#1 of 119 #1 documentary movie of 2010
2010 · Action, Comedy
$178.1M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total
$117.2M US & Canada · 66% $60.9M elsewhere · 34%
Documentary box office · 2010
Documentary Box Office 2010: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Jackass 3-D (2010) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2010, with $178.1M worldwide, ahead of Oceans (2010) at $83.1M and Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World (2010) at $16M. 119 documentary films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $338.6M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 16% on 2009, whose releases took $401.6M. By language, English leads with $249M across 87 documentary releases.
- 2010 releases with a gross
- 119
- combined worldwide
- $338.6M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 2009
- −16%
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Every Documentary Release of 2010, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 119. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2010.
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Mar 26, 2010 US and Canada: $80.7K Rest of the world: $4.2K Worldwide: $84.9K - 52
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (2010)Oct 27, 2010 US and Canada: $68.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68.7K
Oct 27, 2010 · English · Music, Documentary $68.7K worldwide - 53
Oct 8, 2010 US and Canada: $68.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68.3K - 54
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010)Mar 31, 2010 US and Canada: $67.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.1K Mar 31, 2010 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $67.1K worldwide - 55
Mar 26, 2010 US and Canada: $66.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $66.2K - 56
May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $65.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.1K - 57
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: $62.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.7K - 58
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $54.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.5K - 59
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $52.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.5K - 60
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: $52.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.4K - 61
Dec 2, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.4K - 62
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.8K - 63
Sep 15, 2010 US and Canada: $30.8K Rest of the world: $18.6K Worldwide: $49.4K - 64
Jul 16, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.4K - 65
Nov 17, 2010 US and Canada: $46.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.4K - 66
May 7, 2010 US and Canada: $42.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.3K - 67
Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $38.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.1K - 68
Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.6K - 69
Sep 21, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.5K - 70
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K - 71
Oct 22, 2010 US and Canada: $32.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.5K - 72
May 14, 2010 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.3K - 73
Jul 8, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32K - 74
May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $31.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.7K - 75
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $31K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31K Sep 10, 2010 · English · Music, Documentary $31K worldwide - 76
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.8K - 77
Dec 8, 2010 US and Canada: $29.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.9K - 78
Feb 2, 2010 US and Canada: $28.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.8K - 79
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.8K - 80
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $26.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.2K - 81
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.9K - 82
Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $22.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.5K - 83
Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $10.4K Worldwide: $22.4K - 84
Sep 19, 2010 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $10.4K Worldwide: $22.4K - 85
Dec 10, 2010 US and Canada: $22.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.1K - 86
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2K - 87
Jan 26, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.3K - 88
Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: $18.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.3K - 89
Jul 2, 2010 US and Canada: $17.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.9K - 90
Apr 2, 2010 US and Canada: $7.4K Rest of the world: $10.5K Worldwide: $17.8K - 91
Apr 24, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K - 92
May 16, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3K - 93
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8K - 94
Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $12.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.1K - 95
May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $11.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5K - 96
Jan 8, 2010 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5K - 97
Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K - 98
Sep 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K - 99
Jul 2, 2010 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7K - 100
Man On a Mission: Richard Garriott’s Road to the Stars (2010)Mar 14, 2010 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7K Mar 14, 2010 · English · Documentary $8.7K worldwide
Archive
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)