$449,707
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 |
The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1993 | $449,707 | — | — | — | Arte |
| 170 |
Lorne
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 | $435,275 | — | — | — | Tremolo Productions |
| 171 |
Wild Man Blues
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1997 | $425,788 | — | — | — | Cabin Creek Films |
| 172 |
The Last Days
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $421,432 | — | — | — | Ken Lipper/June Beallor Production |
| 173 |
The Source
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1999 | $360,895 | — | — | — | Calliope Films |
| 174 |
1996 VH1 Honors
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1996 | $350,000 | — | — | — | Vh1 |
| 175 |
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1988 | $341,000 | — | — | — | Memory Pictures |
| 176 |
Dark Days
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2000 | $333,843 | — | — | — | Wide Angle Pictures |
| 177 |
The Last Waltz
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1978 | $321,952 | — | — | — | Fm Productions |
| 178 |
42 Up
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1999 | $300,880 | — | — | — | Granada Television |
| 179 |
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 | $290,693 | — | — | — | — |
| 180 |
That's Entertainment! III
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1994 | $280,163 | $2.5M | -$2.2M | 0.11x | Turner Entertainment Co. |
| 181 |
Beefcake
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $276,379 | — | — | — | Alliance Atlantis |
| 182 |
American Dream
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1990 | $269,823 | — | — | — | Cabin Creek Films |
| 183 |
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1995 | $253,311 | — | — | — | Kaga Bay |
| 184 |
Gimme Shelter
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1970 | $252,570 | — | — | — | Maysles Films |
| 185 |
The Dangerous Stranger
WW
Financial
|
1950 | $250,000 | $1,000 | $249,000 | 250.00x | Sidney Davis Productions |
| 186 |
A Place Called Chiapas
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1998 | $229,000 | $891,000 | -$662,000 | 0.26x | Onf | Nfb |
| 187 |
Rats in the Ranks
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1996 | $200,000 | — | — | — | Film Australia |
| 188 |
The Burgos Trial
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1979 | $182,050 | — | — | — | Irrintzi Zinema |
| 189 |
Tom Waits: Big Time
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1988 | $148,426 | — | — | — | Island Visual Arts |
| 190 |
Endurance
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1999 | $137,124 | — | — | — | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 191 |
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1997 | $116,806 | — | — | — | Sick The Life And Death Of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist |
| 192 |
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1998 | $100,000 | $1.0M | -$900,000 | 0.10x | — |
Lorne
2026 · WW
Budget — · Tremolo Productions
$435,275
ROI —
Wild Man Blues
1997 · WW
Budget — · Cabin Creek Films
$425,788
ROI —
The Last Days
1998 · WW
Budget — · Ken Lipper/June Beallor Production
$421,432
ROI —
The Source
1999 · WW
Budget — · Calliope Films
$360,895
ROI —
$350,000
ROI —
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988 · WW
Budget — · Memory Pictures
$341,000
ROI —
Dark Days
2000 · WW
Budget — · Wide Angle Pictures
$333,843
ROI —
The Last Waltz
1978 · WW
Budget — · Fm Productions
$321,952
ROI —
42 Up
1999 · WW
Budget — · Granada Television
$300,880
ROI —
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
2026 · WW
Budget —
$290,693
ROI —
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · WW
Budget $2.5M · Turner Entertainment Co.
$280,163
ROI 0.11x
Beefcake
1998 · WW
Budget — · Alliance Atlantis
$276,379
ROI —
American Dream
1990 · WW
Budget — · Cabin Creek Films
$269,823
ROI —
$253,311
ROI —
Gimme Shelter
1970 · WW
Budget — · Maysles Films
$252,570
ROI —
$250,000
ROI 250.00x
$229,000
ROI 0.26x
Rats in the Ranks
1996 · WW
Budget — · Film Australia
$200,000
ROI —
The Burgos Trial
1979 · WW
Budget — · Irrintzi Zinema
$182,050
ROI —
Tom Waits: Big Time
1988 · WW
Budget — · Island Visual Arts
$148,426
ROI —
Endurance
1999 · WW
Budget — · Walt Disney Pictures
$137,124
ROI —
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
1997 · WW
Budget — · Sick The Life And Death Of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist
$116,806
ROI —
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998 · WW
Budget $1.0M
$100,000
ROI 0.10x
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.