#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 40, 2021
2021 · Documentary
$2.9M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 40 · Sep 26–Oct 2, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 40 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Sep 26–Oct 2
Karel (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2), with $2.9M worldwide, ahead of The Jesus Music (2021) at $1M and Goodbye! (2021) at $563.6K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4 times the total of Week 39, 2021, whose releases took $1.3M.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $5M
- Karel (2021), the #1
- $2.9M
- vs Week 39, 2021
- ×4
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 40 of 2021?
Karel (2021) leads with $2.9M, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $5M, 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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Number 4
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2).
- 1 Sep 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
- 2 Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M
- 3 Sep 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $563.6K
- 4 Oct 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $553.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 10–16) with $5.6M, led by The Velvet Underground (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 The Rescue (2021) $1.3M The Rescue (2021)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 The Velvet Underground (2021) $5.6M The Velvet Underground (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2017 earned the most: $18.2M from 11 films, led by Earth: One Amazing Day (2017). Week 40, 2021 took $5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films | 6 | $772.5K | – | Flight of the Butterflies (2012) $486.5K |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +3% | 6 | $793.3K | +3% | Linsanity (2013) $333K |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · +206% | 5 | $2.4M | +206% | Roger Waters: The Wall (2014) $2.2M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +95% | 5 | $4.7M | +95% | He Named Me Malala (2015) $3.4M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −84% | 8 | $755.6K | −84% | Harry & Snowman (2016) $578.8K |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 11 films · +2307% | 11 | $18.2M | +2307% | Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) $12.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · −96% | 8 | $812.3K | −96% | Studio 54 (2018) $239.8K |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · −89% | 6 | $89.5K | −89% | Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) $37.3K |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +280% | 5 | $340K | +280% | Cano (2020) $150.2K |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films · +1383% | 4 | $5M | +1383% | Karel (2021) $2.9M |
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 40 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 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2)?
Karel (2021) leads with $2.9M worldwide. Next come The Jesus Music (2021) at $1M and Goodbye! (2021) at $563.6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2) report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, or $1.3M per film on average. Week 39, 2021 releases took $1.3M.
How many documentary movies released in week 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Karel (2021), earned $2.9M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2021 (Sep 26–Oct 2). 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 40, 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.