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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2023

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2023 GrossTickets Sold
1 After Death Oct 27, 2023 Angel Studios PG-13 $11,477,621 1,064,714
2 The Journey: A Music Special Apr 2, 2023 Fathom Events Not Rated $3,574,915 331,624
3 Come Out in Jesus Name Mar 13, 2023 Fathom Events Not Rated $2,543,913 235,984
4 Route 60: The Biblical Highway Sep 18, 2023 Fathom Events Not Rated $1,606,339 149,011
5 The Domino Revival Oct 24, 2023 Fathom Events PG-13 $851,398 78,979
6 It Ain’t Over May 12, 2023 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $705,355 65,431
7 Joan Baez I Am a Noise Oct 6, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $648,299 60,139
8 CatVideoFest 2023 Aug 4, 2023 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $608,599 56,456
9 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Warner Bros. G $463,240 42,972
10 Corazón de Padre May 1, 2023 Fathom Events Not Rated $447,912 41,550
11 Carlos Sep 29, 2023 Sony Pictures Cla… R $432,479 40,118
12 Turn Every Page: The Advent… Dec 30, 2022 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $327,630 30,392
13 Wild Life Apr 14, 2023 National Geograph… PG-13 $325,936 30,235
14 Every Body Jun 30, 2023 Focus Features R $276,415 25,641
15 Fremont Aug 25, 2023 Music Box Films Not Rated $269,485 24,998
16 The Essential Church Jul 28, 2023 Atlas Distribution PG-13 $250,000 23,191
17 Common Ground Sep 29, 2023 Area 23a PG $246,931 22,906
18 All The Beauty And The Bloo… Nov 23, 2022 Neon Not Rated $212,717 19,732
19 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Warner Bros. G $199,734 18,528
20 Lourdes Jun 25, 2021 Distrib Films Not Rated $197,702 18,339
21 Dicht bij Vermeer May 26, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $178,762 16,582
22 Anselm: Das Rauschen der Zeit Dec 8, 2023 Janus Films Not Rated $164,294 15,240
23 The Highest of Stakes Aug 4, 2023 Indican Pictures Not Rated $161,313 14,964
24 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Warner Bros. G $152,985 14,192
25 32 Sounds Apr 28, 2023 Abramorama Films Not Rated $150,528 13,963
26 The Last Rider Jun 23, 2023 Roadside Attractions Not Rated $147,979 13,727
27 Path Of The Panther Feb 24, 2023 PG $142,012 13,173
28 Little Richard: I Am Everyt… Apr 21, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $131,490 12,197
29 Day By Day Aug 11, 2023 Utopia Not Rated $113,556 10,533
30 Squaring the Circle Jun 7, 2023 Utopia Not Rated $111,589 10,351
31 The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Apr 14, 2023 Iconic Releasing Not Rated $102,531 9,511
32 Invisible Beauty Sep 15, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $92,040 8,538
33 Lakota Nation vs. United St… Jul 14, 2023 IFC Films PG-13 $89,101 8,265
34 Kokomo City Jul 28, 2023 Magnolia Pictures R $77,278 7,168
35 The League Jul 14, 2023 Magnolia Pictures PG $70,038 6,497
36 The Eternal Memory Aug 11, 2023 MTV Documentary F… Not Rated $67,594 6,270
37 Menus plaisirs Nov 22, 2023 Zipporah Not Rated $63,702 5,909
38 Lynch/Oz Jun 2, 2023 Janus Films Not Rated $60,701 5,630
39 Nam June Paik: Moon Is The … Mar 24, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $59,023 5,475
40 The Mission Oct 13, 2023 Picturehouse PG-13 $58,639 5,439
41 The Stones and Brian Jones Nov 17, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $57,924 5,373
42 Immediate Family Dec 15, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $57,666 5,349
43 Fire of Love Apr 29, 2022 PG $56,332 5,225
44 Desperate Souls, Dark City … Jun 23, 2023 Zeitgeist Not Rated $55,124 5,113
45 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Warner Bros. G $52,218 4,844
46 Cat Daddies Oct 14, 2022 Gray Hat Productions Not Rated $48,834 4,530
47 Black Ice Jul 14, 2023 Roadside Attractions R $47,362 4,393
48 The Disappearance of Shere … Nov 17, 2023 IFC Films R $46,472 4,310
49 Les Filles d'Olfa Oct 27, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $44,032 4,084
50 Radical Wolfe Sep 15, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $39,288 3,644
51 Make Me Famous Jun 22, 2023 Red Splat Product… Not Rated $37,275 3,457
52 Mister Organ Oct 6, 2023 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $36,434 3,379
53 Canary Sep 15, 2023 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $35,603 3,302
54 A Compassionate Spy Aug 4, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $34,502 3,200
55 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Warner Bros. G $34,164 3,169
56 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 IMAX Films G $32,774 3,040
57 Bobi Wine: The People's Pre… Jul 28, 2023 National Geograph… PG-13 $30,263 2,807
58 The Melt Goes on Forever: T… May 5, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $28,654 2,658
59 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Warner Bros. G $28,574 2,651
60 In Viaggio Mar 31, 2023 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $23,142 2,146
61 River Apr 21, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $22,789 2,114
62 Only in Theaters Nov 18, 2022 The Film Collabor… Not Rated $19,832 1,839
63 Filmmakers for the Prosecution Jan 24, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $19,246 1,785
64 Godard seul le cinéma Dec 15, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $18,649 1,729
65 What the Hell Happened to B… Mar 24, 2023 Abramorama Films Not Rated $18,571 1,722
66 Fast Dreams Nov 3, 2023 99 Ways Entertain… Not Rated $17,895 1,660
67 Once Upon a Time in Uganda Jul 7, 2023 Yellow Veil Pictures Not Rated $16,185 1,501
68 Subject Nov 3, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $15,117 1,402
69 Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Nov 24, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $14,412 1,336
70 Another Body Oct 20, 2023 Utopia Not Rated $14,403 1,336
71 Break the Mold: The Zach Ba… Jun 23, 2023 Holt Hamilton Dis… Not Rated $14,074 1,305
72 The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Aug 25, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $14,000 1,298
73 Le chagrin et la pitié Mar 25, 1972 Not Rated $13,082 1,213
74 Beyond Utopia Oct 23, 2023 Fathom Events PG-13 $11,716 1,086
75 Les années Super-8 Dec 16, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $9,184 851
76 Film, the Living Record of … Feb 27, 2023 Kino Lorber Not Rated $8,655 802
77 I Got a Monster Mar 10, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $7,971 739
78 Gods of Mexico Mar 3, 2023 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $7,031 652
79 Have You Got It Yet? The St… Jul 14, 2023 Abramorama Films Not Rated $6,015 557
80 Pianoforte Dec 1, 2023 Greenwich Not Rated $5,500 510
81 Hockeyland Sep 9, 2022 Greenwich Not Rated $2,823 261
82 This Much We Know Nov 10, 2023 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $2,296 212
83 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Oct 21, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $1,890 175
84 Loudmouth Dec 9, 2022 Greenwich Not Rated $1,677 155
85 Imagining the Indian: The F… Mar 31, 2023 The Ciesla Founda… Not Rated $1,380 128
86 Lowndes County and the Road… Dec 2, 2022 Greenwich Not Rated $363 33
Total Gross of All Movies$28,973,168
Total Tickets Sold2,687,639

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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