Box Office
Top Grossing Documentary Movies in 2017
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of 420 |  EN | $126,643,061 | $357,243,061 |
| 2 | Mully | EN | $125,070,033 | $243,870,033 |
| 3 | The Polish Accountant | EN | $86,260,045 | $155,560,045 |
| 4 | Night School | EN | $77,339,130 | $103,105,878 |
| 5 | AlphaGo | EN | $35,857,181 | $97,254,328 |
| 6 | My Scientology Movie | EN | $21,885,107 | $60,330,833 |
| 7 | The Age of Consequences | EN | $541,719 | $54,491,162 |
| 8 | Breaking2 | EN | $46,840,590 | $51,411,620 |
| 9 | Reset | EN | $108,970 | $29,966,205 |
| 10 | Born in China | EN | $13,873,211 | $25,081,168 |
| 11 | Love & Saucers | EN | $14,016,568 | $21,401,949 |
| 12 | The Space in Between | EN | $7,885,294 | $16,080,475 |
| 13 | The Next Guardian |  DZ | - | $14,404,962 |
| 14 | Our President |  KR | $507,268 | $13,392,049 |
| 15 | Our New President |  RU | $507,268 | $13,392,049 |
| 16 | Earth: One Amazing Day | EN | $81,345 | $12,851,540 |
| 17 | Killing for Love | EN | - | $8,273,919 |
| 18 | Kiki | EN | $12,450 | $7,551,282 |
| 19 | Let There Be Light | EN | $7,233,471 | $7,241,302 |
| 20 | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | EN | $3,496,795 | $5,433,926 |
| 21 | Kedi |  TR | $2,835,047 | $5,037,923 |
| 22 | Return to the Wolves |  CN | - | $4,886,088 |
| 23 | The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair | EN | - | $4,412,639 |
| 24 | Faces Places |  FR | $953,717 | $3,973,851 |
| 25 | Is Genesis History? | EN | $2,737,155 | $2,737,155 |
| 26 | Jane | EN | $1,723,379 | $1,921,221 |
| 27 | Human Flow | EN | $527,845 | $1,824,537 |
| 28 | Genesis: Paradise Lost | EN | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 |
| 29 | So Help Me God | FR | - | $1,262,984 |
| 30 | Steve McQueen: American Icon | EN | $1,229,782 | $1,229,782 |
| 31 | Step | EN | $1,146,292 | $1,152,839 |
| 32 | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | EN | $820,300 | $1,092,941 |
| 33 | The Paris Opera | FR | $55,482 | $781,039 |
| 34 | Uncertain | EN | - | $733,586 |
| 35 | May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers | EN | $725,286 | $725,286 |
| 36 | Cantábrico |  ES | - | $724,258 |
| 37 | Itzhak | EN | $607,290 | $704,968 |
| 38 | Buena Vista Social Club: Adios | EN | $123,445 | $701,575 |
| 39 | Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life | EN | $693,984 | $693,984 |
| 40 | Gurrumul | EN | - | $653,803 |
| 41 | Expedition Happiness |  DE | - | $624,733 |
| 42 | Dolores | EN | $555,309 | $555,309 |
| 43 | My Generation | EN | - | $546,183 |
| 44 | Letters from Baghdad | EN | $359,735 | $502,941 |
| 45 | Two Crowns |  PL | - | $494,593 |
| 46 | I Am Heath Ledger | EN | - | $479,054 |
| 47 | Life is Fruity |  JP | - | $460,508 |
| 48 | Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars | EN | - | $459,088 |
| 49 | The Gospel According to André | EN | $400,713 | $454,550 |
| 50 | Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two | EN | $348,833 | $450,273 |
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