#1 of 8 #1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2022
2022 · Documentary
$173.5K worldwide · 40% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 36 · Aug 28–Sep 3, 2022
Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2022: Documentary Releases of Aug 28–Sep 3
Blind Ambition (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $173.5K worldwide, ahead of Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) at $62.3K and Loving Highsmith (2022) at $56.6K. 8 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $433.2K in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $334.8K across 5 documentary releases.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $433.2K
- Blind Ambition (2022), the #1
- $173.5K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 16%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2022?
Blind Ambition (2022) leads with $173.5K, 40% of the total. The top 5 together took $376.1K, 87% of what all 8 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 36 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 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3).
- 1 Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.5K
- 2 Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.3K
Aug 31, 2022 · Italian · Documentary $62.3K worldwide - 3 Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $46.2K Rest of the world: $10.4K Worldwide: $56.6K
- 4 Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.9K
- 5 Aug 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.8K
- 6
Sep 1, 2022 US and Canada: $23.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.3K - 7
Sep 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1K - 8
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $433.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 11–17) with $14.2M, led by Moonage Daydream (2022).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 This Is GWAR (2022) $1.5M This Is GWAR (2022)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 Petrichor (2022) $3.1K Petrichor (2022)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Mija (2022) $5.5M Mija (2022)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 The Lost City of Melbourne (2022) $595.2K The Lost City of Melbourne (2022)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 The 5th Man (2022) $643.5K The 5th Man (2022)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Si ingenting (2022) $287.1K Si ingenting (2022)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Blind Ambition (2022) $433.2K Blind Ambition (2022)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Patrick and the Whale (2022) $110.7K Patrick and the Whale (2022)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Moonage Daydream (2022) $14.2M Moonage Daydream (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2019 earned the most: $9M from 15 films, led by Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019). Week 36, 2022 took $433.2K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 7 films | 7 | $1M | – | Salinger (2013) $650.7K |
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 6 films · −22% | 6 | $803.6K | −22% | Last Days in Vietnam (2014) $466.1K |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +54% | 5 | $1.2M | +54% | The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $584.1K |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · −52% | 3 | $591.1K | −52% | Take Me Home (2016) $527.6K |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 10 films · +101% | 10 | $1.2M | +101% | My Generation (2017) $546.2K |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · +221% | 5 | $3.8M | +221% | City of Joy (2018) $2.8M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 15 films · +136% | 15 | $9M | +136% | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) $4.3M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · −94% | 7 | $511.3K | −94% | The Mole Agent (2020) $402K |
| Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 6 films · −34% | 6 | $335.4K | −34% | The Automat (2021) $257.4K |
| Week 36, 2022 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films · +29% | 8 | $433.2K | +29% | Blind Ambition (2022) $173.5K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 36 of 2022?
English-language documentary films took $334.8K across 5 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Italian-language documentary films ($62.3K) and French-language documentary films ($23.3K).
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 36 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3)?
Blind Ambition (2022) leads with $173.5K worldwide. Next come Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) at $62.3K and Loving Highsmith (2022) at $56.6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3) earn?
8 documentary films released in week 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $433.2K in all, or $54.2K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Blind Ambition (2022), earned $173.5K.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2022 (Aug 28–Sep 3). 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 36, 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.