#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 3
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 101 to 150 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.
- 101
Jan 10, 2014 US and Canada: $43.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.4K - 102
Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: $43.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.1K - 103
May 15, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42K - 104
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist (2014)Feb 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.9K
Feb 17, 2014 · English · Documentary $40.9K worldwide - 105
Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America (2014)Jan 24, 2014 US and Canada: $2.6K Rest of the world: $38.1K Worldwide: $40.8K
Jan 24, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $40.8K worldwide - 106
Mar 14, 2014 US and Canada: $40.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.2K - 107
Oct 31, 2014 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: $32.8K Worldwide: $39.8K - 108
Expedition to the End of the World (2014)Aug 20, 2014 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.1K Aug 20, 2014 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $39.1K worldwide - 109
Oct 1, 2014 US and Canada: $21.3K Rest of the world: $14K Worldwide: $35.3K - 110
Sep 26, 2014 US and Canada: $34.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.8K - 111
Sep 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K - 112
Nov 25, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.7K - 113
May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $30.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.7K - 114
Apr 18, 2014 US and Canada: $30K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30K - 115
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $28K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28K - 116
Sep 10, 2014 US and Canada: $24.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.6K - 117
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity (2014)Mar 8, 2014 US and Canada: $24.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.6K Mar 8, 2014 · English · Documentary $24.6K worldwide - 118
Nov 19, 2014 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.9K - 119
Jul 18, 2014 US and Canada: $23K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23K - 120
Jun 15, 2014 US and Canada: $20.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.1K - 121
Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey (2014)Nov 14, 2014 US and Canada: $396 Rest of the world: $19.1K Worldwide: $19.5K Nov 14, 2014 · English · Documentary, History $19.5K worldwide - 122
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $19.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.4K - 123
Watchers of the Sky (2014)Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $19.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3K Oct 17, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $19.3K worldwide - 124
Jul 25, 2014 US and Canada: $19K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19K - 125
Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: $18.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.2K - 126
Jun 20, 2014 US and Canada: $17.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.3K - 127
Jan 17, 2014 US and Canada: $16.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6K - 128
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)Dec 10, 2014 US and Canada: $16.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4K Dec 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $16.4K worldwide - 129
Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $16.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1K - 130
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $13.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.6K - 131
The Pleasures of Being Out of Step (2014)Jun 25, 2014 US and Canada: $13.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1K Jun 25, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Music $13.1K worldwide - 132
Dec 5, 2014 US and Canada: $12.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.7K - 133
Nov 28, 2014 US and Canada: $12.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.2K - 134
Oct 29, 2014 US and Canada: $11.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.9K - 135
Oct 29, 2014 US and Canada: $11.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4K - 136
Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: $10.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6K - 137
Oct 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5K - 138
Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K - 139
Mar 8, 2014 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.3K - 140
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K - 141
2014 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3K - 142
We are Twisted Fucking Sister! (2014)May 9, 2014 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3K May 9, 2014 · English · Music, Documentary, Comedy $8.3K worldwide - 143
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K - 144
Mudar de vida: José Mário Branco, vida e obra (2014)Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
Apr 25, 2014 · Portuguese · Documentary $7K worldwide - 145
May 30, 2014 US and Canada: $6.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.7K - 146
Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys (2014) Jan 24, 2014 · Biography, Western, Documentary $6.6K worldwideJan 24, 2014 US and Canada: $6.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.6K - 147
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (2014)Jun 9, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K Jun 9, 2014 · English · Documentary $6.5K worldwide - 148
Nov 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4K - 149
Nov 15, 2014 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9K - 150
Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
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)