#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of Week 21, 2024
2024 · Documentary, Biography
$1.1M worldwide · 48% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 21 · May 19–25, 2024
Documentary Box Office, Week 21 of 2024: Documentary Releases of May 19–25
Songs of Earth (2024) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 21 of 2024 (May 19–25), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of Queen of the Deuce (2024) at $657.7K and Maestra (2024) at $383.5K. 5 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 60% on Week 20, 2024, whose releases took $5.6M. By language, English leads with $1.2M across 4 documentary releases.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $2.2M
- Songs of Earth (2024), the #1
- $1.1M
- vs Week 20, 2024
- −60%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 21 of 2024?
Songs of Earth (2024) leads with $1.1M, 48% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.2M, almost all of what the 5 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 21 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 21 of 2024 (May 19–25).
- 1 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 2 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $657.7K Rest of the world: $57 Worldwide: $657.7K
- 3 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $383.5K
- 4 May 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.7K
- 5 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $2.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 17 (Apr 21–27) with $20.6M, led by Lyd (2024).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All (2024) $269.4K Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All (2024)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Billy (2024) $41.2K Billy (2024)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 Lyd (2024) $20.6M Lyd (2024)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Sarò con te (2024) $1.6M Sarò con te (2024)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 The Guardian of the Monarchs (2024) $46.5K The Guardian of the Monarchs (2024)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 Queen Rock Montreal (2024) $5.6M Queen Rock Montreal (2024)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Songs of Earth (2024) $2.2M Songs of Earth (2024)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Flipside (2024) $82.4K Flipside (2024)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 2–8 How to Rob a Bank (2024) $12.9M How to Rob a Bank (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2015 earned the most: $33.2M from 3 films, led by The Crossing (2015). Week 21, 2024 took $2.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 3 films | 3 | $33.2M | – | The Crossing (2015) $32.8M |
| Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 3 films · −95% | 3 | $1.7M | −95% | Weiner (2016) $1.7M |
| Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 6 films · +13% | 6 | $2M | +13% | Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017) $701.6K |
| Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 8 films | 8 | $4.5M | – | Echo In the Canyon (2019) $3.4M |
| Week 21, 2020 May 17–23 1 film · −88% | 1 | $547.7K | −88% | The Painter and the Thief (2020) $547.7K |
| Week 21, 2021 May 16–22 1 film · −36% | 1 | $353.1K | −36% | Final Account (2021) $353.1K |
| Week 21, 2022 May 15–21 2 films · +344% | 2 | $1.6M | +344% | 2000 Mules (2022) $1.5M |
| Week 21, 2023 May 21–27 2 films · −100% | 2 | $5.1K | −100% | Utopía (2023) $2.8K |
| Week 21, 2024 May 19–25 5 films · +44276% | 5 | $2.2M | +44276% | Songs of Earth (2024) $1.1M |
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 21 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 21 of 2024 (May 19–25)?
Songs of Earth (2024) leads with $1.1M worldwide. Next come Queen of the Deuce (2024) at $657.7K and Maestra (2024) at $383.5K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 21 of 2024 (May 19–25) earn?
5 documentary films released in week 21 of 2024 (May 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, or $448.2K per film on average. Week 20, 2024 releases took $5.6M.
How many documentary movies released in week 21 of 2024 (May 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Songs of Earth (2024), earned $1.1M.
How is the week 21, 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 21 of 2024 (May 19–25). 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 21, 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.