Documentary - Nature
(Excluding IMAX releases)
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
20 |
Last Call at the Oasis |
ATO Pictures |
$42,423 |
6 |
$8,899 |
3 |
5/4/12 |
| 2 |
2 |
Earth (2009) |
Buena Vista |
$32,011,576 |
1,804 |
$8,825,760 |
1,804 |
4/22/09 |
| 3 |
3 |
Chimpanzee |
Buena Vista |
$28,972,764 |
1,567 |
$10,673,748 |
1,563 |
4/20/12 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oceans |
Buena Vista |
$19,422,319 |
1,232 |
$6,058,958 |
1,206 |
4/22/10 |
| 5 |
5 |
African Cats |
Buena Vista |
$15,428,747 |
1,224 |
$6,003,200 |
1,220 |
4/22/11 |
| 6 |
23 |
Carbon Nation |
Clay Way Media |
$16,901 |
2 |
$402 |
1 |
5/7/10 |
| 7 |
24 |
Patagonia Rising |
First Run |
$2,064 |
1 |
$981 |
1 |
6/8/12 |
| 8 |
13 |
Sharkwater |
Freestyle Releasing |
$850,920 |
60 |
$37,140 |
60 |
9/28/07 |
| 9 |
16 |
Turtle: The Incredible Journey |
Hannover House |
$386,073 |
24 |
$69,389 |
24 |
6/24/11 |
| 10 |
21 |
GasLand |
International WOW |
$30,846 |
2 |
$2,641 |
1 |
9/15/10 |
| 11 |
8 |
Grizzly Man |
Lions Gate |
$3,178,403 |
105 |
$269,131 |
29 |
8/12/05 |
| 12 |
10 |
Microcosmos |
Miramax |
$1,433,210 |
43 |
$35,189 |
2 |
10/9/96 |
| 13 |
7 |
Flying Monsters |
National Geographic Entertainment |
$5,217,211 |
27 |
n/a |
6 |
10/7/11 |
| 14 |
15 |
The Last Lions |
National Geographic Entertainment |
$635,325 |
61 |
$53,344 |
4 |
2/18/11 |
| 15 |
17 |
The Whale |
Paladin |
$81,881 |
5 |
$4,835 |
2 |
9/9/11 |
| 16 |
22 |
Otter 501 |
Paladin |
$24,449 |
4 |
$5,444 |
3 |
5/11/12 |
| 17 |
14 |
Arctic Tale |
Paramount Vantage |
$833,532 |
227 |
$22,607 |
4 |
7/25/07 |
| 18 |
19 |
Cool It |
Roadside Attractions |
$62,713 |
43 |
$26,847 |
41 |
11/12/10 |
| 19 |
18 |
An Inconsistent Truth |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
$69,394 |
3 |
$20,733 |
1 |
1/27/12 |
| 20 |
9 |
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
Shadow Dist. |
$3,058,527 |
67 |
$36,731 |
5 |
2/9/05 |
| 21 |
6 |
Winged Migration |
Sony Classics |
$11,689,053 |
202 |
$33,128 |
1 |
4/18/03 |
| 22 |
11 |
Chasing Ice |
Submarine Deluxe |
$1,328,467 |
53 |
n/a |
- |
11/9/12 |
| 23 |
12 |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm |
$944,933 |
39 |
$17,730 |
1 |
6/11/08 |
| 24 |
1 |
March of the Penguins |
Warner Independent |
$77,437,223 |
2,506 |
$137,492 |
4 |
6/24/05 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $203,158,954 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $8,464,956 | 388 | $1,347,680 | 272 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $173,272,629 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $34,654,526 | 1,667 | $7,890,417 | 1,448 | - |
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