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Documentary Box Office 2014: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 4

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%
Bears (2014) movie poster #1 of 174
#1 documentary movie of 2014

Bears (2014)

2014 · Documentary

$21.3M worldwide · 17% of the chart's total

$17.8M US & Canada · 83% $3.5M elsewhere · 17%
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Every Documentary Release of 2014, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 174 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.

  1. 151 The Only Real Game (2014) movie poster
    The Only Real Game (2014) Mar 7, 2014 · English · Sport, Documentary $5.4K worldwide
    Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $5.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4K
  2. 152 Breaking the Frame (2014) movie poster
    Breaking the Frame (2014) Jan 31, 2014 · English · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Jan 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  3. 153 El culo del mundo (2014) movie poster
    El culo del mundo (2014) Apr 11, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $4.9K worldwide
    Apr 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  4. 154 German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014) movie poster
    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2014) Feb 9, 2014 · English · War, History, Documentary $4.5K worldwide
    Feb 9, 2014 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  5. 155 Dancing with Maria (2014) movie poster
    Dancing with Maria (2014) Aug 31, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $4.1K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
  6. 156 Maidan (2014) movie poster
    Maidan (2014) Dec 12, 2014 · Ukrainian · Documentary $3.9K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9K
  7. 157 Evolution of a Criminal (2014) movie poster
    Evolution of a Criminal (2014) Oct 10, 2014 · English · Documentary $3.6K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
  8. 158 Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) movie poster
    Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) Oct 31, 2014 · English · Biography, Documentary $3.1K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2014 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
  9. 159 What Now? Remind Me (2014) movie poster
    What Now? Remind Me (2014) Aug 8, 2014 · Portuguese · Documentary $3.1K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
  10. 160 Fatal Assistance (2014) movie poster
    Fatal Assistance (2014) Feb 28, 2014 · English · Documentary $3K worldwide
    Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K
  11. 161 Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014) movie poster
    Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014) Nov 19, 2014 · English · Music, Documentary $2.6K worldwide
    Nov 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
  12. 162 Evergreen: The Road to Legalization (2014) movie poster
    Evergreen: The Road to Legalization (2014) Jun 13, 2014 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide
    Jun 13, 2014 US and Canada: $2.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4K
  13. 163 Last Hijack (2014) movie poster
    Last Hijack (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · Somali · Animation, Documentary $2.1K worldwide
    Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K
  14. 164 Lisbon Revisited (2014) movie poster
    Lisbon Revisited (2014) Aug 14, 2014 · Portuguese · Documentary $2K worldwide
    Aug 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
  15. 165 We Are the Giant (2014) movie poster
    We Are the Giant (2014) Dec 12, 2014 · Documentary $1.1K worldwide
    Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
  16. 166 Altman (2014) movie poster
    Altman (2014) Aug 1, 2014 · English · Documentary $996 worldwide
    Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $996
  17. 167 They Are We (2014) movie poster
    They Are We (2014) Jan 2, 2014 · English · Documentary $900 worldwide
    Jan 2, 2014 US and Canada: $900 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $900
  18. 168 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) movie poster
    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) Aug 2, 2014 · English · Documentary $864 worldwide
    Aug 2, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $864
  19. 169 Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) movie poster
    Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) May 1, 2014 · English · Documentary $856 worldwide
    May 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $856
  20. 170 The 50 Year Argument (2014) movie poster
    The 50 Year Argument (2014) Jun 7, 2014 · English · Documentary $361 worldwide
    Jun 7, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $361
  21. 171 Fulboy (2014) movie poster
    Fulboy (2014) Apr 1, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary $353 worldwide
    Apr 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $353
  22. 172 Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (2014) movie poster
    Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (2014) Jul 4, 2014 · English · Documentary $287 worldwide
    Jul 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $287
  23. 173 Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) movie poster
    Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) Sep 19, 2014 · English · Documentary $231 worldwide
    Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $231
  24. 174 El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (2014) movie poster
    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (2014) Nov 30, 2014 · Spanish · Documentary, Comedy, Animation $102 worldwide
    Nov 30, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
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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