Documentary box office · 2021

Documentary Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2

Fathom (2021) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2021, with $8.6M worldwide, ahead of The Velvet Underground (2021) at $5.6M and Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) at $5.5M. 183 documentary films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $58.5M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 14% on 2020, whose releases took $67.8M. By language, English leads with $44.2M across 110 documentary releases.

2021 releases with a gross: 183
combined worldwide: $58.5M
Fathom (2021), the #1: $8.6M
vs 2020: −14%

#1 of 183

#1 documentary movie of 2021

Fathom (2021)

2021 · Documentary

$8.6M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

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Every Documentary Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 100 of 183. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.

51
Love in Bright Landscapes (2021) Aug 20, 2021 · English · Documentary $96.2K worldwide

Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96.2K
52
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) Nov 19, 2021 · English · Documentary $92K worldwide

Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $60.4K Rest of the world: $31.6K Worldwide: $92K
53
MLK/FBI (2021) Jan 15, 2021 · English · Documentary $91.8K worldwide

Jan 15, 2021 US and Canada: $45.2K Rest of the world: $46.6K Worldwide: $91.8K
54
Black Notebooks (2021) Jul 7, 2021 · Hebrew · Documentary $91.2K worldwide

Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
55
Bulletproof (2021) Oct 29, 2021 · English · Documentary $83.4K worldwide

Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.4K
56
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) Nov 19, 2021 · English · Documentary $82.4K worldwide

Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.4K
57
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi (2021) Oct 24, 2021 · Italian · Documentary $81.9K worldwide

Oct 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.9K
58
King Otto (2021) May 27, 2021 · English · Documentary $78.6K worldwide

May 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.6K
59
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) Sep 17, 2021 · English · Documentary $76.7K worldwide

Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: $76.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.7K
60
A Woman (2021) Nov 20, 2021 · German · Documentary $76.1K worldwide

Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.1K
61
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2021) Aug 6, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $68K worldwide

Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $68K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68K
62
Fanatic (2021) Oct 9, 2021 · Korean · Documentary $66.8K worldwide

Oct 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.8K
63
The First Wave (2021) Nov 19, 2021 · English · Drama, Documentary $65.2K worldwide

Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $62.4K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $65.2K
64
My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) Sep 17, 2021 · English · Documentary $63.6K worldwide

Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.6K
65
Torn (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $63K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $52.8K Rest of the world: $10.2K Worldwide: $63K
66
Playing with Sharks (2021) Jul 23, 2021 · English · Documentary $61.9K worldwide

Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.9K
67
Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow (2021) Aug 20, 2021 · English · Documentary $61.2K worldwide

Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.2K
68
We Are Nothing (2021) Sep 22, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $60.3K worldwide

Sep 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.3K
69
Without Getting Killed or Caught (2021) Mar 18, 2021 · English · Documentary, Music $59.6K worldwide

Mar 18, 2021 US and Canada: $55.3K Rest of the world: $4.3K Worldwide: $59.6K
70
Mr. Landsbergis (2021) Nov 20, 2021 · Documentary $56.2K worldwide

Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.2K
71
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021) Jun 18, 2021 · English · Documentary $54.8K worldwide

Jun 18, 2021 US and Canada: $54.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.8K
72
Some Kind of Heaven (2021) Jan 15, 2021 · English · Documentary $53.2K worldwide

Jan 15, 2021 US and Canada: $43.5K Rest of the world: $9.7K Worldwide: $53.2K
73
Palazzo Di Cozzo (2021) Aug 15, 2021 · English · Documentary $53K worldwide

Aug 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53K
74
Returning to Reims (2021) Jul 11, 2021 · French · Documentary, History $51.2K worldwide

Jul 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.2K
75
The Man Who Paints Water Drops (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Korean · Documentary $50.1K worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.1K
76
The Rumba Kings (2021) May 6, 2021 · French · Documentary, History, Music $50K worldwide

May 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50K
77
Soup and Ideology (2021) Sep 9, 2021 · Korean · Documentary $48.3K worldwide

Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.3K
78
Arsène Wenger: Invincible (2021) Nov 11, 2021 · English · Documentary $46.1K worldwide

Nov 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.1K
79
Life in a Day 2020 (2021) Feb 6, 2021 · English · Documentary $43.9K worldwide

Feb 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.9K
80
All Light, Everywhere (2021) Jun 4, 2021 · English · Documentary $37.3K worldwide

Jun 4, 2021 US and Canada: $37.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.3K
81
Senza fine (2021) Sep 1, 2021 · Italian · Documentary $36.2K worldwide

Sep 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.2K
82
The Year of the Discovery (2021) Jul 28, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $35.9K worldwide

Jul 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.9K
83
Try Harder! (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $32.4K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $32.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.4K
84
The Forgotten Ones (2021) Sep 6, 2021 · French · Documentary $32.1K worldwide

Sep 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.1K
85
Writing with Fire (2021) Nov 26, 2021 · Hindi · Documentary $29.9K worldwide

Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: $28.3K Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $29.9K
86
Little Girl (2021) Sep 17, 2021 · French · Documentary $28.9K worldwide

Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: $18.1K Worldwide: $28.9K
87
Log in Belgium (2021) Sep 11, 2021 · Korean · Documentary $25.1K worldwide

Sep 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
88
Lyra (2021) Nov 7, 2021 · English · Documentary $24.9K worldwide

Nov 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.9K
89
McCurry: The Pursuit of Colour (2021) Nov 12, 2021 · English · Documentary $23K worldwide

Nov 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23K
90
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (2021) Jun 27, 2021 · English · Documentary $22.8K worldwide

Jun 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.8K
91
Holy Frit (2021) Feb 13, 2021 · English · Documentary $21.4K worldwide

Feb 13, 2021 US and Canada: $21.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.4K
92
Love It Was Not (2021) Nov 5, 2021 · Hebrew · History, War, Documentary $20.2K worldwide

Nov 5, 2021 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: $16.5K Worldwide: $20.2K
93
Napoleon: In the Name of Art (2021) Nov 8, 2021 · Italian · Documentary $18.9K worldwide

Nov 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.9K
94
Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) Aug 13, 2021 · English · Documentary $18.8K worldwide

Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K
95
Wild Slovenia (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · Slovenian · Documentary $18.8K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K
96
Ablaze (2021) Aug 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $18.7K worldwide

Aug 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.7K
97
Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker (2021) Jul 7, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $18K worldwide

Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18K
98
Ironland (2021) Nov 20, 2021 · Portuguese · Documentary $17.7K worldwide

Nov 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7K
99
Mothers of the Revolution (2021) Oct 7, 2021 · English · History, Documentary $17.6K worldwide

Oct 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.6K
100
Ascension (2021) Oct 8, 2021 · Chinese · Documentary $17.2K worldwide

Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $17.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.2K