#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of Week 12, 2024
The Ark and the Darkness (2024)
2024 · Mystery, Documentary
$2.1M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total
$2.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · Week 12 · Mar 17–23, 2024
Documentary Box Office, Week 12 of 2024: Documentary Releases of Mar 17–23
The Ark and the Darkness (2024) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23), with $2.1M worldwide, ahead of William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) at $481K and Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2024) at $99.4K. 7 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 37% on Week 11, 2024, whose releases took $4.5M. By language, English leads with $2.7M across 5 documentary releases.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $2.8M
- The Ark and the Darkness (2024), the #1
- $2.1M
- vs Week 11, 2024
- −37%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 12 of 2024?
The Ark and the Darkness (2024) leads with $2.1M, 74% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.8M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of Week 12 of 2024, 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 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23).
- 1 The Ark and the Darkness (2024)Mar 20, 2024 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Mar 20, 2024 · English · Mystery, Documentary, History $2.1M worldwide - 2 Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: $481K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $481K
- 3 Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: $99.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $99.4K
- 4 Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: $68.4K Rest of the world: $4.6K Worldwide: $73K
- 5 Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.4K
- 6
Mar 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.2K - 7
Mar 17, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 12 of 2024?
Of the top 7, The Ark and the Darkness (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Coming to You (2024) made 6% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $2.7M (97%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Ark and the Darkness (2024) $2.1M $2.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) $481K $481K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2024) $99.4K $99.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Coming to You (2024) $73K $68.4K US & Canada · 94% $4.6K elsewhere · 6%
- 5 Art Talent Show (2024) $39.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Christspiracy (2024) $15.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Phantoms of the Sierra Madre (2024) $12.7K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 12 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 11 (Mar 10–16) with $4.5M, led by The Tuba Thieves (2024).
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 4–10 Ennio (2024) $2M Ennio (2024)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 11–17 aespa: MY First page (2024) $249.2K aespa: MY First page (2024)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 18–24 I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (2024) $20.9K I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (2024)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 25–Mar 2 Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity (2024) $194.6K Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity (2024)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 3–9 High & Low: John Galliano (2024) $346K High & Low: John Galliano (2024)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 10–16 The Tuba Thieves (2024) $4.5M The Tuba Thieves (2024)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 17–23 The Ark and the Darkness (2024) $2.8M The Ark and the Darkness (2024)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 24–30 On the Adamant (2024) $899.1K On the Adamant (2024)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Kim's Video (2024) $62.1K Kim's Video (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 12 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2018 earned the most: $3.2M from 5 films, led by March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2018). Week 12, 2024 took $2.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 12, 2015 Mar 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 12, 2016 Mar 13–19 4 films | 4 | $79.1K | – | Trabantem do posledního dechu (2016) $25.9K |
| Week 12, 2017 Mar 19–25 6 films · +295% | 6 | $312.3K | +295% | I Called Him Morgan (2017) $129K |
| Week 12, 2018 Mar 18–24 5 films · +921% | 5 | $3.2M | +921% | March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2018) $2.3M |
| Week 12, 2019 Mar 17–23 1 film · −85% | 1 | $485K | −85% | The Russian Five (2019) $485K |
| Week 12, 2020 Mar 15–21 5 films · +158% | 5 | $1.3M | +158% | Mishima: The Last Debate (2020) $1.2M |
| Week 12, 2021 Mar 14–20 3 films · −95% | 3 | $68.7K | −95% | Without Getting Killed or Caught (2021) $59.6K |
| Week 12, 2022 Mar 13–19 5 films · +858% | 5 | $658.2K | +858% | More Than Robots (2022) $403.9K |
| Week 12, 2023 Mar 19–25 6 films · +173% | 6 | $1.8M | +173% | Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices (2023) $1.7M |
| Week 12, 2024 Mar 17–23 7 films · +57% | 7 | $2.8M | +57% | The Ark and the Darkness (2024) $2.1M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 33 (Aug 11–17) with $28.4M, led by In the Rearview (2024).
- Week 1 $8.1M
- Week 2 $151.4K
- Week 3 $267.4K
- Week 4 $39.6K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $2M
- Week 7 $249.2K
- Week 8 $20.9K
- Week 9 $194.6K
- Week 10 $346K
- Week 11 $4.5M
- Week 12 $2.8M
- Week 13 $899.1K
- Week 14 $62.1K
- Week 15 $269.4K
- Week 16 $41.2K
- Week 17 $20.6M
- Week 18 $1.6M
- Week 19 $46.5K
- Week 20 $5.6M
- Week 21 $2.2M
- Week 22 $82.4K
- Week 23 $12.9M
- Week 24 $420.4K
- Week 25 $348.6K
- Week 26 $1.7M
- Week 27 $52.4K
- Week 28 $750.9K
- Week 29 $346.2K
- Week 30 $1.2K
- Week 31 $113.3K
- Week 32 $735.6K
- Week 33 $28.4M
- Week 34 $131.3K
- Week 35 $1.6M
- Week 36 $2.1M
- Week 37 $135K
- Week 38 $11.3M
- Week 39 $918.6K
- Week 40 $2.2M
- Week 41 $2.6M
- Week 42 $781.9K
- Week 43 $3.6M
- Week 44 $8.8M
- Week 45 $1.4M
- Week 46 $78.9K
- Week 47 $1.4M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $988.3K
- Week 50 $3.2K
- Week 51 $8.1K
- Week 52 $59K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 12 of 2024: 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 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23)?
The Ark and the Darkness (2024) leads with $2.1M worldwide, $2.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) at $481K and Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2024) at $99.4K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23) earn?
7 documentary films released in week 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $402.6K per film on average. Week 11, 2024 releases took $4.5M.
How many documentary movies released in week 12 of 2024 (Mar 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Ark and the Darkness (2024), earned $2.1M.
How is the week 12, 2024 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 12 of 2024 (Mar 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 12, 2024 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.