Genre box office
Documentary Box Office Movies
Ranked documentary movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.
Movies245in this genre
Total gross$4.91Bvisible records
Top movieWaffle F1 - The Movie$631.7M
Listed245paginated rows
Documentary movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.
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| # |
Movie |
Year |
Worldwide |
Budget |
Gross - budget |
ROI |
Studio / Distributor |
| 217 |
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1976 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
2.00x |
Harvard Productions |
| 218 |
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1976 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
2.00x |
Harvard Productions |
| 219 |
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1976 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
2.00x |
Harvard Productions |
| 220 |
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1976 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
2.00x |
Harvard Productions |
| 221 |
In Their Own Time
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$1,400 |
$1,000 |
$400 |
1.40x |
— |
| 222 |
Mudlarking
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 |
$1,300 |
— |
— |
— |
Chris Newby Films |
| 223 |
Hyakuju
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$1,000 |
$500 |
$500 |
2.00x |
Hamada Filmes |
| 224 |
D
Dear Babe
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1995 |
$895 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 225 |
|
1922 |
$500 |
— |
— |
— |
Laugh O Gram Films |
| 226 |
SILVA, LÚCIO
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$500 |
$500 |
— |
1.00x |
Som Livre |
| 227 |
3Kachow - Senior Year 2025
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$420 |
$67 |
$353 |
6.27x |
Tex |
| 228 |
el escama - ESSE É MEU ÚLTIMO DISCO
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$150 |
$150 |
— |
1.00x |
— |
| 229 |
Caneta de Choque: o Lado Gilberti
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$150 |
$1 |
$149 |
150.00x |
Zigue Enterprises |
| 230 |
T
Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1995 |
$146 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 231 |
Atlantis
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1991 |
$138 |
— |
— |
— |
Gaumont |
| 232 |
Зенит навсегда
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 |
$129 |
— |
— |
— |
Premier |
| 233 |
Par ma fenêtre
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$105 |
$100 |
$5 |
1.05x |
— |
| 234 |
To Live and Die in AlHamadaniyyah
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$100 |
$400 |
-$300 |
0.25x |
Alhamour Group |
| 235 |
Carpenter
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 |
$100 |
— |
— |
— |
Insul Filmes |
| 236 |
Strike the Walls
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 |
$100 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 237 |
Youth of Today - European Tour Documentary from 1989
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1989 |
$89 |
$88 |
$1 |
1.01x |
Shining Life Studios |
| 238 |
S
So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1976 |
$79 |
— |
— |
— |
BBC |
| 239 |
A Night in the Life of a Cat
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$67 |
$118 |
-$51 |
0.57x |
Ramo Films |
| 240 |
El Padrimono
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2026 |
$67 |
$2 |
$65 |
33.50x |
— |
217
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
1976 · WW
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
218
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
1976 · WW
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
219
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
1976 · WW
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
220
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976 · WW
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
221
In Their Own Time
2026 · WW
$1,400
ROI 1.40x
222
$1,300
ROI —
223
$1,000
ROI 2.00x
224
D
$895
ROI —
225
$500
ROI —
226
$500
ROI 1.00x
227
3Kachow - Senior Year 2025
2026 · WW
$420
ROI 6.27x
228
el escama - ESSE É MEU ÚLTIMO DISCO
2026 · WW
$150
ROI 1.00x
229
Caneta de Choque: o Lado Gilberti
2026 · WW
$150
ROI 150.00x
230
T
Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans
1995 · WW
$146
ROI —
231
$138
ROI —
232
$129
ROI —
233
$105
ROI 1.05x
234
To Live and Die in AlHamadaniyyah
2026 · WW
$100
ROI 0.25x
235
$100
ROI —
236
Strike the Walls
2026 · WW
$100
ROI —
237
Youth of Today - European Tour Documentary from 1989
1989 · WW
$89
ROI 1.01x
238
S
So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
1976 · WW
$79
ROI —
239
A Night in the Life of a Cat
2026 · WW
$67
ROI 0.57x
240
$67
ROI 33.50x
Documentary box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this genre chart.
What does the Documentary box office chart include?
The Documentary chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Documentary genre label and available worldwide box office data.
Why can genre rankings change?
Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.
Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?
Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.