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Documentary Box Office 2013: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 4

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%
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) movie poster #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%
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Every Documentary Release of 2013, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 180 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. 151 Somm (2013) movie poster
    Somm (2013) Jun 21, 2013 · English · Documentary $11.4K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.4K
  2. 152 The Plague (2013) movie poster
    The Plague (2013) Feb 7, 2013 · Catalan · Documentary $11.3K worldwide
    Feb 7, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K
  3. 153 Caucus (2013) movie poster
    Caucus (2013) Nov 8, 2013 · English · Documentary $10.6K worldwide
    Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $10.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6K
  4. 154 Elemental (2013) movie poster
    Elemental (2013) May 17, 2013 · English · Documentary $10.4K worldwide
    May 17, 2013 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4K
  5. 155 Informant (2013) movie poster
    Informant (2013) Sep 13, 2013 · English · Documentary $10.1K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2013 US and Canada: $10.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1K
  6. 156 Ignasi M. (2013) movie poster
    Ignasi M. (2013) Sep 8, 2013 · Catalan · Documentary $10K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
  7. 157 Birth of the Living Dead (2013) movie poster
    Birth of the Living Dead (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Documentary $9.8K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $9.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.8K
  8. 158 Downloaded (2013) movie poster
    Downloaded (2013) Jun 21, 2013 · English · Documentary $8.4K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K
  9. 159 My Stuff (2013) movie poster
    My Stuff (2013) Jan 23, 2013 · Finnish · Documentary $7.9K worldwide
    Jan 23, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9K
  10. 160 Profilers: Gaze Into the Abyss (2013) movie poster
    Profilers: Gaze Into the Abyss (2013) Oct 1, 2013 · German · Documentary $7K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  11. 161 A Batalha do Passinho (2013) movie poster
    A Batalha do Passinho (2013) Oct 11, 2013 · Portuguese · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
  12. 162 The Human Scale (2013) movie poster
    The Human Scale (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Documentary $6.9K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9K
  13. 163 Barefoot in the Kitchen (2013) movie poster
    Barefoot in the Kitchen (2013) May 21, 2013 · Spanish · Documentary $6.3K worldwide
    May 21, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
  14. 164 Michael H. – Profession: Director (2013) movie poster
    Michael H. – Profession: Director (2013) Mar 15, 2013 · Documentary $6K worldwide
    Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
  15. 165 Uprising (2013) movie poster
    Uprising (2013) Jan 11, 2013 · Korean · Action, History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  16. 166 A Farra do Circo (2013) movie poster
    A Farra do Circo (2013) Nov 30, 2013 · Portuguese · Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Nov 30, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  17. 167 Grazing the Sky (2013) movie poster
    Grazing the Sky (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · Spanish · Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
  18. 168 Bidder 70 (2013) movie poster
    Bidder 70 (2013) May 17, 2013 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    May 17, 2013 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1K
  19. 169 Weekend of a Champion (2013) movie poster
    Weekend of a Champion (2013) Nov 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $5K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: $876 Worldwide: $5K
  20. 170 Herman's House (2013) movie poster
    Herman's House (2013) Apr 19, 2013 · English · Crime, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Apr 19, 2013 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5K
  21. 171 The End of Time (2013) movie poster
    The End of Time (2013) Nov 29, 2013 · English · Documentary $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 29, 2013 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4K
  22. 172 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) movie poster
    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) May 31, 2013 · Russian · Music, Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    May 31, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  23. 173 High Tech, Low Life (2013) movie poster
    High Tech, Low Life (2013) Jan 9, 2013 · Chinese · Documentary $3.8K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2013 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
  24. 174 I Am Breathing (2013) movie poster
    I Am Breathing (2013) Feb 28, 2013 · English · Documentary $3.2K worldwide
    Feb 28, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
  25. 175 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) movie poster
    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) Aug 16, 2013 · English · Documentary $3.1K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2013 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
  26. 176 In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (2013) movie poster
    In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (2013) Aug 16, 2013 · English · History, Documentary $3.1K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2013 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
  27. 177 A Girl and a Gun (2013) movie poster
    A Girl and a Gun (2013) Jul 3, 2013 · English · Documentary $3K worldwide
    Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K
  28. 178 Into the Mind (2013) movie poster
    Into the Mind (2013) Sep 25, 2013 · English · Documentary $2.2K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
  29. 179 You Don't Need Feet to Dance (2013) movie poster
    You Don't Need Feet to Dance (2013) Mar 22, 2013 · English · Documentary $1.7K worldwide
    Mar 22, 2013 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
  30. 180 The World According to Dick Cheney (2013) movie poster
    The World According to Dick Cheney (2013) Jan 18, 2013 · English · Documentary $1.3K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
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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
2000s 10 years · $2.1B
1990s 10 years · $226.1M
1980s 10 years · $174.2M
1970s 9 years · $33.9M
1960s 6 years · $143K
1950s 5 years · $233.2K
1920s 2 years · $201.5K
1910s 1 year · $9.7K