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All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)
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This chart contains the top 100 Documentary movies based on the cumulative domestic box office.
See our Documentary Theatrical Market Charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of Documentary movies.
Rank |
Released |
Movie |
Domestic Box Office |
International Box Office |
Worldwide Box Office |
2,001 |
2013 |
Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life… |
$2,945 |
|
$2,945 |
2,002 |
2007 |
Malon 9 Kochavim |
$2,900 |
|
$2,900 |
2,003 |
2016 |
The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West |
$2,852 |
|
$2,852 |
2,004 |
2021 |
The Village Detective: a song Cycle |
$2,839 |
|
$2,839 |
2,005 |
2018 |
Nana |
$2,784 |
|
$2,784 |
2,006 |
2013 |
What Richard Did |
$2,749 |
$485,578 |
$488,327 |
2,007 |
2019 |
Back to the Fatherland |
$2,697 |
|
$2,697 |
2,008 |
2017 |
Santoalla |
$2,684 |
|
$2,684 |
2,009 |
2018 |
Straight Into a Storm |
$2,684 |
|
$2,684 |
2,010 |
2004 |
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg |
$2,668 |
|
$2,668 |
2,011 |
2014 |
Mercedes Sosa: La voz de Latinoamerica |
$2,648 |
$140 |
$2,788 |
2,012 |
2011 |
Knuckle |
$2,647 |
|
$2,647 |
2,013 |
2018 |
12 jours |
$2,633 |
$710,087 |
$712,720 |
2,014 |
2018 |
ACORN and the Firestorm |
$2,621 |
|
$2,621 |
2,015 |
2007 |
Summercamp! |
$2,600 |
|
$2,600 |
2,016 |
2014 |
Dinosaur 13 |
$2,500 |
|
$2,500 |
2,017 |
2007 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair |
$2,500 |
|
$2,500 |
2,018 |
2006 |
Mardi Gras: Made in China |
$2,500 |
|
$2,500 |
2,019 |
2006 |
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities |
$2,493 |
|
$2,493 |
2,020 |
2016 |
Homeland: Iraq Year Zero |
$2,491 |
|
$2,491 |
2,021 |
2006 |
Rank |
$2,485 |
|
$2,485 |
2,022 |
2013 |
Men at Lunch |
$2,483 |
|
$2,483 |
2,023 |
2019 |
TINY: The Life of Erin Blackwell |
$2,465 |
|
$2,465 |
2,024 |
2020 |
Crock of Gold |
$2,455 |
$168,050 |
$170,505 |
2,025 |
2009 |
America Betrayed |
$2,450 |
|
$2,450 |
2,026 |
2007 |
Looking for an Icon |
$2,393 |
|
$2,393 |
2,027 |
2006 |
Blossoms of Fire |
$2,390 |
|
$2,390 |
2,028 |
2014 |
Banksy Does New York |
$2,388 |
$111,187 |
$113,575 |
2,029 |
2005 |
The Optimists |
$2,377 |
|
$2,377 |
2,030 |
2014 |
Evergreen: The Road to Legalization |
$2,363 |
|
$2,363 |
2,031 |
2019 |
Une jeunesse allemande |
$2,343 |
|
$2,343 |
2,032 |
2007 |
You're Gonna Miss Me |
$2,324 |
|
$2,324 |
2,033 |
2023 |
This Much We Know |
$2,296 |
|
$2,296 |
2,034 |
2013 |
Blood Brother |
$2,254 |
|
$2,254 |
2,035 |
2006 |
The Big Question |
$2,248 |
|
$2,248 |
2,036 |
2021 |
A Glitch in the Matrix |
$2,238 |
|
$2,238 |
2,037 |
2004 |
Moog |
$2,227 |
|
$2,227 |
2,038 |
2006 |
Workingman's Death |
$2,214 |
|
$2,214 |
2,039 |
2019 |
Serendipity |
$2,213 |
|
$2,213 |
2,040 |
2004 |
Still, the Children are Here |
$2,210 |
|
$2,210 |
2,041 |
2017 |
Dream Boat |
$2,199 |
|
$2,199 |
2,042 |
2010 |
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo |
$2,198 |
|
$2,198 |
2,043 |
2009 |
Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet, The |
$2,125 |
|
$2,125 |
2,044 |
2010 |
Nobody's Perfect |
$2,122 |
|
$2,122 |
2,045 |
2008 |
Running with Arnold |
$2,119 |
|
$2,119 |
2,046 |
2008 |
Staub |
$2,072 |
|
$2,072 |
2,047 |
2012 |
Patagonia Rising |
$2,064 |
|
$2,064 |
2,048 |
2014 |
Algorithms |
$2,021 |
|
$2,021 |
2,049 |
2012 |
Planet of Snail |
$2,011 |
$2,045 |
$4,056 |
2,050 |
2017 |
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America |
$1,940 |
|
$1,940 |
2,051 |
2019 |
Salafists |
$1,939 |
|
$1,939 |
2,052 |
2018 |
West of the Jordan River |
$1,926 |
|
$1,926 |
2,053 |
2010 |
A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism |
$1,916 |
|
$1,916 |
2,054 |
2010 |
45365 |
$1,909 |
|
$1,909 |
2,055 |
2015 |
Sneakerheadz |
$1,903 |
|
$1,903 |
2,056 |
2008 |
Maria Bethania: Music is Perfume |
$1,858 |
|
$1,858 |
2,057 |
2014 |
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity |
$1,822 |
|
$1,822 |
2,058 |
2005 |
With God on Our Side |
$1,806 |
|
$1,806 |
2,059 |
2007 |
Oswald's Ghost |
$1,796 |
|
$1,796 |
2,060 |
2018 |
The Lost Village |
$1,780 |
|
$1,780 |
2,061 |
2015 |
The Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apa… |
$1,747 |
|
$1,747 |
2,062 |
2013 |
You Don't Need Feet to Dance |
$1,719 |
|
$1,719 |
2,063 |
2008 |
On the Rumba River |
$1,698 |
|
$1,698 |
2,064 |
2014 |
More Than the Rainbow |
$1,677 |
|
$1,677 |
2,065 |
2000 |
Angel's Ladies |
$1,551 |
|
$1,551 |
2,066 |
1968 |
Monterey Pop |
$1,524 |
|
$1,524 |
2,067 |
2005 |
Making Grace |
$1,496 |
|
$1,496 |
2,068 |
2015 |
Making Rounds |
$1,484 |
|
$1,484 |
2,069 |
2007 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris |
$1,476 |
$2,567 |
$4,043 |
2,070 |
2007 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion |
$1,476 |
|
$1,476 |
2,071 |
2010 |
Carbon Nation |
$1,470 |
|
$1,470 |
2,072 |
2018 |
That Way Madness Lies |
$1,447 |
|
$1,447 |
2,073 |
2003 |
The Ballad of Bering Strait |
$1,440 |
|
$1,440 |
2,074 |
2005 |
Monumental: David Broners Fight for Wild America |
$1,430 |
|
$1,430 |
2,075 |
2012 |
Bestiaire |
$1,428 |
|
$1,428 |
2,076 |
2002 |
Freshmen |
$1,392 |
|
$1,392 |
2,077 |
2002 |
The Execution of Wanda Jean |
$1,386 |
|
$1,386 |
2,078 |
2023 |
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native … |
$1,380 |
|
$1,380 |
2,079 |
2005 |
Return to the Land of Wonders |
$1,338 |
|
$1,338 |
2,080 |
2012 |
Fightville |
$1,333 |
|
$1,333 |
2,081 |
2012 |
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet |
$1,294 |
$3,262 |
$4,556 |
2,082 |
2015 |
C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons |
$1,279 |
|
$1,279 |
2,083 |
2020 |
Queen of the Capital |
$1,269 |
|
$1,269 |
2,084 |
2017 |
It’s Not Yet Dark |
$1,227 |
$4,048 |
$5,275 |
2,085 |
2010 |
Convention |
$1,220 |
|
$1,220 |
2,086 |
2007 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt |
$1,217 |
|
$1,217 |
2,087 |
2016 |
A Small Good Thing |
$1,196 |
|
$1,196 |
2,088 |
2009 |
Food Beware |
$1,181 |
|
$1,181 |
2,089 |
2017 |
A Different American Dream |
$1,172 |
|
$1,172 |
2,090 |
2016 |
Yalom’s Cure |
$1,164 |
$41,029 |
$42,193 |
2,091 |
2006 |
The Ister |
$1,124 |
|
$1,124 |
2,092 |
2000 |
Creature |
$1,108 |
|
$1,108 |
2,093 |
2006 |
The Empire in Africa |
$1,088 |
|
$1,088 |
2,094 |
2014 |
We Are the Giant |
$1,088 |
|
$1,088 |
2,095 |
2020 |
Parallel Policy |
$1,070 |
|
$1,070 |
2,096 |
2005 |
The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali In… |
$1,058 |
|
$1,058 |
2,097 |
2018 |
Invisible Hands |
$1,034 |
|
$1,034 |
2,098 |
2017 |
The Penguin Counters |
$976 |
|
$976 |
2,099 |
2003 |
Independent Spirits: Faith Hubely/John Hubley |
$960 |
|
$960 |
2,100 |
2007 |
Au-delà de la haine |
$949 |
|
$949 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.