#1 of 17 #1 documentary movie of December 2022
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)
2022 · Music, Documentary
$840.6K worldwide · 35% of the chart's total
$840.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Documentary box office · December 2022
Documentary Box Office, December 2022: Top-Grossing Releases
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in December 2022, with $840.6K worldwide, ahead of Wildcat (2022) at $563.6K and Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) at $335.4K. 17 documentary films released in December 2022 report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 92% on November 2022, whose releases took $28.1M. By language, English leads with $2.1M across 12 documentary releases.
- December 2022 releases with a gross
- 17
- combined worldwide
- $2.4M
- Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022), the #1
- $840.6K
- vs November 2022
- −92%
#1 of 17 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of December 2022?
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) leads with $840.6K, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9M, 82% of what all 17 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $840.6K Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)$840.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
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Number 3 $335.4K Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022)$335.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0% -
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Documentary Release of December 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2022.
- 1 Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)Dec 5, 2022 US and Canada: $840.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $840.6K
Dec 5, 2022 · English · Music, Documentary $840.6K worldwide - 2 Dec 21, 2022 US and Canada: $563.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $563.6K
- 3 Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022)Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: $335.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $335.4K Dec 30, 2022 · English · Documentary $335.4K worldwide
- 4 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.8K Dec 9, 2022 · English · Documentary $109.8K worldwide
- 5 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.5K
- 6
Dec 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.3K - 7
Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.5K - 8
The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door (2022)Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.3K Dec 1, 2022 · English · Documentary, Music $59.3K worldwide - 9
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $48.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.1K - 10
Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: $42K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42K - 11
Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: $15.1K Rest of the world: $15.7K Worldwide: $30.7K - 12
Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.5K - 13
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: $233 Worldwide: $18.8K - 14
Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: $15.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.8K - 15
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K - 16
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $6.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.6K Dec 2, 2022 · English · Documentary $6.6K worldwide - 17
Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2022?
Of the top 10, Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Loudmouth (2022) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 17 films, $1.9M (80%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) $840.6K $840.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Wildcat (2022) $563.6K $563.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) $335.4K $335.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) $109.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Children of the Mist (2022) $98.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Il mio amico Massimo (2022) $95.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Neil Young: Harvest Time (2022) $76.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door (2022) $59.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Framing Agnes (2022) $48.1K $48.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Loudmouth (2022) $42K $42K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many December 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 17 films reached $100M. 17 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $2.4M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 17 films, 100% of the list $2.4M · 100% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 50 (Dec 4–10) took $1M, led by Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Neil Young: Harvest Time (2022) $216.3K Neil Young: Harvest Time (2022)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) $1M Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Children of the Mist (2022) $224.6K Children of the Mist (2022)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Wildcat (2022) $563.6K Wildcat (2022)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) $356.9K Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022)
Earlier years
How Does December 2022 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2013 earned the most: $139.6M from 8 films, led by Walking with Dinosaurs (2013). December 2022 took $2.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 8 films | 8 | $139.6M | – | Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M |
| December 2014 7 films · −99% | 7 | $2M | −99% | Streif: One Hell of a Ride (2014) $1.8M |
| December 2015 8 films · +171% | 8 | $5.3M | +171% | Where to Invade Next (2015) $4.7M |
| December 2016 15 films · +88% | 15 | $10M | +88% | I Am Not Your Negro (2016) $8.3M |
| December 2017 8 films · +31% | 8 | $13.2M | +31% | Killing for Love (2017) $8.3M |
| December 2018 9 films · +92% | 9 | $25.2M | +92% | They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) $21.7M |
| December 2019 7 films · −96% | 7 | $1M | −96% | Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) $475.5K |
| December 2020 8 films · +967% | 8 | $10.8M | +967% | The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020) $9.7M |
| December 2021 8 films · −88% | 8 | $1.4M | −88% | Flee (2021) $711.7K |
| December 2022 17 films · +75% | 17 | $2.4M | +75% | Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) $840.6K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Documentary Movies Speak in December 2022?
English-language documentary films took $2.1M across 12 films, 90% of the total, ahead of Hmong-language documentary films ($98.5K) and Italian-language documentary films ($95.3K).
December 2022 Documentary Box Office by Language
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: February leads with $81.2M, led by Jackass Forever (2022).
- January $683.4K #1 Dawn Raid (2022)
- February $81.2M #1 Jackass Forever (2022)
- March $4.5M #1 How to Survive a Pandemic (2022)
- April $915.8K #1 Louis (2022)
- May $4.2M #1 2000 Mules (2022)
- June $1.4M #1 Leave No Trace (2022)
- July $6.5M #1 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
- August $7.2M #1 Mija (2022)
- September $15M #1 Moonage Daydream (2022)
- October $2.9M #1 Gandhada Gudi (2022)
- November $28.1M #1 Calendar Girls (2022)
- December $2.4M #1 Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office December 2022: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 17 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in December 2022?
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) leads with $840.6K worldwide, $840.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wildcat (2022) at $563.6K and Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) at $335.4K.
How much did documentary movies released in December 2022 earn?
17 documentary films released in December 2022 report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, or $139.4K per film on average. November 2022 releases took $28.1M.
How many documentary movies released in December 2022 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022), earned $840.6K.
How is the December 2022 documentary box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 2022. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the December 2022 documentary box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.