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Documentary box office · Week 44 · Oct 23–29, 2022

Documentary Box Office, Week 44 of 2022: Documentary Releases of Oct 23–29

Gandhada Gudi (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29), with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of Rise Up (2022) at $145.8K and The Builders of the Alhambra (2022) at $83.2K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all. By language, Kannada leads with $1.7M across 1 documentary release.

week 44 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$1.9M
Gandhada Gudi (2022), the #1
$1.7M
Gandhada Gudi (2022) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 documentary movie of Week 44, 2022

Gandhada Gudi (2022)

2022 · Adventure, Documentary

$1.7M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 44 of 2022?

Gandhada Gudi (2022) leads with $1.7M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9M, 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.

  1. Gandhada Gudi (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $1.7M Gandhada Gudi (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Rise Up (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $145.8K Rise Up (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Builders of the Alhambra (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $83.2K The Builders of the Alhambra (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Leaving to Remain (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $1.1K Leaving to Remain (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Watandar, My Countryman (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $215 Watandar, My Countryman (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29).

  1. 1 Gandhada Gudi (2022) movie poster
    Gandhada Gudi (2022) Oct 28, 2022 · Kannada · Adventure, Documentary, Drama $1.7M worldwide
    Oct 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  2. 2 Rise Up (2022) movie poster
    Rise Up (2022) Oct 27, 2022 · German · Documentary $145.8K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.8K
  3. 3 The Builders of the Alhambra (2022) movie poster
    The Builders of the Alhambra (2022) Oct 23, 2022 · Spanish · Documentary, History $83.2K worldwide
    Oct 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.2K
  4. 4 Leaving to Remain (2022) movie poster
    Leaving to Remain (2022) Oct 26, 2022 · Slovak · Documentary $1.1K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
  5. 5 Watandar, My Countryman (2022) movie poster
    Watandar, My Countryman (2022) Oct 23, 2022 · English · Documentary $215 worldwide
    Oct 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2015 earned the most: $5.5M from 6 films, led by The Royal Road (2015). Week 44, 2022 took $1.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 5 films 5 $2.5M – Alphabet (2013) $2M
Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +31% 6 $3.2M +31% Warsaw Uprising (2014) $3M
Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 6 films · +70% 6 $5.5M +70% The Royal Road (2015) $5.4M
Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 5 films · −55% 5 $2.5M −55% Oasis: Supersonic (2016) $1.5M
Week 44, 2017 Oct 29–Nov 4 8 films · −93% 8 $160.5K −93% Wait for Your Laugh (2017) $73.6K
Week 44, 2018 Oct 28–Nov 3 9 films · +2103% 9 $3.5M +2103% Maria by Callas (2018) $2.9M
Week 44, 2019 Oct 27–Nov 2 4 films · −93% 4 $234.7K −93% Leonardo: The Works (2019) $171.1K
Week 44, 2020 Oct 25–31 3 films · −51% 3 $116.2K −51% Sewing Sisters (2020) $65.4K
Week 44, 2021 Oct 24–30 11 films · +487% 11 $681.8K +487% Facing Monsters (2021) $179.4K
Week 44, 2022 Oct 23–29 5 films · +183% 5 $1.9M +183% Gandhada Gudi (2022) $1.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 44 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 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29)?

Gandhada Gudi (2022) leads with $1.7M worldwide. Next come Rise Up (2022) at $145.8K and The Builders of the Alhambra (2022) at $83.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29) earn?

5 documentary films released in week 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, or $386K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Gandhada Gudi (2022), earned $1.7M.

How is the week 44, 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 44 of 2022 (Oct 23–29). 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 44, 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.