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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 67

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 3,301 to 3,350 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3301 Bel Borba Aqui (2012) movie poster
    Bel Borba Aqui (2012) Oct 5, 2012 · Portuguese · Biography, Documentary $7.4K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $7.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4K
  2. 3302 Two Men (2022) movie poster
    Two Men (2022) Nov 2, 2022 · Dutch · Documentary $7.4K worldwide
    Nov 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
  3. 3303 A Deal With The Universe (2018) movie poster
    A Deal With The Universe (2018) Mar 26, 2018 · English · Documentary $7.4K worldwide
    Mar 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
  4. 3304 A Queen Is Crowned (1953) movie poster
    A Queen Is Crowned (1953) Jun 2, 1953 · English · Documentary $7.4K worldwide
    Jun 2, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
  5. 3305 Big Time (2017) movie poster
    Big Time (2017) Dec 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $7.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3K
  6. 3306 Shoah: Four Sisters (2018) movie poster
    Shoah: Four Sisters (2018) Nov 14, 2018 · History, Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Nov 14, 2018 US and Canada: $7.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3K
  7. 3307 Space: The New Frontier (2024) movie poster
    Space: The New Frontier (2024) May 24, 2024 · English · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K
  8. 3308 Climbing Blind (2020) movie poster
    Climbing Blind (2020) Mar 20, 2020 · English · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K
  9. 3309 The Camino Voyage (2018) movie poster
    The Camino Voyage (2018) Feb 28, 2018 · English · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Feb 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K
  10. 3310 Between Revolutions (2023) movie poster
    Between Revolutions (2023) Feb 18, 2023 · Romanian · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Feb 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3K
  11. 3311 Indian Point (2016) movie poster
    Indian Point (2016) Jul 8, 2016 · English · Documentary $7.3K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $7.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3K
  12. 3312 McLibel (2005) movie poster
    McLibel (2005) Jun 10, 2005 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $7.2K
  13. 3313 Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) movie poster
    Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  14. 3314 Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006) movie poster
    Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006) Mar 16, 2006 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Mar 16, 2006 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
  15. 3315 I Am Ali (2014) movie poster
    I Am Ali (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Biography, Sport, Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
  16. 3316 Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People (2017) movie poster
    Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People (2017) Sep 23, 2017 · Finnish · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  17. 3317 Antarctic Edge: 70° South (2015) movie poster
    Antarctic Edge: 70° South (2015) Apr 17, 2015 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
  18. 3318 Objectified (2009) movie poster
    Objectified (2009) Mar 14, 2009 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Mar 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  19. 3319 The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio (2024) movie poster
    The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio (2024) Feb 13, 2024 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Feb 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  20. 3320 Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (2019) movie poster
    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (2019) Apr 19, 2019 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Apr 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  21. 3321 Coast of Death (2015) movie poster
    Coast of Death (2015) Feb 13, 2015 · Galician · Drama, Family, Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
  22. 3322 Urbanized (2011) movie poster
    Urbanized (2011) Sep 9, 2011 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
  23. 3323 Let the Little Light Shine (2022) movie poster
    Let the Little Light Shine (2022) Aug 12, 2022 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
  24. 3324 Saint of 9/11 (2006) movie poster
    Saint of 9/11 (2006) Sep 6, 2006 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2006 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
  25. 3325 Rise of the Superheroes (2018) movie poster
    Rise of the Superheroes (2018) Nov 4, 2018 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Nov 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K
  26. 3326 This Mountain Life (2018) movie poster
    This Mountain Life (2018) Apr 30, 2018 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K
  27. 3327 The Reagan Show (2017) movie poster
    The Reagan Show (2017) Jun 30, 2017 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Jun 30, 2017 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $7.1K
  28. 3328 Italy: Love It, or Leave it (2011) movie poster
    Italy: Love It, or Leave it (2011) Sep 14, 2011 · Italian · Documentary, Drama, Adventure $7.1K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K
  29. 3329 Quantum Hoops (2007) movie poster
    Quantum Hoops (2007) Nov 2, 2007 · English · Documentary $7.1K worldwide
    Nov 2, 2007 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
  30. 3330 Cutting Through Rocks (2025) movie poster
    Cutting Through Rocks (2025) Nov 21, 2025 · Persian · Documentary, Biography $7.1K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
  31. 3331 Profilers: Gaze Into the Abyss (2013) movie poster
    Profilers: Gaze Into the Abyss (2013) Oct 1, 2013 · German · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  32. 3332 Mudar de vida: José Mário Branco, vida e obra (2014) movie poster
    Mudar de vida: José Mário Branco, vida e obra (2014) Apr 25, 2014 · Portuguese · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  33. 3333 Gods of Mexico (2023) movie poster
    Gods of Mexico (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  34. 3334 The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) movie poster
    The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) Jul 29, 2015 · English · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Jul 29, 2015 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  35. 3335 El camino más largo (2016) movie poster
    El camino más largo (2016) Mar 1, 2016 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $7K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  36. 3336 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) movie poster
    Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) Dec 15, 2011 · English · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Dec 15, 2011 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  37. 3337 Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2005) movie poster
    Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2005) Nov 17, 2005 · English · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Nov 17, 2005 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  38. 3338 Antonio Machado: los días azules (2020) movie poster
    Antonio Machado: los días azules (2020) Nov 9, 2020 · Spanish · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Nov 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  39. 3339 The Camden 28 (2007) movie poster
    The Camden 28 (2007) Jul 27, 2007 · English · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Jul 27, 2007 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  40. 3340 Tantura (2022) movie poster
    Tantura (2022) Dec 2, 2022 · Hebrew · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  41. 3341 Love, Marilyn (2012) movie poster
    Love, Marilyn (2012) Nov 30, 2012 · English · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
  42. 3342 Iraqi Odyssey (2015) movie poster
    Iraqi Odyssey (2015) Nov 27, 2015 · Arabic · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  43. 3343 A Batalha do Passinho (2013) movie poster
    A Batalha do Passinho (2013) Oct 11, 2013 · Portuguese · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  44. 3344 Kommunalka (2008) movie poster
    Kommunalka (2008) Jun 24, 2008 · Russian · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Jun 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  45. 3345 Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth (2020) movie poster
    Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth (2020) Jun 16, 2020 · English · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Jun 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  46. 3346 Boom Bust Boom (2016) movie poster
    Boom Bust Boom (2016) Mar 11, 2016 · English · History, Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9K
  47. 3347 Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015) movie poster
    Eu Sou Carlos Imperial (2015) Sep 14, 2015 · Portuguese · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  48. 3348 Jacinta (2021) movie poster
    Jacinta (2021) Oct 8, 2021 · English · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  49. 3349 The Human Scale (2013) movie poster
    The Human Scale (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9K
  50. 3350 Speaking in Strings (1999) movie poster
    Speaking in Strings (1999) Oct 29, 1999 · English · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 29, 1999 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9K
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