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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 69

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 3,401 to 3,450 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3401 Otherness (2023) movie poster
    Otherness (2023) Mar 13, 2023 · Catalan · Documentary $6K worldwide
    Mar 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
  2. 3402 Michael H. – Profession: Director (2013) movie poster
    Michael H. – Profession: Director (2013) Mar 15, 2013 · Documentary $6K worldwide
    Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
  3. 3403 Starless Dreams (2017) movie poster
    Starless Dreams (2017) Jan 20, 2017 · Persian · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Jan 20, 2017 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  4. 3404 A Bitter Taste of Freedom (2011) movie poster
    A Bitter Taste of Freedom (2011) Mar 10, 2011 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Mar 10, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  5. 3405 Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2010) movie poster
    Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2010) Sep 17, 2010 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  6. 3406 Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009) movie poster
    Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009) Mar 25, 2009 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Mar 25, 2009 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  7. 3407 I Am MLK Jr. (2018) movie poster
    I Am MLK Jr. (2018) Apr 4, 2018 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Apr 4, 2018 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  8. 3408 Path of Blood (2018) movie poster
    Path of Blood (2018) Jul 13, 2018 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  9. 3409 White Rage (2015) movie poster
    White Rage (2015) Nov 27, 2015 · Finnish · Documentary, Drama $5.9K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  10. 3410 Bread & Roses (2024) movie poster
    Bread & Roses (2024) Jun 21, 2024 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  11. 3411 Queer My Friends (2022) movie poster
    Queer My Friends (2022) May 3, 2022 · Korean · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  12. 3412 Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) movie poster
    Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) Sep 17, 1998 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Sep 17, 1998 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  13. 3413 Top Spin (2014) movie poster
    Top Spin (2014) Nov 15, 2014 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Nov 15, 2014 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
  14. 3414 From the Other Side (2003) movie poster
    From the Other Side (2003) Feb 20, 2003 · French · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    Feb 20, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  15. 3415 Uprising (2013) movie poster
    Uprising (2013) Jan 11, 2013 · Korean · Action, History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  16. 3416 Babi Yar. Context (2022) movie poster
    Babi Yar. Context (2022) Apr 1, 2022 · Ukrainian · History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Apr 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  17. 3417 Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001) movie poster
    Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001) Sep 14, 2001 · English · Crime, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  18. 3418 Shout Gladi Gladi (2015) movie poster
    Shout Gladi Gladi (2015) Oct 1, 2015 · English · History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2015 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
  19. 3419 Human Nature (2020) movie poster
    Human Nature (2020) Mar 13, 2020 · English · Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Mar 13, 2020 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: $347 Worldwide: $5.8K
  20. 3420 Human Nature (2019) movie poster
    Human Nature (2019) Mar 12, 2019 · English · Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Mar 12, 2019 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: $347 Worldwide: $5.8K
  21. 3421 Maisie (2021) movie poster
    Maisie (2021) Jun 11, 2021 · English · Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  22. 3422 A Farra do Circo (2013) movie poster
    A Farra do Circo (2013) Nov 30, 2013 · Portuguese · Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Nov 30, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  23. 3423 Sushi: The Global Catch (2012) movie poster
    Sushi: The Global Catch (2012) Aug 3, 2012 · English · History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
  24. 3424 The Deepest Breath (2023) movie poster
    The Deepest Breath (2023) Jul 19, 2023 · English · Adventure, Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jul 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  25. 3425 Dale Frank: Nobody’s Sweetie (2024) movie poster
    Dale Frank: Nobody’s Sweetie (2024) Jun 14, 2024 · English · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jun 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  26. 3426 Bombay Beach (2011) movie poster
    Bombay Beach (2011) Oct 14, 2011 · English · Drama, Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  27. 3427 Blue Island (2022) movie poster
    Blue Island (2022) Jan 27, 2022 · Cantonese · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  28. 3428 Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) movie poster
    Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) Oct 15, 2021 · English · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7K
  29. 3429 Life After (2025) movie poster
    Life After (2025) Jul 18, 2025 · English · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jul 18, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  30. 3430 The Wanted 18 (2015) movie poster
    The Wanted 18 (2015) Jun 19, 2015 · Arabic · Animation, Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Jun 19, 2015 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7K
  31. 3431 Prater (2007) movie poster
    Prater (2007) Feb 10, 2007 · German · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Feb 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  32. 3432 Fired! (2007) movie poster
    Fired! (2007) Feb 2, 2007 · Hindi · Comedy, Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Feb 2, 2007 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7K
  33. 3433 To Books and Women I Sing (2023) movie poster
    To Books and Women I Sing (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $5.7K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  34. 3434 Testament (2024) movie poster
    Testament (2024) Oct 13, 2024 · Ukrainian · War, Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
  35. 3435 Historic Centre (2012) movie poster
    Historic Centre (2012) Nov 10, 2012 · Portuguese · Documentary, Drama $5.6K worldwide
    Nov 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
  36. 3436 Imaginadores (2008) movie poster
    Imaginadores (2008) Mar 20, 2008 · Spanish · Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
  37. 3437 Elevate (2011) movie poster
    Elevate (2011) Oct 21, 2011 · English · Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    Oct 21, 2011 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6K
  38. 3438 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2023) movie poster
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2023) Jan 4, 2023 · English · Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    Jan 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
  39. 3439 Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018) movie poster
    Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018) May 5, 2018 · Music, Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    May 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
  40. 3440 The Miracle of the Little Prince (2019) movie poster
    The Miracle of the Little Prince (2019) Aug 28, 2019 · French · Documentary $5.6K worldwide
    Aug 28, 2019 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6K
  41. 3441 Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) movie poster
    Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · English · History, Mystery, Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
  42. 3442 Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) movie poster
    Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Russian · Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
  43. 3443 American Grindhouse (2010) movie poster
    American Grindhouse (2010) Mar 13, 2010 · English · Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Mar 13, 2010 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
  44. 3444 All Against All (2019) movie poster
    All Against All (2019) Nov 21, 2019 · Dutch · History, Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5K
  45. 3445 Pianoforte (2023) movie poster
    Pianoforte (2023) Dec 1, 2023 · English · Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
  46. 3446 Karski & the Lords of Humanity (2015) movie poster
    Karski & the Lords of Humanity (2015) Nov 13, 2015 · English · Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Nov 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5K
  47. 3447 The Man from Mo'Wax (2018) movie poster
    The Man from Mo'Wax (2018) Aug 31, 2018 · English · Music, Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
  48. 3448 A Tiger in Paradise (2023) movie poster
    A Tiger in Paradise (2023) Dec 8, 2023 · Swedish · Documentary, Biography $5.4K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  49. 3449 Flex Is Kings (2014) movie poster
    Flex Is Kings (2014) Apr 4, 2014 · English · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
  50. 3450 El último carnaval (1997) movie poster
    El último carnaval (1997) Feb 24, 1997 · Spanish · Drama, Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Feb 24, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
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