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Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 23–29, 2025

Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2025: Documentary Releases of Nov 23–29

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29), with $66.7K worldwide, ahead of The Tale of Sylian (2025) at $30.8K and The Tale of Silyan (2025) at $30.8K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $128.2K in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$128.2K
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025), the #1
$66.7K
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2025?

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) leads with $66.7K, 52% of the total. The top 3 together took $128.2K, 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.

  1. You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $66.7K You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025)
    $66.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Tale of Sylian (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $30.8K The Tale of Sylian (2025)
    $21.1K US & Canada · 69% $9.6K elsewhere · 31%
  3. The Tale of Silyan (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $30.8K The Tale of Silyan (2025)
    $21.1K US & Canada · 69% $9.6K elsewhere · 31%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29).

  1. 1 You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) movie poster
    You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) Nov 28, 2025 · English · Documentary, Music $66.7K worldwide
    Nov 28, 2025 US and Canada: $66.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $66.7K
  2. 2 The Tale of Sylian (2025) movie poster
    The Tale of Sylian (2025) Nov 28, 2025 · Macedonian · Documentary $30.8K worldwide
    Nov 28, 2025 US and Canada: $21.1K Rest of the world: $9.6K Worldwide: $30.8K
  3. 3 The Tale of Silyan (2025) movie poster
    The Tale of Silyan (2025) Nov 28, 2025 · Macedonian · Documentary $30.8K worldwide
    Nov 28, 2025 US and Canada: $21.1K Rest of the world: $9.6K Worldwide: $30.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 48 of 2025?

Of the top 3, You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Tale of Silyan (2025) made 31% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $109K (85%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) $66.7K
    $66.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Tale of Sylian (2025) $30.8K
    $21.1K US & Canada · 69% $9.6K elsewhere · 31%
  3. 3 The Tale of Silyan (2025) $30.8K
    $21.1K US & Canada · 69% $9.6K elsewhere · 31%
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2016 earned the most: $11.5M from 3 films, led by Seasons (2016). Week 48, 2025 took $128.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 3 films 3 $11.5M – Seasons (2016) $11.4M
Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 3 films · −100% 3 $45.7K −100% Naples '44 (2017) $24.9K
Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 1 film · +3415% 1 $1.6M +3415% Roll With Me (2018) $1.6M
Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 3 films · −55% 3 $720.6K −55% 63 Up (2019) $483.7K
Week 48, 2020 Nov 22–28 6 films · +974% 6 $7.7M +974% The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) $7.5M
Week 48, 2021 Nov 21–27 3 films · −75% 3 $1.9M −75% Burning (2021) $1.9M
Week 48, 2022 Nov 20–26 5 films · −22% 5 $1.5M −22% All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) $1.5M
Week 48, 2023 Nov 26–Dec 2 2 films · −83% 2 $262.1K −83% Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (2023) $256.6K
Week 48, 2024 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2025 Nov 23–29 3 films 3 $128.2K – You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) $66.7K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 48 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 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29)?

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) leads with $66.7K worldwide, $66.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Tale of Sylian (2025) at $30.8K and The Tale of Silyan (2025) at $30.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $128.2K in all, or $42.7K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025), earned $66.7K.

How much of the Week 48, 2025 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$109K of the $128.2K total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2025 (Nov 23–29). 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 48, 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.