#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 38, 2023
2023 · Documentary
$819.2K worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2023
Documentary Box Office, Week 38 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Sep 17–23
Canary (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23), with $819.2K worldwide, ahead of 3211 (2023) at $301K and Uncharitable (2023) at $68K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $1.2M
- Canary (2023), the #1
- $819.2K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 6%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 38 of 2023?
Canary (2023) leads with $819.2K, 69% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.2M, 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 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $819.2K
- 2 Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $301K
- 3 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $68K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $1.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Oct 1–7) with $1.6M, led by Joan Baez I Am A Noise (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)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Carlos (2023) $480.9K Carlos (2023)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 Joan Baez I Am A Noise (2023) $1.6M Joan Baez I Am A Noise (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2016 earned the most: $16.5M from 6 films, led by The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016). Week 38, 2023 took $1.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 5 films | 5 | $2.6M | – | 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) $2.1M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · −67% | 8 | $862.6K | −67% | Songs from the North (2015) $689.6K |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 6 films · +1817% | 6 | $16.5M | +1817% | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) $13.7M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 4 films · −99% | 4 | $113.4K | −99% | The Force (2017) $59.9K |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 4 films · +9254% | 4 | $10.6M | +9254% | Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) $6.7M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 4 films · −61% | 4 | $4.1M | −61% | Diego Maradona (2019) $2.8M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 4 films · −96% | 4 | $175.5K | −96% | A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci (2020) $116.2K |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 4 films · −2% | 4 | $171.9K | −2% | In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) $76.7K |
| Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 5 films · +8155% | 5 | $14.2M | +8155% | Moonage Daydream (2022) $13.1M |
| Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 3 films · −92% | 3 | $1.2M | −92% | Canary (2023) $819.2K |
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).
- 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 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23)?
Canary (2023) leads with $819.2K worldwide. Next come 3211 (2023) at $301K and Uncharitable (2023) at $68K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, or $396.1K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Canary (2023), earned $819.2K.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 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.