Genre Keyword: Documentary

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
301Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago$612,71711--Sep 6, 2013-
302The Filth and the Fury$612,19229$13,3051Mar 29, 2000Fine Line Features
303Gunner Palace$607,84456$63,5208Mar 4, 2005Palm Pictures
304Itzhak$607,29035$14,3502Mar 9, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
305Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland$603,894962$464,170962Feb 8, 2008Picturehouse
306Road Scholar$597,56416$8,6351Jul 16, 1993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
307Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World$594,91251$114,27339Aug 19, 2016Magnolia Pictures
308Tarnation$592,01422$12,7401Oct 6, 2004Wellspring Media
309Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable$590,671205$241,740205Jul 12, 2019Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
310Powaqqatsi$589,24422$27,8991Apr 29, 1988Cannon Film Distributors
311Elvis on Tour$587,818---Jul 29, 2010Warner Bros.
312Gleason$583,664148$91,5839Jul 29, 2016Open Road Films (II)
313Salinger$583,633138$86,9564Sep 6, 2013The Weinstein Company
314Pick of the Litter$578,71760$16,5192Aug 31, 2018IFC Films
315Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion$578,24115$9,4821Sep 19, 2003Artistic License
316La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet$567,49325$14,0001Nov 4, 2009Zipporah Films
317The Weather Underground$564,63214$13,9841Jun 4, 2003Shadow Distribution
318Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary$563,4826$7,6071Jul 10, 1998Providence Entertainment
319Undefeated$562,21821$33,1655Feb 17, 2012The Weinstein Company
320Harry & Snowman$561,46025$56,84218Sep 30, 2016FilmRise
321Dolores$555,30933$13,5341Sep 1, 2017PBS Distribution
322Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles$549,38677$36,4257Aug 23, 2019Roadside Attractions
323The Art of the Steal$544,89034$39,0193Feb 26, 2010IFC Films
324On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter$543,044231$320,894231Nov 7, 2014Hannover House
325Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2019$537,153503$3,7864Aug 1, 2019Trafalgar Releasing
326Incident at Oglala$536,84812$19,0703May 8, 1992Miramax
327Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry$534,10037$41,1045Jul 27, 2012IFC Films
328Wild Man Blues$533,75925$54,4583Apr 17, 1998New Line Cinema
329Sex Is...$530,8336--May 7, 1993Outsider Films
330Human Flow$527,84536$45,6773Oct 13, 2017Magnolia Pictures
331The First Monday in May$527,47445$99,24220Apr 15, 2016Magnolia Pictures
332A Great Day in Harlem$527,0348$21,0781Feb 17, 1995Castle Hill Productions
333Trouble the Water$520,15115$28,6063Aug 22, 2008Zeitgeist Films
334The Spy Behind Home Plate$519,52531$10,2501May 24, 2019Ciesla Foundation
335Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser$518,91811$31,8422Oct 1, 1989Warner Bros.
336Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's$518,34238$39,6304May 3, 2013Entertainment One
337The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution$516,89312$20,2151Sep 2, 2015PBS Distribution
338The Trials of Henry Kissinger$516,7268$14,6671Sep 25, 2002First Run
339Shut Up and Play the Hits$510,334161--Jul 18, 2012Oscilloscope
340Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.$507,94128$24,1253Dec 29, 1999Lionsgate
341Our President$507,26841$9,4211Jun 2, 2017CJ Entertainment
342Deli Man$502,29438$37,32115Feb 27, 2015Cohen Media Group
343Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict$498,42825$22,2582Nov 6, 2015Submarine Deluxe
344Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine$494,50668$140,06468Sep 4, 2015Magnolia Pictures
345The Act of Killing$486,91929$27,4501Jul 19, 2013Drafthouse Films
346The Russian Five$485,04944$156,73236Mar 21, 2019Lucky Hat Entertainment
347The Flat$471,84227$19,9163Oct 19, 2012IFC Films
348Pearl Jam Twenty$471,33460$102,4487Sep 20, 2011Abramorama
349CatVideoFest$470,923103$11,2691Feb 15, 2019Oscilloscope
350DCI 2017 Tour Premeire$467,817478--Jun 22, 2017Fathom Events
351Last Days in Vietnam$466,11425$30,5002Sep 5, 2014American Experience Films
352Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood$461,68934$28,1441Jul 27, 2018Greenwich Entertainment
353Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism$461,57218$77,9825Aug 6, 2004Cinema Libre Studio
354The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers$453,99312$1,1141Jan 29, 2010First Run
355The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl$449,7073$9,7111Mar 18, 1994Kino International
356I Am Trying to Break Your Heart$445,52213$10,7761Jul 26, 2002Cowboy Pictures
357The Heart of the Game$445,37421$11,2513Jun 9, 2006Miramax
358When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan$442,93616$3791Jan 19, 2007Shadow Distribution
359Gimme Danger$440,62771$44,7253Oct 28, 2016Magnolia Pictures
360Sketches of Frank Gehry$439,30921$17,2392May 12, 2006Sony Pictures Classics
361CatVideoFest 2020$437,62584$217,92730Feb 21, 2020Oscilloscope
362Rosenwald$433,92421$7,9021Aug 14, 2015-
363I Want Your Money$433,588537$249,428537Oct 15, 2010Freestyle Releasing
364The Singing Revolution$426,8555$2,4751Dec 7, 2007Abramorama
365Listen to Me Marlon$425,83138$30,0682Jul 29, 2015-
366Hail Satan?$424,28467$26,4963Apr 17, 2019Magnolia Pictures
367Sound City$422,85350$62,84216Feb 1, 2013Variance Films
368She's Beautiful When She's Angry$421,57319$10,5051Dec 5, 2014International Film Circuit
369Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy$421,5167$23,8652Nov 30, 2001-
370The Last Days$421,43232$20,4923Feb 5, 1999October Films
371Heart of a Dog$420,81322$13,8931Oct 21, 2015Abramorama
372The Cold Blue$420,177702--May 23, 2019Fathom Events
373In the Realms of the Unreal$417,12013$15,4773Dec 22, 2004Wellspring Media
374Project Nim$411,18422$25,8204Jul 8, 2011Roadside Attractions
375Janis: Little Girl Blue$410,46526$21,8612Nov 27, 2015FilmRise
376Unbranded$410,18580$141,41680Sep 25, 2015Gravitas Ventures
377Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary$406,28417$16,6261Apr 14, 2017Abramorama
378The Hunting Ground$405,91725$22,4642Feb 27, 2015RADiUS-TWC
379Amandla!$405,33116$14,1811Feb 19, 2003Artisan Entertainment
380The Gospel According to André$400,71336$47,8024May 25, 2018Magnolia Pictures
381Leaning Into The Wind$400,53039$24,8405Mar 9, 2018Magnolia Pictures
382Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie$396,80354$91,38817May 7, 2004THINKFilm
383End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones$391,95010$18,4221Aug 20, 2004Magnolia Pictures
384Detropia$390,02424$17,4141Sep 7, 2012Loki Films
385Turtle: The Incredible Journey$386,07324$69,38924Jun 24, 2011Hannover House
386Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?$384,955102$148,698102Apr 18, 2008The Weinstein Company
387Dirty Wars$384,47331$63,5044Jun 7, 2013IFC Films
388The Armstrong Lie$383,29477$28,9925Nov 8, 2013Sony Pictures Classics
389Into the Arms of Strangers$382,80718$32,0375Sep 15, 2000Warner Bros.
390What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine$382,457795--May 13, 2019Fathom Events
391Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela$381,2253$3,2631Oct 22, 2004-
392I'll Push You: A Real-Life Inspiration$378,899557--Nov 2, 2017Fathom Events
393Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary$378,38212$9,2161Jan 24, 2003Sony Pictures Classics
394The Hunting of the President$376,61220$23,2982Jun 18, 2004Regent Releasing
395Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami$375,20836$56,1713Apr 13, 2018Kino Lorber
396Genghis Blues$374,5506$6,5241Jul 1, 1999Roxie Releasing
397The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years$373,74321$45,00821Jun 3, 1988New Line Cinema
398Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale$373,36615$12,6232Mar 30, 2001IFC Films
399Hava Nagila$370,21824$8,2181Mar 1, 2013International Film Circuit
400When Comedy Went to School$369,06513$17,0015Jul 31, 2013International Film Circuit