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Documentary Box Office 2006: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 3

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%
Deep Sea (2006) movie poster #1 of 112
#1 documentary movie of 2006

Deep Sea (2006)

2006 · Documentary, Short

$98.2M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total

$46.4M US & Canada · 47% $51.8M elsewhere · 53%
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Every Documentary Release of 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 112 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.

  1. 101 Yokohama Mary (2006) movie poster
    Yokohama Mary (2006) Apr 15, 2006 · Japanese · Documentary $3K worldwide
    Apr 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K
  2. 102 These Encounters of Theirs (2006) movie poster
    These Encounters of Theirs (2006) Sep 7, 2006 · Italian · Drama, Documentary $2.9K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
  3. 103 Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006) movie poster
    Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006) Oct 11, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  4. 104 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) movie poster
    Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  5. 105 Rank (2006) movie poster
    Rank (2006) Jun 28, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Jun 28, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
  6. 106 Workingman's Death (2006) movie poster
    Workingman's Death (2006) Feb 24, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.2K worldwide
    Feb 24, 2006 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2K
  7. 107 VHS - Kahloucha (2006) movie poster
    VHS - Kahloucha (2006) Dec 1, 2006 · Arabic · Documentary $2.2K worldwide
    Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
  8. 108 Running with Arnold (2006) movie poster
    Running with Arnold (2006) Oct 1, 2006 · English · Documentary $2.1K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2006 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1K
  9. 109 This Filthy World (2006) movie poster
    This Filthy World (2006) Nov 24, 2006 · English · Comedy, Documentary $1.9K worldwide
    Nov 24, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
  10. 110 The Color of Olives (2006) movie poster
    The Color of Olives (2006) Jul 12, 2006 · Arabic · Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    Jul 12, 2006 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2K
  11. 111 The Empire in Africa (2006) movie poster
    The Empire in Africa (2006) Dec 8, 2006 · English · Documentary $1.1K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
  12. 112 TV Junkie (2006) movie poster
    TV Junkie (2006) Aug 3, 2006 · English · Documentary $995 worldwide
    Aug 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $995
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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