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Documentary box office · Week 16 · Apr 16–22, 2023

Documentary Box Office, Week 16 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Apr 16–22

River (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22), with $610.2K worldwide, ahead of SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) at $389.2K and Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) at $178.5K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Korean leads with $389.2K across 1 documentary release.

week 16 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$1.3M
River (2023), the #1
$610.2K
earned in the US & Canada
10%
River (2023) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 documentary movie of Week 16, 2023

River (2023)

2023 · Documentary

$610.2K worldwide · 48% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 16 of 2023?

River (2023) leads with $610.2K, 48% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.3M, 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. River (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $610.2K River (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $389.2K SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $178.5K Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
    $131.5K US & Canada · 74% $47K elsewhere · 26%
  4. Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $78.1K Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. To Books and Women I Sing (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $5.7K To Books and Women I Sing (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 16 of 2023, 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 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22).

  1. 1 River (2023) movie poster
    River (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Documentary $610.2K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $610.2K
  2. 2 SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) movie poster
    SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Korean · Biography, Music, Documentary $389.2K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $389.2K
  3. 3 Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) movie poster
    Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · English · Music, Documentary $178.5K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: $131.5K Rest of the world: $47K Worldwide: $178.5K
  4. 4 Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023) movie poster
    Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023) Apr 18, 2023 · English · Documentary $78.1K worldwide
    Apr 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.1K
  5. 5 To Books and Women I Sing (2023) movie poster
    To Books and Women I Sing (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  6. 6 Dry Ground Burning (2023) movie poster
    Dry Ground Burning (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Portuguese · Sci-Fi, Drama, Crime $2.2K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
  7. 7 A House for Wandering Souls (2023) movie poster
    A House for Wandering Souls (2023) Apr 20, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $2K worldwide
    Apr 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $1.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Apr 2–8) with $3.6M, led by The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli (2023).

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 5–11 Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival (2023) $575.2K Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival (2023)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 12–18 Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (2023) $139.5K Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (2023)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices (2023) $1.8M Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices (2023)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis (2023) $29.2K In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis (2023)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli (2023) $3.6M The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli (2023)
  6. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 Wild Life (2023) $471K Wild Life (2023)
  7. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 River (2023) $1.3M River (2023)
  8. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 32 Sounds (2023) $221.9K 32 Sounds (2023)
  9. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2017 earned the most: $25.7M from 6 films, led by Born in China (2017). Week 16, 2023 took $1.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 2014 Apr 13–19 3 films 3 $21.6M – Bears (2014) $21.3M
Week 16, 2015 Apr 12–18 8 films · −22% 8 $16.9M −22% Monkey Kingdom (2015) $16.8M
Week 16, 2016 Apr 10–16 7 films · −90% 7 $1.7M −90% The First Monday in May (2016) $1.1M
Week 16, 2017 Apr 16–22 6 films · +1455% 6 $25.7M +1455% Born in China (2017) $25.1M
Week 16, 2018 Apr 15–21 7 films · −99% 7 $244.4K −99% The Man Who Stole Banksy (2018) $89.7K
Week 16, 2019 Apr 14–20 7 films · +8796% 7 $21.7M +8796% Metamorphosis (2019) $12.9M
Week 16, 2020 Apr 12–18 5 films · −99% 5 $117K −99% Asteroid Hunters (2020) $57.3K
Week 16, 2021 Apr 11–17 1 film · −99% 1 $1.2K −99% The Savior for Sale (2021) $1.2K
Week 16, 2022 Apr 10–16 5 films · +49983% 5 $589.5K +49983% Louis (2022) $257.2K
Week 16, 2023 Apr 16–22 7 films · +115% 7 $1.3M +115% River (2023) $610.2K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2023, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 43 (Oct 22–28) with $13M, led by After Death (2023).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 16 of 2023: 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 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22)?

River (2023) leads with $610.2K worldwide. Next come SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) at $389.2K and Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) at $178.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22) earn?

7 documentary films released in week 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $180.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, River (2023), earned $610.2K.

How much of the Week 16, 2023 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$131.5K of the $1.3M total, or 10%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 2023 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 16 of 2023 (Apr 16–22). 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 16, 2023 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.