#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 2, 2025
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)
2025 · Documentary
$826.9K worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · Week 2 · Jan 5–11, 2025
Documentary Box Office, Week 2 of 2025: Documentary Releases of Jan 5–11
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11), with $826.9K worldwide, ahead of Riefenstahl (2025) at $275.1K and Every Little Thing (2025) at $248.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 25% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 2 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $1.3M
- Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025), the #1
- $826.9K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 25%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 2 of 2025?
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025) leads with $826.9K, 61% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.3M, 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 2 of 2025, 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 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11).
- 1 Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)Jan 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $826.9K
Jan 8, 2025 · French · Documentary $826.9K worldwide - 2 Jan 9, 2025 US and Canada: $133.4K Rest of the world: $141.7K Worldwide: $275.1K
- 3 Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: $200.7K Rest of the world: $47.4K Worldwide: $248.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 2 releases took $1.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 2 (Jan 5–11) with $1.3M, led by Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025).
- Week 49, 2024 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 RM: Right People, Wrong Place (2024) $988.3K RM: Right People, Wrong Place (2024)
- Week 50, 2024 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 The Bibi Files (2024) $3.2K The Bibi Files (2024)
- Week 51, 2024 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 From Roger Moore with Love (2024) $8.1K From Roger Moore with Love (2024)
- Week 52, 2024 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 2073 (2024) $59K 2073 (2024)
- Week 53, 2024 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 From Ground Zero (2025) $359.8K From Ground Zero (2025)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025) $1.3M Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Grand Theft Hamlet (2025) $271K Grand Theft Hamlet (2025)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025) $239.2K Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 2 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2017 earned the most: $30.1M from 3 films, led by Reset (2017). Week 2, 2025 took $1.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2, 2016 Jan 3–9 2 films | 2 | $51.7K | – | Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art (2016) $38.6K |
| Week 2, 2017 Jan 8–14 3 films · +58029% | 3 | $30.1M | +58029% | Reset (2017) $30M |
| Week 2, 2018 Jan 7–13 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 2, 2019 Jan 6–12 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 2, 2020 Jan 5–11 3 films | 3 | $1.4M | – | Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2020) $1.2M |
| Week 2, 2021 Jan 3–9 1 film · −92% | 1 | $115.6K | −92% | The Reason I Jump (2021) $115.6K |
| Week 2, 2022 Jan 2–8 1 film · −90% | 1 | $11.8K | −90% | Shane (2022) $11.8K |
| Week 2, 2023 Jan 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 2, 2024 Jan 7–13 1 film | 1 | $151.4K | – | Bye Bye Tiberias (2024) $151.4K |
| Week 2, 2025 Jan 5–11 3 films · +792% | 3 | $1.3M | +792% | Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025) $826.9K |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
39 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 6 (Feb 2–8) with $14.8M, led by Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025).
- Week 1 $359.8K
- Week 2 $1.3M
- Week 3 $271K
- Week 4 $239.2K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $14.8M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $219.4K
- Week 9 $68.7K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $1.4M
- Week 12 $1.5M
- Week 13 $667.8K
- Week 14 $71.9K
- Week 15 $995.3K
- Week 16 $27K
- Week 17 $909.9K
- Week 18 $859K
- Week 19 $232.9K
- Week 20 $1.1M
- Week 21 $51.9K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $5.1M
- Week 24 $888.7K
- Week 25 $109.3K
- Week 26 $767.2K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $5.7K
- Week 30 $184.8K
- Week 31 $278.9K
- Week 32 $4M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $128.8K
- Week 37 $166.6K
- Week 38 $1.1M
- Week 39 $316.6K
- Week 40 $11.5K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $1M
- Week 43 $201.1K
- Week 44 $2.2M
- Week 45 $126.3K
- Week 46 $255.8K
- Week 47 $46.4K
- Week 48 $128.2K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $4.4K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Documentary Box Office Week 2 of 2025: 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 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11)?
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025) leads with $826.9K worldwide. Next come Riefenstahl (2025) at $275.1K and Every Little Thing (2025) at $248.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $450K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025), earned $826.9K.
How is the week 2, 2025 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 2 of 2025 (Jan 5–11). 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 2, 2025 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.