After finishing 10th at the box office last week with just less than $4 million, "Meet the Mormons" made more than $560,000 on the weekend. With a total take of $4.5 million, it now is the 37th biggest documentary in history.
After finishing 10th at the box office last week with just less than $4 million, "Meet the Mormons" made more than $560,000 on the weekend. With a total take of $4.5 million, it now is the 37th biggest documentary in history. Screenshot
Tad Walch
By Tad Walch
Tad Walch covers religion with a focus on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

SALT LAKE CITY — "Meet the Mormons" was the 16th biggest movie at the box office over the weekend with $568,409 after finishing 10th over the previous week.

In 10 days, the film about six LDS families has now made $4,520,644, making it the 37th biggest documentary of all-time.

"Meet the Mormons" made $3,952,235 in its first week in theaters, Oct. 10 through Thursday. Its per-screen average of $12,468 was No. 1 among the top 30 movies in America that week.

The film expanded from 317 theaters to 333 this weekend but saw a 77 percent drop at the box office from the previous weekend, with a per-screen average of $1,707.

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