In 2021, documentaries grossed approximately two million British pounds at the box office in Ireland and the United Kingdom, up from 400 thousand pounds a year earlier. The 2020 figure was one of the lowest annual revenues recorded in the 21st century, only second to the 200-thousand-pound gross reported in 2001.
Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP)
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British Film Institute. (April 27, 2023). Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. "Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. (2023). Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute. "Annual Box Office Revenue of Documentaries in Ireland and The United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/
British Film Institute, Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Annual box office revenue of documentaries in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph], British Film Institute, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297487/box-office-gross-of-documentaries-uk-and-ireland/