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Documentary box office · Week 49 · Dec 3–9, 2023

Documentary Box Office, Week 49 of 2023: Documentary Releases of Dec 3–9

Anselm (2023) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9), with $1.8M worldwide, ahead of Your Fat Friend (2023) at $113.1K and Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023) at $26.8K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. By language, German leads with $1.8M across 1 documentary release.

week 49 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$2M
Anselm (2023), the #1
$1.8M
earned in the US & Canada
26%
Anselm (2023) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 documentary movie of Week 49, 2023

Anselm (2023)

2023 · Documentary

$1.8M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$508.9K US & Canada · 28% $1.3M elsewhere · 72%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 49 of 2023?

Anselm (2023) leads with $1.8M, 91% of the total. The top 5 together took $2M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Anselm (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $1.8M Anselm (2023)
    $508.9K US & Canada · 28% $1.3M elsewhere · 72%
  2. Your Fat Friend (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $113.1K Your Fat Friend (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $26.8K Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Muchachos, la película de la gente (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $17K Muchachos, la película de la gente (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $9.5K Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9).

  1. 1 Anselm (2023) movie poster
    Anselm (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · German · Documentary $1.8M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $508.9K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.8M
  2. 2 Your Fat Friend (2023) movie poster
    Your Fat Friend (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · English · Documentary, Biography $113.1K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.1K
  3. 3 Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023) movie poster
    Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · Italian · Documentary $26.8K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.8K
  4. 4 Muchachos, la película de la gente (2023) movie poster
    Muchachos, la película de la gente (2023) Dec 7, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $17K worldwide
    Dec 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17K
  5. 5 Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023) movie poster
    Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023) Dec 5, 2023 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
  6. 6 Total Trust (2023) movie poster
    Total Trust (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · Chinese · Documentary $7.8K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $7.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.8K
  7. 7 A Tiger in Paradise (2023) movie poster
    A Tiger in Paradise (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · Swedish · Documentary, Biography $5.4K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 22–28) with $13M, led by After Death (2023).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 After Death (2023) $13M After Death (2023)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 My SHINee World (2023) $596.6K My SHINee World (2023)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Io, noi e Gaber (2023) $1.2M Io, noi e Gaber (2023)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 BTOB TIME: Be Together the Movie (2023) $694.2K BTOB TIME: Be Together the Movie (2023)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 The Meaning and Mystery of Life (2023) $1.8M The Meaning and Mystery of Life (2023)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (2023) $262.1K Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (2023)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Anselm (2023) $2M Anselm (2023)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Deep Sky (2023) $272.3K Deep Sky (2023)
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2020 earned the most: $10.2M from 5 films, led by The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020). Week 49, 2023 took $2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films 2 $12.8K – Concerning Violence (2014) $12.7K
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +3806% 3 $499.2K +3806% Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) $386.5K
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · −90% 3 $51.8K −90% Rocco (2016) $30K
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 3 films · +8532% 3 $4.5M +8532% The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) $4.4M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 3 films · −70% 3 $1.3M −70% Santiago, Italia (2018) $1.1M
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 2 films · −90% 2 $135.6K −90% The Disappearance of My Mother (2019) $83.9K
Week 49, 2020 Nov 29–Dec 5 5 films · +7412% 5 $10.2M +7412% The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $9.7M
Week 49, 2021 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · −92% 4 $807.4K −92% Flee (2021) $711.7K
Week 49, 2022 Nov 27–Dec 3 7 films · −52% 7 $388.7K −52% Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone (2022) $172.4K
Week 49, 2023 Dec 3–9 7 films · +420% 7 $2M +420% Anselm (2023) $1.8M
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 49 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 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9)?

Anselm (2023) leads with $1.8M worldwide, $508.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Your Fat Friend (2023) at $113.1K and Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023) at $26.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9) earn?

7 documentary films released in week 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $288.6K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 49 of 2023 (Dec 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Anselm (2023), earned $1.8M.

How much of the Week 49, 2023 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$516.7K of the $2M total, or 26%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2023 (Dec 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 49, 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.