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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 64

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%
This Is It (2009) movie poster #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 3,151 to 3,200 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3151 Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994) movie poster
    Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994) Jun 1, 1994 · English · Documentary $10.2K worldwide
    Jun 1, 1994 US and Canada: $10.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.2K
  2. 3152 Disclosure (2020) movie poster
    Disclosure (2020) Jun 19, 2020 · English · Documentary $10.1K worldwide
    Jun 19, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K
  3. 3153 Putin's Kiss (2012) movie poster
    Putin's Kiss (2012) Feb 17, 2012 · Russian · Drama, Documentary $10.1K worldwide
    Feb 17, 2012 US and Canada: $10.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1K
  4. 3154 Informant (2013) movie poster
    Informant (2013) Sep 13, 2013 · English · Documentary $10.1K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2013 US and Canada: $10.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1K
  5. 3155 Sly (2023) movie poster
    Sly (2023) Nov 3, 2023 · English · Documentary, Biography $10K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
  6. 3156 The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) movie poster
    The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $10K worldwide
    Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
  7. 3157 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010) movie poster
    Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2010) Jul 30, 2010 · English · Documentary $10K worldwide
    Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
  8. 3158 Ignasi M. (2013) movie poster
    Ignasi M. (2013) Sep 8, 2013 · Catalan · Documentary $10K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
  9. 3159 Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living (2019) movie poster
    Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living (2019) Oct 19, 2019 · French · Documentary $10K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
  10. 3160 Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) movie poster
    Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) May 1, 2007 · English · Documentary $10K worldwide
    May 1, 2007 US and Canada: $8.9K Rest of the world: $1K Worldwide: $10K
  11. 3161 Foosballers (2019) movie poster
    Foosballers (2019) Apr 13, 2019 · English · Comedy, Documentary $10K worldwide
    Apr 13, 2019 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
  12. 3162 Made in America (2014) movie poster
    Made in America (2014) Jul 11, 2014 · English · Music, Documentary $10K worldwide
    Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
  13. 3163 Act of God (2009) movie poster
    Act of God (2009) Aug 2, 2009 · English · Documentary $10K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2009 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
  14. 3164 Streetwise (1984) movie poster
    Streetwise (1984) Dec 7, 1984 · English · Documentary $9.9K worldwide
    Dec 7, 1984 US and Canada: $9.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.9K
  15. 3165 Stephen (2023) movie poster
    Stephen (2023) Jun 10, 2023 · English · Documentary, Drama $9.9K worldwide
    Jun 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9K
  16. 3166 To Our Friends (2024) movie poster
    To Our Friends (2024) Apr 15, 2024 · Spanish · Drama, Documentary $9.9K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9K
  17. 3167 Los últimos pastores (2023) movie poster
    Los últimos pastores (2023) Nov 19, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $9.9K worldwide
    Nov 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9K
  18. 3168 Birth of the Living Dead (2013) movie poster
    Birth of the Living Dead (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Documentary $9.8K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $9.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.8K
  19. 3169 Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021) movie poster
    Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021) Jul 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $9.7K worldwide
    Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $9.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7K
  20. 3170 Anniversary of the Revolution (1918) movie poster
    Anniversary of the Revolution (1918) Nov 7, 1918 · History, Documentary $9.7K worldwide
    Nov 7, 1918 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.7K
  21. 3171 The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2005) movie poster
    The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2005) Apr 1, 2005 · English · Documentary $9.6K worldwide
    Apr 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
  22. 3172 The Lost Arcade (2016) movie poster
    The Lost Arcade (2016) Aug 12, 2016 · English · History, Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K
  23. 3173 Starring Jerry as Himself (2024) movie poster
    Starring Jerry as Himself (2024) Nov 6, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography, Crime $9.5K worldwide
    Nov 6, 2024 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K
  24. 3174 Wagner's Dream (2012) movie poster
    Wagner's Dream (2012) Jul 20, 2012 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Jul 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
  25. 3175 Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023) movie poster
    Werner Herzog - Radical Dreamer (2023) Dec 5, 2023 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
  26. 3176 Living Proof (2017) movie poster
    Living Proof (2017) Sep 8, 2017 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K
  27. 3177 The Torch (2019) movie poster
    The Torch (2019) Oct 27, 2019 · English · Music, Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2019 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K
  28. 3178 They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008) movie poster
    They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008) Mar 9, 2008 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Mar 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
  29. 3179 All Men Become Brothers (2023) movie poster
    All Men Become Brothers (2023) Jul 2, 2023 · Slovak · Documentary $9.4K worldwide
    Jul 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K
  30. 3180 Innocence and Experience: The Making of ‘The Age of Innocence’ (1993) movie poster
    Innocence and Experience: The Making of ‘The Age of Innocence’ (1993) Sep 1, 1993 · English · Documentary $9.4K worldwide
    Sep 1, 1993 US and Canada: $9.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.4K
  31. 3181 Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024) movie poster
    Chinatown Cha-Cha (2024) Sep 24, 2024 · English · Music, History, Documentary $9.4K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K
  32. 3182 The Immortalists (2014) movie poster
    The Immortalists (2014) Mar 8, 2014 · English · Documentary $9.3K worldwide
    Mar 8, 2014 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.3K
  33. 3183 Reel Rock 19 (2025) movie poster
    Reel Rock 19 (2025) Mar 1, 2025 · English · Documentary, Adventure $9.3K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
  34. 3184 Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019) movie poster
    Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019) Mar 8, 2019 · English · Documentary $9.3K worldwide
    Mar 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
  35. 3185 Hooligan Sparrow (2016) movie poster
    Hooligan Sparrow (2016) Jul 22, 2016 · Drama, Crime, Documentary $9.3K worldwide
    Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.3K
  36. 3186 Guest (2010) movie poster
    Guest (2010) Sep 3, 2010 · English · Documentary $9.2K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
  37. 3187 La Singla (2023) movie poster
    La Singla (2023) Mar 2, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary, History $9.2K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
  38. 3188 Cracked Up (2019) movie poster
    Cracked Up (2019) Sep 13, 2019 · English · Documentary $9.2K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2019 US and Canada: $9.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2K
  39. 3189 Soul Exodus (2016) movie poster
    Soul Exodus (2016) Dec 15, 2016 · English · Documentary $9.2K worldwide
    Dec 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
  40. 3190 The Hottest August (2019) movie poster
    The Hottest August (2019) Nov 15, 2019 · English · Documentary $9.2K worldwide
    Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $9.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2K
  41. 3191 Faith Connections (2014) movie poster
    Faith Connections (2014) Sep 12, 2014 · Hindi · Biography, Drama, Documentary $9.1K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K
  42. 3192 Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) movie poster
    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) May 5, 2017 · English · Documentary $9.1K worldwide
    May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K
  43. 3193 Decoding Deepak (2012) movie poster
    Decoding Deepak (2012) Oct 5, 2012 · English · Documentary $9.1K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K
  44. 3194 Dogs Without Names (2015) movie poster
    Dogs Without Names (2015) Oct 31, 2015 · Japanese · Documentary, Drama $9.1K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1K
  45. 3195 Out of the Past (1998) movie poster
    Out of the Past (1998) Jul 31, 1998 · English · Documentary $9.1K worldwide
    Jul 31, 1998 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K
  46. 3196 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995) movie poster
    Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995) Dec 16, 1995 · English · Documentary, Drama $9K worldwide
    Dec 16, 1995 US and Canada: $9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9K
  47. 3197 Station to Station (2015) movie poster
    Station to Station (2015) Aug 21, 2015 · English · Drama, Documentary $9K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9K
  48. 3198 Survivors Guide to Prison (2018) movie poster
    Survivors Guide to Prison (2018) Feb 23, 2018 · English · Documentary $9K worldwide
    Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: $9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9K
  49. 3199 In the same boat (2016) movie poster
    In the same boat (2016) Aug 8, 2016 · English · Documentary $8.9K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9K
  50. 3200 This Is Congo (2018) movie poster
    This Is Congo (2018) Jun 29, 2018 · English · History, War, Documentary $8.9K worldwide
    Jun 29, 2018 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: $1.9K Worldwide: $8.9K
Archive

Documentary Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2013 leads with $696.2M, led by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).

2020s 7 years · $644.6M
2010s 10 years · $2.7B
2000s 10 years · $2.1B
1990s 10 years · $226.1M
1980s 10 years · $174.2M
1970s 9 years · $33.9M
1960s 6 years · $143K
1950s 5 years · $233.2K
1920s 2 years · $201.5K
1910s 1 year · $9.7K