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Documentary box office · Week 29 · Jul 16–22, 2023

Documentary Box Office, Week 29 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Jul 16–22

Filipka (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of The Final Game of Death (2023) at $1.1M and While We Watched (2023) at $19.5K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all.

week 29 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$2.3M
Filipka (2023), the #1
$1.2M
Filipka (2023) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 29, 2023

Filipka (2023)

2023 · Documentary

$1.2M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 29 of 2023?

Filipka (2023) leads with $1.2M, 51% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.3M, 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.

  1. Filipka (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $1.2M Filipka (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Final Game of Death (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $1.1M The Final Game of Death (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. While We Watched (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $19.5K While We Watched (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Deepest Breath (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $5.7K The Deepest Breath (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22).

  1. 1 Filipka (2023) movie poster
    Filipka (2023) Jul 22, 2023 · Polish · Documentary $1.2M worldwide
    Jul 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  2. 2 The Final Game of Death (2023) movie poster
    The Final Game of Death (2023) Jul 17, 2023 · English · Documentary $1.1M worldwide
    Jul 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  3. 3 While We Watched (2023) movie poster
    While We Watched (2023) Jul 21, 2023 · English · Biography, Documentary $19.5K worldwide
    Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5K
  4. 4 The Deepest Breath (2023) movie poster
    The Deepest Breath (2023) Jul 19, 2023 · English · Adventure, Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jul 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2015 earned the most: $40.3M from 4 films, led by Northern Limit Line (2015). Week 29, 2023 took $2.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 2 films 2 $108K – Drops of Joy (2014) $84.9K
Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 4 films · +37220% 4 $40.3M +37220% Northern Limit Line (2015) $40M
Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 5 films · −65% 5 $14.1M −65% Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016) $13.1M
Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 2 films · −100% 2 $7.2K −100% The Pulitzer at 100 (2017) $4.5K
Week 29, 2018 Jul 15–21 4 films · +53516% 4 $3.8M +53516% McQueen (2018) $2.7M
Week 29, 2019 Jul 14–20 4 films · −81% 4 $748.5K −81% David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) $732.8K
Week 29, 2020 Jul 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 2021 Jul 11–17 6 films 6 $8.3M – Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) $5.5M
Week 29, 2022 Jul 10–16 2 films · −98% 2 $199.5K −98% Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) $134.1K
Week 29, 2023 Jul 16–22 4 films · +1069% 4 $2.3M +1069% Filipka (2023) $1.2M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 29 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 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22)?

Filipka (2023) leads with $1.2M worldwide. Next come The Final Game of Death (2023) at $1.1M and While We Watched (2023) at $19.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, or $582.9K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 29 of 2023 (Jul 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Filipka (2023), earned $1.2M.

How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2023 (Jul 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 29, 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.