#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2023
2023 · Documentary
$384K worldwide · 72% of the chart's total
$103.4K US & Canada · 27% $280.6K elsewhere · 73%
Documentary box office · Week 36 · Sep 3–9, 2023
Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Sep 3–9
Carmín (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9), with $384K worldwide, ahead of In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023) at $134.6K and Yesterday (2023) at $11.6K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $530.2K in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $530.2K
- Carmín (2023), the #1
- $384K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 20%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2023?
Carmín (2023) leads with $384K, 72% of the total. The top 3 together took $530.2K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9).
- 1 Sep 4, 2023 US and Canada: $103.4K Rest of the world: $280.6K Worldwide: $384K
- 2 In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023)Sep 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134.6K
Sep 9, 2023 · English · Music, Documentary $134.6K worldwide - 3 Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $530.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 17–23) with $1.2M, led by Canary (2023).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 The Essential Church (2023) $937.7K The Essential Church (2023)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 We Have a Dream (2023) $450.1K We Have a Dream (2023)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 Antarctica Calling (2023) $1.1M Antarctica Calling (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Forever Thirty-Three (2023) $154.1K Forever Thirty-Three (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Madame Hofmann (2023) $422.6K Madame Hofmann (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch’io (2023) $447.8K Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch’io (2023)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 Carmín (2023) $530.2K Carmín (2023)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 Invisible Beauty (2023) $131.7K Invisible Beauty (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Canary (2023) $1.2M Canary (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2019 earned the most: $9M from 15 films, led by Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019). Week 36, 2023 took $530.2K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 6 films | 6 | $803.6K | – | Last Days in Vietnam (2014) $466.1K |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +54% | 5 | $1.2M | +54% | The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) $584.1K |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · −52% | 3 | $591.1K | −52% | Take Me Home (2016) $527.6K |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 10 films · +101% | 10 | $1.2M | +101% | My Generation (2017) $546.2K |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · +221% | 5 | $3.8M | +221% | City of Joy (2018) $2.8M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 15 films · +136% | 15 | $9M | +136% | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) $4.3M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · −94% | 7 | $511.3K | −94% | The Mole Agent (2020) $402K |
| Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 6 films · −34% | 6 | $335.4K | −34% | The Automat (2021) $257.4K |
| Week 36, 2022 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films · +29% | 8 | $433.2K | +29% | Blind Ambition (2022) $173.5K |
| Week 36, 2023 Sep 3–9 3 films · +22% | 3 | $530.2K | +22% | Carmín (2023) $384K |
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 36 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9)?
Carmín (2023) leads with $384K worldwide, $103.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023) at $134.6K and Yesterday (2023) at $11.6K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $530.2K in all, or $176.7K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Carmín (2023), earned $384K.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2023 (Sep 3–9). 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 36, 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.