$100,000
ROI 1.11x
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 |
Queen Mary - A Legend of the Atlantic
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1993 | $100,000 | $90,000 | $10,000 | 1.11x | BBC |
| 194 |
The Art of Marriage
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1970 | $100,000 | $3,500 | $96,500 | 28.57x | Nevada Institute For Family Studies |
| 195 |
A Poem Is a Naked Person
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1974 | $96,774 | — | — | — | Les Blank Films |
| 196 |
Dearest Executioners
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1977 | $95,000 | — | — | — | Turner Pictures (I) |
| 197 |
16 Days of Glory
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1985 | $83,857 | $4.0M | -$3.9M | 0.02x | United States Olympic Commitee |
| 198 |
Heaven
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1987 | $77,886 | — | — | — | Lightyear Entertainment |
| 199 |
The Black Pines incident
WW
Financial
Hidden
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2026 | $67,000 | $10,000 | $57,000 | 6.70x | Nerls Productions |
| 200 |
Malvinas: Stories of Betrayals
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1984 | $50,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2.50x | Víctor Benitez Producciones |
| 201 |
Grey Gardens
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1976 | $30,966 | — | — | — | Portrait Films |
| 202 |
Sans Soleil
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1983 | $30,878 | — | — | — | Argos Films |
| 203 |
Hearts and Minds
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1974 | $30,000 | — | — | — | Bbs Productions |
| 204 |
Gray's Anatomy
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1996 | $29,090 | $350,000 | -$320,910 | 0.08x | Independent Film Channel |
| 205 |
The Atomic Cafe
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1982 | $22,293 | $300,000 | -$277,707 | 0.07x | The Archives Project |
| 206 |
This Is New Zealand
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1970 | $22,224 | $150,000 | -$127,776 | 0.15x | Park Road Post |
| 207 |
Shoah
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1985 | $20,175 | — | — | — | Historia |
| 208 |
Dolphin
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1979 | $14,000 | $170,000 | -$156,000 | 0.08x | — |
| 209 |
Pica Pica
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1987 | $13,487 | — | — | — | Picafilm |
| 210 |
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
WW
Financial
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1950 | $11,000 | $10,000 | $1,000 | 1.10x | Parti Communiste Français |
| 211 |
Naji Al-Ali, An Artist With Vision
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1994 | $9,000 | $5,000 | $4,000 | 1.80x | — |
| 212 |
The Kingdom of Fun
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1989 | $5,200 | $1,500 | $3,700 | 3.47x | — |
| 213 |
Rummage
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1989 | $5,000 | $5,000 | — | 1.00x | Light Pharmacy Films |
| 214 |
Love Meetings
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
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1965 | $2,248 | — | — | — | Arco Film |
| 215 |
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
WW
Financial
Hidden
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1976 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2.00x | Harvard Productions |
| 216 |
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
WW
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Hidden
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1976 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2.00x | Harvard Productions |
The Art of Marriage
1970 · WW
Budget $3,500 · Nevada Institute For Family Studies
$100,000
ROI 28.57x
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 · WW
Budget — · Les Blank Films
$96,774
ROI —
Dearest Executioners
1977 · WW
Budget — · Turner Pictures (I)
$95,000
ROI —
16 Days of Glory
1985 · WW
Budget $4.0M · United States Olympic Commitee
$83,857
ROI 0.02x
Heaven
1987 · WW
Budget — · Lightyear Entertainment
$77,886
ROI —
The Black Pines incident
2026 · WW
Budget $10,000 · Nerls Productions
$67,000
ROI 6.70x
Malvinas: Stories of Betrayals
1984 · WW
Budget $20,000 · Víctor Benitez Producciones
$50,000
ROI 2.50x
Grey Gardens
1976 · WW
Budget — · Portrait Films
$30,966
ROI —
Sans Soleil
1983 · WW
Budget — · Argos Films
$30,878
ROI —
Hearts and Minds
1974 · WW
Budget — · Bbs Productions
$30,000
ROI —
Gray's Anatomy
1996 · WW
Budget $350,000 · Independent Film Channel
$29,090
ROI 0.08x
The Atomic Cafe
1982 · WW
Budget $300,000 · The Archives Project
$22,293
ROI 0.07x
This Is New Zealand
1970 · WW
Budget $150,000 · Park Road Post
$22,224
ROI 0.15x
$20,175
ROI —
Dolphin
1979 · WW
Budget $170,000
$14,000
ROI 0.08x
$13,487
ROI —
$11,000
ROI 1.10x
Naji Al-Ali, An Artist With Vision
1994 · WW
Budget $5,000
$9,000
ROI 1.80x
The Kingdom of Fun
1989 · WW
Budget $1,500
$5,200
ROI 3.47x
Rummage
1989 · WW
Budget $5,000 · Light Pharmacy Films
$5,000
ROI 1.00x
$2,248
ROI —
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
1976 · WW
Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976 · WW
Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions
$2,000
ROI 2.00x
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.