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Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 74

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 3,651 to 3,700 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 3651 Heads and Tails (2019) movie poster
    Heads and Tails (2019) Apr 13, 2019 · Turkish · Documentary $2.9K worldwide
    Apr 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
  2. 3652 The Village Detective: a song cycle (2021) movie poster
    The Village Detective: a song cycle (2021) Sep 22, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Sep 22, 2021 US and Canada: $2.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8K
  3. 3653 Winter Soldier (1972) movie poster
    Winter Soldier (1972) Jan 27, 1972 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Jan 27, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  4. 3654 Never Apologize (2007) movie poster
    Never Apologize (2007) May 25, 2007 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    May 25, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  5. 3655 Your Mum and Dad (2019) movie poster
    Your Mum and Dad (2019) Oct 3, 2019 · Dutch · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Oct 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  6. 3656 Is There Anybody Out There? (2023) movie poster
    Is There Anybody Out There? (2023) Jan 22, 2023 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Jan 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  7. 3657 Love Meetings (1964) movie poster
    Love Meetings (1964) Jul 26, 1964 · Italian · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Jul 26, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  8. 3658 The Rose: Come Back to Me (2026) movie poster
    The Rose: Come Back to Me (2026) Feb 14, 2026 · English · Documentary, Biography, Music $2.8K worldwide
    Feb 14, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  9. 3659 Utopía (2023) movie poster
    Utopía (2023) May 25, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    May 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  10. 3660 Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021) movie poster
    Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021) Sep 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  11. 3661 Six Million and One (2012) movie poster
    Six Million and One (2012) Sep 28, 2012 · Hebrew · Family, Documentary $2.7K worldwide
    Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
  12. 3662 Santoalla (2017) movie poster
    Santoalla (2017) Jul 19, 2017 · English · Mystery, Documentary $2.7K worldwide
    Jul 19, 2017 US and Canada: $2.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7K
  13. 3663 Straight Into a Storm (2018) movie poster
    Straight Into a Storm (2018) Jun 15, 2018 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $2.7K worldwide
    Jun 15, 2018 US and Canada: $2.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7K
  14. 3664 Queerama (2017) movie poster
    Queerama (2017) Jun 9, 2017 · English · Music, Documentary $2.7K worldwide
    Jun 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
  15. 3665 A Life on the Farm (2022) movie poster
    A Life on the Farm (2022) Apr 24, 2022 · English · Documentary $2.7K worldwide
    Apr 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
  16. 3666 Ada: My Mother the Architect (2025) movie poster
    Ada: My Mother the Architect (2025) May 9, 2025 · Hebrew · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    May 9, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  17. 3667 Plan for Buenos Aires (2022) movie poster
    Plan for Buenos Aires (2022) Apr 25, 2022 · Spanish · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Apr 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  18. 3668 Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014) movie poster
    Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014) Nov 19, 2014 · English · Music, Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Nov 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  19. 3669 Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (2021) movie poster
    Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    May 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  20. 3670 Fellini of the Spirits (2020) movie poster
    Fellini of the Spirits (2020) Aug 22, 2020 · Italian · Documentary, Animation $2.6K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  21. 3671 Impulso (2018) movie poster
    Impulso (2018) Oct 17, 2018 · Spanish · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  22. 3672 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011) movie poster
    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011) Nov 27, 2011 · English · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  23. 3673 A Glitch in the Matrix (2021) movie poster
    A Glitch in the Matrix (2021) Feb 5, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: $324 Worldwide: $2.6K
  24. 3674 Nude (2017) movie poster
    Nude (2017) Oct 29, 2017 · English · Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Oct 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  25. 3675 Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006) movie poster
    Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006) Oct 11, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  26. 3676 Con Artist (2010) movie poster
    Con Artist (2010) Nov 12, 2010 · English · Comedy, Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  27. 3677 Precious Life (2011) movie poster
    Precious Life (2011) Mar 23, 2011 · English · Drama, Family, Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Mar 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  28. 3678 Risk/Reward (2004) movie poster
    Risk/Reward (2004) Feb 27, 2004 · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  29. 3679 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) movie poster
    Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  30. 3680 Here for Life (2019) movie poster
    Here for Life (2019) Apr 10, 2019 · English · Documentary, Drama $2.5K worldwide
    Apr 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  31. 3681 Homeland: Iraq Year Zero (2016) movie poster
    Homeland: Iraq Year Zero (2016) Oct 6, 2016 · Arabic · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2016 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  32. 3682 Super/Natural (2022) movie poster
    Super/Natural (2022) 2022 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  33. 3683 Rank (2006) movie poster
    Rank (2006) Jun 28, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jun 28, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  34. 3684 Men at Lunch (2012) movie poster
    Men at Lunch (2012) Jul 1, 2012 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jul 1, 2012 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  35. 3685 Aboio (2005) movie poster
    Aboio (2005) Jun 1, 2005 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jun 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  36. 3686 Petrichor (2022) movie poster
    Petrichor (2022) Jul 26, 2022 · Spanish · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jul 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  37. 3687 Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016) movie poster
    Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016) May 29, 2016 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    May 29, 2016 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  38. 3688 Eternal Spring (2022) movie poster
    Eternal Spring (2022) Oct 14, 2022 · Chinese · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  39. 3689 Between Fire and Water (2021) movie poster
    Between Fire and Water (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  40. 3690 Hafreiat (2022) movie poster
    Hafreiat (2022) Jun 26, 2022 · Arabic · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jun 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
  41. 3691 Ballroom Dancer (2011) movie poster
    Ballroom Dancer (2011) Nov 20, 2011 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  42. 3692 The Bowraville Murders (2021) movie poster
    The Bowraville Murders (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · English · Crime, Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  43. 3693 Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla (2017) movie poster
    Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla (2017) Sep 7, 2017 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $2.4K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  44. 3694 Meeting the Beatles in India (2020) movie poster
    Meeting the Beatles in India (2020) Sep 9, 2020 · English · Documentary, Music $2.4K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  45. 3695 The Reflektor Tapes (2015) movie poster
    The Reflektor Tapes (2015) Sep 23, 2015 · English · Music, Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  46. 3696 Muyeres (2023) movie poster
    Muyeres (2023) Jun 14, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary, Drama $2.4K worldwide
    Jun 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  47. 3697 Eternal You (2025) movie poster
    Eternal You (2025) Jan 24, 2025 · English · Documentary, Drama $2.4K worldwide
    Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  48. 3698 The Phoenix Incident (2016) movie poster
    The Phoenix Incident (2016) Apr 8, 2016 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Apr 8, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  49. 3699 Own Forest (2023) movie poster
    Own Forest (2023) Mar 30, 2023 · Hungarian · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Mar 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
  50. 3700 Alma Anciana (2023) movie poster
    Alma Anciana (2023) Nov 12, 2023 · Portuguese · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Nov 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
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