#1 of 7 #1 documentary movie of April 2025
One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
2025 · Documentary, Biography
$968.7K worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
$394.2K US & Canada · 41% $574.4K elsewhere · 59%
Documentary box office · April 2025
Documentary Box Office, April 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in April 2025, with $968.7K worldwide, ahead of Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) at $750.4K and Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (2025) at $203.2K. 7 documentary films released in April 2025 report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 40% on March 2025, whose releases took $3.7M. By language, English leads with $2.2M across 6 documentary releases.
- April 2025 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $2.2M
- One to One: John & Yoko (2025), the #1
- $968.7K
- vs March 2025
- −40%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of April 2025?
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) leads with $968.7K, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.2M, 98% of what all 7 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 April 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 April 2025.
- 1 Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $394.2K Rest of the world: $574.4K Worldwide: $968.7K
- 2 Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: $750.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $750.4K
- 3 Apr 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $203.2K
- 4 Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: $159.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $159.5K
- 5 Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.9K
- 6
Apr 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27K - 7
Apr 9, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in April 2025?
Of the top 7, Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while One to One: John & Yoko (2025) made 59% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $1.3M (59%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 One to One: John & Yoko (2025) $968.7K $394.2K US & Canada · 41% $574.4K elsewhere · 59%
- 2 Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) $750.4K $750.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (2025) $203.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Drop Dead City (2025) $159.5K $159.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Can't Look Away (2025) $71.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Quinografía (2025) $27K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound (2025) $26.6K No US & Canada figure reported
By release week
Which Week of April 2025 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 15 (Apr 6–12) took $995.3K, led by One to One: John & Yoko (2025). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 Can't Look Away (2025) $71.9K Can't Look Away (2025)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 One to One: John & Yoko (2025) $995.3K One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 Quinografía (2025) $27K Quinografía (2025)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) $909.9K Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (2025) $203.2K Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (2025)
Earlier years
How Does April 2025 Compare With April in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, April 2017 earned the most: $41M from 25 films, led by Born in China (2017). April 2025 took $2.2M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 23 films | 23 | $34.1M | – | A Beautiful Planet (2016) $26.3M |
| April 2017 25 films · +20% | 25 | $41M | +20% | Born in China (2017) $25.1M |
| April 2018 28 films · −62% | 28 | $15.4M | −62% | Pandas (2018) $7.8M |
| April 2019 23 films · +61% | 23 | $24.7M | +61% | Metamorphosis (2019) $12.9M |
| April 2020 12 films · −92% | 12 | $1.9M | −92% | A Secret Love (2020) $1.7M |
| April 2021 12 films · −96% | 12 | $81.9K | −96% | The Man Who Paints Water Drops (2021) $50.1K |
| April 2022 17 films · +1019% | 17 | $915.8K | +1019% | Louis (2022) $257.2K |
| April 2023 12 films · +507% | 12 | $5.6M | +507% | The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli (2023) $3.6M |
| April 2024 12 films · +278% | 12 | $21M | +278% | Lyd (2024) $20.6M |
| April 2025 7 films · −89% | 7 | $2.2M | −89% | One to One: John & Yoko (2025) $968.7K |
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 April 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in April 2025?
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) leads with $968.7K worldwide, $394.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) at $750.4K and Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality (2025) at $203.2K.
How much did documentary movies released in April 2025 earn?
7 documentary films released in April 2025 report a worldwide gross, $2.2M in all, or $315.3K per film on average. March 2025 releases took $3.7M.
How many documentary movies released in April 2025 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, One to One: John & Yoko (2025), earned $968.7K.
How is the April 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 April 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 April 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.