#1 of 12 #1 documentary movie of Week 47, 2021
2021 · Documentary
$575.2K worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
$325.6K US & Canada · 57% $249.6K elsewhere · 43%
Documentary box office · Week 47 · Nov 14–20, 2021
Documentary Box Office, Week 47 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Nov 14–20
Children of the Enemy (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20), with $575.2K worldwide, ahead of Waterman (2021) at $336.8K and Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) at $92K. 12 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 11% on Week 46, 2021, whose releases took $1.5M. By language, English leads with $578.1K across 5 documentary releases.
- week 47 releases with a gross
- 12
- combined worldwide
- $1.3M
- Children of the Enemy (2021), the #1
- $575.2K
- vs Week 46, 2021
- −11%
#1 of 12 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 47 of 2021?
Children of the Enemy (2021) leads with $575.2K, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2M, 88% of what all 12 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 47 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 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20).
- 1 Nov 17, 2021 US and Canada: $325.6K Rest of the world: $249.6K Worldwide: $575.2K
- 2 Nov 18, 2021 US and Canada: $316.8K Rest of the world: $20K Worldwide: $336.8K
- 3 Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $60.4K Rest of the world: $31.6K Worldwide: $92K
- 4 Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.4K
- 5 Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.1K
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Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $62.4K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $65.2K - 7
Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.2K - 8
Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7K - 9
Nov 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K - 10
Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K - 11
Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K - 12
Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 47 of 2021?
Of the top 10, The First Wave (2021) earned the biggest share at home (96% in the US & Canada), while Children of the Enemy (2021) made 43% of its gross abroad. Across all 12 films, $765.2K (58%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Children of the Enemy (2021) $575.2K $325.6K US & Canada · 57% $249.6K elsewhere · 43%
- 2 Waterman (2021) $336.8K $316.8K US & Canada · 94% $20K elsewhere · 6%
- 3 Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) $92K $60.4K US & Canada · 66% $31.6K elsewhere · 34%
- 4 The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) $82.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 A Woman (2021) $76.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 The First Wave (2021) $65.2K $62.4K US & Canada · 96% $2.9K elsewhere · 4%
- 7 Mr. Landsbergis (2021) $56.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Ironland (2021) $17.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 On the Other Side (2021) $7.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Danube (2021) $6.5K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many Week 47 of 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 12 films reached $100M. 12 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $1.3M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 12 films, 100% of the list $1.3M · 100% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 47 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 47 releases took $1.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 10–16) with $5.6M, led by The Velvet Underground (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)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Wild Horses - A Tale From The Puszta (2021) $142.2K Wild Horses - A Tale From The Puszta (2021)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Monsta X: The Dreaming (2021) $1.5M Monsta X: The Dreaming (2021)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Children of the Enemy (2021) $1.3M Children of the Enemy (2021)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Burning (2021) $1.9M Burning (2021)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 Flee (2021) $807.4K Flee (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 47 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2017 earned the most: $16.1M from 8 films, led by The Next Guardian (2017). Week 47, 2021 took $1.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 2 films | 2 | $326.3K | – | The Central Park Five (2012) $325.7K |
| Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 5 films · +28% | 5 | $419.2K | +28% | Narco Cultura (2013) $163.7K |
| Week 47, 2014 Nov 16–22 3 films · −83% | 3 | $72.4K | −83% | Monk With a Camera (2014) $45.9K |
| Week 47, 2015 Nov 15–21 6 films · +75% | 6 | $126.8K | +75% | Please Remember Me (2015) $58.2K |
| Week 47, 2016 Nov 13–19 8 films · +260% | 8 | $456.9K | +260% | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016) $107K |
| Week 47, 2017 Nov 19–25 8 films · +3424% | 8 | $16.1M | +3424% | The Next Guardian (2017) $14.4M |
| Week 47, 2018 Nov 18–24 4 films · −48% | 4 | $8.3M | −48% | Amazing Grace (2018) $7.8M |
| Week 47, 2019 Nov 17–23 13 films · −55% | 13 | $3.7M | −55% | Spirits in the Forest (2019) $2.5M |
| Week 47, 2020 Nov 15–21 4 films · −92% | 4 | $301.4K | −92% | Collective (2020) $200K |
| Week 47, 2021 Nov 14–20 12 films · +339% | 12 | $1.3M | +339% | Children of the Enemy (2021) $575.2K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 47 of 2021?
English-language documentary films took $578.1K across 5 films, 44% of the total, ahead of Swedish-language documentary films ($575.2K) and German-language documentary films ($76.1K).
Week 47 of 2021 Documentary Box Office by Language
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 47 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 12 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20)?
Children of the Enemy (2021) leads with $575.2K worldwide, $325.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Waterman (2021) at $336.8K and Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) at $92K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20) earn?
12 documentary films released in week 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $110.3K per film on average. Week 46, 2021 releases took $1.5M.
How many documentary movies released in week 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Children of the Enemy (2021), earned $575.2K.
How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2021 (Nov 14–20). 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 47, 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.