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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 71

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 3,501 to 3,550 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3501 Ciao bambina (2024) movie poster
    Ciao bambina (2024) Mar 1, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary $4.8K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
  2. 3502 Peace (2021) movie poster
    Peace (2021) Oct 25, 2021 · Portuguese · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
  3. 3503 The Last Continent (2007) movie poster
    The Last Continent (2007) Nov 26, 2007 · French · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Nov 26, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
  4. 3504 Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame (2016) movie poster
    Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame (2016) Apr 1, 2016 · English · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Apr 1, 2016 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
  5. 3505 The Other Side of Everything (2018) movie poster
    The Other Side of Everything (2018) Jul 13, 2018 · Serbian · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
  6. 3506 Blood on the Mountain (2016) movie poster
    Blood on the Mountain (2016) Nov 18, 2016 · English · History, Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
  7. 3507 How to Draw a Bunny (2002) movie poster
    How to Draw a Bunny (2002) Oct 9, 2002 · English · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2002 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
  8. 3508 Alis Ubbo (2018) movie poster
    Alis Ubbo (2018) Oct 22, 2018 · Portuguese · Documentary $4.7K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
  9. 3509 Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) movie poster
    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) Aug 5, 2016 · English · Documentary $4.6K worldwide
    Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K
  10. 3510 The Fall of Fujimori (2006) movie poster
    The Fall of Fujimori (2006) Jan 18, 2006 · English · Documentary $4.6K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2006 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6K
  11. 3511 Talking About Trees (2019) movie poster
    Talking About Trees (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Arabic · Documentary $4.6K worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K
  12. 3512 Being a Human Person (2021) movie poster
    Being a Human Person (2021) Jul 2, 2021 · English · Documentary $4.6K worldwide
    Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K
  13. 3513 Promised Lands (1974) movie poster
    Promised Lands (1974) Jul 11, 1974 · French · Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Jul 11, 1974 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  14. 3514 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez (2020) movie poster
    69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez (2020) Nov 16, 2020 · English · Music, Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Nov 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5K
  15. 3515 The Pulitzer at 100 (2017) movie poster
    The Pulitzer at 100 (2017) Jul 21, 2017 · English · Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  16. 3516 I'm Leaving Now (2019) movie poster
    I'm Leaving Now (2019) Sep 6, 2019 · Spanish · Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2019 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  17. 3517 German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014) movie poster
    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014) Feb 9, 2014 · English · War, History, Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Feb 9, 2014 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  18. 3518 Farewell, Herr Schwarz (2015) movie poster
    Farewell, Herr Schwarz (2015) Jan 9, 2015 · Hebrew · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
  19. 3519 The King of Color (2025) movie poster
    The King of Color (2025) Dec 12, 2025 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2025 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
  20. 3520 Cowboy del Amor (2006) movie poster
    Cowboy del Amor (2006) Feb 3, 2006 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Feb 3, 2006 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
  21. 3521 Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017) movie poster
    Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
  22. 3522 Change Nothing (Ne Change Rien) (2010) movie poster
    Change Nothing (Ne Change Rien) (2010) Nov 3, 2010 · French · Music, Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
  23. 3523 The New Watchdogs (2011) movie poster
    The New Watchdogs (2011) Oct 12, 2011 · French · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Oct 12, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
  24. 3524 This Blessed Plot (2023) movie poster
    This Blessed Plot (2023) Nov 13, 2023 · English · Fantasy, Drama, Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
  25. 3525 The End of Time (2013) movie poster
    The End of Time (2013) Nov 29, 2013 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 29, 2013 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
  26. 3526 Ivan, the TerrirBle (2020) movie poster
    Ivan, the TerrirBle (2020) Sep 1, 2020 · Portuguese · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  27. 3527 I Am Your Father (2015) movie poster
    I Am Your Father (2015) Oct 5, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  28. 3528 On Meditation (2016) movie poster
    On Meditation (2016) Jul 27, 2016 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Jul 27, 2016 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  29. 3529 Het ondergrondse orkest (1999) movie poster
    Het ondergrondse orkest (1999) Sep 24, 1999 · History, Music, Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Sep 24, 1999 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  30. 3530 The New Bauhaus (2019) movie poster
    The New Bauhaus (2019) Oct 17, 2019 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  31. 3531 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (2008) movie poster
    An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (2008) May 16, 2008 · Swedish · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    May 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  32. 3532 Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story (2023) movie poster
    Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story (2023) Jun 17, 2023 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Jun 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  33. 3533 Art Is… The Permanent Revolution (2012) movie poster
    Art Is… The Permanent Revolution (2012) Mar 2, 2012 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2012 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  34. 3534 The Sky Turns (2011) movie poster
    The Sky Turns (2011) Feb 11, 2011 · Spanish · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  35. 3535 This Divided State (2005) movie poster
    This Divided State (2005) Aug 19, 2005 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Aug 19, 2005 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  36. 3536 Queens of Concrete (2024) movie poster
    Queens of Concrete (2024) Aug 18, 2024 · English · Documentary $4.3K worldwide
    Aug 18, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
  37. 3537 Of Fish and Foe (2018) movie poster
    Of Fish and Foe (2018) Apr 28, 2018 · English · Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Apr 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K
  38. 3538 The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) movie poster
    The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020) Nov 25, 2020 · English · Mystery, Crime, Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K
  39. 3539 The Loving Story (2012) movie poster
    The Loving Story (2012) Dec 10, 2012 · English · Drama, History, Romance $4.2K worldwide
    Dec 10, 2012 US and Canada: $4.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2K
  40. 3540 Breaking a Monster (2016) movie poster
    Breaking a Monster (2016) Jun 24, 2016 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $4.2K worldwide
    Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $4.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2K
  41. 3541 Among the Believers (2015) movie poster
    Among the Believers (2015) Apr 16, 2015 · English · Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Apr 16, 2015 US and Canada: $4.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2K
  42. 3542 Kingdom of the Oceans (2011) movie poster
    Kingdom of the Oceans (2011) 2011 · French · Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K
  43. 3543 The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) movie poster
    The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) Dec 18, 2002 · French · Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K
  44. 3544 Deep Rising (2023) movie poster
    Deep Rising (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · English · Documentary $4.2K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $4.2K
  45. 3545 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) movie poster
    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) May 31, 2013 · Russian · Music, Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    May 31, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  46. 3546 Estancia (2024) movie poster
    Estancia (2024) Apr 20, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Apr 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  47. 3547 Chinese Portrait (2019) movie poster
    Chinese Portrait (2019) Dec 13, 2019 · Chinese · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1K
  48. 3548 Finding Jack Charlton (2020) movie poster
    Finding Jack Charlton (2020) Nov 6, 2020 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Nov 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  49. 3549 I Am Belmaya (2021) movie poster
    I Am Belmaya (2021) Oct 15, 2021 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  50. 3550 Laurel Canyon (2020) movie poster
    Laurel Canyon (2020) 2020 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
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