#1 of 112 #1 documentary movie of 2006
2006 · Documentary, Short
$98.2M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total
$46.4M US & Canada · 47% $51.8M elsewhere · 53%
Documentary box office · 2006
Documentary Box Office 2006: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Deep Sea (2006) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2006, with $98.2M worldwide, ahead of Jackass Number Two (2006) at $84.6M and An Inconvenient Truth (2006) at $49.8M. 112 documentary films released in 2006 report a worldwide gross, $286.9M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 1% on 2005, whose releases took $284.9M. By language, English leads with $184.4M across 91 documentary releases.
- 2006 releases with a gross
- 112
- combined worldwide
- $286.9M
- Deep Sea (2006), the #1
- $98.2M
- vs 2005
- +1%
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Every Documentary Release of 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 112. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2006.
- 51
Sep 13, 2006 US and Canada: $103K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $103K - 52
Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: $66.2K Rest of the world: $32.5K Worldwide: $98.7K - 53
Jul 28, 2006 US and Canada: $87.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $87.4K - 54
Oct 18, 2006 US and Canada: $84.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.7K - 55
Nov 24, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.8K - 56
Apr 12, 2006 US and Canada: $33.3K Rest of the world: $30.4K Worldwide: $63.7K - 57
Sep 8, 2006 US and Canada: $62.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.4K - 58
Mar 10, 2006 US and Canada: $58.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.8K - 59
Jan 13, 2006 US and Canada: $55.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $55.4K - 60
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $52K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52K - 61
Mar 10, 2006 US and Canada: $48.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.6K - 62
Sep 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.8K - 63
Sep 1, 2006 US and Canada: $36.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.6K - 64
Jul 21, 2006 US and Canada: $36.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.4K - 65
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006)Jun 16, 2006 US and Canada: $35.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.4K
Jun 16, 2006 · English · Documentary $35.4K worldwide - 66
Aug 4, 2006 US and Canada: $33.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.6K - 67
Aug 19, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.9K - 68
Nov 24, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.8K - 69
Oct 5, 2006 US and Canada: $31.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.5K - 70
Nov 10, 2006 US and Canada: $22.4K Rest of the world: $6.1K Worldwide: $28.5K - 71
Feb 1, 2006 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.3K - 72
Feb 24, 2006 US and Canada: $26.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.8K - 73
Mar 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.5K - 74
Feb 10, 2006 US and Canada: $25.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.8K - 75
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)Oct 4, 2006 US and Canada: $24.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.7K Oct 4, 2006 · English · Documentary $24.7K worldwide - 76
Jul 7, 2006 US and Canada: $22.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9K - 77
May 12, 2006 US and Canada: $22K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22K - 78
Oct 11, 2006 US and Canada: $21.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.5K - 79
Mar 29, 2006 US and Canada: $21.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.2K - 80
Jan 11, 2006 US and Canada: $20.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.1K - 81
Sep 15, 2006 US and Canada: $20K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20K - 82
Jun 2, 2006 US and Canada: $19.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.8K - 83
Jan 3, 2006 US and Canada: $16.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6K - 84
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $16.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1K - 85
Mar 17, 2006 US and Canada: $14.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.3K - 86
Nov 15, 2006 US and Canada: $13.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7K - 87
Sep 8, 2006 US and Canada: $12.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.9K - 88
Aug 10, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K - 89
Feb 24, 2006 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4K - 90
Oct 4, 2006 US and Canada: $10.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3K - 91
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)Sep 29, 2006 US and Canada: $7.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.5K Sep 29, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $7.5K worldwide - 92
Oct 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K - 93
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006)Mar 16, 2006 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K Mar 16, 2006 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide - 94
Sep 6, 2006 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K - 95
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K - 96
Aug 18, 2006 US and Canada: $5.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2K - 97
Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K - 98
Feb 22, 2006 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K - 99
Jan 18, 2006 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6K - 100
Feb 3, 2006 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
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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
- 2019 $145.4M #1 Apollo 11 (2019)
- 2018 $257.3M #1 Believer (2018)
- 2017 $172.8M #1 Reset (2017)
- 2016 $149.8M #1 A Beautiful Planet (2016)
- 2015 $203.5M #1 Northern Limit Line (2015)
- 2014 $126.7M #1 Bears (2014)
- 2013 $696.2M #1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
- 2012 $288M #1 Switch (2012)
- 2011 $288.8M #1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
- 2010 $338.6M #1 Jackass 3-D (2010)
2000s 10 years · $2.1B
- 2009 $401.6M #1 This Is It (2009)
- 2008 $118.2M #1 U2 3D (2008)
- 2007 $137.8M #1 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
- 2006 $286.9M #1 Deep Sea (2006)
- 2005 $284.9M #1 March of the Penguins (2005)
- 2004 $339.9M #1 Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- 2003 $123.3M #1 Bugs! (2003)
- 2002 $239M #1 Space Station 3D (2002)
- 2001 $39.4M #1 Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure (2001)
- 2000 $81.4M #1 The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
1990s 10 years · $226.1M
- 1999 $50.2M #1 Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- 1998 $60.8M #1 Mysteries of Egypt (1998)
- 1997 $22M #1 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
- 1996 $5.9M #1 When We Were Kings (1996)
- 1995 $13.9M #1 Born to Be Wild (1995)
- 1994 $26.8M #1 Hoop Dreams (1994)
- 1993 $733.8K #1 The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)
- 1992 $7.2M #1 My Crasy Life (1992)
- 1991 $37.7M #1 Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
- 1990 $785.7K #1 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)
1980s 10 years · $174.2M
- 1989 $9.3M #1 Roger & Me (1989)
- 1988 $15.3M #1 U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
- 1987 $54.3M #1 Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
- 1986 $1.4M #1 Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)
- 1985 $1.8M #1 The Dream Is Alive (1985)
- 1984 $24.1M #1 Stop Making Sense (1984)
- 1983 $16.2M #1 Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)
- 1982 $44.4M #1 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
- 1981 $2.1M #1 This Is Elvis (1981)
- 1980 $5.3M #1 Divine Madness (1980)
1970s 9 years · $33.9M
- 1978 $363.8K #1 The Last Waltz (1978)
- 1977 $298.5K #1 ABBA: The Movie (1977)
- 1976 $5M #1 That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- 1975 $40.9K #1 Grey Gardens (1975)
- 1974 $27.2M #1 That's Entertainment! (1974)
- 1973 $16.7K #1 Wattstax (1973)
- 1972 $676.7K #1 Elvis on Tour (1972)
- 1971 $31.4K #1 Bushman (1971)
- 1970 $357.4K #1 Woodstock (1970)