Genre Keyword: Documentary

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
4This Is It$72,091,0163,481$23,234,3943,481Oct 28, 2009Sony Pictures Releasing
3Justin Bieber: Never Say Never$73,013,9103,118$29,514,0543,105Feb 11, 2011Paramount Pictures
9One Direction: This Is Us$28,873,3742,735$15,815,4972,735Aug 30, 2013TriStar Pictures
11Part of Me$25,326,0712,732$7,138,2662,730Jul 5, 2012Paramount Pictures
33After Death$11,478,3262,730$5,051,9502,645Oct 27, 2023Angel Studios
2March of the Penguins$77,437,2232,506$137,4924Jun 24, 2005Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
78The Real Cancun$3,825,4212,261$2,300,0002,261Apr 25, 2003New Line Cinema
62016: Obama's America$33,449,0862,017$31,6101Jul 13, 2012Rocky Mountain Pictures
20Monkey Kingdom$16,432,3222,012$4,577,8612,012Apr 17, 2015Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1Fahrenheit 9/11$119,194,7712,011$23,920,637868Jun 23, 2004Lionsgate Films
43Penguins$7,699,4521,815$2,282,5931,815Apr 17, 2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7Earth$32,011,5761,804$8,825,7601,804Apr 22, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Bears$17,780,1941,790$4,776,2671,720Apr 18, 2014Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
51Fahrenheit 11/9$6,352,3061,719$3,008,5631,719Sep 21, 2018Briarcliff Entertainment
8Chimpanzee$28,972,7641,567$10,673,7481,563Apr 20, 2012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Born in China$13,873,2111,508$4,790,3671,508Apr 21, 2017Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
170X Games 3D: The Movie$1,391,4341,399$837,2161,399Aug 21, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
17They Shall Not Grow Old$17,956,9131,335--Dec 17, 2018Warner Bros.
16Oceans$19,422,3191,232$6,058,9581,206Apr 22, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22African Cats$15,428,7471,224$6,003,2001,220Apr 22, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
29Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party$13,099,9311,217$74,8143Jul 15, 2016-
36Terror in the Aisles$10,004,8171,134$4,009,8661,127Oct 26, 1984Universal Pictures
12Sicko$24,540,0791,117$68,9691Jun 22, 2007Lionsgate Films
25America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,5021,105$38,6083Jun 27, 2014Lionsgate Films
41Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed$7,720,4871,052$2,970,8481,052Apr 18, 2008Rocky Mountain Pictures
52Justin Bieber's Believe$6,206,5661,037$2,007,5671,037Dec 25, 2013Open Road Films (II)
54Death of a Nation$5,885,8811,005$2,356,5221,005Aug 3, 2018-
86BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul$3,509,917997$2,860,016997Jan 26, 2019Fathom Events
26Capitalism: A Love Story$14,363,397995$231,9644Sep 23, 2009Overture Films
305Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland$603,894962$464,170962Feb 8, 2008Picturehouse
69That's Dancing!$4,210,938906$1,506,802906Jan 18, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
14Won't You Be My Neighbor?$22,835,787893$475,41929Jun 8, 2018Focus Features
61Bring the Soul: The Movie$4,809,800873$2,296,491873Aug 7, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
120Hillsong: Let Hope Rise$2,394,386816$1,357,243816Sep 16, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
42Tupac: Resurrection$7,718,961804$4,632,847801Nov 14, 2003Paramount Pictures
184Chonda Pierce: Enough$1,260,116798--Apr 25, 2017Fathom Events
390What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine$382,457795--May 13, 2019Fathom Events
58Three of Hearts$5,495,507793$1,928,076792Apr 30, 1993New Line Cinema
190Steve McQueen: American Icon$1,229,782787--Sep 28, 2017Fathom Events
226Kirk Cameron: Connect$918,127781--Feb 27, 2018Fathom Events
719Woodstock$126,562781--Aug 15, 2019Fathom Events
422You Are Here: A Come From Away Story$318,885781--Sep 11, 2019Fathom Events
144To Joey, with Love$1,709,073753--Sep 20, 2016Fathom Events
425The Riot and the Dance$316,103745--Mar 19, 2018Fathom Events
162Mully$1,489,771738--Oct 3, 2017Fathom Events
116IN OUR HANDS: Battle for Jerusalem$2,534,370733--May 23, 2017Fathom Events
272Revive Us 2$718,607731--Oct 24, 2017Fathom Events
524Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception$237,411727--Jan 11, 2018Fathom Events
196Kingdom Men Rising$1,188,936705--Apr 29, 2019Fathom Events
114Is Genesis History?$2,570,392704--Feb 23, 2017Fathom Events
100Made for More$2,999,134703--Aug 2, 2018Fathom Events
372The Cold Blue$420,177702--May 23, 2019Fathom Events
187Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2$1,252,385655$144,736157Oct 9, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
23Madonna: Truth or Dare$15,012,935652$543,25051May 10, 1991Miramax
224Patterns of Evidence: Exodus$925,576652$764,309652Jan 19, 2015Thinking Man Films
558Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story$208,907648--Jul 31, 2019Fathom Events
70Burn the Stage: The Movie$4,201,819645$2,420,197629Nov 15, 2018Trafalgar Releasing
580Have It All -The Movie$197,142640--Aug 7, 2018-
421The Opera House$320,079627$191,466604Jan 13, 2018Fathom Events
637Diana Ross: Her Life, Love and Legacy$160,968623--Mar 26, 2019Fathom Events
546Fragments of Truth$219,342616--Apr 24, 2018Fathom Events
560The Dating Project$208,100615--Apr 17, 2018Fathom Events
265The Game Changers$739,711610--Sep 16, 2019Fathom Events
13An Inconvenient Truth$24,146,161587$281,3304May 24, 2006Paramount Classics
488Eating You Alive$260,534570--Apr 5, 2018Fathom Events
30Religulous$13,011,160568$3,409,643502Oct 1, 2008Lionsgate Films
81Imagine: John Lennon$3,753,977561$1,412,213561Oct 7, 1988Warner Bros.
392I'll Push You: A Real-Life Inspiration$378,899557--Nov 2, 2017Fathom Events
87An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power$3,496,795556$124,8234Jul 28, 2017Paramount Pictures
542Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary$222,971556--Nov 26, 2019Fathom Events
154Western Stars$1,581,681553$560,282345Oct 25, 2019Warner Bros.
46Babies$7,320,323543$2,160,460534May 7, 2010Focus Features
363I Want Your Money$433,588537$249,428537Oct 15, 2010Freestyle Releasing
528Blind Eyes Opened$234,505534--Jan 23, 2020Fathom Events
207The Insanity of God$1,102,525531--Aug 30, 2016LifeWay Films
571Blink of an Eye$201,874517--Sep 12, 2019Fathom Events
824Godspeed: The Race Across America$96,690514--May 22, 2018Fathom Events
325Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2019$537,153503$3,7864Aug 1, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
459Andy Irons: Kissed by God$285,933495--May 25, 2018Fathom Events
237Between Me and My Mind$875,191488$14,61416Jul 17, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
19Free Solo$17,541,090483$294,2884Sep 28, 2018National Geographic Entertainment
403BOSTON: An American Running Story$364,369481--Apr 19, 2017Fathom Events
350DCI 2017 Tour Premeire$467,817478--Jun 22, 2017Fathom Events
112He Named Me Malala$2,668,936477$61,8084Oct 2, 2015-
72Good Hair$4,157,223466$1,039,220186Oct 9, 2009Roadside Attractions
820Meow Wolf: Origin Story$99,488461--Nov 29, 2018Fathom Events
1,048QT8: The First Eight$51,896459--Oct 21, 2019Fathom Events
99Whitney$3,026,351451$1,265,572451Jul 6, 2018Roadside Attractions
863Skid Row Marathon$84,997438$84,997438Oct 14, 2019Fathom Events
943Making the Five Heartbeats$67,415437--Aug 27, 2018Fathom Events
37Amy$8,413,144435$222,5006Jul 3, 2015A24
31Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845433$171,5035Jun 29, 2018Neon
27RBG$14,017,361432$578,47034May 4, 2018Magnolia Pictures
1,018American Dream: Detroit$55,092421--May 15, 2018Fathom Events
156Genesis: Paradise Lost$1,575,000419--Nov 13, 2017Fathom Events
282Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life$693,984413--Jun 8, 2017Fathom Events
261Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration$752,205405$35,11159Feb 7, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
1,298Restoring Tomorrow$28,556394--Nov 13, 2018Fathom Events
132Pope Francis: A Man of His Word$2,008,385385$507,870346May 18, 2018Focus Features
1,725Step Up: High Water$9,005378--Jan 30, 2018Fathom Events