#1 of 180 #1 documentary movie of 2013
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
2013 · Comedy, Documentary
$151.8M worldwide · 22% of the chart's total
$102M US & Canada · 67% $49.8M elsewhere · 33%
Documentary box office · 2013
Documentary Box Office 2013: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2013, with $151.8M worldwide, ahead of Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) at $126.5M and The Source Family (2013) at $78.4M. 180 documentary films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $696.2M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 142% on 2012, whose releases took $288M. By language, English leads with $675.6M across 141 documentary releases.
- 2013 releases with a gross
- 180
- combined worldwide
- $696.2M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 2012
- +142%
#1 of 180 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of 2013?
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) leads with $151.8M, 22% of the total. The top 5 together took $505.5M, 73% of what all 180 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of 2013, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 180. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2013.
- 1 Oct 25, 2013 US and Canada: $102M Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $151.8M
- 2 Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)Dec 20, 2013 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $90.5M Worldwide: $126.5M
Dec 20, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Animation $126.5M worldwide - 3 May 1, 2013 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $41.5M Worldwide: $78.4M
- 4 Aug 13, 2013 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $74.4M
- 5 Aug 30, 2013 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $74.4M
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Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $32.2M Rest of the world: $74K Worldwide: $32.3M - 7
Aug 16, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.4M - 8
Mar 8, 2013 US and Canada: $9.6K Rest of the world: $25.1M Worldwide: $25.1M - 9
Nov 27, 2013 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: $7.3M Worldwide: $15M - 10
Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $11M - 11
Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $9.3M - 12
Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $9.1M - 13
Jun 14, 2013 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: $892.9K Worldwide: $5.8M - 14
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $4.4M - 15
Apr 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 16
Oct 17, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 17
Aug 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 18
May 10, 2013 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $2.6M - 19
Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $157.9K Worldwide: $2.6M - 20
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $229.8K Worldwide: $2.3M - 21
Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013)Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
Feb 1, 2013 · Japanese · Music, Documentary $2.3M worldwide - 22
Oct 31, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 23
Mar 7, 2013 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M - 24
The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story (2013)Sep 26, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Sep 26, 2013 · Finnish · Documentary $1.7M worldwide - 25
Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $15.5K Worldwide: $1.7M - 26
Jun 12, 2013 US and Canada: $79.8K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.6M - 27
May 3, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 28
Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 29
Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $81.1K Rest of the world: $896.6K Worldwide: $977.7K - 30
Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $849.5K Rest of the world: $52.1K Worldwide: $901.6K - 31
Cerro Torre: A Snowball’s Chance in Hell (2013)Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $885.4K Sep 27, 2013 · English · Documentary, Adventure $885.4K worldwide - 32
Nov 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $784.1K - 33
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: $486.9K Rest of the world: $239.4K Worldwide: $726.3K - 34
Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $696.2K Rest of the world: $13.2K Worldwide: $709.4K - 35
Jan 4, 2013 US and Canada: $701.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $701.3K - 36
Sep 6, 2013 US and Canada: $583.6K Rest of the world: $67K Worldwide: $650.7K - 37
Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $383.3K Rest of the world: $211.1K Worldwide: $594.4K - 38
Jun 14, 2013 US and Canada: $117.1K Rest of the world: $472.9K Worldwide: $589.9K - 39
Nov 7, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540.2K - 40
Jan 31, 2013 US and Canada: $422.9K Rest of the world: $98.3K Worldwide: $521.2K - 41
May 3, 2013 US and Canada: $518.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $518.3K - 42
Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $488.9K - 43
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Through The Mirror (2013)Aug 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $485.2K Aug 6, 2013 · English · Documentary $485.2K worldwide - 44
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $166.2K Rest of the world: $291.3K Worldwide: $457.5K May 24, 2013 · English · Comedy, Documentary $457.5K worldwide - 45
2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $441.3K - 46
Jun 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.7K - 47
Jun 7, 2013 US and Canada: $384.5K Rest of the world: $32.4K Worldwide: $416.9K - 48
When Comedy Went to School (2013)Jul 31, 2013 US and Canada: $369.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $369.1K Jul 31, 2013 · English · Drama, Comedy, Documentary $369.1K worldwide - 49
Mar 29, 2013 US and Canada: $296.4K Rest of the world: $71K Worldwide: $367.4K - 50
Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: $342.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $342.9K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2013?
Of the top 10, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Other Side of the Ice (2013) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 180 films, $319.5M (46%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $151.8M $102M US & Canada · 67% $49.8M elsewhere · 33%
- 2 Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M $36.1M US & Canada · 29% $90.5M elsewhere · 71%
- 3 The Source Family (2013) $78.4M $36.9M US & Canada · 47% $41.5M elsewhere · 53%
- 4 One Direction: The Invasion (2013) $74.4M $29.1M US & Canada · 39% $45.2M elsewhere · 61%
- 5 One Direction: This Is Us (2013) $74.4M $29.1M US & Canada · 39% $45.2M elsewhere · 61%
- 6 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) $32.3M $32.2M US & Canada · 100% $74K elsewhere · <1%
- 7 We the Parents (2013) $26.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Other Side of the Ice (2013) $25.1M $9.6K US & Canada · <1% $25.1M elsewhere · 100%
- 9 Journey to the South Pacific (2013) $15M $7.7M US & Canada · 51% $7.3M elsewhere · 49%
- 10 Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) $11M $6.2M US & Canada · 57% $4.8M elsewhere · 43%
Gross bands
How Many 2013 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 180 films crossed $100M and took $278.4M between them, 40% of the total. 170 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M.
40% 48% 12%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 1% of the list $278.4M · 40% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 8 films, 4% of the list $337M · 48% of the gross
- Under $10M 170 films, 94% of the list $80.8M · 12% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2013 Earned the Most?
August releases took the most, $179.5M from 17 films, led by One Direction: The Invasion (2013). January was the quietest month ($1.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan 56 Up (2013) $1.8M 56 Up (2013)
- February Feb The Gatekeepers (2013) $6.5M The Gatekeepers (2013)
- March Mar The Other Side of the Ice (2013) $32.8M The Other Side of the Ice (2013)
- April Apr Unmade in China (2013) $4M Unmade in China (2013)
- May May The Source Family (2013) $84.2M The Source Family (2013)
- June Jun 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) $9.3M 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
- July Jul Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) $36.2M Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)
- August Aug One Direction: The Invasion (2013) $179.5M One Direction: The Invasion (2013)
- September Sep Jerusalem (2013) $16.7M Jerusalem (2013)
- October Oct Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $167.4M Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
- November Nov Journey to the South Pacific (2013) $18.3M Journey to the South Pacific (2013)
- December Dec Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $139.6M Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
Last 10 years
How Does 2013 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2013 earned the most: $696.2M from 180 films, led by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 88 films | 88 | $339.9M | – | Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) $222.4M |
| 2005 94 films · −16% | 94 | $284.9M | −16% | March of the Penguins (2005) $127.4M |
| 2006 112 films · +1% | 112 | $286.9M | +1% | Deep Sea (2006) $98.2M |
| 2007 132 films · −52% | 132 | $137.8M | −52% | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007) $50.7M |
| 2008 122 films · −14% | 122 | $118.2M | −14% | U2 3D (2008) $22.7M |
| 2009 111 films · +240% | 111 | $401.6M | +240% | This Is It (2009) $268M |
| 2010 119 films · −16% | 119 | $338.6M | −16% | Jackass 3-D (2010) $178.1M |
| 2011 162 films · −15% | 162 | $288.8M | −15% | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) $99M |
| 2012 164 films · ±0% | 164 | $288M | ±0% | Switch (2012) $47.2M |
| 2013 180 films · +142% | 180 | $696.2M | +142% | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) $151.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in 2013?
English-language documentary films took $675.6M across 141 films, 97% of the total, ahead of German-language documentary films ($4.2M) and French-language documentary films ($3M).
2013 Documentary Box Office by Language
- English $675.6M141 films · #1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
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German $4.2M8 films · #1 Alphabet (2013) -
French $3M5 films · #1 Once Upon a Forest (2013) -
Hebrew $2.6M1 film · #1 The Gatekeepers (2013) - Japanese $2.3M1 film · #1 Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013)
- Finnish $1.7M2 films · #1 The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story (2013)
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Indonesian $726.3K1 film · #1 The Act of Killing (2013) -
Norwegian $540.2K1 film · #1 Siblings Are Forever (2013) -
Chinese $383.6K4 films · #1 Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013) -
Spanish $337.5K4 films · #1 TeenAngels: El Adios 3D (2013)
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)
1960s 6 years · $143K
1950s 5 years · $233.2K
1920s 2 years · $201.5K
1910s 1 year · $9.7K
FAQ
Documentary Box Office 2013: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 180 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in 2013?
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) leads with $151.8M worldwide, $102M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) at $126.5M and The Source Family (2013) at $78.4M.
How much did documentary movies released in 2013 earn?
180 documentary films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $696.2M in all, or $3.9M per film on average. 2012 releases took $288M.
How many documentary movies released in 2013 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) with $151.8M.
How is the 2013 documentary box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2013. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2013 documentary box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.