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Genres

Documentary

1982-Present
NOTE: Documentary as sub-genre of Non-Fiction.
Large format (ex. Everest), concert (music, ex. Woodstock, and comedy, ex. Raw) , compilation (ex. That's Entertainment) and reality TV movies (ex. Jackass) omitted. Hybrids (ex. Never Say Never) are included.



Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-1000, #1001-1047
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdj. Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions $152,784,300 2,011 $30,661,600 868 6/23/04
2 March of the Penguins WIP $96,162,300 2,506 $170,700 4 6/24/05
3 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Par. $73,942,800 3,118 $29,889,600 3,105 2/11/11
4 Earth (2009) BV $35,489,200 1,804 $9,417,300 1,804 4/22/09
5 2016 Obama's America RM $34,223,000 2,017 $32,300 1 7/13/12
6 An Inconvenient Truth ParC $29,344,000 587 $341,900 4 5/24/06
7 Bowling for Columbine UA $29,220,900 248 $286,500 8 10/11/02
8 Chimpanzee BV $28,401,900 1,567 $10,463,400 1,563 4/20/12
9 Sicko LGF $28,392,300 1,117 $79,800 1 6/22/07
10 Madonna: Truth or Dare Mira. $28,385,500 652 $1,027,100 51 5/10/91
11 Katy Perry: Part of Me Par. $24,827,000 2,732 $7,303,400 2,730 7/5/12
12 Oceans BV $19,446,700 1,232 $6,120,500 1,206 4/22/10
13 Winged Migration SPC $15,476,500 202 $43,700 1 4/18/03
14 African Cats BV $15,237,300 1,224 $5,928,700 1,220 4/22/11
15 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $15,025,400 995 $247,500 4 9/23/09
16 Super Size Me IDP $14,787,400 230 $662,200 41 5/7/04
17 Religulous LGF $14,424,600 568 $3,780,000 502 10/1/08
18 Hoop Dreams FL $14,331,600 262 $35,000 3 10/14/94
19 Roger and Me WB $12,641,000 265 $160,900 4 12/22/89
20 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $10,189,500 804 $6,115,700 801 11/14/03
21 Mad Hot Ballroom ParC $10,081,000 202 $56,300 2 5/13/05
22 That's Dancing! MGM $9,442,000 906 $3,378,600 906 1/18/85
23 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed RM $8,559,200 1,052 $3,293,600 1,052 4/18/08
24 The Aristocrats Think $7,919,100 234 $302,700 4 7/29/05
25 Spellbound (2003) Think $7,562,100 117 $23,100 1 4/30/03
26 Babies Focus $7,329,500 543 $2,182,400 534 5/7/10
27 Imagine: John Lennon WB $7,270,500 561 $2,735,100 561 10/7/88
28 Paris is Burning Mira. $7,146,300 91 $586,400 23 8/9/91
29 Waiting for "Superman" ParV $6,425,200 330 $143,500 4 9/24/10
30 Shine a Light ParV $6,103,400 277 $1,649,700 276 4/4/08
31 Touching the Void IFC $5,888,100 137 $124,300 5 1/23/04
32 Crumb SPC $5,564,800 56 $36,300 1 4/21/95
33 The Fog of War SPC $5,384,700 261 $54,700 3 12/19/03
34 Unzipped Mira. $5,261,100 119 $130,400 2 8/4/95
35 Cave of Forgotten Dreams IFC $5,251,600 123 $137,400 5 4/29/11
36 Flying Monsters NGE $5,234,200 27 n/a 6 10/7/11
37 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Magn. $5,056,300 151 $95,200 3 4/22/05
38 Step Into Liquid Art. $4,860,200 91 $179,500 5 8/8/03
39 When We Were Kings Gram. $4,840,100 92 $22,500 2 10/25/96
40 Food, Inc. Magn. $4,711,400 155 $64,600 3 6/12/09
41 Freeriders WM $4,667,500 30 $449,000 11 10/20/98
42 The Corporation Zeit. $4,478,000 28 $36,800 2 6/4/04
43 Young@Heart FoxS $4,425,900 212 $56,500 4 4/9/08
44 A Brief History of Time Trit $4,372,600 45 $161,200 5 8/21/92
45 Born Into Brothels Think $4,366,800 127 $18,700 1 12/8/04
46 Koyaanisqatsi IsAl $4,356,200 - n/a - 4/27/83
47 Good Hair RAtt. $4,347,800 466 $1,087,000 186 10/9/09
48 Inside Job SPC $4,303,200 250 $39,400 2 10/8/10
49 Rize Lions $4,143,200 352 $1,955,600 352 6/24/05
50 Capturing the Friedmans Magn. $4,117,400 78 $86,000 3 5/30/03
51 The Endless Summer II NL $4,104,500 302 $1,251,700 302 6/3/94
52 Buck IFC $4,041,500 152 $66,700 4 6/17/11
53 The September Issue RAtt. $4,040,400 143 $235,400 6 8/28/09
54 Snowriders 2 WM $3,967,200 - n/a - 10/15/97
55 Grizzly Man Lions $3,947,000 105 $334,200 29 8/12/05
56 The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Shad. $3,797,600 67 $45,600 5 2/9/05
57 Wordplay IFC $3,793,200 154 $39,900 2 6/16/06
58 Comedian Mira. $3,770,400 244 $82,500 4 10/11/02
59 Snowriders WM $3,725,200 - n/a - 10/16/96
60 Vertical Reality WM $3,716,100 - n/a - 10/19/94
61 Searching for Sugar Man SPC $3,677,600 157 $28,100 3 7/27/12
62 Endless Winter WM $3,598,400 - n/a - 10/20/95
63 Pina IFC $3,539,600 84 $69,100 3 12/23/11
64 My Architect NYer $3,537,000 39 $50,100 2 11/12/03
65 Bully (2012) Wein. $3,426,200 6 $117,100 5 3/30/12
66 The Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure Cow. $3,395,500 40 $26,600 3 10/5/01
67 Exit Through the Gift Shop PDA $3,339,300 46 $172,500 8 4/16/10
68 Control Room Magn. $3,319,400 74 $34,800 1 5/21/04
69 Man on Wire Magn. $3,284,000 93 $57,000 2 7/25/08
70 Catfish Rog. $3,241,400 143 $265,600 12 9/17/10
71 Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh Roxie $3,162,400 16 $9,000 1 8/19/88
72 Black Diamond Rush WM $3,142,400 47 $309,800 11 10/12/93
73 Beyond the Mat Lions $3,034,400 298 $14,900 1 10/22/99
74 Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work IFC $2,934,400 115 $166,000 7 6/11/10
75 Riding Giants SPC $2,917,900 64 $172,300 26 7/9/04
76 Rivers and Tides Roxie $2,873,300 15 $16,800 1 6/26/02
77 Say Amen, Somebody MGM $2,800,700 - n/a - 3/11/83
78 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $2,789,100 280 $1,480,300 280 3/7/97
79 Samsara Osci. $2,686,200 70 $78,000 2 8/24/12
80 Microcosmos Mira. $2,581,100 43 $63,400 2 10/9/96
81 Looking for Richard FoxS $2,536,700 81 $60,900 2 10/11/96
82 Life & Times of Hank Greenberg Cow. $2,528,900 31 $32,000 1 1/12/00
83 Hearts of Darkness Trit $2,527,300 28 $81,300 4 11/27/91
84 The Celluloid Closet SPC $2,522,300 38 $171,200 9 3/15/96
85 Baraka Gold. $2,518,200 15 $51,600 2 9/24/93
86 Jiro Dreams of Sushi Magn. $2,517,500 80 $42,200 2 3/9/12
87 Brother's Keeper CThnk $2,510,800 15 $20,600 1 9/9/92
88 The Queen of Versailles Magn. $2,457,600 89 $52,500 3 7/20/12
89 The Gatekeepers SPC $2,397,900 131 $61,700 3 2/1/13
90 Anne Frank Remembered SPC $2,359,600 31 $48,100 4 2/23/96
91 The Thin Blue Line Mira. $2,343,200 23 $34,500 1 8/26/88
92 The Story of the Weeping Camel Think $2,259,900 55 $27,900 2 6/4/04
93 Who Killed the Electric Car? SPC $2,040,300 74 $54,900 8 6/28/06
94 The Kid Stays in the Picture Focus $1,971,800 56 $122,100 4 7/26/02
95 Valentino: The Last Emperor Truly $1,945,800 38 $23,200 1 3/18/09
96 Murderball Think $1,901,400 97 $71,100 8 7/8/05
97 Every Little Step SPC $1,840,700 70 $73,100 8 4/17/09
98 Startup.com Art. $1,804,900 35 $22,700 1 5/11/01
99 Dogtown and Z-Boys SPC $1,782,000 70 $141,600 20 4/26/02
100 35 Up Gold. $1,770,100 21 $26,300 1 1/15/92
TOTAL (All Movies):$1,200,501,500----
AVERAGE (All Movies):$1,174,70047$152,20023-
TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only):		$581,177,900----
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only):		$36,323,6001,544$10,280,6001,474-
Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-1000, #1001-1047


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UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease Date
Persons of Interest FRun 9/3/04
Muscle Shoals Magn. Summer 2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks Focus 5/24/13
Triumph of the Wall FRun 5/31/13
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Magn. 6/7/13
Dirty Wars IFC 6/7/13
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story FRun 6/14/13
20 Feet from Stardom RTWC 6/14/13
Call Me Kuchu Cdgm. 6/14/13
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Trib. 6/26/13
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Magn. 7/3/13
Cutie and the Boxer RTWC 8/16/13
Salinger Wein. 9/6/13
Le Joli Mai Icar. 9/13/13
Bears BV 4/18/14