How much of the Week 37, 2022 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.5K of the $110.7K total, or 6%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · Week 37 · Sep 4–10, 2022

Documentary Box Office, Week 37 of 2022: Documentary Releases of Sep 4–10

Patrick and the Whale (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10), with $48.9K worldwide, ahead of The Story of Film: A New Generation (2022) at $19.8K and Sarajevo Safari (2022) at $17.7K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $110.7K in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $81.6K across 3 documentary releases.

week 37 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $110.7K
Patrick and the Whale (2022), the #1: $48.9K
earned in the US & Canada: 6%

Patrick and the Whale (2022) movie poster

#1 of 5

#1 documentary movie of Week 37, 2022

Patrick and the Whale (2022)

2022 · Documentary

$48.9K worldwide · 44% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 37 of 2022?

Patrick and the Whale (2022) leads with $48.9K, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $110.7K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$48.9K Patrick and the Whale (2022)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$19.8K The Story of Film: A New Generation (2022)
$6.5K US & Canada · 33% $13.4K elsewhere · 67%
Number 3

$17.7K Sarajevo Safari (2022)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$12.8K Maya and the Wave (2022)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$11.3K The March on Rome (2022)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10).

1
Patrick and the Whale (2022) Sep 9, 2022 · English · Documentary $48.9K worldwide

Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.9K
2
The Story of Film: A New Generation (2022) Sep 9, 2022 · English · Documentary $19.8K worldwide

Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: $13.4K Worldwide: $19.8K
3
Sarajevo Safari (2022) Sep 10, 2022 · Slovenian · Documentary $17.7K worldwide

Sep 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7K
4
Maya and the Wave (2022) Sep 9, 2022 · English · Documentary $12.8K worldwide

Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
5
The March on Rome (2022) Sep 4, 2022 · Italian · History, Documentary $11.3K worldwide

Sep 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $110.7K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 11–17) with $14.2M, led by Moonage Daydream (2022).

Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2020 earned the most: $14M from 8 films, led by Break the Silence: The Movie (2020). Week 37, 2022 took $110.7K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 7 films	7	$500.8K	–	Gardening With Soul (2013) $293.6K
Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 6 films · +26%	6	$630.8K	+26%	The Green Prince (2014) $339.2K
Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 4 films · +192%	4	$1.8M	+192%	Meet the Patels (2015) $1.7M
Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 8 films · +36%	8	$2.5M	+36%	Dancer (2016) $1.1M
Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 8 films · −1%	8	$2.5M	−1%	So Help Me God (2017) $1.3M
Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 7 films · −22%	7	$1.9M	−22%	The Dawn Wall (2018) $1.4M
Week 37, 2019 Sep 8–14 8 films · +122%	8	$4.3M	+122%	Western Stars (2019) $3.7M
Week 37, 2020 Sep 6–12 8 films · +225%	8	$14M	+225%	Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) $9M
Week 37, 2021 Sep 5–11 9 films · −74%	9	$3.6M	−74%	Show Me the Father (2021) $1.9M
Week 37, 2022 Sep 4–10 5 films · −97%	5	$110.7K	−97%	Patrick and the Whale (2022) $48.9K

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).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 37 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10)?

Patrick and the Whale (2022) leads with $48.9K worldwide. Next come The Story of Film: A New Generation (2022) at $19.8K and Sarajevo Safari (2022) at $17.7K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $110.7K in all, or $22.1K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Patrick and the Whale (2022), earned $48.9K.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2022 (Sep 4–10). 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 37, 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.