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Documentary Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 4

Reset (2017) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2017, with $30M worldwide, ahead of Born in China (2017) at $25.1M and The Next Guardian (2017) at $14.4M. 240 documentary films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $172.8M in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 15% on 2016, whose releases took $149.8M. By language, English leads with $123.2M across 170 documentary releases.

2017 releases with a gross
240
combined worldwide
$172.8M
Reset (2017), the #1
$30M
vs 2016
+15%
Reset (2017) movie poster #1 of 240
#1 documentary movie of 2017

Reset (2017)

2017 · Documentary

$30M worldwide · 17% of the chart's total

$109K US & Canada · <1% $29.9M elsewhere · 100%
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Every Documentary Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 200 of 240. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.

  1. 151 Spookers (2017) movie poster
    Spookers (2017) Aug 9, 2017 · English · Documentary $20K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20K
  2. 152 Mansfield 66/67 (2017) movie poster
    Mansfield 66/67 (2017) Oct 27, 2017 · English · Biography, Musical, Documentary $19.4K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2017 US and Canada: $17.9K Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $19.4K
  3. 153 Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017) movie poster
    Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017) Mar 8, 2017 · English · Documentary $19.1K worldwide
    Mar 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K
  4. 154 Bobbi Jene (2017) movie poster
    Bobbi Jene (2017) Sep 22, 2017 · English · Drama, Romance, Documentary $18.6K worldwide
    Sep 22, 2017 US and Canada: $18.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6K
  5. 155 All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) (2017) movie poster
    All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) (2017) Jun 23, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $18.5K worldwide
    Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5K
  6. 156 Tomorrow (2017) movie poster
    Tomorrow (2017) Apr 21, 2017 · English · Documentary $18.3K worldwide
    Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.3K
  7. 157 SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017) movie poster
    SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017) Apr 7, 2017 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $18.3K worldwide
    Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $15.2K Rest of the world: $3.1K Worldwide: $18.3K
  8. 158 Era Of Dance (2017) movie poster
    Era Of Dance (2017) Mar 9, 2017 · Russian · Music, History, Documentary $18.2K worldwide
    Mar 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.2K
  9. 159 The Last Shaman (2017) movie poster
    The Last Shaman (2017) May 12, 2017 · English · Adventure, Drama, Family $17.8K worldwide
    May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $17.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8K
  10. 160 Escapes (2017) movie poster
    Escapes (2017) Jul 26, 2017 · English · Documentary $17.8K worldwide
    Jul 26, 2017 US and Canada: $17.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8K
  11. 161 Sacred (2017) movie poster
    Sacred (2017) May 5, 2017 · English · Documentary $17.7K worldwide
    May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $17.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.7K
  12. 162 The Punk Voyage (2017) movie poster
    The Punk Voyage (2017) Oct 13, 2017 · Finnish · Documentary $17.5K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.5K
  13. 163 Food Evolution (2017) movie poster
    Food Evolution (2017) Jun 23, 2017 · English · Documentary $17.2K worldwide
    Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $17.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.2K
  14. 164 Swim Team (2017) movie poster
    Swim Team (2017) Jul 7, 2017 · English · Drama, Sport, Family $16.8K worldwide
    Jul 7, 2017 US and Canada: $16.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8K
  15. 165 The Legend of the Ugly King (2017) movie poster
    The Legend of the Ugly King (2017) Sep 7, 2017 · German · Documentary $16.7K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K
  16. 166 The Freedom to Marry (2017) movie poster
    The Freedom to Marry (2017) Mar 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $16.6K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $16.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6K
  17. 167 Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) movie poster
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) Apr 14, 2017 · English · History, Documentary $16.4K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $16.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4K
  18. 168 All the Queen's Horses (2017) movie poster
    All the Queen's Horses (2017) Nov 10, 2017 · English · Documentary $16.2K worldwide
    Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $16.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.2K
  19. 169 The Islands and the Whales (2017) movie poster
    The Islands and the Whales (2017) Oct 6, 2017 · Danish · Documentary $15.9K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.9K
  20. 170 Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017) movie poster
    Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017) Oct 4, 2017 · English · Adventure, Biography, Documentary $15.9K worldwide
    Oct 4, 2017 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9K
  21. 171 Contemporary Color (2017) movie poster
    Contemporary Color (2017) Mar 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $15.3K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2017 US and Canada: $15.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.3K
  22. 172 New Town Utopia (2017) movie poster
    New Town Utopia (2017) Oct 21, 2017 · English · Documentary $14.8K worldwide
    Oct 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8K
  23. 173 Last Men in Aleppo (2017) movie poster
    Last Men in Aleppo (2017) May 3, 2017 · Arabic · War, Documentary $14.6K worldwide
    May 3, 2017 US and Canada: $14.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.6K
  24. 174 Swagger of Thieves (2017) movie poster
    Swagger of Thieves (2017) Aug 3, 2017 · English · Documentary, Music $14.5K worldwide
    Aug 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.5K
  25. 175 Machines (2017) movie poster
    Machines (2017) Aug 9, 2017 · Hindi · Documentary $14.3K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2017 US and Canada: $9.7K Rest of the world: $4.6K Worldwide: $14.3K
  26. 176 Red Trees (2017) movie poster
    Red Trees (2017) Sep 15, 2017 · English · Documentary $13.7K worldwide
    Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $13.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7K
  27. 177 Shadowman (2017) movie poster
    Shadowman (2017) Dec 1, 2017 · English · Biography, Documentary $13.5K worldwide
    Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $13.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.5K
  28. 178 A River Below (2017) movie poster
    A River Below (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $13.5K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
  29. 179 Heal (2017) movie poster
    Heal (2017) Oct 20, 2017 · English · Documentary $12.7K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $12.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.7K
  30. 180 Kenny (2017) movie poster
    Kenny (2017) Nov 20, 2017 · English · Documentary $12.4K worldwide
    Nov 20, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.4K
  31. 181 Frank Serpico (2017) movie poster
    Frank Serpico (2017) Nov 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $11.9K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2017 US and Canada: $11.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.9K
  32. 182 All This Panic (2017) movie poster
    All This Panic (2017) Mar 31, 2017 · English · Documentary $11.9K worldwide
    Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K
  33. 183 A Marriage Story (2017) movie poster
    A Marriage Story (2017) Jan 19, 2017 · Czech · Documentary $11.7K worldwide
    Jan 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
  34. 184 Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017) movie poster
    Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017) Sep 1, 2017 · English · Documentary $11.4K worldwide
    Sep 1, 2017 US and Canada: $11.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4K
  35. 185 The Pathological Optimist (2017) movie poster
    The Pathological Optimist (2017) Sep 29, 2017 · English · Documentary $11.2K worldwide
    Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $11.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.2K
  36. 186 The Challenge (2017) movie poster
    The Challenge (2017) Sep 8, 2017 · Documentary $11K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11K
  37. 187 Life in Four Elements (2017) movie poster
    Life in Four Elements (2017) Mar 17, 2017 · Finnish · Documentary $10.6K worldwide
    Mar 17, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6K
  38. 188 Living Proof (2017) movie poster
    Living Proof (2017) Sep 8, 2017 · English · Documentary $9.5K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K
  39. 189 Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) movie poster
    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) May 5, 2017 · English · Documentary $9.1K worldwide
    May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K
  40. 190 The Dead Nation (2017) movie poster
    The Dead Nation (2017) Jun 10, 2017 · Romanian · Documentary $8.8K worldwide
    Jun 10, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8K
  41. 191 Gilbert (2017) movie poster
    Gilbert (2017) Nov 3, 2017 · English · Biography, Comedy, Documentary $8.4K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K
  42. 192 Mr. Chibbs (2017) movie poster
    Mr. Chibbs (2017) May 3, 2017 · English · Documentary $8.3K worldwide
    May 3, 2017 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3K
  43. 193 Served Like a Girl (2017) movie poster
    Served Like a Girl (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · English · Documentary $8.3K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3K
  44. 194 The Legend of Yasar Kemal (2017) movie poster
    The Legend of Yasar Kemal (2017) Sep 29, 2017 · Turkish · Documentary $8.2K worldwide
    Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2K
  45. 195 Out of Thin Air (2017) movie poster
    Out of Thin Air (2017) Jun 11, 2017 · English · Crime, Documentary $8.1K worldwide
    Jun 11, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1K
  46. 196 Of Love & Law (2017) movie poster
    Of Love & Law (2017) Oct 28, 2017 · Japanese · Documentary $7.8K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8K
  47. 197 The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017) movie poster
    The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017) Dec 8, 2017 · English · Documentary $7.7K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K
  48. 198 Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2017) movie poster
    Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2017) Apr 14, 2017 · English · Documentary $7.7K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
  49. 199 The Wrong Light (2017) movie poster
    The Wrong Light (2017) Jul 14, 2017 · Thai · Documentary $7.6K worldwide
    Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $7.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.6K
  50. 200 Birthright: A War Story (2017) movie poster
    Birthright: A War Story (2017) Jul 14, 2017 · English · Documentary $7.5K worldwide
    Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $7.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.5K
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
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