#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 42, 2021
2021 · Music, Documentary
$5.6M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$151K US & Canada · 3% $5.5M elsewhere · 97%
Documentary box office · Week 42 · Oct 10–16, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 42 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Oct 10–16
The Velvet Underground (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16), with $5.6M worldwide, ahead of Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) at $5.7K and I Am Belmaya (2021) at $4.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.3 times the total of Week 41, 2021, whose releases took $1.3M.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $5.6M
- The Velvet Underground (2021), the #1
- $5.6M
- vs Week 41, 2021
- ×4.3
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 42 of 2021?
The Velvet Underground (2021) leads with $5.6M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16).
- 1 Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $151K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.6M
- 2 Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7K
- 3 Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $5.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 10–16) with $5.6M, led by The Velvet Underground (2021).
- 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)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 Becoming Cousteau (2021) $304.3K Becoming Cousteau (2021)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 Facing Monsters (2021) $681.8K Facing Monsters (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2016 earned the most: $25.3M from 6 films, led by Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016). Week 42, 2021 took $5.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 5 films | 5 | $299.2K | – | Brooklyn Castle (2012) $219.4K |
| Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 7 films · +3947% | 7 | $12.1M | +3947% | The Fifth Estate (2013) $9.1M |
| Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 3 films · −99% | 3 | $146.8K | −99% | Stations of the Elevated (2014) $74.5K |
| Week 42, 2015 Oct 11–17 7 films · +415% | 7 | $756.5K | +415% | I Believe in Miracles (2015) $239.8K |
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 6 films · +3246% | 6 | $25.3M | +3246% | Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) $23.6M |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 7 films · −88% | 7 | $3M | −88% | Jane (2017) $1.9M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 11 films · −72% | 11 | $827.5K | −72% | Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (2018) $500.6K |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 11 films · +105% | 11 | $1.7M | +105% | The Elephant Queen (2019) $714K |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 8 films · −13% | 8 | $1.5M | −13% | My Name Is Francesco Totti (2020) $781.6K |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 3 films · +281% | 3 | $5.6M | +281% | The Velvet Underground (2021) $5.6M |
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 42 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16)?
The Velvet Underground (2021) leads with $5.6M worldwide, $151K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) at $5.7K and I Am Belmaya (2021) at $4.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, or $1.9M per film on average. Week 41, 2021 releases took $1.3M.
How many documentary movies released in week 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Velvet Underground (2021), earned $5.6M.
How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2021 (Oct 10–16). 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 42, 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.