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Documentary box office · Week 8 · Feb 15–21, 2026

Documentary Box Office, Week 8 of 2026: Documentary Releases of Feb 15–21

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21), with $103.7K worldwide, ahead of Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) at $77.8K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $181.5K in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada.

week 8 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$181.5K
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026), the #1
$103.7K
earned in the US & Canada
43%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 8 of 2026, 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 week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21).

  1. 1 Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026) movie poster
    Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026) Feb 19, 2026 · English · Documentary, Biography, Music $103.7K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103.7K
  2. 2 Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) movie poster
    Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) Feb 20, 2026 · Documentary, Biography, Music $77.8K worldwide
    Feb 20, 2026 US and Canada: $77.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $77.8K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 8 of 2026: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21)?

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026) leads with $103.7K worldwide. Next come Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) at $77.8K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $181.5K in all, or $90.8K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2026), earned $103.7K.

How much of the Week 8, 2026 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$77.8K of the $181.5K total, or 43%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 2026 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 week 8 of 2026 (Feb 15–21). 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 week 8, 2026 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.