#1 of 3 #1 documentary movie of Week 47, 2025
2025 · Documentary, Crime
$22.8K worldwide · 49% of the chart's total
$20K US & Canada · 88% $2.8K elsewhere · 12%
Documentary box office · Week 47 · Nov 16–22, 2025
Documentary Box Office, Week 47 of 2025: Documentary Releases of Nov 16–22
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22), with $22.8K worldwide, ahead of The Shepherd and the Bear (2025) at $16.6K and Cutting Through Rocks (2025) at $7.1K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $46.4K in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 47 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $46.4K
- Zodiac Killer Project (2025), the #1
- $22.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 58%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 47 of 2025?
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) leads with $22.8K, 49% of the total. The top 3 together took $46.4K, 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 47 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 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22).
- 1 Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $20K Rest of the world: $2.8K Worldwide: $22.8K
- 2 Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.6K
- 3 Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 47 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 47 releases took $46.4K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 26–Nov 1) with $2.2M, led by Depeche Mode: M (2025).
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Wisdom of Happiness (2025) $1M Wisdom of Happiness (2025)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Mistress Dispeller (2025) $201.1K Mistress Dispeller (2025)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Depeche Mode: M (2025) $2.2M Depeche Mode: M (2025)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025) $126.3K Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' THE MOVIE (2025) $255.8K j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' THE MOVIE (2025)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Zodiac Killer Project (2025) $46.4K Zodiac Killer Project (2025)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) $128.2K You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 47 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2017 earned the most: $16.1M from 8 films, led by The Next Guardian (2017). Week 47, 2025 took $46.4K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 47, 2016 Nov 13–19 8 films | 8 | $456.9K | – | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016) $107K |
| Week 47, 2017 Nov 19–25 8 films · +3424% | 8 | $16.1M | +3424% | The Next Guardian (2017) $14.4M |
| Week 47, 2018 Nov 18–24 4 films · −48% | 4 | $8.3M | −48% | Amazing Grace (2018) $7.8M |
| Week 47, 2019 Nov 17–23 13 films · −55% | 13 | $3.7M | −55% | Spirits in the Forest (2019) $2.5M |
| Week 47, 2020 Nov 15–21 4 films · −92% | 4 | $301.4K | −92% | Collective (2020) $200K |
| Week 47, 2021 Nov 14–20 12 films · +339% | 12 | $1.3M | +339% | Children of the Enemy (2021) $575.2K |
| Week 47, 2022 Nov 13–19 4 films · −75% | 4 | $329.1K | −75% | Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22 (2022) $274K |
| Week 47, 2023 Nov 19–25 7 films · +444% | 7 | $1.8M | +444% | The Meaning and Mystery of Life (2023) $1M |
| Week 47, 2024 Nov 17–23 9 films · −23% | 9 | $1.4M | −23% | Little Girl Blue (2024) $443.5K |
| Week 47, 2025 Nov 16–22 3 films · −97% | 3 | $46.4K | −97% | Zodiac Killer Project (2025) $22.8K |
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 47 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 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22)?
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) leads with $22.8K worldwide, $20K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Shepherd and the Bear (2025) at $16.6K and Cutting Through Rocks (2025) at $7.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in week 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22) earn?
3 documentary films released in week 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $46.4K in all, or $15.5K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in week 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Zodiac Killer Project (2025), earned $22.8K.
How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2025 (Nov 16–22). 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 47, 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.