Documentary box office · 2009

Documentary Box Office 2009: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 3

This Is It (2009) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2009, with $268M worldwide, ahead of Under the Sea 3D (2009) at $55.9M and Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) at $17.4M. 111 documentary films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $401.6M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.4 times the total of 2008, whose releases took $118.2M. By language, English leads with $123.4M across 79 documentary releases.

2009 releases with a gross: 111
combined worldwide: $401.6M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs 2008: ×3.4

#1 of 111

#1 documentary movie of 2009

This Is It (2009)

2009 · Music, Documentary

$268M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total

$72.1M US & Canada · 27% $195.9M elsewhere · 73%

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Every Documentary Release of 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 111 of 111. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2009.

101
Am I Black Enough for You (2009) Mar 6, 2009 · English · Music, Documentary $7.4K worldwide

Mar 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
102
Objectified (2009) Mar 14, 2009 · English · Documentary $7.2K worldwide

Mar 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2K
103
En film om Olle Ljungström (2009) Jan 23, 2009 · Swedish · Documentary $6.3K worldwide

Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
104
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009) Mar 25, 2009 · English · Documentary $5.9K worldwide

Mar 25, 2009 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K
105
Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Russian · Documentary $5.5K worldwide

Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
106
Basket Case (2009) Mar 1, 2009 · Finnish · Documentary $5K worldwide

Mar 1, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
107
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) Apr 1, 2009 · English · Documentary $4.8K worldwide

Apr 1, 2009 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
108
Who Killed Nancy? (2009) Feb 6, 2009 · English · History, Documentary, Music $2.3K worldwide

Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3K
109
The Bug Trainer (2009) Feb 20, 2009 · English · Documentary $2.1K worldwide

Feb 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K
110
The Referees (2009) Aug 10, 2009 · English · Documentary $1.5K worldwide

Aug 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
111
Final Image (2009) Aug 6, 2009 · Spanish · Documentary $956 worldwide

Aug 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $956