Documentary box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies of All Time, Page 81

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%

#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 4,001 to 4,018 of 4,018. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

4001
Damn! (2011) Aug 12, 2011 · English · Biography, Comedy, Documentary $114 worldwide

Aug 12, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114
4002
Breaking Social (2023) Mar 17, 2023 · Swedish · Documentary $110 worldwide

Mar 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110
4003
Nelly & Nadine (2022) Dec 16, 2022 · Documentary $106 worldwide

Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106
4004
The Ivory Game (2016) Nov 4, 2016 · English · Documentary $105 worldwide

Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $105
4005
Young Wrestlers (2016) Apr 15, 2016 · Turkish · Documentary $105 worldwide

Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $105
4006
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (2014) Nov 30, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary, Comedy, Animation $102 worldwide

Nov 30, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
4007
The Clowns (2019) Apr 8, 2019 · Spanish · Comedy, Documentary $102 worldwide

Apr 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
4008
Pagliacci (2018) Apr 26, 2018 · Portuguese · Documentary $99 worldwide

Apr 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99
4009
Sound for the Future (2020) Oct 10, 2020 · English · Music, Documentary $99 worldwide

Oct 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99
4010
The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps (2019) Mar 12, 2019 · English · Documentary, Music $92 worldwide

Mar 12, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92
4011
High Maintenance (2020) Dec 12, 2020 · Hebrew · Documentary $78 worldwide

Dec 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78
4012
After the Screaming Stops (2018) Oct 17, 2018 · English · Music, Documentary $64 worldwide

Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64
4013
Passion (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Swedish · Documentary $47 worldwide

Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47
4014
Set! (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · English · Documentary $34 worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34
4015
The Grand Bizarre (2020) Apr 9, 2020 · English · Documentary $32 worldwide

Apr 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32
4016
Santikhiri Sonata (2019) Oct 18, 2019 · Thai · Sci-Fi, Documentary $28 worldwide

Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28
4017
Escape from Extinction Rewilding (2024) Sep 27, 2024 · English · Documentary $9 worldwide

Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9
4018
La tara (2022) Oct 22, 2022 · Spanish · Documentary $8 worldwide

Oct 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8