“They Shall Not Grow Old” (2018) – $17.9 millionĭirector Peter Jackson went to painstaking lengths to digitally restore and transform 100-year -old archival footage for his powerful documentary on World War I. All numbers are domestic totals via Box Office Mojo.ġ5. ![]() This list is an interesting mix of political, nature and concert documentaries, and several of them likewise went on to win Oscars and critical acclaim. ![]() And the Mister Rogers doc is well on its way to cracking this list of the top 15 grossing documentaries at the box office. This summer, “RBG,” “Three Identical Strangers” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” are big hits when it comes to documentaries. ![]() So when a documentary does make a splash at the box office, it’s an even bigger surprise. ![]() Documentaries are rarely big money makers, but we talk about them as having the power to influence change and motivate people to action in a way even narrative films cannot.
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