Documentary NAZA Is On Track for One of 2026's Most-Watched Theatrical Runs

Documentary NAZA, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, is on track to become one of the most-watched documentaries on theatrical release this year, according to Deadline.

Figures collated by producers The Guardian and JW Films put the film's worldwide audience at 1,547,033 across 47 territories by November 6. Outside the United States it has grossed $13.5 million. Inside the US it has passed $1 million.

The US run began as a self-release, meaning the filmmakers put it out without a major studio or distributor. Michael Tuckman's mTuckman Media handled that first stage. Neon signed on as the US distributor in late October, and the film has recorded 83,673 admissions across the United States and Canada since its September 30 opening.

Italy has been the film's biggest single market so far. I Wonder released it on September 29, after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It has reached 717,517 admissions and is still playing in 379 cinemas. That makes it the third most-watched documentary of all time in Italian cinemas, behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and The March of the Penguins.

Other European markets have followed in a staggered rollout. Dogwoof opened the film in the UK and Ireland on October 15, and it has reached 102,509 admissions there. Its live launch event alone drew more than 7,000 people.

France took a different route. The film ran as an event release, a short run sold as a single special occasion. Over 48 hours it attracted more than 82,000 admissions across more than 260 theatres, with nearly 500 screenings. It topped the French box office on both days.

In Germany, distributor ImmerGuteFilme reported 83,355 admissions, with its strongest day on November 1. Polyfilm released the film in Austria on October 1 and has counted 16,521 spectators. Elastica opened it in Spain on October 9 on 105 screens, reaching 61,783 visitors. Benelux distributor Cherry Pickers has counted 132,323 admissions, and Switzerland has drawn more than 50,000 visitors.

Rather than one worldwide opening, the film has arrived territory by territory, with release dates running from late September to mid-October. Each market has its own distributor, its own release plan and its own count. Taken together, the numbers show a film still finding audiences in cinemas several weeks after its first screenings.