#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of January 2022
2022 · Biography, Music
$296K worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · January 2022
Documentary Box Office, January 2022: Top-Grossing Releases
Dawn Raid (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in January 2022, with $296K worldwide, ahead of Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022) at $234.4K and GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022) at $126.3K. 7 documentary films released in January 2022 report a worldwide gross, $683.4K in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $676.5K across 5 documentary releases.
- January 2022 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $683.4K
- Dawn Raid (2022), the #1
- $296K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 53%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of January 2022?
Dawn Raid (2022) leads with $296K, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $676.5K, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $234.4K Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022)$234.3K US & Canada · 100% $73 elsewhere · <1% -
Number 3 -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of January 2022, 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 January 2022.
- 1 Jan 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $296K
- 2 Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022)Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $234.3K Rest of the world: $73 Worldwide: $234.4K
Jan 14, 2022 · English · Documentary $234.4K worldwide - 3 Jan 28, 2022 US and Canada: $126.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $126.3K
- 4 Jan 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K
- 5 Jan 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
- 6
Jan 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K - 7
Jan 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
By release week
Which Week of January 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 3 (Jan 9–15) took $530.3K, led by Dawn Raid (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 Shane (2022) $11.8K Shane (2022)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 Dawn Raid (2022) $530.3K Dawn Raid (2022)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022) $141.3K GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does January 2022 Compare With January in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, January 2017 earned the most: $31M from 14 films, led by Reset (2017). January 2022 took $683.4K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 11 films | 11 | $1.8M | – | 56 Up (2013) $701.3K |
| January 2014 11 films · −57% | 11 | $770.1K | −57% | David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive (2014) $298.1K |
| January 2015 10 films · +373% | 10 | $3.6M | +373% | Meru (2015) $2.3M |
| January 2016 12 films · +45% | 12 | $5.3M | +45% | Doing Good (2016) $2M |
| January 2017 14 films · +484% | 14 | $31M | +484% | Reset (2017) $30M |
| January 2018 12 films · −90% | 12 | $3.1M | −90% | Per Fugelli: Siste resept (2018) $977.6K |
| January 2019 8 films · −90% | 8 | $310.1K | −90% | Who Will Write Our History (2019) $138.9K |
| January 2020 10 films · +2563% | 10 | $8.3M | +2563% | Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020) $6.4M |
| January 2021 7 films · −89% | 7 | $880.4K | −89% | Softie (2021) $489.1K |
| January 2022 7 films · −22% | 7 | $683.4K | −22% | Dawn Raid (2022) $296K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: February leads with $81.2M, led by Jackass Forever (2022).
- January $683.4K #1 Dawn Raid (2022)
- February $81.2M #1 Jackass Forever (2022)
- March $4.5M #1 How to Survive a Pandemic (2022)
- April $915.8K #1 Louis (2022)
- May $4.2M #1 2000 Mules (2022)
- June $1.4M #1 Leave No Trace (2022)
- July $6.5M #1 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
- August $7.2M #1 Mija (2022)
- September $15M #1 Moonage Daydream (2022)
- October $2.9M #1 Gandhada Gudi (2022)
- November $28.1M #1 Calendar Girls (2022)
- December $2.4M #1 Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office January 2022: 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in January 2022?
Dawn Raid (2022) leads with $296K worldwide. Next come Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022) at $234.4K and GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022) at $126.3K.
How much did documentary movies released in January 2022 earn?
7 documentary films released in January 2022 report a worldwide gross, $683.4K in all, or $97.6K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in January 2022 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dawn Raid (2022), earned $296K.
How is the January 2022 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 January 2022. 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 January 2022 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.