#1 of 5 #1 documentary movie of February 2025
2025 · Documentary, Music
$14.7M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$10.4M US & Canada · 71% $4.3M elsewhere · 29%
Documentary box office · February 2025
Documentary Box Office, February 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in February 2025, with $14.7M worldwide, ahead of Fiume o morte! (2025) at $144.8K and Milen (2025) at $132.1K. 5 documentary films released in February 2025 report a worldwide gross, $15.1M in all, 69% of it from the US & Canada. That is 6.8 times the total of January 2025, whose releases took $2.2M. By language, English leads with $14.8M across 3 documentary releases.
- February 2025 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $15.1M
- Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025), the #1
- $14.7M
- vs January 2025
- ×6.8
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of February 2025?
Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) leads with $14.7M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $15.1M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Documentary Release of February 2025, 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 February 2025.
- 1 Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: $4.3M Worldwide: $14.7M
- 2 Feb 2, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $144.8K
- 3 Feb 20, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $132.1K
- 4 Feb 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.3K
- 5 Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.4K
By release week
Which Week of February 2025 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 6 (Feb 2–8) took $14.8M, led by Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) $14.8M Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 16–22 Milen (2025) $219.4K Milen (2025)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 23–Mar 1 War Paint: Women at War (2025) $59.4K War Paint: Women at War (2025)
Earlier years
How Does February 2025 Compare With February in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, February 2022 earned the most: $81.2M from 8 films, led by Jackass Forever (2022). February 2025 took $15.1M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2016 11 films | 11 | $1.8M | – | Ghost Ship (2016) $837.6K |
| February 2017 9 films · +780% | 9 | $15.5M | +780% | Kiki (2017) $7.6M |
| February 2018 11 films · −92% | 11 | $1.2M | −92% | Kirk Cameron: Connect (2018) $918.1K |
| February 2019 13 films · +17% | 13 | $1.4M | +17% | Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice (2019) $445.6K |
| February 2020 9 films · +459% | 9 | $7.6M | +459% | Lost in America (2020) $3.5M |
| February 2021 7 films · −99% | 7 | $83.1K | −99% | Life in a Day 2020 (2021) $43.9K |
| February 2022 8 films · +97690% | 8 | $81.2M | +97690% | Jackass Forever (2022) $80.6M |
| February 2023 13 films · −98% | 13 | $1.9M | −98% | Whale Nation (2023) $789.1K |
| February 2024 8 films · +19% | 8 | $2.3M | +19% | Ennio (2024) $2M |
| February 2025 5 films · +568% | 5 | $15.1M | +568% | Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) $14.7M |
Archive
Documentary Box Office in 2025, Month by Month
The months of 2025 with their totals: February leads with $15.1M, led by Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025).
- January $2.2M #1 Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)
- February $15.1M #1 Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
- March $3.7M #1 October 8 (2025)
- April $2.2M #1 One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
- May $2M #1 I Love Peru (2025)
- June $6.8M #1 Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)
- July $190.5K #1 Folktales (2025)
- August $4.3M #1 It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)
- September $1.7M #1 In Whose Name? (2025)
- October $3.4M #1 Depeche Mode: M (2025)
- November $556.7K #1 j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' THE MOVIE (2025)
- December $4.4K #1 The King of Color (2025)
FAQ
Documentary Box Office February 2025: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in February 2025?
Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) leads with $14.7M worldwide, $10.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fiume o morte! (2025) at $144.8K and Milen (2025) at $132.1K.
How much did documentary movies released in February 2025 earn?
5 documentary films released in February 2025 report a worldwide gross, $15.1M in all, or $3M per film on average. January 2025 releases took $2.2M.
How many documentary movies released in February 2025 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025), earned $14.7M.
How is the February 2025 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 February 2025. 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 February 2025 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.