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History box office · Week 38 · Sep 11–17, 2016

History Box Office, Week 38 of 2016: History Releases of Sep 11–17

Smoke & Mirrors (2016) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17), with $3.1M worldwide, ahead of Finding Altamira (2016) at $1.3M and 7:19 (2016) at $173.8K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.6M in all. That is down 48% on Week 37, 2016, whose releases took $8.7M.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$4.6M
Smoke & Mirrors (2016), the #1
$3.1M
vs Week 37, 2016
−48%
Smoke & Mirrors (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 history movie of Week 38, 2016

Smoke & Mirrors (2016)

2016 · History, Thriller

$3.1M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 38 of 2016?

Smoke & Mirrors (2016) leads with $3.1M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.6M, 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. Smoke & Mirrors (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $3.1M Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Finding Altamira (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $1.3M Finding Altamira (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 7:19 (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $173.8K 7:19 (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 38 of 2016, 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17).

  1. 1 Smoke & Mirrors (2016) movie poster
    Smoke & Mirrors (2016) Sep 17, 2016 · Spanish · History, Thriller $3.1M worldwide
    Sep 17, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
  2. 2 Finding Altamira (2016) movie poster
    Finding Altamira (2016) Sep 16, 2016 · English · Drama, History $1.3M worldwide
    Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  3. 3 7:19 (2016) movie poster
    7:19 (2016) Sep 16, 2016 · Spanish · History, Drama, Thriller $173.8K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $4.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 14–20) with $94.8M, led by Ben-Hur (2016).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 The Last Princess (2016) $4.2M The Last Princess (2016)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 Anthropoid (2016) $6.7M Anthropoid (2016)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Ben-Hur (2016) $94.8M Ben-Hur (2016)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 The Map Against the World (2016) $8.7M The Map Against the World (2016)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Smoke & Mirrors (2016) $4.6M Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Denial (2016) $8.6M Denial (2016)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $204.7M from 3 films, led by Everest (2015). Week 38, 2016 took $4.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 3 films 3 $15M – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) $15M
Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 2 films · +191% 2 $43.6M +191% The Duchess (2008) $43.3M
Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 1 film · −98% 1 $1M −98% The Founding of a Republic (2009) $1M
Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 2 films · +230% 2 $3.4M +230% Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada (2010) $3.1M
Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 3 films · −67% 3 $1.1M −67% The Mill and the Cross (2011) $1.1M
Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 1 film · −88% 1 $132.1K −88% How to Survive a Plague (2012) $132.1K
Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 3 films 3 $31.1M – Iceman (2014) $26M
Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 3 films · +559% 3 $204.7M +559% Everest (2015) $203.4M
Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 3 films · −98% 3 $4.6M −98% Smoke & Mirrors (2016) $3.1M
Archive

History Box Office in 2016, Week by Week

38 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 18–24) with $651.6M, led by Dangal (2016).

FAQ

History Box Office Week 38 of 2016: 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17)?

Smoke & Mirrors (2016) leads with $3.1M worldwide. Next come Finding Altamira (2016) at $1.3M and 7:19 (2016) at $173.8K.

How much did history movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) earn?

3 history films released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $4.6M in all, or $1.5M per film on average. Week 37, 2016 releases took $8.7M.

How many history movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Smoke & Mirrors (2016), earned $3.1M.

How is the week 38, 2016 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17). 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 38, 2016 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.