How much of the Week 49, 2021 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$425K of the $807.4K total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 49 · Nov 28–Dec 4, 2021

Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2021: Documentary Releases of Nov 28–Dec 4

Flee (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4), with $711.7K worldwide, ahead of Torn (2021) at $63K and Try Harder! (2021) at $32.4K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $807.4K in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $807.4K
Flee (2021), the #1: $711.7K
earned in the US & Canada: 53%

#1 of 4

#1 documentary movie of Week 49, 2021

Flee (2021)

2021 · Biography, Drama

$711.7K worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$339.8K US & Canada · 48% $371.9K elsewhere · 52%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2021?

Flee (2021) leads with $711.7K, 88% of the total. The top 4 together took $807.4K, 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.

Number 1

$711.7K Flee (2021)
$339.8K US & Canada · 48% $371.9K elsewhere · 52%
Number 2

$63K Torn (2021)
$52.8K US & Canada · 84% $10.2K elsewhere · 16%
Number 3

$32.4K Try Harder! (2021)
$32.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 4

$300 Citizen Ashe (2021)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4).

1
Flee (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · Danish · Biography, Drama, Animation $711.7K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $339.8K Rest of the world: $371.9K Worldwide: $711.7K
2
Torn (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $63K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $52.8K Rest of the world: $10.2K Worldwide: $63K
3
Try Harder! (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $32.4K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $32.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.4K
4
Citizen Ashe (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $300 worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $300

US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 49 of 2021?

Of the top 4, Try Harder! (2021) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Flee (2021) made 52% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $425K (53%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

1 Flee (2021) $711.7K
$339.8K US & Canada · 48% $371.9K elsewhere · 52%
2 Torn (2021) $63K
$52.8K US & Canada · 84% $10.2K elsewhere · 16%
3 Try Harder! (2021) $32.4K
$32.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
4 Citizen Ashe (2021) $300
No US & Canada figure reported

Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $807.4K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 21–27) with $1.9M, led by Burning (2021).

Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2020 earned the most: $10.2M from 5 films, led by The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020). Week 49, 2021 took $807.4K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 6 films	6	$567.1K	–	The Sheik and I (2012) $297.5K
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +209%	3	$1.8M	+209%	Tim's Vermeer (2013) $1.7M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −99%	2	$12.8K	−99%	Concerning Violence (2014) $12.7K
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +3806%	3	$499.2K	+3806%	Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) $386.5K
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · −90%	3	$51.8K	−90%	Rocco (2016) $30K
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 3 films · +8532%	3	$4.5M	+8532%	The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) $4.4M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 3 films · −70%	3	$1.3M	−70%	Santiago, Italia (2018) $1.1M
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 2 films · −90%	2	$135.6K	−90%	The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) $83.9K
Week 49, 2020 Nov 29–Dec 5 5 films · +7412%	5	$10.2M	+7412%	The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $9.7M
Week 49, 2021 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · −92%	4	$807.4K	−92%	Flee (2021) $711.7K

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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 49 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 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4)?

Flee (2021) leads with $711.7K worldwide, $339.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Torn (2021) at $63K and Try Harder! (2021) at $32.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) report a worldwide gross, $807.4K in all, or $201.9K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Flee (2021), earned $711.7K.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4). 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 49, 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.