Top Grossing Documentary Movies in 2009
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button |  EN | $127,509,326 | $335,802,786 |
| 2 | This Is It |  ES | $72,091,016 | $267,983,588 |
| 3 | Under the Sea 3D | EN | $36,262,926 | $55,949,788 |
| 4 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | EN | $19,162,740 | $23,186,960 |
| 5 | Capitalism: A Love Story | EN | $14,363,397 | $17,436,509 |
| 6 | OceanWorld 3D | EN | - | $8,667,251 |
| 7 | Outrage |  JP | $44,745 | $8,457,741 |
| 8 | The September Issue | EN | $3,820,067 | $6,442,300 |
| 9 | Food, Inc. | EN | $4,417,674 | $4,606,199 |
| 10 | Good Hair | EN | $4,157,223 | $4,163,135 |
| 11 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | EN | $386,073 | $2,945,067 |
| 12 | Every Little Step | EN | $1,725,141 | $2,769,763 |
| 13 | The Beaches of Agnès |  FR | $239,711 | $2,235,006 |
| 14 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | EN | $1,755,134 | $2,203,403 |
| 15 | It Might Get Loud | EN | $1,610,163 | $1,896,244 |
| 16 | The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls | EN | $29,316 | $1,820,465 |
| 17 | Le syndrome du Titanic | EN | - | $1,584,100 |
| 18 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | FR | $1,181 | $1,482,825 |
| 19 | X Games 3D: The Movie | EN | $1,391,434 | $1,472,747 |
| 20 | The Cove | EN | $857,005 | $1,187,434 |
| 21 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | EN | $1,134,623 | $1,134,623 |
| 22 | Mount St. Elias | EN | - | $1,129,304 |
| 23 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | FR | $567,493 | $1,124,838 |
| 24 | Tyson |  KN | $887,918 | $964,920 |
| 25 | More Than a Game | EN | $950,675 | $960,387 |
| 26 | Anvil! The Story of Anvil | EN | $667,911 | $951,380 |
| 27 | Plastic Planet |  DE | $3,164 | $846,545 |
| 28 | The Invicible Cell |  DK | - | $673,190 |
| 29 | The Unbelievable | - | $568,664 | |
| 30 | Of Time and the City | EN | $32,677 | $523,417 |
| 31 | Love the Beast | EN | - | $511,064 |
| 32 | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers | EN | $453,993 | $453,993 |
| 33 | Unmistaken Child | EN | $306,140 | $369,742 |
| 34 | Garbo: The Spy | ES | $28,563 | $356,050 |
| 35 | The Age of Stupid | EN | - | $346,176 |
| 36 | Bratislavafilm |  SK | - | $300,854 |
| 37 | Pianomania | DE | $49,852 | $292,870 |
| 38 | Soul Power | EN | $207,121 | $254,582 |
| 39 | Keep Surfing | DE | - | $246,972 |
| 40 | The Yes Men Fix the World | EN | $194,533 | $241,868 |
| 41 | In Search of Beethoven | EN | - | $222,994 |
| 42 | Herb & Dorothy | EN | $194,721 | $194,721 |
| 43 | Crude | EN | $170,295 | $185,881 |
| 44 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love |  AR | $172,225 | $183,503 |
| 45 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | EN | $21,152 | $180,957 |
| 46 | The Mouth of the Wolf |  IT | - | $179,376 |
| 47 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould | EN | $167,508 | $167,508 |
| 48 | The Horse Boy | EN | $156,612 | $156,612 |
| 49 | Brothers at War | EN | $153,148 | $153,148 |
| 50 | Until the Light Takes Us | EN | $130,441 | $130,441 |
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