#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 22, 2022
2022 · Documentary
$405.8K worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
$405.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 22 · May 22–28, 2022
Documentary Box Office, Week 22 of 2022: Documentary Releases of May 22–28
Facing Nolan (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 22 of 2022 (May 22–28), with $405.8K worldwide, ahead of Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) (2022) at $127.7K and Feminist Riposte (2022) at $100K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $697.5K in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 22 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $697.5K
- Facing Nolan (2022), the #1
- $405.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 58%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 22 of 2022?
Facing Nolan (2022) leads with $405.8K, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $697.5K, 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.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 22 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 22 of 2022 (May 22–28).
- 1 May 24, 2022 US and Canada: $405.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $405.8K
- 2 May 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $127.7K
- 3 May 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100K
- 4 May 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 22 releases took $697.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 15–21) with $1.6M, led by 2000 Mules (2022).
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Louis (2022) $589.5K Louis (2022)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Power of Rome (2022) $153K Power of Rome (2022)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022) $10.6K Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Dancing Pina (2022) $656.6K Dancing Pina (2022)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022) $1.3M Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 15–21 2000 Mules (2022) $1.6M 2000 Mules (2022)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 22–28 Facing Nolan (2022) $697.5K Facing Nolan (2022)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 29–Jun 4 2017 (2022) $69.8K 2017 (2022)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 5–11 The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2022) $229.7K The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 22 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2020 earned the most: $1M from 3 films, led by On the Record (2020). Week 22, 2022 took $697.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 22, 2013 May 26–Jun 1 4 films | 4 | $244K | – | TeenAngels: El Adios 3D (2013) $168.2K |
| Week 22, 2014 May 25–31 3 films · −21% | 3 | $193.3K | −21% | Korengal (2014) $101.3K |
| Week 22, 2015 May 24–30 1 film · −94% | 1 | $11.9K | −94% | The True Cost (2015) $11.9K |
| Week 22, 2016 May 22–28 4 films · +895% | 4 | $118.5K | +895% | Presenting Princess Shaw (2016) $60.2K |
| Week 22, 2017 May 28–Jun 3 4 films · +422% | 4 | $617.8K | +422% | Letters from Baghdad (2017) $502.9K |
| Week 22, 2018 May 27–Jun 2 1 film · −89% | 1 | $67.1K | −89% | The Doctor from India (2018) $67.1K |
| Week 22, 2019 May 26–Jun 1 2 films · +1284% | 2 | $929K | +1284% | Shakuhachi: One Sound One Life (2019) $508.8K |
| Week 22, 2020 May 24–30 3 films · +13% | 3 | $1M | +13% | On the Record (2020) $992.1K |
| Week 22, 2021 May 23–29 4 films · −80% | 4 | $206.5K | −80% | Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021) $115.6K |
| Week 22, 2022 May 22–28 4 films · +238% | 4 | $697.5K | +238% | Facing Nolan (2022) $405.8K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2022, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 6 (Jan 30–Feb 5) with $80.6M, led by Jackass Forever (2022).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $11.8K
- Week 3 $530.3K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $141.3K
- Week 6 $80.6M
- Week 7 $375.7K
- Week 8 $191.5K
- Week 9 $41.2K
- Week 10 $9.2K
- Week 11 $1.7M
- Week 12 $658.2K
- Week 13 $369.8K
- Week 14 $1.8M
- Week 15 $156.9K
- Week 16 $589.5K
- Week 17 $153K
- Week 18 $10.6K
- Week 19 $656.6K
- Week 20 $1.3M
- Week 21 $1.6M
- Week 22 $697.5K
- Week 23 $69.8K
- Week 24 $229.7K
- Week 25 $768.5K
- Week 26 $195.7K
- Week 27 $3.2M
- Week 28 $1.7M
- Week 29 $199.5K
- Week 30 $1.5M
- Week 31 $3.1K
- Week 32 $5.5M
- Week 33 $595.2K
- Week 34 $643.5K
- Week 35 $287.1K
- Week 36 $433.2K
- Week 37 $110.7K
- Week 38 $14.2M
- Week 39 $323.3K
- Week 40 $24.1K
- Week 41 $18.2K
- Week 42 $367.7K
- Week 43 $434.8K
- Week 44 $1.9M
- Week 45 $26.1M
- Week 46 $102.2K
- Week 47 $329.1K
- Week 48 $1.5M
- Week 49 $388.7K
- Week 50 $1M
- Week 51 $224.6K
- Week 52 $563.6K
- Week 53 $356.9K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 22 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 22 of 2022 (May 22–28)?
Facing Nolan (2022) leads with $405.8K worldwide, $405.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) (2022) at $127.7K and Feminist Riposte (2022) at $100K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 22 of 2022 (May 22–28) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 22 of 2022 (May 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $697.5K in all, or $174.4K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 22 of 2022 (May 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Facing Nolan (2022), earned $405.8K.
How is the week 22, 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 22 of 2022 (May 22–28). 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 22, 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.