In the United States, for example, only one or two documentaries at most used to make it into the theaters each year, but diversification, sophistication, and trends toward interdisciplinary production (e.g., incorporating animation) are drawing increasingly large audiences.
以美國為例，過去一年頂多一兩部紀錄片可以上院線放映，但隨著紀錄片多樣化、精緻化，甚至以跨界的方式製作（例如結合動畫），也愈來愈吸引一般大眾的注目。