#1 of 174 #1 documentary movie of 2014
2014 · Documentary
$21.3M worldwide · 17% of the chart's total
$17.8M US & Canada · 83% $3.5M elsewhere · 17%
Documentary box office · 2014
Documentary Box Office 2014: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Bears (2014) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2014, with $21.3M worldwide, ahead of Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014) at $16.9M and America: Imagine a World Without Her (2014) at $14.4M. 174 documentary films released in 2014 report a worldwide gross, $126.7M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 82% on 2013, whose releases took $696.2M. By language, English leads with $110M across 132 documentary releases.
- 2014 releases with a gross
- 174
- combined worldwide
- $126.7M
- Bears (2014), the #1
- $21.3M
- vs 2013
- −82%
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Every Documentary Release of 2014, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 174. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2014.
- 51
Sep 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.2K - 52
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $235K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $235K - 53
Apr 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $226.5K - 54
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2014)Jun 6, 2014 US and Canada: $213.1K Rest of the world: $7K Worldwide: $220.1K
Jun 6, 2014 · English · Biography, Documentary $220.1K worldwide - 55
May 9, 2014 US and Canada: $87.9K Rest of the world: $124.8K Worldwide: $212.7K - 56
Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $207.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $207.6K - 57
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.9K - 58
Jun 20, 2014 US and Canada: $190.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $190.2K - 59
Jan 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $183.2K - 60
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $177K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $177K - 61
Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.3K - 62
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2014)Feb 5, 2014 US and Canada: $172.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $172.5K Feb 5, 2014 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $172.5K worldwide - 63
Oct 1, 2014 US and Canada: $164.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $164.5K - 64
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $163.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $163.7K - 65
Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.1K - 66
Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: $121K Rest of the world: $34.2K Worldwide: $155.2K - 67
Jun 6, 2014 US and Canada: $153.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $153.9K - 68
Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: $84.5K Rest of the world: $62.1K Worldwide: $146.6K - 69
Feb 7, 2014 US and Canada: $143.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $143.2K - 70
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2014)May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $140.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $140.2K May 23, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $140.2K worldwide - 71
Nov 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $138.1K - 72
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $81.5K Rest of the world: $34.2K Worldwide: $115.7K - 73
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115.7K - 74
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.1K - 75
Oct 31, 2014 US and Canada: $113.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $113.3K - 76
Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: $111.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.4K - 77
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $110.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $110.8K - 78
Nov 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110.2K - 79
Jun 13, 2014 US and Canada: $106.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $106.8K - 80
May 30, 2014 US and Canada: $101.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $101.3K - 81
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $89.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $89.8K - 82
May 29, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85.2K - 83
Jul 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.9K - 84
Jan 24, 2014 US and Canada: $84.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.6K - 85
Jan 31, 2014 US and Canada: $82.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $82.6K - 86
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $75.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $75.9K Jun 27, 2014 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $75.9K worldwide - 87
Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $1.5K Rest of the world: $73K Worldwide: $74.5K - 88
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers And The Emergence Of A People (2014)Aug 27, 2014 US and Canada: $65.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.2K Aug 27, 2014 · English · Documentary, Family, History $65.2K worldwide - 89
May 24, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.9K - 90
Jun 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.9K - 91
Mar 14, 2014 US and Canada: $56.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.3K - 92
Oct 14, 2014 US and Canada: $41.1K Rest of the world: $11.8K Worldwide: $52.9K - 93
Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: $52.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.8K - 94
May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $49.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.6K - 95
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $48.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.9K Jun 27, 2014 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $48.9K worldwide - 96
May 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.5K - 97
Nov 21, 2014 US and Canada: $45.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.9K - 98
May 16, 2014 US and Canada: $45.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.3K - 99
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $44.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.6K - 100
Sep 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.6K
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)