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All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)
See also: Top Documentary International - Top Documentary Worldwide - Top Documentary Weekend Domestic - Top Documentary Day Domestic
Other Domestic Genres records: Top Adventure Domestic - Top Action Domestic - Top Comedy Domestic - Top Drama Domestic - Top Thriller/Suspense Domestic - Top Horror Domestic - Top Romantic Comedy Domestic - Top Musical Domestic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901 | 2022 | Mau | $7,500 | $5,059 | $12,559 |
| 1,902 | 2016 | The Lost Arcade | $7,500 | $7,500 | |
| 1,903 | 2006 | The Cult of the Suicide Bomber | $7,451 | $7,451 | |
| 1,904 | 2012 | Bel Borba Aqui | $7,426 | $7,426 | |
| 1,905 | 2015 | Sur le chemin de l'ecole | $7,424 | $1,511,559 | $1,518,983 |
| 1,906 | 2015 | Rubble Kings | $7,416 | $7,416 | |
| 1,907 | 2010 | The Thorn in the Heart | $7,376 | $7,376 | |
| 1,908 | 2017 | Big Time | $7,347 | $7,347 | |
| 1,909 | 2016 | Indian Point | $7,251 | $7,251 | |
| 1,910 | 2015 | Antarctic Edge: 70º South | $7,193 | $7,193 | |
| 1,911 | 2010 | Only When I Dance | $7,150 | $7,150 | |
| 1,912 | 2006 | Saint of 9/11 | $7,137 | $7,137 | |
| 1,913 | 2015 | A Murder in the Park | $7,125 | $7,125 | |
| 1,914 | 2024 | 2073 | $7,125 | $51,890 | $59,015 |
| 1,915 | 2007 | Quantum Hoops | $7,075 | $7,075 | |
| 1,916 | 2013 | Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire | $7,054 | $7,054 | |
| 1,917 | 2007 | Skid Row | $7,052 | $7,052 | |
| 1,918 | 2018 | This is Congo | $7,051 | $1,857 | $8,908 |
| 1,919 | 2014 | Plot for Peace | $7,051 | $44,112 | $51,163 |
| 1,920 | 2006 | The Case of the Grinning Cat | $7,033 | $7,033 | |
| 1,921 | 2023 | Gods of Mexico | $7,031 | $7,031 | |
| 1,922 | 2016 | The Brainwashing of My Dad | $7,028 | $7,028 | |
| 1,923 | 2018 | In the Land of Pomegranates | $7,014 | $7,014 | |
| 1,924 | 2007 | Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 1,925 | 2005 | Aristide and the Endless Revolution | $6,998 | $6,998 | |
| 1,926 | 2007 | The Camden 28 | $6,983 | $6,983 | |
| 1,927 | 2007 | Desert Bayou | $6,976 | $6,976 | |
| 1,928 | 2022 | Tantura | $6,967 | $6,967 | |
| 1,929 | 2007 | Casting About | $6,922 | $6,922 | |
| 1,930 | 2016 | Magnus | $6,921 | $13,822 | $20,743 |
| 1,931 | 2016 | Boom Bust Boom | $6,896 | $6,896 | |
| 1,932 | 2000 | Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street | $6,851 | $6,851 | |
| 1,933 | 2015 | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | $6,843 | $81,102 | $87,945 |
| 1,934 | 2009 | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man | $6,840 | $70,281 | $77,121 |
| 1,935 | 2016 | Mad Tiger | $6,823 | $6,823 | |
| 1,936 | 2007 | Operation Homecoming | $6,795 | $6,795 | |
| 1,937 | 2018 | Calling All Earthlings | $6,756 | $6,756 | |
| 1,938 | 2018 | Okujirasama: Futatsu no seigi no monogatari | $6,747 | $6,747 | |
| 1,939 | 2008 | Patti Smith: Dream of Life | $6,703 | $131,791 | $138,494 |
| 1,940 | 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | $6,682 | $6,682 | |
| 1,941 | 2016 | The Dying of the Light | $6,627 | $6,627 | |
| 1,942 | 2022 | Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power | $6,603 | $6,603 | |
| 1,943 | 2010 | The Cartel | $6,569 | $6,569 | |
| 1,944 | 2012 | Dreams of a Life | $6,559 | $6,559 | |
| 1,945 | 2014 | I Am Ali | $6,526 | $6,526 | |
| 1,946 | 2025 | Paul | $6,523 | $6,523 | |
| 1,947 | 2017 | The Pathological Optimist | $6,522 | $6,522 | |
| 1,948 | 2015 | Cavalo Dinheiro | $6,508 | $1,746 | $8,254 |
| 1,949 | 2012 | Windfall | $6,504 | $6,504 | |
| 1,950 | 2012 | The Beat Hotel | $6,480 | $6,480 | |
| 1,951 | 2020 | Afterward | $6,477 | $6,477 | |
| 1,952 | 2022 | The Story of Film: A New Generation | $6,463 | $3,156 | $9,619 |
| 1,953 | 2005 | A Decent Factory | $6,395 | $6,395 | |
| 1,954 | 2022 | Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen | $6,318 | $6,318 | |
| 1,955 | 2011 | Florent: Queen of the Meat Market | $6,282 | $6,282 | |
| 1,956 | 2018 | Spiral | $6,279 | $6,279 | |
| 1,957 | 2016 | The Bad Kids | $6,226 | $6,226 | |
| 1,958 | 2010 | Det røde kapel | $6,196 | $6,196 | |
| 1,959 | 2019 | To Be of Service | $6,173 | $6,173 | |
| 1,960 | 2017 | The Freedom to Marry | $6,142 | $6,142 | |
| 1,961 | 2013 | In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John … | $6,132 | $6,132 | |
| 1,962 | 2001 | Scottsboro: An American Tragedy | $6,123 | $6,123 | |
| 1,963 | 2015 | Famous Nathan | $6,048 | $6,048 | |
| 1,964 | 2003 | In the Mirror of Maya Deren | $6,015 | $6,015 | |
| 1,965 | 2023 | Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett a… | $6,015 | $2,878 | $8,893 |
| 1,966 | 2022 | Hello, Bookstore | $6,000 | $5,056 | $11,056 |
| 1,967 | 2009 | The Good Soldier | $6,000 | $6,000 | |
| 1,968 | 2010 | Phyllis and Harold | $5,992 | $5,992 | |
| 1,969 | 2005 | The Grace Lee Project | $5,965 | $5,965 | |
| 1,970 | 2017 | Royahaye dame sobh | $5,937 | $5,937 | |
| 1,971 | 2014 | The Hacker Wars | $5,916 | $5,916 | |
| 1,972 | 2015 | Top Spin | $5,858 | $5,858 | |
| 1,973 | 1998 | Some Nudity Required | $5,853 | $5,853 | |
| 1,974 | 2017 | The Work | $5,853 | $14,721 | $20,574 |
| 1,975 | 2015 | Shout Gladi Gladi | $5,839 | $5,839 | |
| 1,976 | 2006 | Bullrider | $5,800 | $5,800 | |
| 1,977 | 2012 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $5,757 | $5,757 | |
| 1,978 | 2015 | The Wanted 18 | $5,680 | $5,680 | |
| 1,979 | 2013 | People of a Feather | $5,677 | $5,677 | |
| 1,980 | 1999 | The Last Cigarette | $5,674 | $5,674 | |
| 1,981 | 2007 | Fired! | $5,661 | $5,661 | |
| 1,982 | 2011 | Elevate | $5,580 | $5,580 | |
| 1,983 | 2015 | Our Man in Tehran | $5,573 | $5,573 | |
| 1,984 | 2019 | Het Wonder van Le Petit Prince | $5,553 | $5,553 | |
| 1,985 | 2012 | Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story | $5,549 | $5,549 | |
| 1,986 | 2010 | American Grindhouse | $5,529 | $5,529 | |
| 1,987 | 2018 | Shoah Four Sisters | $5,512 | $5,512 | |
| 1,988 | 1999 | The Winners | $5,508 | $5,508 | |
| 1,989 | 2023 | Pianoforte | $5,500 | $5,500 | |
| 1,990 | 2020 | Human Nature | $5,487 | $347 | $5,834 |
| 1,991 | 2017 | Relève: Histoire d'une création | $5,454 | $78,809 | $84,263 |
| 1,992 | 2018 | Cuban Food Stories | $5,434 | $5,434 | |
| 1,993 | 2010 | Whiz Kids | $5,427 | $5,427 | |
| 1,994 | 2014 | Flex is Kings | $5,418 | $5,418 | |
| 1,995 | 2011 | Sons of Perdition | $5,401 | $5,401 | |
| 1,996 | 2014 | Web Junkie | $5,338 | $5,338 | |
| 1,997 | 2008 | A Lawyer Walks into a Bar | $5,202 | $5,202 | |
| 1,998 | 2006 | King Leopold's Ghost | $5,194 | $5,194 | |
| 1,999 | 2008 | God and Gays: Bridging the Gap | $5,095 | $5,095 | |
| 2,000 | 2013 | Bidder 70 | $5,074 | $5,074 |
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.