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History box office · Week 11 · Mar 9–15, 2008

History Box Office, Week 11 of 2008: History Releases of Mar 9–15

Heartbeat Detector (2008) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15), with $692.6K worldwide, ahead of Hit (2008) at $129.6K and The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) at $17.3K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $839.4K in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 11 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$839.4K
Heartbeat Detector (2008), the #1
$692.6K
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Heartbeat Detector (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 history movie of Week 11, 2008

Heartbeat Detector (2008)

2008 · Drama, History

$692.6K worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

$5.3K US & Canada · <1% $687.3K elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 11 of 2008?

Heartbeat Detector (2008) leads with $692.6K, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $839.4K, 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.

  1. Heartbeat Detector (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $692.6K Heartbeat Detector (2008)
    $5.3K US & Canada · <1% $687.3K elsewhere · 99%
  2. Hit (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $129.6K Hit (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $17.3K The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 11 of 2008, 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 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15).

  1. 1 Heartbeat Detector (2008) movie poster
    Heartbeat Detector (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · French · Drama, History, War $692.6K worldwide
    Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $5.3K Rest of the world: $687.3K Worldwide: $692.6K
  2. 2 Hit (2008) movie poster
    Hit (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · Spanish · History, Documentary, Music $129.6K worldwide
    Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $129.6K
  3. 3 The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) movie poster
    The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · Greek · History $17.3K worldwide
    Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 11 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 11, 2001 earned the most: $97M from 1 film, led by Enemy at the Gates (2001). Week 11, 2008 took $839.4K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 11, 1999 Mar 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2000 Mar 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2001 Mar 11–17 1 film 1 $97M – Enemy at the Gates (2001) $97M
Week 11, 2002 Mar 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2003 Mar 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2004 Mar 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2005 Mar 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2006 Mar 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 11, 2007 Mar 11–17 2 films 2 $23.2M – The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007) $22.9M
Week 11, 2008 Mar 9–15 3 films · −96% 3 $839.4K −96% Heartbeat Detector (2008) $692.6K
FAQ

History Box Office Week 11 of 2008: 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 history movie in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15)?

Heartbeat Detector (2008) leads with $692.6K worldwide, $5.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hit (2008) at $129.6K and The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) at $17.3K.

How much did history movies released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) earn?

3 history films released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $839.4K in all, or $279.8K per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Heartbeat Detector (2008), earned $692.6K.

How much of the Week 11, 2008 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.3K of the $839.4K total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 11, 2008 history 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 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15). 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 11, 2008 history 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.