#1 of 2 Highest-grossing reality-tv movie ever
1999 · Biography, Comedy
$541.6K worldwide
$541.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Reality-TV box office
Reality-TV Box Office: Highest-Grossing Reality-TV Movies of All Time
20 Dates (1999) is the highest-grossing reality-tv movie in our database, with $541.6K worldwide, ahead of Games People Play: New York (2004) ($113.6K). 2 reality-tv films report a worldwide gross, $655.3K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. No reality-tv movies released in 2026 report a gross yet.
- reality-tv films with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide, all time
- $655.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 All-time records
What Are the 2 Highest-Grossing Reality-TV Movies Ever?
20 Dates (1999) leads with $541.6K, $428K ahead of Games People Play: New York (2004). The top 2 took $655.3K together, 100% of what all 2 films earned. None of them came out in 2016 or later.
- 1 Feb 26, 1999 US and Canada: $541.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $541.6K
- 2
Mar 12, 2004 US and Canada: $113.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $113.6K
Archive
Reality-TV Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1999 to 2004 with its total and its biggest film. 1999 leads with $541.6K, led by 20 Dates (1999).
2000s 1 year · $113.6K
1990s 1 year · $541.6K
Other genres
Compare Reality-TV With Another Genre
Reality-TV has 2 films with a gross and $655.3K in all; each of these 21 genres has the same all-time and yearly charts to compare with.
FAQ
Reality-TV Box Office: Questions & Answers
The Reality-TV charts in short: the all-time #1, 2026's leader, the billion-dollar hits and the biggest year, answered from the same 2 films as the charts.
What is the highest-grossing reality-tv movie of all time?
20 Dates (1999) leads with $541.6K worldwide, $541.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Games People Play: New York (2004) ($113.6K).
All-time chart How much have reality-tv movies earned at the box office?
2 reality-tv films report a worldwide gross, $655.3K in all, or $327.6K per film on average. $655.3K (100%) came from the US & Canada.
How many reality-tv movies have made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, 20 Dates (1999), earned $541.6K.
Which year was the biggest for reality-tv movies?
1999 releases earned the most: $541.6K from 1 film, led by 20 Dates (1999).
1999 chart How are reality-tv box office numbers counted?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are records that list seven or more genres.