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Documentary box office · Week 19 · May 1–7, 2022

Documentary Box Office, Week 19 of 2022: Documentary Releases of May 1–7

Dancing Pina (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7), with $618.1K worldwide, ahead of Chosen (2022) at $19.6K and The Sanctity of Space (2022) at $8.3K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $656.6K in all. By language, German leads with $618.1K across 1 documentary release.

week 19 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$656.6K
Dancing Pina (2022), the #1
$618.1K
Dancing Pina (2022) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 documentary movie of Week 19, 2022

Dancing Pina (2022)

2022 · Documentary, Music

$618.1K worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 19 of 2022?

Dancing Pina (2022) leads with $618.1K, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $655.9K, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Dancing Pina (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $618.1K Dancing Pina (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Chosen (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $19.6K Chosen (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Sanctity of Space (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $8.3K The Sanctity of Space (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Queer My Friends (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $5.9K Queer My Friends (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Band (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $4K Band (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 19 of 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 week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7).

  1. 1 Dancing Pina (2022) movie poster
    Dancing Pina (2022) May 6, 2022 · German · Documentary, Music $618.1K worldwide
    May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $618.1K
  2. 2 Chosen (2022) movie poster
    Chosen (2022) May 3, 2022 · Korean · Documentary $19.6K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K
  3. 3 The Sanctity of Space (2022) movie poster
    The Sanctity of Space (2022) May 6, 2022 · English · Sport, Documentary $8.3K worldwide
    May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3K
  4. 4 Queer My Friends (2022) movie poster
    Queer My Friends (2022) May 3, 2022 · Korean · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  5. 5 Band (2022) movie poster
    Band (2022) May 3, 2022 · Icelandic · Documentary $4K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
  6. 6 The Killing of a Journalist (2022) movie poster
    The Killing of a Journalist (2022) May 1, 2022 · Slovak · Crime, Documentary $380 worldwide
    May 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $380
  7. 7 Song to a Lady in the Shadow (2022) movie poster
    Song to a Lady in the Shadow (2022) May 2, 2022 · Spanish · History, Documentary $356 worldwide
    May 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $356
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2019 earned the most: $6M from 7 films, led by The Biggest Little Farm (2019). Week 19, 2022 took $656.6K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 3 films 3 $2.8M – Stories We Tell (2013) $2.6M
Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 4 films · −27% 4 $2M −27% Fed Up (2014) $1.5M
Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 3 films · −94% 3 $122.7K −94% I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) $67.8K
Week 19, 2016 May 1–7 5 films · +253% 5 $432.7K +253% Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016) $219.8K
Week 19, 2017 May 7–13 3 films · −56% 3 $191.9K −56% Whiteley (2017) $172.6K
Week 19, 2018 May 6–12 5 films · +1337% 5 $2.8M +1337% Mountain (2018) $2.1M
Week 19, 2019 May 5–11 7 films · +119% 7 $6M +119% The Biggest Little Farm (2019) $5.3M
Week 19, 2020 May 3–9 3 films · −72% 3 $1.7M −72% The House in Between (2020) $1.7M
Week 19, 2021 May 2–8 2 films · −97% 2 $50.2K −97% The Rumba Kings (2021) $50K
Week 19, 2022 May 1–7 7 films · +1207% 7 $656.6K +1207% Dancing Pina (2022) $618.1K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 19 of 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 week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7)?

Dancing Pina (2022) leads with $618.1K worldwide. Next come Chosen (2022) at $19.6K and The Sanctity of Space (2022) at $8.3K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) earn?

7 documentary films released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $656.6K in all, or $93.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dancing Pina (2022), earned $618.1K.

How is the week 19, 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 week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7). 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 19, 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.