#1 of 184 #1 documentary movie of 2015
2015 · Drama, War
$40M worldwide · 20% of the chart's total
$337.9K US & Canada · <1% $39.7M elsewhere · 99%
Documentary box office · 2015
Documentary Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Northern Limit Line (2015) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2015, with $40M worldwide, ahead of The Crossing (2015) at $32.8M and Twenty Two (2015) at $26.3M. 184 documentary films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $203.5M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 61% on 2014, whose releases took $126.7M. By language, English leads with $119.7M across 122 documentary releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 184
- combined worldwide
- $203.5M
- Northern Limit Line (2015), the #1
- $40M
- vs 2014
- +61%
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Every Documentary Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 184. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.
- 51
Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words (2015)Nov 13, 2015 US and Canada: $138.1K Rest of the world: $75.9K Worldwide: $214K
Nov 13, 2015 · Swedish · Biography, Documentary $214K worldwide - 52
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: $182.4K Worldwide: $186K - 53
Apr 3, 2015 US and Canada: $183.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $183.3K - 54
Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $180.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $180.6K - 55
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $172.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $172.4K - 56
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery (2015)Aug 19, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $168.2K
Aug 19, 2015 · German · Biography, Crime, Documentary $168.2K worldwide - 57
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $109.1K Rest of the world: $48.8K Worldwide: $157.9K - 58
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015)Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: $153.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $153.1K
Jan 30, 2015 · English · Documentary $153.1K worldwide - 59
Sep 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.8K - 60
Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: $18K Rest of the world: $115.9K Worldwide: $133.9K - 61
Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2015)Apr 22, 2015 US and Canada: $133.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $133.4K Apr 22, 2015 · English · Music, Documentary $133.4K worldwide - 62
Oct 14, 2015 US and Canada: $132K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132K - 63
Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $131.8K - 64
Sep 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $124.4K - 65
Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $119.4K Rest of the world: $3.2K Worldwide: $122.6K - 66
Nov 4, 2015 US and Canada: $121.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $121.1K - 67
Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: $42.2K Rest of the world: $77.6K Worldwide: $119.8K - 68
Jul 31, 2015 US and Canada: $101.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $101.5K - 69
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.6K - 70
Jun 11, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.3K - 71
May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $88.1K Rest of the world: $8.6K Worldwide: $96.7K - 72
Dec 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.6K - 73
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.4K - 74
Warren Miller’s Chasing Shadows (2015)Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.9K Oct 16, 2015 · English · Documentary, Action $87.9K worldwide - 75
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $85.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.8K - 76
Nov 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.7K - 77
Sep 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.2K - 78
Jun 26, 2015 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $74.7K - 79
Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $50.9K Rest of the world: $23.7K Worldwide: $74.6K - 80
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.6K - 81
Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.9K - 82
Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $21.1K Rest of the world: $47.5K Worldwide: $68.6K - 83
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)May 6, 2015 US and Canada: $67.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.8K May 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $67.8K worldwide - 84
Oct 28, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.7K - 85
Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.8K - 86
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $62.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.7K Sep 25, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Comedy $62.7K worldwide - 87
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)Jan 25, 2015 US and Canada: $62.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.7K Jan 25, 2015 · English · Comedy, History, Documentary $62.7K worldwide - 88
Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.2K - 89
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $40.1K Rest of the world: $14.5K Worldwide: $54.6K - 90
Jan 2, 2015 US and Canada: $54.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.3K - 91
Aug 19, 2015 US and Canada: $51.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.9K - 92
Jun 12, 2015 US and Canada: $50.2K Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $51.3K - 93
Jun 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.9K - 94
Dec 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.5K - 95
May 7, 2015 US and Canada: $48.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.9K - 96
Sep 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.4K - 97
Jun 5, 2015 US and Canada: $28.3K Rest of the world: $13.6K Worldwide: $41.9K - 98
Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $41.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $41.3K - 99
May 16, 2015 US and Canada: $6.8K Rest of the world: $34.4K Worldwide: $41.2K - 100
Apr 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.7K
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)