#1 of 4 #1 documentary movie of July 2025
2025 · Documentary
$130.8K worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
$129.4K US & Canada · 99% $1.5K elsewhere · 1%
Documentary box office · July 2025
Documentary Box Office, July 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
Folktales (2025) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in July 2025, with $130.8K worldwide, ahead of Monk in Pieces (2025) at $39.1K and 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) at $14.9K. 4 documentary films released in July 2025 report a worldwide gross, $190.5K in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada.
- July 2025 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $190.5K
- Folktales (2025), the #1
- $130.8K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 88%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of July 2025?
Folktales (2025) leads with $130.8K, 69% of the total. The top 4 together took $190.5K, almost all of what the 4 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 July 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 July 2025.
- 1 Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $129.4K Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $130.8K
- 2 Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.1K
- 3 Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9K
- 4 Jul 18, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
By release week
Which Week of July 2025 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 30 (Jul 20–26) took $184.8K, led by Folktales (2025). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 29–Jul 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 Life After (2025) $5.7K Life After (2025)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Folktales (2025) $184.8K Folktales (2025)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does July 2025 Compare With July in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, July 2016 earned the most: $16.1M from 20 films, led by Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016). July 2025 took $190.5K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 20 films | 20 | $16.1M | – | Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016) $13.1M |
| July 2017 15 films · −61% | 15 | $6.2M | −61% | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) $5.4M |
| July 2018 17 films · +66% | 17 | $10.3M | +66% | Whitney (2018) $4.6M |
| July 2019 18 films · −20% | 18 | $8.2M | −20% | Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) $3.3M |
| July 2020 6 films · −92% | 6 | $631.2K | −92% | Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020) $244.6K |
| July 2021 20 films · +2303% | 20 | $15.2M | +2303% | Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) $5.5M |
| July 2022 11 films · −57% | 11 | $6.5M | −57% | Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) $2.6M |
| July 2023 18 films · −44% | 18 | $3.7M | −44% | Filipka (2023) $1.2M |
| July 2024 9 films · −69% | 9 | $1.2M | −69% | Eno (2024) $646.2K |
| July 2025 4 films · −83% | 4 | $190.5K | −83% | Folktales (2025) $130.8K |
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 July 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in July 2025?
Folktales (2025) leads with $130.8K worldwide, $129.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Monk in Pieces (2025) at $39.1K and 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) at $14.9K.
How much did documentary movies released in July 2025 earn?
4 documentary films released in July 2025 report a worldwide gross, $190.5K in all, or $47.6K per film on average.
How many documentary movies released in July 2025 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Folktales (2025), earned $130.8K.
How is the July 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 July 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 July 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.