#1 of 238 #1 documentary movie of 2018
2018 · Music, Documentary
$39M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$365.6K US & Canada · <1% $38.7M elsewhere · 99%
Documentary box office · 2018
Documentary Box Office 2018: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 3
Believer (2018) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2018, with $39M worldwide, ahead of Free Solo (2018) at $29.4M and Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) at $22.8M. 238 documentary films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $257.3M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 49% on 2017, whose releases took $172.8M. By language, English leads with $202M across 163 documentary releases.
- 2018 releases with a gross
- 238
- combined worldwide
- $257.3M
- Believer (2018), the #1
- $39M
- vs 2017
- +49%
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Every Documentary Release of 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 238. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2018.
- 101
Sep 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.7K - 102
The State Against Mandela and the Others (2018)May 15, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77K
May 15, 2018 · French · Animation, Documentary, History $77K worldwide - 103
Jul 25, 2018 US and Canada: $76.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.1K - 104
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow (2018)Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $74.7K
Oct 5, 2018 · English · Documentary $74.7K worldwide - 105
Mar 8, 2018 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: $53.1K Worldwide: $73.3K - 106
Nov 6, 2018 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: $53.1K Worldwide: $73.3K - 107
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (2018)Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $43.2K Rest of the world: $30K Worldwide: $73.1K Sep 14, 2018 · English · Biography, Documentary $73.1K worldwide - 108
Aug 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.3K - 109
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018)Mar 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.3K Mar 13, 2018 · English · Documentary, Music, Comedy $70.3K worldwide - 110
Jan 23, 2018 US and Canada: $68.4K Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $69.5K - 111
Jun 14, 2018 US and Canada: $10.3K Rest of the world: $58.1K Worldwide: $68.3K - 112
Aug 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.1K - 113
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $45.5K Rest of the world: $22.2K Worldwide: $67.7K - 114
Jun 1, 2018 US and Canada: $67.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.1K - 115
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: $65.5K Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $66.8K - 116
Apr 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65K - 117
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $36.7K Rest of the world: $28.1K Worldwide: $64.7K - 118
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: $63.9K Rest of the world: $652 Worldwide: $64.6K - 119
Apr 21, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.3K - 120
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story (2018)Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: $58.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.6K Oct 17, 2018 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $58.6K worldwide - 121
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $58.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.1K - 122
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $57.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.3K - 123
May 18, 2018 US and Canada: $56.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.2K - 124
Nov 15, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.4K - 125
Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $48.7K Rest of the world: $347 Worldwide: $49K - 126
Jun 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.9K - 127
Mar 30, 2018 US and Canada: $48.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.7K - 128
Mar 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.9K - 129
Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.8K - 130
May 18, 2018 US and Canada: $34.6K Rest of the world: $10.1K Worldwide: $44.7K - 131
Oct 10, 2018 US and Canada: $44K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44K - 132
Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable (2018)Mar 12, 2018 US and Canada: $44K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44K Mar 12, 2018 · English · Documentary $44K worldwide - 133
Apr 11, 2018 US and Canada: $43.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.8K - 134
Nov 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.7K - 135
Aug 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.8K - 136
Feb 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.2K - 137
Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: $28.3K Rest of the world: $11.9K Worldwide: $40.1K - 138
Feb 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.5K - 139
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018)Dec 7, 2018 US and Canada: $38.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.5K Dec 7, 2018 · English · Documentary $38.5K worldwide - 140
Jan 31, 2018 US and Canada: $25K Rest of the world: $13.3K Worldwide: $38.2K - 141
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.9K - 142
Apr 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K - 143
Oct 3, 2018 US and Canada: $32K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32K - 144
Aug 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30K - 145
Mar 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.9K - 146
Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.3K - 147
Jun 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K - 148
Aug 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K - 149
Apr 26, 2018 US and Canada: $17.1K Rest of the world: $10.6K Worldwide: $27.8K - 150
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $26.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.6K
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)