Documentary box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 17

This Is It (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie in our database, with $268M worldwide, ahead of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) at $222.4M and Jackass 3-D (2010) at $178.1M. 4,018 documentary films in our database report a worldwide gross, $5.8B in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. 7 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By language, English leads with $4.7B across 2,792 documentary releases.

films with a reported gross: 4,018
combined worldwide: $5.8B
films crossed $100M: 7
earned in the US & Canada: 52%

#1 of 4,018

Highest-grossing documentary movie ever

This Is It (2009)

2009 · Music, Documentary

$268M worldwide

$72.1M US & Canada · 27% $195.9M elsewhere · 73%

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All 4,018 Documentary Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 801 to 850 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

801
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) Nov 1, 2024 · Documentary $445.2K worldwide

Nov 1, 2024 US and Canada: $365.3K Rest of the world: $79.9K Worldwide: $445.2K
802
Little Girl Blue (2024) Nov 22, 2024 · French · Documentary, Biography, Drama $443.5K worldwide

Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: $45.1K Rest of the world: $398.4K Worldwide: $443.5K
803
Nash (2013) 2013 · English · Documentary $441.3K worldwide

2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $441.3K
804
Hidden Universe (2013) Jun 29, 2013 · English · Documentary $439.7K worldwide

Jun 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.7K
805
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2020) May 1, 2020 · English · Documentary $439.6K worldwide

May 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.6K
806
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019) Jun 13, 2019 · English · Documentary $439.6K worldwide

Jun 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.6K
807
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) Oct 12, 2006 · English · Documentary $439.1K worldwide

Oct 12, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.1K
808
Trapped (2016) Mar 4, 2016 · English · Documentary $436.5K worldwide

Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $436.5K
809
Last Stop Larrimah (2023) Oct 8, 2023 · English · Documentary, Crime, Mystery $435.5K worldwide

Oct 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $435.5K
810
What We Started (2018) Mar 23, 2018 · English · Documentary $434.4K worldwide

Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $382.5K Rest of the world: $52K Worldwide: $434.4K
811
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) Oct 12, 2018 · English · Documentary $434.4K worldwide

Oct 12, 2018 US and Canada: $382.5K Rest of the world: $52K Worldwide: $434.4K
812
This Much I Know to Be True (2022) May 11, 2022 · English · Music, Documentary $434.3K worldwide

May 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $434.3K
813
Rosenwald (2015) Aug 14, 2015 · English · Biography, Documentary $433.9K worldwide

Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $433.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $433.9K
814
I Want Your Money (2010) Jul 6, 2010 · English · Documentary $433.6K worldwide

Jul 6, 2010 US and Canada: $433.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $433.6K
815
The American Question (2024) Oct 29, 2024 · English · Documentary $433.3K worldwide

Oct 29, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $433.3K
816
The American Buffalo (2023) 2023 · English · Documentary $433.3K worldwide

2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $433.3K
817
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023) Nov 24, 2023 · Estonian · Documentary $432.5K worldwide

Nov 24, 2023 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: $402.1K Worldwide: $432.5K
818
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) Mar 31, 2006 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $432.3K worldwide

Mar 31, 2006 US and Canada: $334.5K Rest of the world: $97.9K Worldwide: $432.3K
819
Promises (2002) Mar 15, 2002 · Documentary $430.9K worldwide

Mar 15, 2002 US and Canada: $247.9K Rest of the world: $182.9K Worldwide: $430.9K
820
Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018) Apr 29, 2018 · English · Documentary $430.4K worldwide

Apr 29, 2018 US and Canada: $285.9K Rest of the world: $144.5K Worldwide: $430.4K
821
Distinction (2018) Oct 11, 2018 · Cantonese · Documentary, Drama $428.3K worldwide

Oct 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $428.3K
822
The Singing Revolution (2006) Dec 1, 2006 · English · Documentary, Music, History $426.9K worldwide

Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $426.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $426.9K
823
Twiggy (2024) Oct 15, 2024 · English · Documentary $424.9K worldwide

Oct 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $424.9K
824
Great Barrier Reef 3D (2018) Jun 29, 2018 · English · Documentary $422.7K worldwide

Jun 29, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $422.7K
825
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001) Nov 20, 2001 · English · Biography, Documentary $421.5K worldwide

Nov 20, 2001 US and Canada: $421.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $421.5K
826
The Last Days (1998) Oct 23, 1998 · War, Documentary $421.4K worldwide

Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $421.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $421.4K
827
The Cold Blue (2019) May 31, 2019 · English · Documentary $420.2K worldwide

May 31, 2019 US and Canada: $420.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $420.2K
828
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2003) Feb 19, 2003 · English · History, Music, Documentary $418.9K worldwide

Feb 19, 2003 US and Canada: $405.3K Rest of the world: $13.6K Worldwide: $418.9K
829
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) Dec 22, 2004 · English · Biography, Documentary $417.1K worldwide

Dec 22, 2004 US and Canada: $417.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $417.1K
830
Dirty Wars (2013) Jun 7, 2013 · English · Drama, Documentary $416.9K worldwide

Jun 7, 2013 US and Canada: $384.5K Rest of the world: $32.4K Worldwide: $416.9K
831
Body Parts (2023) Feb 3, 2023 · English · Documentary $415.6K worldwide

Feb 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.6K
832
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008) Oct 22, 2008 · Spanish · Documentary $412.8K worldwide

Oct 22, 2008 US and Canada: $89.5K Rest of the world: $323.3K Worldwide: $412.8K
833
Unbranded (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Documentary $412.8K worldwide

Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $410.2K Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $412.8K
834
The Essential Church (2023) Jul 28, 2023 · English · History, Drama, Documentary $412.6K worldwide

Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $412.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $412.6K
835
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019) Apr 15, 2019 · English · History, Documentary $412.3K worldwide

Apr 15, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $412.3K
836
Four Daughters (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · Arabic · Documentary $412K worldwide

Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $138.2K Rest of the world: $273.9K Worldwide: $412K
837
Daughters (2024) Aug 9, 2024 · English · Documentary $412K worldwide

Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: $138.2K Rest of the world: $273.9K Worldwide: $412K
838
The Hunting Ground (2015) Feb 27, 2015 · English · Documentary $411.1K worldwide

Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $405.9K Rest of the world: $5.2K Worldwide: $411.1K
839
Nostalgia for the Light (2011) Mar 18, 2011 · Spanish · Drama, Documentary $410.9K worldwide

Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: $164K Rest of the world: $246.9K Worldwide: $410.9K
840
Vesku from Finland (2010) Sep 3, 2010 · Finnish · Documentary $408.8K worldwide

Sep 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $408.8K
841
Wacken (2014) Jul 24, 2014 · German · Music, Documentary $408.5K worldwide

Jul 24, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $408.5K
842
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017) Apr 14, 2017 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $406.9K worldwide

Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $406.3K Rest of the world: $626 Worldwide: $406.9K
843
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) Jun 8, 2018 · English · Documentary $406.1K worldwide

Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $59K Rest of the world: $347.1K Worldwide: $406.1K
844
Facing Nolan (2022) May 24, 2022 · English · Documentary $405.8K worldwide

May 24, 2022 US and Canada: $405.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $405.8K
845
More Than Robots (2022) Mar 18, 2022 · English · Documentary $403.9K worldwide

Mar 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $403.9K
846
All About My Father (2002) Feb 22, 2002 · Norwegian · Documentary $403.6K worldwide

Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $403.6K
847
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008) Mar 12, 2008 · English · Documentary, Adventure $402.2K worldwide

Mar 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $402.2K
848
Return to Homs (2014) Jun 13, 2014 · Arabic · Biography, History, War $402.1K worldwide

Jun 13, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $402.1K
849
The Mole Agent (2020) Sep 1, 2020 · Spanish · Documentary $402K worldwide

Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $402K
850
On the Way to School (2008) Nov 25, 2008 · Turkish · Drama, Documentary $399.9K worldwide

Nov 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $399.9K