#1 of 186 #1 documentary movie of 2022
2022 · Action, Comedy
$80.6M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$57.7M US & Canada · 72% $22.8M elsewhere · 28%
Documentary box office · 2022
Documentary Box Office 2022: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 2
Jackass Forever (2022) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2022, with $80.6M worldwide, ahead of Calendar Girls (2022) at $25.4M and Moonage Daydream (2022) at $13.1M. 186 documentary films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $154.9M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 165% on 2021, whose releases took $58.5M. By language, English leads with $146.2M across 110 documentary releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 186
- combined worldwide
- $154.9M
- Jackass Forever (2022), the #1
- $80.6M
- vs 2021
- +165%
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Every Documentary Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 186. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2022.
- 51
Jan 28, 2022 US and Canada: $126.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $126.3K - 52
Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: $112.3K Rest of the world: $7.4K Worldwide: $119.7K - 53
Feb 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $117.7K - 54
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $101.3K Rest of the world: $9.9K Worldwide: $111.2K - 55
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 - 56
Apr 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.2K - 57
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel (2022)May 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.9K
May 17, 2022 · French · Documentary, History $102.9K worldwide - 58
Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: $102.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $102.5K - 59
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $90.1K Rest of the world: $12.1K Worldwide: $102.3K - 60
May 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100K - 61
Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.5K - 62
Dec 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.3K - 63
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022)Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $93.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $93.3K Oct 21, 2022 · English · Documentary $93.3K worldwide - 64
Nov 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.9K - 65
Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated (2022)Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
Apr 14, 2022 · Portuguese · Drama, War, Documentary $91.2K worldwide - 66
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $69.3K Rest of the world: $17.9K Worldwide: $87.3K - 67
Oct 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.2K - 68
Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (2022)Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $76.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.8K Sep 23, 2022 · English · Documentary $76.8K worldwide - 69
Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.5K - 70
Apr 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.2K - 71
Feb 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.8K - 72
Jun 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.2K - 73
Jun 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $69.8K - 74
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $22.5K Rest of the world: $45.7K Worldwide: $68.2K - 75
Jun 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.2K - 76
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $35.5K Rest of the world: $29.9K Worldwide: $65.4K - 77
May 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K - 78
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.3K
Aug 31, 2022 · Italian · Documentary $62.3K worldwide - 79
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 - 80
Apr 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.7K - 81
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $46.2K Rest of the world: $10.4K Worldwide: $56.6K - 82
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $50.1K Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $56.1K - 83
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2022)Feb 2, 2022 US and Canada: $48.5K Rest of the world: $5.4K Worldwide: $53.9K Feb 2, 2022 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $53.9K worldwide - 84
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022)Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.2K Jun 10, 2022 · English · Music, Documentary $53.2K worldwide - 85
Apr 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.7K - 86
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.9K - 87
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.9K - 88
Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: $40.4K Rest of the world: $8.4K Worldwide: $48.9K - 89
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.2K - 90
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $48.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.1K - 91
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $28.8K Rest of the world: $17.3K Worldwide: $46.1K - 92
Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel (2022)Jul 8, 2022 US and Canada: $22.5K Rest of the world: $23.4K Worldwide: $45.9K Jul 8, 2022 · English · Documentary $45.9K worldwide - 93
Oct 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.6K - 94
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $41K Rest of the world: $3.4K Worldwide: $44.4K - 95
Apr 21, 2022 US and Canada: $43.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.6K - 96
Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: $42K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42K - 97
Aug 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.8K - 98
Apr 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.8K - 99
Feb 20, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.2K - 100
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $24.4K Rest of the world: $16.6K Worldwide: $41K
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)