Documentary box office · 2021

Documentary Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 4

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 151 to 183 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.

151
The Return: Life After ISIS (2021) Mar 17, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.9K worldwide

Mar 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
152
The Village Detective: a song cycle (2021) Sep 22, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide

Sep 22, 2021 US and Canada: $2.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8K
153
Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021) Sep 16, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.8K worldwide

Sep 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
154
Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $2.6K worldwide

May 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
155
A Glitch in the Matrix (2021) Feb 5, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.6K worldwide

Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: $324 Worldwide: $2.6K
156
Between Fire and Water (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $2.5K worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
157
The Bowraville Murders (2021) Sep 2, 2021 · English · Crime, Documentary $2.4K worldwide

Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
158
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo (2021) Oct 23, 2021 · English · Documentary $2.4K worldwide

Oct 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
159
Rastorhuev (2021) Apr 2, 2021 · Russian · Documentary $2K worldwide

Apr 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
160
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2021) May 28, 2021 · Chinese · Documentary $2K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
161
Lines (2021) Oct 27, 2021 · Slovak · Documentary $2K worldwide

Oct 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
162
The Witches of the Orient (2021) Jul 9, 2021 · Japanese · Sport, Documentary $2K worldwide

Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
163
Sediments (2021) Jun 8, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $1.8K worldwide

Jun 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8K
164
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021) Nov 19, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $1.6K worldwide

Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K
165
Los Zuluagas (2021) Nov 27, 2021 · Italian · Documentary $1.6K worldwide

Nov 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K
166
Mi adorado Monster (2021) Nov 1, 2021 · Spanish · Comedy, Documentary $1.5K worldwide

Nov 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
167
Magaluf Ghost Town (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $1.5K worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
168
Almost Liverpool 8 (2021) Jun 6, 2021 · English · Documentary $1.5K worldwide

Jun 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
169
Milked (2021) Nov 7, 2021 · English · Documentary $1.4K worldwide

Nov 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K
170
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · English · History, Family, Documentary $1.2K worldwide

Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
171
The Savior for Sale (2021) Apr 13, 2021 · French · Documentary, History $1.2K worldwide

Apr 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
172
So Foul a Sky (2021) Apr 24, 2021 · Spanish · Documentary $1K worldwide

Apr 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
173
President (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · English · Documentary $895 worldwide

Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $895
174
There Is No I in Threesome (2021) Feb 11, 2021 · English · Documentary $729 worldwide

Feb 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $729
175
Joy Womack: The White Swan (2021) Nov 13, 2021 · English · Documentary $638 worldwide

Nov 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $638
176
'Til Kingdom Come (2021) Feb 26, 2021 · English · Documentary $553 worldwide

Feb 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $553
177
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story (2021) Nov 9, 2021 · English · Documentary $552 worldwide

Nov 9, 2021 US and Canada: $552 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $552
178
Citizen Ashe (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Documentary $300 worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $300
179
James & Isey (2021) May 6, 2021 · English · Documentary $184 worldwide

May 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $184
180
Around Rocha’s Table (2021) Aug 8, 2021 · Portuguese · Documentary $153 worldwide

Aug 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $153
181
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) Feb 26, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $139 worldwide

Feb 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $139
182
Passion (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Swedish · Documentary $47 worldwide

Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47
183
Set! (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · English · Documentary $34 worldwide

Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34