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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 72

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 3,551 to 3,600 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3551 The Greenaway Alphabet (2017) movie poster
    The Greenaway Alphabet (2017) Nov 21, 2017 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  2. 3552 Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) movie poster
    Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) Mar 22, 2012 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Mar 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  3. 3553 An Impossible Project (2020) movie poster
    An Impossible Project (2020) Jan 27, 2020 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  4. 3554 Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012) movie poster
    Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: $1.3K Rest of the world: $2.8K Worldwide: $4.1K
  5. 3555 Cemento: The Documentary (2017) movie poster
    Cemento: The Documentary (2017) Mar 22, 2017 · Spanish · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Mar 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  6. 3556 Journey to Somewhere (2021) movie poster
    Journey to Somewhere (2021) Oct 24, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Oct 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  7. 3557 Dancing with Maria (2014) movie poster
    Dancing with Maria (2014) Aug 31, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  8. 3558 Beyond the Raging Sea (2019) movie poster
    Beyond the Raging Sea (2019) Sep 21, 2019 · English · Documentary $4K worldwide
    Sep 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
  9. 3559 Band (2022) movie poster
    Band (2022) May 3, 2022 · Icelandic · Documentary $4K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
  10. 3560 Dream Boat (2017) movie poster
    Dream Boat (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4K
  11. 3561 Brock: Over the Top (2020) movie poster
    Brock: Over the Top (2020) Jun 22, 2020 · English · Documentary $4K worldwide
    Jun 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
  12. 3562 Yasukuni (2008) movie poster
    Yasukuni (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · Japanese · Documentary $3.9K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
  13. 3563 Maidan (2014) movie poster
    Maidan (2014) Dec 12, 2014 · Ukrainian · Documentary $3.9K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9K
  14. 3564 Avicii: True Stories (2018) movie poster
    Avicii: True Stories (2018) Dec 14, 2018 · English · Documentary $3.9K worldwide
    Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
  15. 3565 High Tech, Low Life (2013) movie poster
    High Tech, Low Life (2013) Jan 9, 2013 · Chinese · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2013 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
  16. 3566 Saints and Sinners (2004) movie poster
    Saints and Sinners (2004) Jun 18, 2004 · English · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    Jun 18, 2004 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
  17. 3567 Sea Sorrow (2017) movie poster
    Sea Sorrow (2017) May 18, 2017 · English · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8K
  18. 3568 Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2012) movie poster
    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2012) Aug 3, 2012 · English · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
  19. 3569 Occasional Spies (2021) movie poster
    Occasional Spies (2021) Jul 24, 2021 · Romanian · Documentary, War $3.8K worldwide
    Jul 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8K
  20. 3570 The Walls of Bergamo (2023) movie poster
    The Walls of Bergamo (2023) Feb 24, 2023 · Italian · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    Feb 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8K
  21. 3571 Bugs (2017) movie poster
    Bugs (2017) Sep 27, 2017 · Chinese · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2017 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
  22. 3572 The Free Speech Apocalypse (2015) movie poster
    The Free Speech Apocalypse (2015) Nov 6, 2015 · English · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
  23. 3573 918 Nights (2021) movie poster
    918 Nights (2021) Oct 25, 2021 · Basque · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  24. 3574 Tavuri (2023) movie poster
    Tavuri (2023) Feb 8, 2023 · Turkish · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Feb 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  25. 3575 The Harvest/La Cosecha (2011) movie poster
    The Harvest/La Cosecha (2011) Jul 29, 2011 · English · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
  26. 3576 The Family I Had (2017) movie poster
    The Family I Had (2017) Apr 21, 2017 · English · Documentary, Crime $3.7K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
  27. 3577 Crazy About Tiffany's (2016) movie poster
    Crazy About Tiffany's (2016) Feb 19, 2016 · English · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  28. 3578 Into the Inferno (2016) movie poster
    Into the Inferno (2016) Oct 28, 2016 · English · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  29. 3579 Manolo Kabezabolo (2023) movie poster
    Manolo Kabezabolo (2023) Nov 3, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  30. 3580 Good Night Oppy (2022) movie poster
    Good Night Oppy (2022) Nov 4, 2022 · English · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  31. 3581 Domingo Domingo (2023) movie poster
    Domingo Domingo (2023) Mar 5, 2023 · Catalan · Documentary $3.7K worldwide
    Mar 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  32. 3582 Smash His Camera (2010) movie poster
    Smash His Camera (2010) Jul 30, 2010 · English · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  33. 3583 Porn to Be Free (2016) movie poster
    Porn to Be Free (2016) Jan 30, 2016 · Italian · Documentary, History $3.6K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6K
  34. 3584 Dream of Light (2000) movie poster
    Dream of Light (2000) May 5, 2000 · Spanish · Biography, Drama, Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    May 5, 2000 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  35. 3585 Moog (2004) movie poster
    Moog (2004) Sep 24, 2004 · English · History, Music, Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2004 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  36. 3586 Favio: Chronicle of a Director (2015) movie poster
    Favio: Chronicle of a Director (2015) Nov 5, 2015 · Spanish · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Nov 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6K
  37. 3587 Journeys with George (2003) movie poster
    Journeys with George (2003) Mar 14, 2003 · English · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Mar 14, 2003 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  38. 3588 Evolution of a Criminal (2014) movie poster
    Evolution of a Criminal (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  39. 3589 Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (2007) movie poster
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (2007) May 25, 2007 · English · Drama, Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    May 25, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  40. 3590 Erase and Forget (2017) movie poster
    Erase and Forget (2017) Feb 11, 2017 · English · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Feb 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  41. 3591 Sister Helen (2003) movie poster
    Sister Helen (2003) Oct 24, 2003 · English · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Oct 24, 2003 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5K
  42. 3592 The Revelation of the Pyramids (2010) movie poster
    The Revelation of the Pyramids (2010) Feb 10, 2010 · French · Documentary, History, Mystery $3.5K worldwide
    Feb 10, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  43. 3593 Nijolė (2019) movie poster
    Nijolė (2019) Jun 8, 2019 · Spanish · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Jun 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  44. 3594 Theatre of Violence (2023) movie poster
    Theatre of Violence (2023) Mar 19, 2023 · English · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Mar 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  45. 3595 Revolution OS (2002) movie poster
    Revolution OS (2002) Feb 22, 2002 · English · Comedy, Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2002 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5K
  46. 3596 The Rossellinis (2020) movie poster
    The Rossellinis (2020) Sep 12, 2020 · Italian · Documentary $3.5K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  47. 3597 Speed Sisters (2015) movie poster
    Speed Sisters (2015) Apr 29, 2015 · Arabic · Drama, Documentary, Adventure $3.4K worldwide
    Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: $3.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4K
  48. 3598 Rebuilding Paradise (2020) movie poster
    Rebuilding Paradise (2020) Jul 31, 2020 · English · Documentary $3.4K worldwide
    Jul 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
  49. 3599 Democrats (2015) movie poster
    Democrats (2015) Nov 18, 2015 · English · Documentary $3.4K worldwide
    Nov 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
  50. 3600 Democracy - Im Rausch der Daten (2015) movie poster
    Democracy - Im Rausch der Daten (2015) Nov 12, 2015 · German · Documentary $3.4K worldwide
    Nov 12, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
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