$13.6M
ROI —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 |
Bugs!
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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2003 | $13.6M | — | — | — | IMAX |
| 74 |
Our President
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2017 | $13.4M | $550,000 | $12.8M | 24.35x | Full Film |
| 75 |
Stop Making Sense
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1984 | $12.5M | $1.2M | $11.3M | 10.39x | Talking Heads Films |
| 76 |
Am I Racist?
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2024 | $12.3M | $3.0M | $9.3M | 4.10x | The Daily Wire |
| 77 |
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2016 | $12.3M | $5 | $12.3M | 2,456,760.00x | Imagine Entertainment |
| 78 |
Bring the Soul: The Movie
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2019 | $12.2M | — | — | — | Big Hit Entertainment |
| 79 |
Hacking Away at Saw
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2005 | $12.0M | — | — | — | Lions Gate Films |
| 80 |
After Death
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2023 | $11.5M | $40.0M | -$28.5M | 0.29x | Sypher Studios |
| 81 |
Waltz with Bashir
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2008 | $11.2M | $1.5M | $9.7M | 7.45x | Les Films D'ici |
| 82 |
Four Trails
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2024 | $11.0M | — | — | — | Plaza Mayor Company |
| 83 |
Justin Bieber's Believe
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2013 | $11.0M | $5.0M | $6.0M | 2.20x | Open Road Films |
| 84 |
Moonage Daydream
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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2022 | $10.7M | — | — | — | Bmg |
| 85 |
Piece by Piece
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2024 | $10.6M | $16.0M | -$5.4M | 0.66x | I Am Other |
| 86 |
Hotline Beijing
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2025 | $10.5M | — | — | — | Central Newsreel And Documentary Film Studio 中央新闻纪录电影制片厂 (Cndf) |
| 87 |
Mrs. GREEN APPLE // The White Lounge in CINEMA
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2024 | $10.3M | — | — | — | — |
| 88 |
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2019 | $10.2M | — | — | — | Big Hit Entertainment |
| 89 |
SUGA | Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' THE MOVIE
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2024 | $10.2M | — | — | — | Hybe |
| 90 |
Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2002 | $10.0M | $1.0M | $9.0M | 10.00x | Sanctuary Mgt Productions Ltd.. |
| 91 |
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2004 | $10.0M | — | — | — | Lord Of The Wind |
| 92 |
Mad Hot Ballroom
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2005 | $9.4M | $500,000 | $8.9M | 18.80x | Nickelodeon Movies |
| 93 |
Antarctica
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2020 | $9.0M | $2.0M | $7.0M | 4.51x | Sk Films |
| 94 |
Break the Silence: The Movie
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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2020 | $9.0M | — | — | — | Big Hit Entertainment |
| 95 |
The Glacier Fox
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1978 | $8.8M | $4.5M | $4.3M | 1.96x | Sanrio |
| 96 |
U2: Rattle and Hum
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1988 | $8.6M | — | — | — | Paramount Pictures |
$13.4M
ROI 24.35x
Stop Making Sense
1984 · WW
Budget $1.2M · Talking Heads Films
$12.5M
ROI 10.39x
Am I Racist?
2024 · WW
Budget $3.0M · The Daily Wire
$12.3M
ROI 4.10x
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · WW
Budget $5 · Imagine Entertainment
$12.3M
ROI 2,456,760.00x
Bring the Soul: The Movie
2019 · WW
Budget — · Big Hit Entertainment
$12.2M
ROI —
Hacking Away at Saw
2005 · WW
Budget — · Lions Gate Films
$12.0M
ROI —
After Death
2023 · WW
Budget $40.0M · Sypher Studios
$11.5M
ROI 0.29x
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · WW
Budget $1.5M · Les Films D'ici
$11.2M
ROI 7.45x
Four Trails
2024 · WW
Budget — · Plaza Mayor Company
$11.0M
ROI —
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 · WW
Budget $5.0M · Open Road Films
$11.0M
ROI 2.20x
$10.7M
ROI —
Piece by Piece
2024 · WW
Budget $16.0M · I Am Other
$10.6M
ROI 0.66x
Hotline Beijing
2025 · WW
Budget — · Central Newsreel And Documentary Film Studio 中央新闻纪录电影制片厂 (Cndf)
$10.5M
ROI —
Mrs. GREEN APPLE // The White Lounge in CINEMA
2024 · WW
Budget —
$10.3M
ROI —
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
2019 · WW
Budget — · Big Hit Entertainment
$10.2M
ROI —
$10.2M
ROI —
Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio
2002 · WW
Budget $1.0M · Sanctuary Mgt Productions Ltd..
$10.0M
ROI 10.00x
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004 · WW
Budget — · Lord Of The Wind
$10.0M
ROI —
Mad Hot Ballroom
2005 · WW
Budget $500,000 · Nickelodeon Movies
$9.4M
ROI 18.80x
$9.0M
ROI 4.51x
Break the Silence: The Movie
2020 · WW
Budget — · Big Hit Entertainment
$9.0M
ROI —
$8.8M
ROI 1.96x
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988 · WW
Budget — · Paramount Pictures
$8.6M
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.