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Documentary box office · Week 36 · Sep 1–7, 2024

Documentary Box Office, Week 36 of 2024: Documentary Releases of Sep 1–7

Spiti (2024) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7), with $745.3K worldwide, ahead of Topuria. Matador (2024) at $546.7K and Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024) at $175.2K. 11 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 28% on Week 35, 2024, whose releases took $1.6M. By language, Greek leads with $745.3K across 1 documentary release.

week 36 releases with a gross
11
combined worldwide
$2.1M
Spiti (2024), the #1
$745.3K
vs Week 35, 2024
+28%
Spiti (2024) movie poster #1 of 11
#1 documentary movie of Week 36, 2024

Spiti (2024)

2024 · Drama, Documentary

$745.3K worldwide · 36% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 36 of 2024?

Spiti (2024) leads with $745.3K, 36% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.7M, 83% of what all 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Spiti (2024) movie poster Number 1
    $745.3K Spiti (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Topuria. Matador (2024) movie poster Number 2
    $546.7K Topuria. Matador (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024) movie poster Number 3
    $175.2K Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. From Darkness to Light (2024) movie poster Number 4
    $140.3K From Darkness to Light (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! (2024) movie poster Number 5
    $128.3K ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! (2024)
    $128.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7).

  1. 1 Spiti (2024) movie poster
    Spiti (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · Greek · Drama, Documentary $745.3K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $745.3K
  2. 2 Topuria. Matador (2024) movie poster
    Topuria. Matador (2024) Sep 5, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary $546.7K worldwide
    Sep 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $546.7K
  3. 3 Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024) movie poster
    Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Documentary $175.2K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $175.2K
  4. 4 From Darkness to Light (2024) movie poster
    From Darkness to Light (2024) Sep 1, 2024 · English · Documentary $140.3K worldwide
    Sep 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140.3K
  5. 5 ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! (2024) movie poster
    ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · Documentary $128.3K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $128.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $128.3K
  6. 6 The Mother of All Lies (2024) movie poster
    The Mother of All Lies (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · Arabic · Documentary, Biography, Drama $103K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103K
  7. 7 Holding Back the Tide (2024) movie poster
    Holding Back the Tide (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Documentary $98K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98K
  8. 8 Great White Summer (2024) movie poster
    Great White Summer (2024) Sep 3, 2024 · English · Documentary $63.5K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.5K
  9. 9 The Cowboy and the Queen (2024) movie poster
    The Cowboy and the Queen (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography $57.6K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $57.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.6K
  10. 10 Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story (2024) movie poster
    Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story (2024) Sep 5, 2024 · English · Documentary $23K worldwide
    Sep 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23K
  11. 11 TWST / Things We Said Today (2024) movie poster
    TWST / Things We Said Today (2024) Sep 4, 2024 · English · Music, Documentary $6.1K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
Gross bands

How Many Week 36 of 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?

None of the 11 films reached $100M. 11 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $2.1M total.

  • $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • Under $10M 11 films, 100% of the list $2.1M · 100% of the gross
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2024 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, 2024 took $2.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films 5 $1.2M – 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
Week 36, 2024 Sep 1–7 11 films · +294% 11 $2.1M +294% Spiti (2024) $745.3K
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in Week 36 of 2024?

Greek-language documentary films took $745.3K across 1 film, 36% of the total, ahead of English-language documentary films ($563.8K) and Spanish-language documentary films ($546.7K).

Week 36 of 2024 Documentary Box Office by Language

  1. Greek $745.3K
    1 film · #1 Spiti (2024)
  2. English $563.8K
    7 films · #1 Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024)
  3. Spanish $546.7K
    1 film · #1 Topuria. Matador (2024)
  4. Arabic $103K
    1 film · #1 The Mother of All Lies (2024)
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 36 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 11 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7)?

Spiti (2024) leads with $745.3K worldwide. Next come Topuria. Matador (2024) at $546.7K and Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (2024) at $175.2K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) earn?

11 documentary films released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, or $189.7K per film on average. Week 35, 2024 releases took $1.6M.

How many documentary movies released in week 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Spiti (2024), earned $745.3K.

How much of the Week 36, 2024 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$185.9K of the $2.1M total, or 9%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 9 films of the 11 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2024 (Sep 1–7). 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, 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.