#1 of 164 #1 documentary movie of 2012
2012 · Adventure, Documentary
$47.2M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Documentary box office · 2012
Documentary Box Office 2012: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Switch (2012) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2012, with $47.2M worldwide, ahead of Chimpanzee (2012) at $34.8M and 2016: Obama's America (2012) at $33.4M. 164 documentary films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $288M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is level with 2011, whose releases took $288.8M. By language, English leads with $267.8M across 113 documentary releases.
- 2012 releases with a gross
- 164
- combined worldwide
- $288M
- Switch (2012), the #1
- $47.2M
- vs 2011
- ±0%
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Every Documentary Release of 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 164. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2012.
- 51
Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $219.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $219.4K - 52
Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $211K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $211K - 53
Nov 28, 2012 US and Canada: $116.5K Rest of the world: $93.6K Worldwide: $210.1K - 54
Apr 20, 2012 US and Canada: $31.4K Rest of the world: $166.5K Worldwide: $197.9K - 55
Monumental: In Search of America’s National Treasure (2012)Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $177.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $177.7K
Mar 30, 2012 · English · Documentary $177.7K worldwide - 56
Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $174.9K - 57
May 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166K - 58
Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $158.5K - 59
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)Jun 13, 2012 US and Canada: $86.6K Rest of the world: $70.1K Worldwide: $156.7K Jun 13, 2012 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $156.7K worldwide - 60
May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $110K Rest of the world: $36.5K Worldwide: $146.5K - 61
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $135.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $135.2K - 62
May 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134.9K - 63
Jun 22, 2012 US and Canada: $132.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132.2K - 64
Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $132.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132.1K - 65
Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $132.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132.1K - 66
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $105.7K Rest of the world: $21.8K Worldwide: $127.5K - 67
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012)Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $126.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $126.2K Oct 5, 2012 · English · Documentary $126.2K worldwide - 68
Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119.6K - 69
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $112.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $112.7K - 70
Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $111.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.2K - 71
Sep 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110.4K - 72
Nov 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.1K - 73
Mar 2, 2012 US and Canada: $77K Rest of the world: $11.7K Worldwide: $88.8K - 74
Mar 28, 2012 US and Canada: $76.4K Rest of the world: $4.6K Worldwide: $81K - 75
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $79.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $79.6K - 76
Jun 22, 2012 US and Canada: $72K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $72K - 77
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $58.8K Rest of the world: $8.2K Worldwide: $67.1K - 78
Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: $47.7K Rest of the world: $17.6K Worldwide: $65.3K - 79
Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: $35.9K Worldwide: $65.2K - 80
Jun 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61K - 81
Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012)Nov 2, 2012 US and Canada: $60.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.1K Nov 2, 2012 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $60.1K worldwide - 82
Dec 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.9K - 83
Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.8K - 84
Apr 20, 2012 US and Canada: $54K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54K - 85
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012)Jul 23, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.9K Jul 23, 2012 · English · Documentary $49.9K worldwide - 86
Aug 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.4K - 87
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: $30.5K Worldwide: $46.4K - 88
Jul 13, 2012 US and Canada: $46.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.1K - 89
Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: $45.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.9K - 90
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $44.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.9K - 91
May 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.8K - 92
Oct 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.4K - 93
May 4, 2012 US and Canada: $42.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.4K - 94
Jan 25, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.2K - 95
Jul 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.1K - 96
Paul Williams Still Alive (2012)Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $38.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.7K Jun 8, 2012 · English · Biography, Comedy, Musical $38.7K worldwide - 97
Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $38.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.5K - 98
Feb 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.1K - 99
Apr 13, 2012 US and Canada: $34K Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $36.6K - 100
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $36.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.3K
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)