How much of the 1973 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$16K of the $16.7K total, or 96%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Documentary box office · 1973

Documentary Box Office 1973: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies

Q: What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in 1973?

Wattstax (1973) leads with $16.2K worldwide, $16K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last of Sheila Featurette (1973) at $535.

Q: How many documentary movies released in 1973 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wattstax (1973), earned $16.2K.

Q: How is the 1973 documentary box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1973. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

Q: How often is the 1973 documentary box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.

Wattstax (1973) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 1973, with $16.2K worldwide, ahead of The Last of Sheila Featurette (1973) at $535. 2 documentary films released in 1973 report a worldwide gross, $16.7K in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.

1973 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $16.7K
Wattstax (1973), the #1: $16.2K
earned in the US & Canada: 96%

#1 of 2

#1 documentary movie of 1973

Wattstax (1973)

1973 · Music, Documentary

$16.2K worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$16K US & Canada · 99% $155 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Documentary Release of 1973, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1973.

1
Wattstax (1973) Feb 4, 1973 · English · Music, Documentary $16.2K worldwide

Feb 4, 1973 US and Canada: $16K Rest of the world: $155 Worldwide: $16.2K
2
The Last of Sheila Featurette (1973) 1973 · English · Documentary $535 worldwide

1973 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $535

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

1918 $9.7K #1 Anniversary of the Revolution (1918)

FAQ

Documentary Box Office 1973: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in 1973?

Wattstax (1973) leads with $16.2K worldwide, $16K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last of Sheila Featurette (1973) at $535.

How much did documentary movies released in 1973 earn?

2 documentary films released in 1973 report a worldwide gross, $16.7K in all, or $8.3K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in 1973 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wattstax (1973), earned $16.2K.

How is the 1973 documentary box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1973. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1973 documentary box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.