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History box office · May 2012

History Box Office, May 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Bill W. (2012) is the highest-grossing history movie released in May 2012, with $809.6K worldwide, ahead of La revolución es un sueño eterno (2012) at $6.2K. 2 history films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $815.7K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2012 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$815.7K
Bill W. (2012), the #1
$809.6K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Bill W. (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 history movie of May 2012

Bill W. (2012)

2012 · Biography, History

$809.6K worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$809.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every History Release of May 2012, 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 May 2012.

  1. 1 Bill W. (2012) movie poster
    Bill W. (2012) May 18, 2012 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $809.6K worldwide
    May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $809.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $809.6K
  2. 2 La revolución es un sueño eterno (2012) movie poster
    La revolución es un sueño eterno (2012) May 17, 2012 · Spanish · History, Drama $6.2K worldwide
    May 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2K
FAQ

History Box Office May 2012: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in May 2012?

Bill W. (2012) leads with $809.6K worldwide, $809.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come La revolución es un sueño eterno (2012) at $6.2K.

How much did history movies released in May 2012 earn?

2 history films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $815.7K in all, or $407.9K per film on average.

How many history movies released in May 2012 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bill W. (2012), earned $809.6K.

How much of the May 2012 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$809.6K of the $815.7K total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2012 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 May 2012. 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 May 2012 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.