#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of Week 23, 2023
2023 · Documentary
$266K worldwide · 39% of the chart's total
$260K US & Canada · 98% $6K elsewhere · 2%
Documentary box office · Week 23 · Jun 4–10, 2023
Documentary Box Office, Week 23 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Jun 4–10
Common Ground (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10), with $266K worldwide, ahead of Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023) at $255.9K and Rachel’s Farm (2023) at $142.8K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $674.6K in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 23 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $674.6K
- Common Ground (2023), the #1
- $266K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 55%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 23 of 2023?
Common Ground (2023) leads with $266K, 39% of the total. The top 4 together took $674.6K, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $255.9K Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)$111.6K US & Canada · 44% $144.4K elsewhere · 56% -
Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 23 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 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10).
- 1 Jun 8, 2023 US and Canada: $260K Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $266K
- 2 Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)Jun 7, 2023 US and Canada: $111.6K Rest of the world: $144.4K Worldwide: $255.9K
Jun 7, 2023 · English · Documentary $255.9K worldwide - 3 Jun 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $142.8K
- 4 Jun 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 23 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 23 releases took $674.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 20 (May 14–20) with $3M, led by John Farnham: Finding the Voice (2023).
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 32 Sounds (2023) $221.9K 32 Sounds (2023)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 It Ain't Over (2023) $706.8K It Ain't Over (2023)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 John Farnham: Finding the Voice (2023) $3M John Farnham: Finding the Voice (2023)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 21–27 Utopía (2023) $5.1K Utopía (2023)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 Lynch/Oz (2023) $189.8K Lynch/Oz (2023)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 4–10 Common Ground (2023) $674.6K Common Ground (2023)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 11–17 The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023) $572.4K The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 18–24 The Last Rider (2023) $407.8K The Last Rider (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 23 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 23, 2018 earned the most: $23.3M from 4 films, led by Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018). Week 23, 2023 took $674.6K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 23, 2014 Jun 1–7 5 films | 5 | $4.9M | – | Colombia: Wild Magic (2014) $4.5M |
| Week 23, 2015 May 31–Jun 6 1 film · −99% | 1 | $41.9K | −99% | The Nightmare (2015) $41.9K |
| Week 23, 2016 May 29–Jun 4 4 films · +403% | 4 | $210.6K | +403% | The Witness (2016) $159.3K |
| Week 23, 2017 Jun 4–10 6 films · +414% | 6 | $1.1M | +414% | Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017) $694K |
| Week 23, 2018 Jun 3–9 4 films · +2051% | 4 | $23.3M | +2051% | Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) $22.8M |
| Week 23, 2019 Jun 2–8 11 films · −64% | 11 | $8.5M | −64% | Pavarotti (2019) $8.1M |
| Week 23, 2020 May 31–Jun 6 4 films · −61% | 4 | $3.3M | −61% | Spelling the Dream (2020) $1.9M |
| Week 23, 2021 May 30–Jun 5 4 films · −98% | 4 | $68.8K | −98% | All Light, Everywhere (2021) $37.3K |
| Week 23, 2022 May 29–Jun 4 1 film · +1% | 1 | $69.8K | +1% | 2017 (2022) $69.8K |
| Week 23, 2023 Jun 4–10 4 films · +867% | 4 | $674.6K | +867% | Common Ground (2023) $266K |
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).
- Week 1 $32.8K
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $6.9K
- Week 4 $171.5K
- Week 5 $415.6K
- Week 6 $75.3K
- Week 7 $404.6K
- Week 8 $1M
- Week 9 $16.3K
- Week 10 $575.2K
- Week 11 $139.5K
- Week 12 $1.8M
- Week 13 $29.2K
- Week 14 $3.6M
- Week 15 $471K
- Week 16 $1.3M
- Week 17 $221.9K
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $706.8K
- Week 20 $3M
- Week 21 $5.1K
- Week 22 $189.8K
- Week 23 $674.6K
- Week 24 $572.4K
- Week 25 $407.8K
- Week 26 $302.7K
- Week 27 $79.4K
- Week 28 $309.1K
- Week 29 $2.3M
- Week 30 $937.7K
- Week 31 $450.1K
- Week 32 $1.1M
- Week 33 $154.1K
- Week 34 $422.6K
- Week 35 $447.8K
- Week 36 $530.2K
- Week 37 $131.7K
- Week 38 $1.2M
- Week 39 $480.9K
- Week 40 $1.6M
- Week 41 $4.6M
- Week 42 $88.2K
- Week 43 $13M
- Week 44 $596.6K
- Week 45 $1.2M
- Week 46 $694.2K
- Week 47 $1.8M
- Week 48 $262.1K
- Week 49 $2M
- Week 50 $272.3K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $1.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 23 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10)?
Common Ground (2023) leads with $266K worldwide, $260K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023) at $255.9K and Rachel’s Farm (2023) at $142.8K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10) earn?
4 documentary films released in week 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $674.6K in all, or $168.7K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 23 of 2023 (Jun 4–10) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Common Ground (2023), earned $266K.
How is the week 23, 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 23 of 2023 (Jun 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 23, 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.