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Documentary Box Office 2004: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2004, with $222.4M worldwide, ahead of What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004) at $21.1M and Super Size Me (2004) at $20.6M. 88 documentary films released in 2004 report a worldwide gross, $339.9M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 176% on 2003, whose releases took $123.3M. By language, English leads with $309.7M across 64 documentary releases.

2004 releases with a gross
88
combined worldwide
$339.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs 2003
+176%
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) movie poster #1 of 88
#1 documentary movie of 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

2004 · History, War

$222.4M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$119.2M US & Canada · 54% $103.3M elsewhere · 46%
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Every Documentary Release of 2004, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 88 of 88. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2004.

  1. 51 Bright Leaves (2004) movie poster
    Bright Leaves (2004) Aug 25, 2004 · English · Documentary $77.9K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2004 US and Canada: $77.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $77.9K
  2. 52 Salvador Allende (2004) movie poster
    Salvador Allende (2004) Sep 8, 2004 · Spanish · Documentary $62K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2004 US and Canada: $8.5K Rest of the world: $53.6K Worldwide: $62K
  3. 53 Voices of Iraq (2004) movie poster
    Voices of Iraq (2004) Oct 29, 2004 · Arabic · War, Documentary $58K worldwide
    Oct 29, 2004 US and Canada: $58K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58K
  4. 54 Divan (2004) movie poster
    Divan (2004) Mar 17, 2004 · English · Documentary $56.2K worldwide
    Mar 17, 2004 US and Canada: $56.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.2K
  5. 55 Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust (2004) movie poster
    Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust (2004) Feb 6, 2004 · English · Documentary $51.9K worldwide
    Feb 6, 2004 US and Canada: $51.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.9K
  6. 56 Social Genocide (2004) movie poster
    Social Genocide (2004) Mar 18, 2004 · Spanish · Documentary $50.7K worldwide
    Mar 18, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.7K
  7. 57 Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004) movie poster
    Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004) Jan 16, 2004 · English · Music, Documentary $40.9K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2004 US and Canada: $40.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9K
  8. 58 Tying the Knot (2004) movie poster
    Tying the Knot (2004) Oct 1, 2004 · English · Documentary $40.6K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2004 US and Canada: $40.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.6K
  9. 59 Every So Often in the World… (2004) movie poster
    Every So Often in the World… (2004) Nov 19, 2004 · Spanish · Documentary $36.3K worldwide
    Nov 19, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3K
  10. 60 The Take (2004) movie poster
    The Take (2004) Sep 22, 2004 · English · Documentary $30.4K worldwide
    Sep 22, 2004 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.4K
  11. 61 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) movie poster
    WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) Dec 3, 2004 · English · Documentary $30.2K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $30.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.2K
  12. 62 Blue Horizon (2004) movie poster
    Blue Horizon (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary $29.9K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.9K
  13. 63 Naked Fame (2004) movie poster
    Naked Fame (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary $29.2K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $29.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.2K
  14. 64 Superstar in a Housedress (2004) movie poster
    Superstar in a Housedress (2004) May 5, 2004 · Biography, Documentary $28K worldwide
    May 5, 2004 US and Canada: $28K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28K
  15. 65 Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank (2004) movie poster
    Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank (2004) Oct 17, 2004 · English · Documentary $27.1K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2004 US and Canada: $27.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.1K
  16. 66 Maestro (2004) movie poster
    Maestro (2004) Mar 12, 2004 · English · Documentary $25.3K worldwide
    Mar 12, 2004 US and Canada: $25.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.3K
  17. 67 Eat This New York (2004) movie poster
    Eat This New York (2004) Jan 30, 2004 · English · Documentary $24.6K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2004 US and Canada: $24.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.6K
  18. 68 S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine (2004) movie poster
    S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine (2004) May 19, 2004 · Khmer · History, War, Documentary $23.6K worldwide
    May 19, 2004 US and Canada: $22.6K Rest of the world: $944 Worldwide: $23.6K
  19. 69 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) movie poster
    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary, History $21.5K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $21.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.5K
  20. 70 The Case of the Grinning Cat (2004) movie poster
    The Case of the Grinning Cat (2004) Dec 5, 2004 · French · Documentary $20.9K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2004 US and Canada: $20.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.9K
  21. 71 Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) movie poster
    Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) Jul 23, 2004 · English · Documentary $20.4K worldwide
    Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $20.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4K
  22. 72 Faster (2004) movie poster
    Faster (2004) Apr 23, 2004 · English · Documentary $16.3K worldwide
    Apr 23, 2004 US and Canada: $16.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3K
  23. 73 People Say I'm Crazy (2004) movie poster
    People Say I'm Crazy (2004) Apr 30, 2004 · English · Documentary $15.7K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2004 US and Canada: $15.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.7K
  24. 74 A Letter to True (2004) movie poster
    A Letter to True (2004) Sep 8, 2004 · English · Documentary $15.6K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2004 US and Canada: $15.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.6K
  25. 75 Let's Get Frank (2004) movie poster
    Let's Get Frank (2004) Jul 14, 2004 · English · Documentary $10.4K worldwide
    Jul 14, 2004 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4K
  26. 76 Welcome to São Paulo (2004) movie poster
    Welcome to São Paulo (2004) Jul 16, 2004 · Portuguese · Drama, Documentary $8.9K worldwide
    Jul 16, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9K
  27. 77 Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) movie poster
    Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) Jul 28, 2004 · English · History, Documentary $8.2K worldwide
    Jul 28, 2004 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $8.2K
  28. 78 With All Deliberate Speed (2004) movie poster
    With All Deliberate Speed (2004) May 14, 2004 · English · History, Documentary $7.7K worldwide
    May 14, 2004 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
  29. 79 Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) movie poster
    Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) Nov 25, 2004 · Bulgarian · Documentary $6.4K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4K
  30. 80 Home of the Brave (2004) movie poster
    Home of the Brave (2004) Oct 27, 2004 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2004 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9K
  31. 81 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
  32. 82 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
  33. 83 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
  34. 84 Persons of Interest (2004) movie poster
    Persons of Interest (2004) Sep 3, 2004 · Documentary $1.7K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2004 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
  35. 85 Rockets Redglare! (2004) movie poster
    Rockets Redglare! (2004) Sep 3, 2004 · Documentary $1.6K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2004 US and Canada: $1.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6K
  36. 86 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) movie poster
    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) 2004 · English · Animation, History, Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2K
  37. 87 Jesus, You Know (2004) movie poster
    Jesus, You Know (2004) Dec 3, 2004 · German · Documentary $604 worldwide
    Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $604 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $604
  38. 88 Pink Ribbon (2004) movie poster
    Pink Ribbon (2004) Sep 27, 2004 · Japanese · Documentary $205 worldwide
    Sep 27, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $205
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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