Market Charts > 2023 > Genres > Documentary
Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2023
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2023 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
After Death |
Oct 27, 2023 |
Angel Studios |
PG-13 |
$11,477,621 |
1,064,714 |
| 2 |
The Journey: A Music Special |
Apr 2, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
Not Rated |
$3,574,915 |
331,624 |
| 3 |
Come Out in Jesus Name |
Mar 13, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
Not Rated |
$2,543,913 |
235,984 |
| 4 |
Route 60: The Biblical Highway |
Sep 18, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
Not Rated |
$1,606,339 |
149,011 |
| 5 |
The Domino Revival |
Oct 24, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
PG-13 |
$851,398 |
78,979 |
| 6 |
It Ain’t Over |
May 12, 2023 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG |
$705,355 |
65,431 |
| 7 |
Joan Baez I Am a Noise |
Oct 6, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$648,299 |
60,139 |
| 8 |
CatVideoFest 2023 |
Aug 4, 2023 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$608,599 |
56,456 |
| 9 |
Under the Sea 3D |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$463,240 |
42,972 |
| 10 |
Corazón de Padre |
May 1, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
Not Rated |
$447,912 |
41,550 |
| 11 |
Carlos |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$432,479 |
40,118 |
| 12 |
Turn Every Page: The Advent… |
Dec 30, 2022 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG |
$327,630 |
30,392 |
| 13 |
Wild Life |
Apr 14, 2023 |
National Geograph… |
PG-13 |
$325,936 |
30,235 |
| 14 |
Every Body |
Jun 30, 2023 |
Focus Features |
R |
$276,415 |
25,641 |
| 15 |
Fremont |
Aug 25, 2023 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$269,485 |
24,998 |
| 16 |
The Essential Church |
Jul 28, 2023 |
Atlas Distribution |
PG-13 |
$250,000 |
23,191 |
| 17 |
Common Ground |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Area 23a |
Not Rated |
$246,931 |
22,906 |
| 18 |
All The Beauty And The Bloo… |
Nov 23, 2022 |
Neon |
Not Rated |
$212,717 |
19,732 |
| 19 |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Apr 8, 2011 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$199,734 |
18,528 |
| 20 |
Lourdes |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Distrib Films |
Not Rated |
$197,702 |
18,339 |
| 21 |
Dicht bij Vermeer |
May 26, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$178,762 |
16,582 |
| 22 |
Anselm: Das Rauschen der Zeit |
Dec 8, 2023 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$164,294 |
15,240 |
| 23 |
The Highest of Stakes |
Aug 4, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$161,313 |
14,964 |
| 24 |
Hubble 3D |
Mar 19, 2010 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$152,985 |
14,192 |
| 25 |
32 Sounds |
Apr 28, 2023 |
Abramorama Films |
Not Rated |
$150,528 |
13,963 |
| 26 |
The Last Rider |
Jun 23, 2023 |
Roadside Attractions |
Not Rated |
$147,979 |
13,727 |
| 27 |
Path Of The Panther |
Feb 24, 2023 |
|
PG |
$142,012 |
13,173 |
| 28 |
Little Richard: I Am Everyt… |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$131,490 |
12,197 |
| 29 |
Day By Day |
Aug 11, 2023 |
Utopia |
Not Rated |
$113,556 |
10,533 |
| 30 |
Squaring the Circle |
Jun 7, 2023 |
Utopia |
Not Rated |
$111,589 |
10,351 |
| 31 |
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story |
Apr 14, 2023 |
Iconic Releasing |
Not Rated |
$102,531 |
9,511 |
| 32 |
Invisible Beauty |
Sep 15, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$92,040 |
8,538 |
| 33 |
Lakota Nation vs. United St… |
Jul 14, 2023 |
IFC Films |
PG-13 |
$89,101 |
8,265 |
| 34 |
Kokomo City |
Jul 28, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$77,278 |
7,168 |
| 35 |
The League |
Jul 14, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
PG |
$70,038 |
6,497 |
| 36 |
The Eternal Memory |
Aug 11, 2023 |
MTV Documentary F… |
Not Rated |
$67,594 |
6,270 |
| 37 |
Menus plaisirs |
Nov 22, 2023 |
Zipporah |
Not Rated |
$63,702 |
5,909 |
| 38 |
Lynch/Oz |
Jun 2, 2023 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$60,701 |
5,630 |
| 39 |
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The … |
Mar 24, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$59,023 |
5,475 |
| 40 |
The Mission |
Oct 13, 2023 |
Picturehouse |
PG-13 |
$58,639 |
5,439 |
| 41 |
The Stones and Brian Jones |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$57,924 |
5,373 |
| 42 |
Immediate Family |
Dec 15, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$57,666 |
5,349 |
| 43 |
Fire of Love |
Apr 29, 2022 |
|
PG |
$56,332 |
5,225 |
| 44 |
Desperate Souls, Dark City … |
Jun 23, 2023 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$55,124 |
5,113 |
| 45 |
Deep Sea 3D |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$52,218 |
4,844 |
| 46 |
Cat Daddies |
Oct 14, 2022 |
Gray Hat Productions |
Not Rated |
$48,834 |
4,530 |
| 47 |
Black Ice |
Jul 14, 2023 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$47,362 |
4,393 |
| 48 |
The Disappearance of Shere … |
Nov 17, 2023 |
IFC Films |
R |
$46,472 |
4,310 |
| 49 |
Les Filles d'Olfa |
Oct 27, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$44,032 |
4,084 |
| 50 |
Radical Wolfe |
Sep 15, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$39,288 |
3,644 |
| 51 |
Make Me Famous |
Jun 22, 2023 |
Red Splat Product… |
Not Rated |
$37,275 |
3,457 |
| 52 |
Mister Organ |
Oct 6, 2023 |
Drafthouse Films |
Not Rated |
$36,434 |
3,379 |
| 53 |
Canary |
Sep 15, 2023 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$35,603 |
3,302 |
| 54 |
A Compassionate Spy |
Aug 4, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$34,502 |
3,200 |
| 55 |
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar |
Apr 4, 2014 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$34,164 |
3,169 |
| 56 |
Pandas |
Apr 6, 2018 |
IMAX Films |
G |
$32,774 |
3,040 |
| 57 |
Bobi Wine: The People's Pre… |
Jul 28, 2023 |
National Geograph… |
PG-13 |
$30,263 |
2,807 |
| 58 |
The Melt Goes on Forever: T… |
May 5, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$28,654 |
2,658 |
| 59 |
To the Arctic 3D |
Apr 20, 2012 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$28,574 |
2,651 |
| 60 |
In Viaggio |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$23,142 |
2,146 |
| 61 |
River |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$22,789 |
2,114 |
| 62 |
Only in Theaters |
Nov 18, 2022 |
The Film Collabor… |
Not Rated |
$19,832 |
1,839 |
| 63 |
Filmmakers for the Prosecution |
Jan 24, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$19,246 |
1,785 |
| 64 |
Godard seul le cinéma |
Dec 15, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$18,649 |
1,729 |
| 65 |
What the Hell Happened to B… |
Mar 24, 2023 |
Abramorama Films |
Not Rated |
$18,571 |
1,722 |
| 66 |
Fast Dreams |
Nov 3, 2023 |
99 Ways Entertain… |
Not Rated |
$17,895 |
1,660 |
| 67 |
Once Upon a Time in Uganda |
Jul 7, 2023 |
Yellow Veil Pictures |
Not Rated |
$16,185 |
1,501 |
| 68 |
Subject |
Nov 3, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$15,117 |
1,402 |
| 69 |
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood |
Nov 24, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$14,412 |
1,336 |
| 70 |
Another Body |
Oct 20, 2023 |
Utopia |
Not Rated |
$14,403 |
1,336 |
| 71 |
Break the Mold: The Zach Ba… |
Jun 23, 2023 |
Holt Hamilton Dis… |
Not Rated |
$14,074 |
1,305 |
| 72 |
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. |
Aug 25, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$14,000 |
1,298 |
| 73 |
Le chagrin et la pitié |
Mar 25, 1972 |
|
Not Rated |
$13,082 |
1,213 |
| 74 |
Beyond Utopia |
Oct 23, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
PG-13 |
$11,716 |
1,086 |
| 75 |
Les années Super-8 |
Dec 16, 2022 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$9,184 |
851 |
| 76 |
Film, the Living Record of … |
Feb 27, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$8,655 |
802 |
| 77 |
I Got a Monster |
Mar 10, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$7,971 |
739 |
| 78 |
Gods of Mexico |
Mar 3, 2023 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$7,031 |
652 |
| 79 |
Have You Got It Yet? The St… |
Jul 14, 2023 |
Abramorama Films |
Not Rated |
$6,015 |
557 |
| 80 |
Pianoforte |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$5,500 |
510 |
| 81 |
Hockeyland |
Sep 9, 2022 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$2,823 |
261 |
| 82 |
This Much We Know |
Nov 10, 2023 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$2,296 |
212 |
| 83 |
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power |
Oct 21, 2022 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$1,890 |
175 |
| 84 |
Loudmouth |
Dec 9, 2022 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$1,677 |
155 |
| 85 |
Imagining the Indian: The F… |
Mar 31, 2023 |
The Ciesla Founda… |
Not Rated |
$1,380 |
128 |
| 86 |
Lowndes County and the Road… |
Dec 2, 2022 |
Greenwich |
Not Rated |
$363 |
33 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $28,973,168 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 2,687,639 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
