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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 70

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 3,451 to 3,500 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3451 Grazing the Sky (2013) movie poster
    Grazing the Sky (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · Spanish · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  2. 3452 Whiz Kids (2010) movie poster
    Whiz Kids (2010) Jun 4, 2010 · English · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
  3. 3453 The Only Real Game (2014) movie poster
    The Only Real Game (2014) Mar 7, 2014 · English · Sport, Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
  4. 3454 The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie (2022) movie poster
    The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie (2022) Jul 8, 2022 · English · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  5. 3455 Wake Up Punk (2022) movie poster
    Wake Up Punk (2022) Mar 12, 2022 · English · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Mar 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  6. 3456 Rock the Bells (2007) movie poster
    Rock the Bells (2007) Apr 11, 2007 · English · Music, Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Apr 11, 2007 US and Canada: $5.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3K
  7. 3457 Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022) movie poster
    Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022) Apr 29, 2022 · English · Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Apr 29, 2022 US and Canada: $5.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3K
  8. 3458 Home (2011) movie poster
    Home (2011) Feb 4, 2011 · Malayalam · Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Feb 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
  9. 3459 A Good American (2017) movie poster
    A Good American (2017) Feb 3, 2017 · English · Biography, History, Thriller $5.3K worldwide
    Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
  10. 3460 Homo Botanicus (2018) movie poster
    Homo Botanicus (2018) Oct 31, 2018 · Spanish · Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
  11. 3461 Queen Lear (2019) movie poster
    Queen Lear (2019) Aug 16, 2019 · Turkish · Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
  12. 3462 It's Not Yet Dark (2017) movie poster
    It's Not Yet Dark (2017) Aug 4, 2017 · English · Documentary $5.3K worldwide
    Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: $4K Worldwide: $5.3K
  13. 3463 Sisters with Transistors (2021) movie poster
    Sisters with Transistors (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  14. 3464 Our Quiet Place (2021) movie poster
    Our Quiet Place (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · French · Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  15. 3465 King Leopold's Ghost (2006) movie poster
    King Leopold's Ghost (2006) Aug 18, 2006 · English · Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    Aug 18, 2006 US and Canada: $5.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2K
  16. 3466 King on Screen (2023) movie poster
    King on Screen (2023) Aug 11, 2023 · English · Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  17. 3467 Lawrence of Belgravia (2012) movie poster
    Lawrence of Belgravia (2012) May 2, 2012 · English · Music, Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    May 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  18. 3468 Ningla A-Na (1972) movie poster
    Ningla A-Na (1972) Jan 26, 1972 · English · Documentary $5.2K worldwide
    Jan 26, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  19. 3469 Self Made (2011) movie poster
    Self Made (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · English · Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  20. 3470 Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema) (2020) movie poster
    Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema) (2020) Nov 20, 2020 · English · Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  21. 3471 Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) movie poster
    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  22. 3472 Carropasajero (2024) movie poster
    Carropasajero (2024) Apr 15, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary, Drama $5.1K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  23. 3473 Bidder 70 (2013) movie poster
    Bidder 70 (2013) May 17, 2013 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    May 17, 2013 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1K
  24. 3474 The Speedway Murders (2024) movie poster
    The Speedway Murders (2024) Jun 21, 2024 · English · Documentary, Animation, Crime $5.1K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  25. 3475 Robinson in Space (1997) movie poster
    Robinson in Space (1997) Jan 10, 1997 · English · Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    Jan 10, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  26. 3476 Silence Is a Falling Body (2017) movie poster
    Silence Is a Falling Body (2017) Nov 24, 2017 · Spanish · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  27. 3477 Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) movie poster
    Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017) Jan 27, 2017 · Bosnian · War, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  28. 3478 Out in Force (2021) movie poster
    Out in Force (2021) Oct 28, 2021 · Czech · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  29. 3479 Chulas Fronteras (1976) movie poster
    Chulas Fronteras (1976) Dec 30, 1976 · English · Music, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Dec 30, 1976 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5K
  30. 3480 Tarzan’s testicles (2017) movie poster
    Tarzan’s testicles (2017) Oct 6, 2017 · Romanian · History, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  31. 3481 Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes (2024) movie poster
    Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes (2024) May 31, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography $5K worldwide
    May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  32. 3482 The Song Remains the Same (1976) movie poster
    The Song Remains the Same (1976) Oct 20, 1976 · English · Music, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Oct 20, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  33. 3483 Weekend of a Champion (2013) movie poster
    Weekend of a Champion (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: $876 Worldwide: $5K
  34. 3484 An Engineer Imagines (2019) movie poster
    An Engineer Imagines (2019) Mar 1, 2019 · English · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  35. 3485 Basket Case (2009) movie poster
    Basket Case (2009) Mar 1, 2009 · Finnish · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  36. 3486 Herman's House (2013) movie poster
    Herman's House (2013) Apr 19, 2013 · English · Crime, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Apr 19, 2013 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5K
  37. 3487 Breaking the Frame (2014) movie poster
    Breaking the Frame (2014) Jan 31, 2014 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Jan 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  38. 3488 Company Town (2017) movie poster
    Company Town (2017) Sep 8, 2017 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9K
  39. 3489 Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (2005) movie poster
    Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (2005) Jan 28, 2005 · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2005 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9K
  40. 3490 Yarn (2016) movie poster
    Yarn (2016) Mar 12, 2016 · English · Animation, Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Mar 12, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  41. 3491 Everything's Cool (2007) movie poster
    Everything's Cool (2007) Nov 23, 2007 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Nov 23, 2007 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9K
  42. 3492 El culo del mundo (2014) movie poster
    El culo del mundo (2014) Apr 11, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Apr 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  43. 3493 The Burning Season (2008) movie poster
    The Burning Season (2008) Aug 2, 2008 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  44. 3494 Home of the Brave (2004) movie poster
    Home of the Brave (2004) Oct 27, 2004 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2004 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9K
  45. 3495 La Liste: Everything or Nothing (2021) movie poster
    La Liste: Everything or Nothing (2021) Oct 31, 2021 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
  46. 3496 Call Her Applebroog (2016) movie poster
    Call Her Applebroog (2016) Jun 10, 2016 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
  47. 3497 The Curse of Robert the Doll (2022) movie poster
    The Curse of Robert the Doll (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · English · Horror, Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
  48. 3498 Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) movie poster
    Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) Apr 1, 2009 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Apr 1, 2009 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
  49. 3499 Destination Unknown (2017) movie poster
    Destination Unknown (2017) Nov 10, 2017 · English · History, War, Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
  50. 3500 Street Fight (2006) movie poster
    Street Fight (2006) Feb 22, 2006 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2006 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
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