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Documentary box office · 2024

Documentary Box Office 2024: Highest-Grossing Documentary Movies, Page 5

In the Rearview (2024) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in 2024, with $28.4M worldwide, ahead of Lyd (2024) at $20.6M and How to Rob a Bank (2024) at $12.6M. 215 documentary films released in 2024 report a worldwide gross, $134.2M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 156% on 2023, whose releases took $52.4M. By language, English leads with $50.9M across 140 documentary releases.

2024 releases with a gross
215
combined worldwide
$134.2M
In the Rearview (2024), the #1
$28.4M
vs 2023
+156%
In the Rearview (2024) movie poster #1 of 215
#1 documentary movie of 2024

In the Rearview (2024)

2024 · Documentary

$28.4M worldwide · 21% of the chart's total

$5.7M US & Canada · 20% $22.6M elsewhere · 80%
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Every Documentary Release of 2024, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 201 to 215 of 215. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2024.

  1. 201 Eclipse (2024) movie poster
    Eclipse (2024) Apr 24, 2024 · Turkish · Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    Apr 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  2. 202 My Sextortion Diary (2024) movie poster
    My Sextortion Diary (2024) Mar 8, 2024 · Catalan · Documentary, Thriller $1.2K worldwide
    Mar 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  3. 203 Swan Song (2024) movie poster
    Swan Song (2024) Jul 26, 2024 · English · Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    Jul 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  4. 204 Invisible Nation (2024) movie poster
    Invisible Nation (2024) May 31, 2024 · English · Documentary $987 worldwide
    May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $987
  5. 205 Still Stares (2024) movie poster
    Still Stares (2024) Oct 24, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary $950 worldwide
    Oct 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $950
  6. 206 The Flight of Bryan (2024) movie poster
    The Flight of Bryan (2024) Nov 22, 2024 · English · Documentary $773 worldwide
    Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $773
  7. 207 Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024) movie poster
    Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024) Aug 9, 2024 · English · Documentary $765 worldwide
    Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $765
  8. 208 Federer: Twelve Final Days (2024) movie poster
    Federer: Twelve Final Days (2024) Jun 20, 2024 · English · Documentary, Sport $635 worldwide
    Jun 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $635
  9. 209 Favoriten (2024) movie poster
    Favoriten (2024) Feb 16, 2024 · German · Documentary $573 worldwide
    Feb 16, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $573
  10. 210 Quintessentially Irish (2024) movie poster
    Quintessentially Irish (2024) Mar 12, 2024 · English · Documentary $472 worldwide
    Mar 12, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472
  11. 211 Mom & Dad's Nipple Factory (2024) movie poster
    Mom & Dad's Nipple Factory (2024) Sep 10, 2024 · English · Documentary $361 worldwide
    Sep 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $361
  12. 212 Music by John Williams (2024) movie poster
    Music by John Williams (2024) Nov 1, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography, Music $357 worldwide
    Nov 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $357
  13. 213 State of Silence (2024) movie poster
    State of Silence (2024) Jun 10, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary $255 worldwide
    Jun 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $255
  14. 214 Cyborg Generation (2024) movie poster
    Cyborg Generation (2024) Apr 13, 2024 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $137 worldwide
    Apr 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137
  15. 215 Escape from Extinction Rewilding (2024) movie poster
    Escape from Extinction Rewilding (2024) Sep 27, 2024 · English · Documentary $9 worldwide
    Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9
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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
2000s 10 years · $2.1B
1990s 10 years · $226.1M
1980s 10 years · $174.2M
1970s 9 years · $33.9M
1960s 6 years · $143K
1950s 5 years · $233.2K
1920s 2 years · $201.5K
1910s 1 year · $9.7K