Top Grossing Documentary Movies in 2012
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men: First Class 35mm Special |  EN | $146,408,305 | $352,616,690 |
| 2 | Switch | EN | - | $47,164,301 |
| 3 | Chimpanzee | EN | $28,972,764 | $34,823,764 |
| 4 | 2016: Obama's America | EN | $33,449,086 | $33,449,086 |
| 5 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | EN | $25,326,071 | $32,726,956 |
| 6 | The Dream Team | EN | - | $31,822,402 |
| 7 | To the Arctic | EN | $14,560,838 | $23,695,388 |
| 8 | The Green Wave | EN | $7,192,291 | $12,666,449 |
| 9 | Searching for Sugar Man | EN | $3,696,196 | $9,380,680 |
| 10 | Samsara | EN | $2,672,413 | $4,426,444 |
| 11 | Bully | EN | $4,142,648 | $4,411,649 |
| 12 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | EN | $3,377,618 | $4,174,269 |
| 13 | Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On |  JP | - | $3,984,152 |
| 14 | Marley | EN | $1,413,480 | $3,842,919 |
| 15 | A Man's Story | EN | - | $3,839,316 |
| 16 | Homeland |  PT | - | $3,333,063 |
| 17 | Palme |  SE | - | $3,252,741 |
| 18 | The Imposter | EN | $898,317 | $3,001,877 |
| 19 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | JP | $2,552,478 | $2,692,864 |
| 20 | The Queen of Versailles | EN | $2,401,999 | $2,495,706 |
| 21 | First Position | EN | $1,014,071 | $1,730,824 |
| 22 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | EN | $1,017,579 | $1,721,472 |
| 23 | Chasing Ice | EN | $1,328,467 | $1,358,668 |
| 24 | Trashed | EN | - | $1,314,735 |
| 25 | Burn | EN | $1,109,276 | $1,109,276 |
| 26 | Hecho en México |  ES | $151,133 | $1,042,673 |
| 27 | Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio | PT | - | $909,369 |
| 28 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | EN | $534,100 | $881,661 |
| 29 | The Outraged |  FR | - | $864,968 |
| 30 | The Green Planet |  DE | - | $830,214 |
| 31 | Bill W. | EN | $809,590 | $809,590 |
| 32 | Tale of a Forest |  FI | - | $724,248 |
| 33 | Gerhard Richter - Painting | DE | $242,646 | $717,545 |
| 34 | Shut Up and Play the Hits | EN | $510,334 | $629,107 |
| 35 | Undefeated | EN | $562,218 | $583,844 |
| 36 | The Flat |  IL | $471,842 | $583,443 |
| 37 | Forget Me Not | DE | - | $533,885 |
| 38 | Gimme the Power | ES | - | $508,139 |
| 39 | Flight of the Butterflies | EN | - | $486,490 |
| 40 | Sleepwalk | - | $452,634 | |
| 41 | Detropia | EN | $390,024 | $390,024 |
| 42 | Tropicália | PT | - | $387,448 |
| 43 | Paul Kelly: Stories of Me | EN | - | $376,140 |
| 44 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | EN | $288,000 | $333,388 |
| 45 | The Central Park Five | EN | $325,653 | $325,653 |
| 46 | West of Memphis | EN | $310,154 | $318,317 |
| 47 | The Sheik and I | EN | $42,172 | $297,469 |
| 48 | Dreams of a Life | EN | $8,405 | $291,898 |
| 49 | Kuningas Litmanen | FI | - | $291,632 |
| 50 | A Special Day | FR | - | $272,238 |
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