 4 Sep 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $171.9K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $5M, led by Karel (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)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Karel (2021) $5M Karel (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2012 earned the most: $49.1M from 6 films, led by Switch (2012). Week 38, 2021 took $171.9K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 6 films | 6 | $49.1M | – | Switch (2012) $47.2M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 5 films · −78% | 5 | $10.6M | −78% | Jerusalem (2013) $9.3M |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films · −75% | 5 | $2.6M | −75% | 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% | 8 | $862.6K | −67% | Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 6 films · +1817% | 6 | $16.5M | +1817% | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $13.7M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 4 films · −99% | 4 | $113.4K | −99% | The Force (2017) $59.9K |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 4 films · +9254% | 4 | $10.6M | +9254% | Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $6.7M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 4 films · −61% | 4 | $4.1M | −61% | Diego Maradona (2019) $2.8M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 4 films · −96% | 4 | $175.5K | −96% | A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci (2020) $116.2K |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 4 films · −2% | 4 | $171.9K | −2% | In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) $76.7K |
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 38 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 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18)?
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) leads with $76.7K worldwide, $76.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) at $63.6K and Little Girl (2021) at $28.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $171.9K in all, or $43K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, In Balanchine's Classroom (2021), earned $76.7K.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2021 (Sep 12–18). 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 38, 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.