$50.0M
ROI 83.33x
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.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Woodstock
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1970 | $50.0M | $600,000 | $49.4M | 83.33x | Wadleigh Maurice |
| 26 |
An Inconvenient Truth
WW
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Hidden
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2006 | $46.2M | $1.0M | $45.2M | 46.24x | Lawrence Bender Productions |
| 27 |
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
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2023 | $44.0M | $15.0M | $29.0M | 2.94x | Parkwood Entertainment |
| 28 |
Mysteries of Egypt
WW
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No budget
Hidden
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1998 | $40.6M | — | — | — | IMAX |
| 29 |
The Original Kings of Comedy
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2000 | $38.3M | $13.0M | $25.3M | 2.94x | 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks |
| 30 |
'N Sync: Live from Madison Square Garden
WW
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No budget
Hidden
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2000 | $36.8M | — | — | — | — |
| 31 |
Bowling for Columbine
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2002 | $35.6M | $4.0M | $31.6M | 8.89x | Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion |
| 32 |
Chimpanzee
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2012 | $34.8M | $5.0M | $29.8M | 6.96x | Disneynature |
| 33 |
2016: Obama's America
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2012 | $33.4M | $2.5M | $30.9M | 13.38x | — |
| 34 |
Katy Perry: Part of Me
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2012 | $32.7M | $12.0M | $20.7M | 2.73x | Imagine Entertainment |
| 35 |
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
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No budget
Hidden
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2013 | $32.2M | — | — | — | Hart Beat Productions |
| 36 |
Comic Relief 2023
WW
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No budget
Hidden
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2023 | $32.0M | — | — | — | BBC |
| 37 |
African Cats
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2011 | $30.9M | $5.0M | $25.9M | 6.17x | Disneynature |
| 38 |
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
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2004 | $30.0M | $5.0M | $25.0M | 6.00x | Stephen Low Productions |
| 39 |
Bears
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No budget
Hidden
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2004 | $30.0M | — | — | — | National Wildlife Federation |
| 40 |
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas
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No budget
Hidden
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2023 | $29.3M | — | — | — | Cj 4 Dplex |
| 41 |
Super Size Me
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Hidden
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2004 | $28.6M | $65,000 | $28.5M | 439.62x | The Con |
| 42 |
Sicko
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Hidden
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2007 | $24.5M | $9.0M | $15.5M | 2.73x | The Weinstein Company |
| 43 |
A Beautiful Planet
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No budget
Hidden
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2016 | $24.0M | — | — | — | IMAX |
| 44 |
Amy
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No budget
Hidden
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2015 | $23.7M | — | — | — | On The Corner Films |
| 45 |
Kevin Hart: What Now?
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2016 | $23.6M | $9.9M | $13.7M | 2.38x | Universal Pictures |
| 46 |
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
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No budget
Hidden
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2026 | $23.5M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures Content Group |
| 47 |
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
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No budget
Hidden
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2026 | $23.5M | — | — | — | Bazmark |
| 48 |
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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No budget
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2018 | $22.8M | — | — | — | Tremolo Productions |
An Inconvenient Truth
2006 · WW
Budget $1.0M · Lawrence Bender Productions
$46.2M
ROI 46.24x
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023 · WW
Budget $15.0M · Parkwood Entertainment
$44.0M
ROI 2.94x
$40.6M
ROI —
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000 · WW
Budget $13.0M · 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks
$38.3M
ROI 2.94x
'N Sync: Live from Madison Square Garden
2000 · WW
Budget —
$36.8M
ROI —
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · WW
Budget $4.0M · Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion
$35.6M
ROI 8.89x
Chimpanzee
2012 · WW
Budget $5.0M · Disneynature
$34.8M
ROI 6.96x
2016: Obama's America
2012 · WW
Budget $2.5M
$33.4M
ROI 13.38x
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 · WW
Budget $12.0M · Imagine Entertainment
$32.7M
ROI 2.73x
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
2013 · WW
Budget — · Hart Beat Productions
$32.2M
ROI —
$32.0M
ROI —
African Cats
2011 · WW
Budget $5.0M · Disneynature
$30.9M
ROI 6.17x
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
2004 · WW
Budget $5.0M · Stephen Low Productions
$30.0M
ROI 6.00x
Bears
2004 · WW
Budget — · National Wildlife Federation
$30.0M
ROI —
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas
2023 · WW
Budget — · Cj 4 Dplex
$29.3M
ROI —
$28.6M
ROI 439.62x
Sicko
2007 · WW
Budget $9.0M · The Weinstein Company
$24.5M
ROI 2.73x
$24.0M
ROI —
Amy
2015 · WW
Budget — · On The Corner Films
$23.7M
ROI —
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016 · WW
Budget $9.9M · Universal Pictures
$23.6M
ROI 2.38x
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · WW
Budget — · Universal Pictures Content Group
$23.5M
ROI —
$23.5M
ROI —
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · WW
Budget — · Tremolo Productions
$22.8M
ROI —
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.