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 Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 847
The Woman with the Five Elephants
CGld
$11,026
1
$4,988
1
7/20/11
846
The Last Party
Trit
$11,156
1
$4,088
1
8/27/93
845
Family Fundamentals
Focus
$11,344
4
$7,352
4
10/11/02
844
Verdict on Auschwitz
FRun
$11,396
1
$2,740
1
1/12/07
843
Sputnik Mania
Bal.
$11,441
1
$6,223
1
3/14/08
842
After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
Vari.
$11,538
3
$2,501
1
5/21/10
841
Ultrasuede
Trib.
$11,539
1
$3,968
1
1/20/12
840
East of Havana
BMG
$11,550
1
$4,800
1
2/2/07
839
Crop Circles: Quest for Truth
Open
$11,562
1
$5,763
1
8/23/02
838
Operation Filmmaker
Icar.
$11,573
1
$2,964
1
6/4/08
837
Angels in the Dust
Libre
$11,606
4
$5,043
1
9/14/07
836
My Voyage to Italy
Mira.
$11,683
1
$7,117
1
10/24/01
835
One Peace at a Time
Mont.
$11,698
2
$4,138
1
12/4/09
834
Writer of O
Zeit.
$11,728
1
$2,245
1
5/4/05
833
Blockade
Icar.
$11,750
1
$5,271
1
3/14/07
832
Chelsea on the Rocks
Aliq.
$11,799
1
$4,286
1
10/2/09
831
New York in the 50's
Avat.
$11,882
1
$4,552
1
2/9/01
830
Picture Me
Strand
$12,008
1
$6,718
1
9/17/10
829
Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home
Libre
$12,025
1
$7,039
1
12/7/12
828
Defamation
FRun
$12,038
4
$4,725
4
11/20/09
827
Sex Positive
Reg.
$12,069
1
$3,408
1
6/12/09
826
The Kids Grow Up
Shad.
$12,095
1
$4,497
1
10/29/10
825
Back Door Channels
FKF
$12,139
3
$3,425
1
9/16/11
824
China Blue
Argo.
$12,185
3
$3,767
2
1/19/07
823
Full Battle Rattle
MEnd
$12,306
1
$3,216
1
7/9/08
822
Rebirth
Osci.
$12,358
4
$2,740
1
8/31/11
821
America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments
PMKBNC
$12,366
3
$5,599
3
10/14/11
820
The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover
Icar.
$12,546
1
$2,630
1
7/26/06
819
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Palm
$12,600
1
$4,842
1
7/16/04
818
Children Underground
Cmx.
$12,798
1
$3,075
1
9/19/01
817
I Trust You to Kill Me
FInd.
$12,854
1
$5,888
1
9/8/06
816
Rock Bottom
Wrin.
$12,890
1
$4,017
1
3/2/07
815
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?
FRun
$13,013
4
$2,759
1
1/25/12
814
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Tost.
$13,080
1
$5,054
1
3/4/11
813
Kicking It
LibE
$13,266
2
$2,219
1
6/13/08
812
Benda Bilili!
NGE
$13,420
3
$1,678
1
9/30/11
811
The Law in These Parts
CGld
$13,683
1
$2,814
1
11/16/12
810
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock
PicH
$13,710
2
$5,526
2
11/15/06
809
The Protagonist
IFC
$13,850
3
$4,495
1
11/30/07
808
Up for Grabs
L/Z
$13,931
4
$1,881
2
5/6/05
807
Planet of Snail
CGld
$13,957
2
$2,011
1
7/25/12
806
Head Games
Vari.
$14,056
5
$1,152
2
9/21/12
805
Carmen & Geoffrey
FRun
$14,130
1
$5,656
1
3/13/09
804
Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow
FRun
$14,272
2
$1,951
1
5/18/12
803
Desert Bayou
Libre
$14,350
1
$6,976
1
10/5/07
802
Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy
Indic.
$14,471
2
$2,546
2
10/2/09
801
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
IntC
$14,528
1
$10,170
1
7/5/95
800
Wall
Life
$14,541
2
$4,015
1
8/26/05
799
The Settlers
FRun
$14,556
1
$2,812
1
1/15/02
798
Armadillo
Lorb.
$14,566
1
$3,958
1
4/15/11
797
Hannari - Geisha Modern
Saku.
$14,974
1
$9,930
1
11/17/06
796
El Inmigrante
Indic.
$15,100
2
$1,578
2
7/13/07
795
Only the Young
Osci.
$15,312
2
$1,446
1
12/7/12
794
Full-Tilt Boogie
Mira.
$15,313
6
$9,895
6
7/31/98
793
Dumbstruck
Truly
$15,379
2
$981
1
4/15/11
792
The Beautiful Truth
Libre
$15,387
2
$3,025
1
11/14/08
791
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
FRun
$15,504
2
$2,876
1
9/16/05
790
7th Street
PAc.
$15,629
1
$6,354
1
1/17/03
789
A Letter to True
Zeit.
$15,635
1
$4,395
1
9/8/04
788
People Say I'm Crazy
Palo
$15,679
1
$4,820
1
4/30/04
787
This Binary Universe
Indic.
$15,875
2
$1,794
2
5/4/12
786
Patience (After Sebald)
CGld
$15,941
1
$5,302
1
5/9/12
785
Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story
DM
$16,011
1
$16,011
1
10/26/12
784
No Restraint
IFC
$16,136
6
$1,241
1
12/20/06
783
I Like Killing Flies
Think
$16,214
2
$5,487
1
7/28/06
782
Faster (2004)
Slam
$16,265
1
$13,995
1
4/23/04
781
Genesis
Think
$16,413
1
$4,891
1
5/27/05
780
The Last Mogul
Think
$16,469
2
$4,965
1
6/24/05
779
American Cannibal
Life
$16,566
1
$4,778
1
3/16/07
778
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment
FRun
$16,734
3
$6,193
1
4/27/12
777
Balseros
7Art
$16,783
1
$5,111
1
7/23/03
776
Carbon Nation
CWM
$16,901
2
$402
1
5/7/10
775
Ever Again
RM
$17,304
12
$10,802
12
12/8/06
774
Sunset Story
Vita.
$17,508
3
$2,966
1
2/25/05
773
Dear Jesse
Cow.
$17,744
3
$1,508
1
6/26/98
772
Great Directors
Pala.
$17,921
4
$5,440
3
7/2/10
771
Payback (2012)
Zeit.
$17,979
3
$2,186
1
4/25/12
770
Battle for Brooklyn
Rum.
$17,981
1
$11,141
1
6/17/11
769
Nenette
Kino
$18,009
3
$1,176
1
12/22/10
768
Suicide Killers
CityL
$18,239
1
$10,601
1
8/25/06
767
To the Limit
FRun
$18,254
2
$1,483
2
6/13/08
766
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Osci.
$18,334
3
$2,886
1
10/31/08
765
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Zeit.
$18,462
2
$11,515
1
5/8/13
764
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
FRun
$18,618
4
$5,026
3
6/1/12
763
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Times of Hannah Senesh
Bal.
$18,654
3
$3,316
1
1/28/09
762
Saving Marriage
Reg.
$18,720
2
$8,044
2
10/17/08
761
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Magn.
$18,807
4
n/a
1
5/27/05
760
Steal a Pencil for Me
7Art
$18,918
2
$11,179
2
11/9/07
759
Make Believe
CS
$19,085
1
n/a
-
5/13/11
758
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom
FRun
$19,245
2
$4,645
1
8/13/10
757
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
Icar.
$19,317
2
$5,025
1
7/29/05
756
Tchoupitoulas
Osci.
$19,375
6
$2,379
1
12/7/12
755
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Reel
$19,712
1
$4,792
1
5/30/08
754
Favela Rising
Moch.
$19,781
2
$7,768
1
6/2/06
753
Storm Surfers 3D
XL
$19,795
3
$7,299
2
4/26/13
752
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
KL
$19,988
2
$5,905
2
11/4/11
751
The Ground Truth
Focus
$20,013
8
$12,207
8
9/15/06
750
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Koch
$20,018
1
$5,546
1
4/18/08
749
State of Fear
Skyl.
$20,055
1
$16,075
1
1/11/06
748
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest
Fct.
$20,073
1
$5,093
1
4/11/03
TOTAL (All Movies): $976,967,439 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $955,937 47 $132,543 25 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $498,427,158 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $31,151,697 1,544 $9,246,299 1,474 -
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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