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Documentary Box Office 2003: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2

Bugs! (2003) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2003, with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) at $27.6M and To Be and to Have (2003) at $16.1M. 55 documentary films released in 2003 report a worldwide gross, $123.3M in all, 62% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 48% on 2002, whose releases took $239M. By language, English leads with $102.7M across 44 documentary releases.

2003 releases with a gross
55
combined worldwide
$123.3M
Bugs! (2003), the #1
$29.4M
vs 2002
−48%
Bugs! (2003) movie poster #1 of 55
#1 documentary movie of 2003

Bugs! (2003)

2003 · Documentary, Short

$29.4M worldwide · 24% of the chart's total

$19.1M US & Canada · 65% $10.4M elsewhere · 35%
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Every Documentary Release of 2003, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 55 of 55. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2003.

  1. 51 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
  2. 52 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
  3. 53 The Backyard (2003) movie poster
    The Backyard (2003) Aug 29, 2003 · English · Documentary $3.2K worldwide
    Aug 29, 2003 US and Canada: $3.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2K
  4. 54 Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) movie poster
    Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) Jun 27, 2003 · English · Documentary $2.2K worldwide
    Jun 27, 2003 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2K
  5. 55 The Ballad of Bering Strait (2003) movie poster
    The Ballad of Bering Strait (2003) Feb 19, 2003 · English · Music, Documentary $1.4K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2003 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4K
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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