Genre Keyword: Documentary

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
101Man on Wire$2,962,24293$51,3922Jul 25, 2008Magnolia Pictures
102Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work$2,930,687115$164,3517Jun 11, 2010IFC Films
103The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years$2,930,414155$785,33685Sep 15, 2016Abramorama
104Unzipped$2,875,086119$71,2752Aug 4, 1995Miramax
105Kedi$2,835,047130$40,1031Feb 10, 2017Oscilloscope
106Citizenfour$2,800,870105$126,3215Oct 24, 2014RADiUS-TWC
107When We Were Kings$2,789,98592$12,4792Oct 25, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
108Comedian$2,751,988244$60,2244Oct 11, 2002Miramax
109My Architect$2,750,70739$37,9292Nov 12, 2003New Yorker Films
110Freeriders$2,750,06430$264,54811Oct 20, 1998-
111Samsara$2,672,41370$76,2222Aug 24, 2012Oscilloscope
112He Named Me Malala$2,668,936477$61,8084Oct 2, 2015-
113Control Room$2,589,61674$27,1251May 21, 2004Magnolia Pictures
114Is Genesis History?$2,570,392704--Feb 23, 2017Fathom Events
115Jiro Dreams of Sushi$2,552,47880$42,0352Mar 9, 2012Magnolia Pictures
116IN OUR HANDS: Battle for Jerusalem$2,534,370733--May 23, 2017Fathom Events
117The Endurance$2,453,08340$18,9313Oct 5, 2001Cowboy Pictures
118The Gatekeepers$2,415,727131$61,5523Feb 1, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
119The Queen of Versailles$2,401,99989$51,3263Jul 20, 2012Magnolia Pictures
120Hillsong: Let Hope Rise$2,394,386816$1,357,243816Sep 16, 2016Pure Flix Entertainment
121Meru$2,334,228176$91,2797Aug 14, 2015Music Box Films
122WARx2$2,310,62516$30,9311Sep 18, 2015Strasson Group
123Snowriders II$2,287,639---Oct 15, 1997-
124A Brief History of Time$2,279,69245$84,0255Aug 21, 1992Triton Pictures
125Riding Giants$2,276,36864$134,40026Jul 9, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
126Rivers and Tides$2,200,27615--Jun 26, 2002Roxie Releasing
127The Endless Summer 2$2,155,385302$657,292302Jun 3, 1994New Line Cinema
128Blackfish$2,073,58299$75,9625Jul 19, 2013Magnolia Pictures
129Snowriders$2,068,490---Oct 16, 1996-
130Beyond the Mat$2,053,648298$9,5321Oct 22, 1999Lionsgate
131This Is Elvis$2,028,612309$429,146309Apr 10, 1981Warner Bros.
132Pope Francis: A Man of His Word$2,008,385385$507,870346May 18, 2018Focus Features
133Endless Winter$1,966,454---Oct 20, 1995-
134Vertical Reality$1,951,429---Oct 19, 1994-
135The Corporation$1,879,98328$28,6712Jun 4, 2004Zeitgeist Films
136Fantastic Fungi$1,788,32237$9,4191Sep 20, 2019Area 23a
137The Story of the Weeping Camel$1,763,05255$21,7672Jun 4, 2004THINKFilm
138Valentino: The Last Emperor$1,755,13438$21,7621Mar 18, 2009Truly Indie
139Girl Rising$1,727,259170$81,64034Mar 7, 2013GathrFilms
140Every Little Step$1,725,14170$68,5048Apr 17, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
141Koyaanisqatsi$1,723,872---Apr 27, 1983Island Alive
142Jane$1,723,37996$58,3483Oct 20, 2017Abramorama
143The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg$1,712,38531$21,6751Jan 12, 2000Cowboy Pictures
144To Joey, with Love$1,709,073753--Sep 20, 2016Fathom Events
145Who Killed the Electric Car?$1,678,87474$45,1388Jun 28, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
146Weiner$1,676,10888$84,1735May 20, 2016IFC Films
147Tim's Vermeer$1,671,377129$49,7774Jan 31, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
148Black Diamond Rush$1,634,38647$161,11511Oct 12, 1993-
149Senna$1,612,43047$73,4972Aug 12, 2011-
150It Might Get Loud$1,610,16375$92,6797Aug 14, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
151Rhyme & Reason$1,608,277280$853,589280Mar 7, 1997Miramax
152Stories We Tell$1,600,14570$27,0532May 10, 2013Roadside Attractions
153I Am$1,591,03474$10,0921Feb 18, 2011Paladin
154Western Stars$1,581,681553$560,282345Oct 25, 2019Warner Bros.
155Vincent$1,577,48016$4,6321Aug 19, 1988Roxie Releasing
156Genesis: Paradise Lost$1,575,000419--Nov 13, 2017Fathom Events
157Awake: The Life of Yogananda$1,539,68021$18,8851Oct 10, 2014-
158Fed Up$1,538,899104$126,02818May 9, 2014RADiUS-TWC
159Murderball$1,531,15497$57,2868Jul 8, 2005THINKFilm
160Finding Vivian Maier$1,514,78297$63,6003Mar 28, 2014IFC Films
161Bill Cunningham: New York$1,510,02634$33,6771Mar 16, 2011Zeitgeist Films
162Mully$1,489,771738--Oct 3, 2017Fathom Events
163Why We Fight$1,439,97264$53,5716Jan 20, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
164The Kid Stays in the Picture$1,439,23256$89,0874Jul 26, 2002Focus Features
165No End in Sight$1,433,319117$31,5332Jul 27, 2007Magnolia Pictures
166Microcosmos$1,433,21043$35,1892Oct 9, 1996Miramax
167Marley$1,413,48073$262,00442Apr 20, 2012Magnolia Pictures
168Looking for Richard$1,408,57581$33,8432Oct 11, 1996-
169The Celluloid Closet$1,400,59138$95,0479Mar 15, 1996Sony Pictures Classics
170X Games 3D: The Movie$1,391,4341,399$837,2161,399Aug 21, 2009Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
171The Salt of the Earth$1,343,34980$44,9004Mar 27, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
172Restrepo$1,330,89452$35,5812Jun 25, 2010National Geographic Entertainment
173Chasing Ice$1,328,46753--Nov 9, 2012Submarine Deluxe
174Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse$1,318,44928$42,9924Nov 27, 1991Triton Pictures
175Iris$1,310,67892$57,2546Apr 29, 2015Magnolia Pictures
176Anne Frank Remembered$1,310,20031$26,6974Feb 23, 1996Sony Pictures Classics
177Air Racers$1,309,98710--Apr 6, 20123D Entertainment
178Brother's Keeper$1,305,91515$10,7581Sep 9, 1992-
179The Wolfpack$1,301,69694$43,9202Jun 12, 2015Magnolia Pictures
180Dogtown and Z-Boys$1,300,68270$103,35520Apr 26, 2002Sony Pictures Classics
181No Safe Spaces$1,291,514200$45,2361Oct 25, 2019Atlas Distribution Company
182Startup.com$1,283,35635$16,1181May 11, 2001Artisan Entertainment
183Maria By Callas$1,267,301149$91,91516Nov 2, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
184Chonda Pierce: Enough$1,260,116798--Apr 25, 2017Fathom Events
185McQueen$1,257,27595$98,8734Jul 20, 2018Bleecker Street Media
186Baraka$1,254,23715$26,8122Sep 24, 1993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
187Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2$1,252,385655$144,736157Oct 9, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
188Gonzo$1,252,10059$191,94226Jul 4, 2008Magnolia Pictures
189The Wedding Weekend$1,232,96184$50,1034Oct 27, 2006The Weinstein Company
190Steve McQueen: American Icon$1,229,782787--Sep 28, 2017Fathom Events
191Metallica: Some Kind of Monster$1,222,708147$46,3593Jul 9, 2004IFC Films
192The Thin Blue Line$1,209,84623$17,8141Aug 26, 1988Miramax
193Inequality for All$1,205,273103$140,88828Sep 27, 2013RADiUS-TWC
194Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest$1,200,32654$111,9824Jul 8, 2011Sony Pictures Classics
195Backstage$1,191,835322$496,226322Sep 6, 2000Miramax
196Kingdom Men Rising$1,188,936705--Apr 29, 2019Fathom Events
197The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble$1,176,78182$24,6143Jun 10, 2016The Orchard
198Festival Express$1,174,07943$12,0741Jul 23, 2004THINKFilm
199American Movie$1,165,79529$20,2602Nov 5, 1999Sony Pictures Classics
200Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe$1,163,26595$28,3391Apr 1, 2016Cinema Libre Studio