Documentary box office · 2012

Documentary Box Office 2012: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 4

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%

#1 of 164

#1 documentary movie of 2012

Switch (2012)

2012 · Adventure, Documentary

$47.2M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

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Every Documentary Release of 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 164 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.

151
Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) Mar 22, 2012 · English · Documentary $4.1K worldwide

Mar 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
152
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012) Dec 14, 2012 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $4.1K worldwide

Dec 14, 2012 US and Canada: $1.3K Rest of the world: $2.8K Worldwide: $4.1K
153
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2012) Aug 3, 2012 · English · Documentary $3.8K worldwide

Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
154
Six Million and One (2012) Sep 28, 2012 · Hebrew · Family, Documentary $2.7K worldwide

Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
155
Men at Lunch (2012) Jul 1, 2012 · English · Documentary $2.5K worldwide

Jul 1, 2012 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
156
Patagonia Rising (2012) Jun 8, 2012 · Spanish · Adventure, Western, Documentary $2.1K worldwide

Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1K
157
Split: A Deeper Divide (2012) Oct 12, 2012 · English · Documentary $2K worldwide

Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2K
158
Fragments of Kubelka (2012) Jan 29, 2012 · English · Documentary $1.9K worldwide

Jan 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
159
Future My Love (2012) Jun 21, 2012 · English · Romance, Documentary $1.6K worldwide

Jun 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K
160
Bestiaire (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · Documentary $1.4K worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4K
161
The World According to Irving (2012) Mar 1, 2012 · German · Documentary $1.3K worldwide

Mar 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
162
Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2012) Jul 27, 2012 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $1.2K worldwide

Jul 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
163
Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child (2012) Nov 23, 2012 · English · Documentary $601 worldwide

Nov 23, 2012 US and Canada: $601 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $601
164
Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) Jan 5, 2012 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $166 worldwide

Jan 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166