Documentary box office · 2008

Documentary Box Office 2008: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 3

U2 3D (2008) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2008, with $22.7M worldwide, ahead of Shine a Light (2008) at $15.8M and Old Partner (2008) at $15.3M. 122 documentary films released in 2008 report a worldwide gross, $118.2M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 14% on 2007, whose releases took $137.8M. By language, English leads with $98M across 90 documentary releases.

2008 releases with a gross: 122
combined worldwide: $118.2M
U2 3D (2008), the #1: $22.7M
vs 2007: −14%

#1 of 122

#1 documentary movie of 2008

U2 3D (2008)

2008 · Music, Documentary

$22.7M worldwide · 19% of the chart's total

$10.4M US & Canada · 46% $12.4M elsewhere · 54%

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Every Documentary Release of 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 122 of 122. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2008.

101
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $18.3K worldwide

Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $18.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.3K
102
Sidewalk Sisters (2008) 2008 · Turkish · Documentary, Drama $16.7K worldwide

2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K
103
Kicking It (2008) Jun 13, 2008 · English · Documentary $13.3K worldwide

Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: $13.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3K
104
Full Battle Rattle (2008) Jul 9, 2008 · English · Documentary $12.3K worldwide

Jul 9, 2008 US and Canada: $12.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.3K
105
Operation Filmmaker (2008) Feb 20, 2008 · English · Documentary, Comedy $11.6K worldwide

Feb 20, 2008 US and Canada: $11.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.6K
106
Sputnik Mania (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · English · Documentary $11.4K worldwide

Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $11.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4K
107
They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008) Mar 9, 2008 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide

Mar 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
108
Without the King (2008) Apr 25, 2008 · English · Documentary $8.7K worldwide

Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7K
109
A Walk to Beautiful (2008) Feb 8, 2008 · English · Documentary $7.7K worldwide

Feb 8, 2008 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
110
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) Oct 1, 2008 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide

Oct 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
111
Kommunalka (2008) Jun 24, 2008 · Russian · Documentary $6.9K worldwide

Jun 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
112
Imaginadores (2008) Mar 20, 2008 · Spanish · Documentary $5.6K worldwide

Mar 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
113
The Burning Season (2008) Aug 2, 2008 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide

Aug 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
114
An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (2008) May 16, 2008 · Swedish · Documentary $4.3K worldwide

May 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
115
Yasukuni (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · Japanese · Documentary $3.9K worldwide

Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
116
Derek (2008) Feb 19, 2008 · English · Documentary $3.4K worldwide

Feb 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
117
Run for Your Life! (2008) Apr 24, 2008 · German · Documentary, Drama $3K worldwide

Apr 24, 2008 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K
118
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · English · Documentary $3K worldwide

Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K
119
In Prison My Whole Life (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide

Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
120
Obscene (2008) Sep 26, 2008 · English · Biography, Documentary $549 worldwide

Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $549
121
El último truco (2008) Nov 20, 2008 · Spanish · Documentary $458 worldwide

Nov 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $458
122
The Cool School (2008) Mar 28, 2008 · English · Documentary $280 worldwide

Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $280