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All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies
See also: Top Documentary International - Top Documentary Worldwide - Top Documentary Weekend 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 | 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $119,114,517 | $102,034,442 | $221,148,959 |
| 2 | 2002 | Space Station | $93,231,060 | $33,282,126 | $126,513,186 |
| 3 | 1998 | Everest | $87,178,599 | $40,811,529 | $127,990,128 |
| 4 | 2005 | La marche de l'empereur | $77,437,223 | $55,839,136 | $133,276,359 |
| 5 | 2009 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $72,091,016 | $189,092,572 | $261,183,588 |
| 6 | 1985 | The Dream is Alive | $70,000,000 | $70,000,000 | |
| 7 | 1991 | Antarctica | $65,000,000 | $1,070,389 | $66,070,389 |
| 8 | 1995 | The Living Sea | $64,800,000 | $64,800,000 | |
| 9 | 2006 | Deep Sea 3D | $63,909,721 | $41,778,182 | $105,687,903 |
| 10 | 2000 | Dolphins | $54,000,000 | $15,600,000 | $69,600,000 |
| 11 | 1989 | To the Limit | $53,000,000 | $53,000,000 | |
| 12 | 1984 | Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets | $52,800,000 | $186,200,000 | $239,000,000 |
| 13 | 2010 | Hubble 3D | $52,753,175 | $15,695,306 | $68,448,481 |
| 14 | 1998 | Mysteries of Egypt | $40,593,286 | $49,406,714 | $90,000,000 |
| 15 | 2009 | Under the Sea 3D | $37,346,841 | $10,638,746 | $47,985,587 |
| 16 | 2011 | Born to be Wild 3D | $36,869,362 | $10,530,926 | $47,400,288 |
| 17 | 1970 | Woodstock | $34,505,110 | $194,156 | $34,699,266 |
| 18 | 2005 | Magnificent Desolation | $34,126,126 | $5,720,770 | $39,846,896 |
| 19 | 2012 | 2016: Obama’s America | $33,349,941 | $33,349,941 | |
| 20 | 2009 | Earth | $32,011,576 | $84,761,741 | $116,773,317 |
| 21 | 2012 | Chimpanzee | $28,965,459 | $7,869,364 | $36,834,823 |
| 22 | 1974 | Erinnerungen an die Zukunft | $25,900,000 | $25,900,000 | |
| 23 | 2007 | Sicko | $24,538,513 | $11,997,324 | $36,535,837 |
| 24 | 2006 | An Inconvenient Truth | $24,146,161 | $29,219,764 | $53,365,925 |
| 25 | 1978 | Beyond and Back | $23,800,000 | $23,800,000 | |
| 26 | 2007 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $23,746,066 | $26,982,097 | $50,728,163 |
| 27 | 2018 | Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | $22,835,787 | $11,872 | $22,847,659 |
| 28 | 2002 | Bowling for Columbine | $21,576,018 | $36,664,469 | $58,240,487 |
| 29 | 2004 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $21,550,235 | $649,121 | $22,199,356 |
| 30 | 2010 | Oceans | $19,422,319 | $67,365,211 | $86,787,530 |
| 31 | 2012 | To the Arctic 3D | $19,128,441 | $4,521,674 | $23,650,115 |
| 32 | 2003 | Bugs! (IMAX) | $19,084,280 | $10,112,664 | $29,196,944 |
| 33 | 1997 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $18,798,682 | $12,480,529 | $31,279,211 |
| 34 | 2000 | Michael Jordan to the MAX | $18,642,318 | $633,949 | $19,276,267 |
| 35 | 1999 | Galapagos | $18,571,938 | $8,517,904 | $27,089,842 |
| 36 | 2018 | They Shall Not Grow Old | $17,956,913 | $3,021,610 | $20,978,523 |
| 37 | 2014 | Bears | $17,780,194 | $371,552 | $18,151,746 |
| 38 | 2018 | Free Solo | $17,541,090 | $11,064,905 | $28,605,995 |
| 39 | 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $17,093,668 | $11,648,645 | $28,742,313 |
| 40 | 2002 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $16,933,791 | $7,036,640 | $23,970,431 |
| 41 | 2005 | Wild Safari 3D | $16,621,230 | $15,825,520 | $32,446,750 |
| 42 | 2015 | Monkey Kingdom | $16,432,322 | $727,208 | $17,159,530 |
| 43 | 2016 | A Beautiful Planet | $15,650,615 | $9,927,260 | $25,577,875 |
| 44 | 2001 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $15,553,324 | $4,113,837 | $19,667,161 |
| 45 | 2011 | African Cats | $15,428,747 | $7,517,860 | $22,946,607 |
| 46 | 2014 | America: Imagine a World Without Her | $14,444,502 | $14,444,502 | |
| 47 | 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $14,363,397 | $4,758,134 | $19,121,531 |
| 48 | 2018 | RBG | $14,051,361 | $394,210 | $14,445,571 |
| 49 | 2017 | Born in China | $13,873,211 | $11,164,532 | $25,037,743 |
| 50 | 1998 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $13,485,455 | $13,485,455 | |
| 51 | 2016 | Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the De… | $13,099,931 | $13,099,931 | |
| 52 | 2008 | Religulous | $13,011,160 | $870,157 | $13,881,317 |
| 53 | 1999 | Extreme | $12,456,958 | $13,499,624 | $25,956,582 |
| 54 | 2018 | Three Identical Strangers | $12,320,845 | $1,047,103 | $13,367,948 |
| 55 | 2014 | Island of Lemurs: Madagascar | $11,750,928 | $419,850 | $12,170,778 |
| 56 | 2006 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | $11,718,595 | $333,329 | $12,051,924 |
| 57 | 2003 | Winged Migration | $11,689,053 | $27,445,930 | $39,134,983 |
| 58 | 2004 | Super Size Me | $11,529,368 | $10,704,440 | $22,233,808 |
| 59 | 1955 | Galapagos | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | |
| 60 | 2023 | After Death | $11,478,326 | $271,680 | $11,750,006 |
| 61 | 2004 | What the #$'! Do We Know | $10,941,801 | $762,967 | $11,704,768 |
| 62 | 1999 | Island of the Sharks | $10,658,756 | $10,658,756 | |
| 63 | 2006 | Roving Mars | $10,407,978 | $841,000 | $11,248,978 |
| 64 | 2002 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $10,086,514 | $5,297,876 | $15,384,390 |
| 65 | 1979 | Dirt | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | |
| 66 | 2019 | Apollo 11 | $9,040,224 | $3,085,771 | $12,125,995 |
| 67 | 2005 | Aliens of the Deep | $8,968,684 | $3,797,000 | $12,765,684 |
| 68 | 2005 | Sharks 3D | $8,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 69 | 2015 | Amy | $8,413,144 | $15,365,441 | $23,778,585 |
| 70 | 2005 | Mad Hot Ballroom | $8,117,961 | $1,269,620 | $9,387,581 |
| 71 | 2013 | Jerusalem | $8,020,721 | $1,661,254 | $9,681,975 |
| 72 | 2023 | Bangtansonyeondan Yet Tu Keom In Sinema (방탄소년단 … | $7,889,021 | $45,110,979 | $53,000,000 |
| 73 | 2018 | Pandas | $7,873,570 | $243,356 | $8,116,926 |
| 74 | 1994 | Hoop Dreams | $7,768,371 | $4,000,000 | $11,768,371 |
| 75 | 2008 | Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed | $7,720,487 | $7,720,487 | |
| 76 | 2003 | Tupac Resurrection | $7,718,961 | $89,563 | $7,808,524 |
| 77 | 2008 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $7,714,996 | $9,537,291 | $17,252,287 |
| 78 | 2019 | Penguins | $7,699,452 | $7,699,452 | |
| 79 | 2003 | To Be and To Have | $7,610,471 | $14,566,128 | $22,176,599 |
| 80 | 2010 | Babies | $7,320,323 | $4,826,496 | $12,146,819 |
| 81 | 1999 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $7,195,792 | $32,906,421 | $40,102,213 |
| 82 | 2013 | Journey to the South Pacific | $7,144,210 | $7,340,963 | $14,485,173 |
| 83 | 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | $7,123,919 | $2,493,483 | $9,617,402 |
| 84 | 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | $6,997,620 | $12,811,570 | $19,809,190 |
| 85 | 1989 | Roger & Me | $6,706,368 | $6,706,368 | |
| 86 | 2010 | Waiting for Superman | $6,417,135 | $28,931 | $6,446,066 |
| 87 | 2005 | The Aristocrats | $6,377,461 | $325,143 | $6,702,604 |
| 88 | 2018 | Fahrenheit 11/9 | $6,352,306 | $301,409 | $6,653,715 |
| 89 | 2013 | Justin Bieber’s Believe | $6,206,566 | $26,020,215 | $32,226,781 |
| 90 | 2010 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $6,096,582 | $10,418,621 | $16,515,203 |
| 91 | 2014 | Meet the Mormons | $6,047,363 | $1,808 | $6,049,171 |
| 92 | 2018 | Death of a Nation | $5,885,881 | $5,885,881 | |
| 93 | 2011 | Flying Monsters 3D | $5,751,141 | $5,143,082 | $10,894,223 |
| 94 | 2003 | Spellbound | $5,728,581 | $1,729,129 | $7,457,710 |
| 95 | 2008 | Shine a Light | $5,505,267 | $10,668,612 | $16,173,879 |
| 96 | 1999 | Wolves | $5,361,306 | $5,361,306 | |
| 97 | 2021 | Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain | $5,354,970 | $133,761 | $5,488,731 |
| 98 | 2011 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $5,304,920 | $4,064,709 | $9,369,629 |
| 99 | 1999 | Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible | $5,231,283 | $5,231,283 | |
| 100 | 2010 | The Wildest Dream | $5,100,135 | $5,100,135 |
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.