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 Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
107
Startup.com
Art.
$1,283,356
35
$16,118
1
5/11/01
2
376
Thunder Soul
RAtt.
$143,986
37
$51,260
35
9/23/11
3
187
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
IFC
$534,100
37
$41,104
5
7/27/12
4
161
Tabloid
IFC
$696,921
37
$91,201
14
7/15/11
5
249
Crazy Love
Magn.
$301,027
38
$17,952
3
6/1/07
6
98
The Celluloid Closet
SPC
$1,400,591
38
$95,047
9
3/15/96
7
79
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Truly
$1,755,134
38
$21,762
1
3/18/09
8
156
Forks Over Knives
Pas.
$739,561
39
$17,645
1
1/7/11
9
149
The Wonder of It All
Indic.
$781,016
39
$18,988
3
7/17/09
10
127
Encounters at the End of the World
Think
$944,933
39
$17,730
1
6/11/08
11
61
My Architect
NYer
$2,750,707
39
$37,929
2
11/12/03
12
241
West of Memphis
SPC
$310,154
40
$13,360
5
12/25/12
13
136
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
SPC
$878,960
40
$23,665
2
10/3/97
14
66
The Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Cow.
$2,453,083
40
$18,931
3
10/5/01
15
578
The Hip Hop Project
Think
$46,208
42
$32,520
42
5/11/07
16
513
Cool It
RAtt.
$62,713
43
$26,847
41
11/12/10
17
118
Paper Clips
Slow
$1,121,744
43
$25,535
5
11/24/04
18
114
Festival Express
Think
$1,174,079
43
$12,074
1
7/23/04
19
95
Microcosmos
Mira.
$1,433,210
43
$35,189
2
10/9/96
20
70
A Brief History of Time
Trit
$2,279,692
45
$84,025
5
8/21/92
21
49
Exit Through the Gift Shop
PDA
$3,291,250
46
$170,756
8
4/16/10
22
85
Senna
PDA
$1,612,430
47
$73,497
2
8/12/11
23
84
Black Diamond Rush
WM
$1,634,386
47
$161,115
11
10/12/93
24
581
Greedy Lying Bastards
LR
$45,000
50
$45,000
50
3/8/13
25
210
Sound City
Vari.
$412,605
50
$62,842
16
2/1/13
26
123
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Lions
$1,029,591
51
$46,111
9
7/21/00
27
131
Jesus Camp
Magn.
$902,544
52
$17,659
13
9/15/06
28
100
Restrepo
NGE
$1,330,894
52
$35,581
2
6/25/10
29
158
The Big One
Mira.
$720,074
53
$146,909
33
4/10/98
30
101
Chasing Ice
SD
$1,328,467
53
n/a
-
11/9/12
31
213
Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
Think
$396,803
54
$91,388
17
5/7/04
32
113
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
SPC
$1,200,326
54
$111,982
4
7/8/11
33
260
Morning Light
BV
$275,497
55
$129,295
55
10/17/08
34
122
Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man
LGF
$1,044,254
55
$17,130
1
6/21/06
35
78
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Think
$1,763,052
55
$21,767
2
6/4/04
36
174
Gunner Palace
Palm
$607,844
56
$63,520
8
3/4/05
37
137
The Cove
RAtt.
$857,005
56
$57,640
4
7/31/09
38
135
Tyson
SPC
$887,918
56
$85,046
11
4/24/09
39
93
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Focus
$1,439,232
56
$89,087
4
7/26/02
40
55
Crumb
SPC
$3,041,083
56
$19,859
1
4/21/95
41
165
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
PicH
$677,914
58
$51,493
5
8/17/07
42
125
First Position
IFC
$1,014,071
58
$48,024
5
5/4/12
43
108
Gonzo
Magn.
$1,252,100
59
$191,942
26
7/4/08
44
197
Pearl Jam Twenty
Abr.
$471,334
60
$102,448
7
9/20/11
45
139
Sharkwater
Free
$850,920
60
$37,140
60
9/28/07
46
368
Go Tigers!
IFC
$151,779
61
$64,479
61
9/21/01
47
170
The Last Lions
NGE
$635,325
61
$53,344
4
2/18/11
48
92
Why We Fight
SPC
$1,439,972
64
$53,571
6
1/20/06
49
71
Riding Giants
SPC
$2,276,368
64
$134,400
26
7/9/04
50
121
Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times
Magn.
$1,067,028
65
$28,911
2
6/17/11
51
119
The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
LGF
$1,109,146
65
$69,143
6
9/15/06
52
54
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Shad.
$3,058,527
67
$36,731
5
2/9/05
53
106
Dogtown and Z-Boys
SPC
$1,300,682
70
$103,355
20
4/26/02
54
80
Every Little Step
SPC
$1,725,141
70
$68,504
8
4/17/09
55
63
Samsara
Osci.
$2,672,413
70
$76,222
2
8/24/12
56
96
Marley
Magn.
$1,413,480
73
$262,004
42
4/20/12
57
88
I Am
Pala.
$1,591,034
74
$10,092
1
2/18/11
58
83
Who Killed the Electric Car?
SPC
$1,678,874
74
$45,138
8
6/28/06
59
64
Control Room
Magn.
$2,589,616
74
$27,125
1
5/21/04
60
86
It Might Get Loud
SPC
$1,610,163
75
$92,679
7
8/14/09
61
433
Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams
Abr.
$103,028
76
n/a
-
3/31/13
62
53
Capturing the Friedmans
Magn.
$3,119,113
78
$65,154
3
5/30/03
63
168
Dust to Glory
IFC
$640,013
80
$15,757
2
4/1/05
64
65
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Magn.
$2,552,478
80
$42,035
2
3/9/12
65
97
Looking for Richard
FoxS
$1,408,575
81
$33,843
2
10/11/96
66
111
Shut Up and Sing
Wein.
$1,215,045
84
$50,103
4
10/27/06
67
44
Pina
IFC
$3,524,826
84
$68,012
3
12/23/11
68
67
The Queen of Versailles
Magn.
$2,401,999
89
$51,326
3
7/20/12
69
42
Step Into Liquid
Art.
$3,681,803
91
$135,985
5
8/8/03
70
40
Paris is Burning
Mira.
$3,779,620
91
$310,127
23
8/9/91
71
59
When We Were Kings
Gram.
$2,789,985
92
$12,479
2
10/25/96
72
56
Man on Wire
Magn.
$2,962,242
93
$51,392
2
7/25/08
73
90
Murderball
Think
$1,531,154
97
$57,286
8
7/8/05
74
237
America's Heart and Soul
BV
$314,402
98
$134,939
98
7/2/04
75
217
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Wein.
$384,955
102
$148,698
102
4/18/08
76
117
In the Shadow of the Moon
Think
$1,134,358
104
$38,281
4
9/7/07
77
51
Grizzly Man
Lions
$3,178,403
105
$269,131
29
8/12/05
78
128
American Teen
ParV
$942,441
109
$45,589
5
7/25/08
79
160
The 11th Hour
WIP
$707,343
111
$60,853
4
8/17/07
80
151
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
WB
$776,699
111
$99,740
26
10/5/90
81
126
More Than a Game
LGF
$950,675
111
$182,943
14
10/2/09
82
57
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
IFC
$2,930,687
115
$164,351
7
6/11/10
83
449
Celsius 41.11: The Truth Behind the Lies of Fahrenheit 9/11
CitU
$93,000
116
$93,000
116
10/22/04
84
94
No End in Sight
Magn.
$1,433,319
117
$31,533
2
7/27/07
85
26
Spellbound (2003)
Think
$5,728,581
117
$17,508
1
4/30/03
86
58
Unzipped
Mira.
$2,875,086
119
$71,275
2
8/4/95
87
28
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
IFC
$5,304,920
123
$139,101
5
4/29/11
88
45
Born Into Brothels
Think
$3,515,061
127
$14,605
1
12/8/04
89
68
The Gatekeepers
SPC
$2,391,849
131
$61,552
3
2/1/13
90
30
Touching the Void
IFC
$4,593,598
137
$96,973
5
1/23/04
91
169
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
SPC
$638,476
141
$118,294
18
4/22/11
92
50
Catfish
Rog.
$3,237,343
143
$257,285
12
9/17/10
93
39
The September Issue
RAtt.
$3,820,067
143
$220,633
6
8/28/09
94
110
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
IFC
$1,222,708
147
$46,359
3
7/9/04
95
36
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Magn.
$4,071,700
151
$76,639
3
4/22/05
96
37
Buck
IFC
$4,038,912
152
$67,548
4
6/17/11
97
52
Wordplay
IFC
$3,121,270
154
$32,847
2
6/16/06
98
31
Food, Inc.
Magn.
$4,417,674
155
$60,513
3
6/12/09
99
255
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
IM
$288,312
157
$150,337
157
6/15/12
100
43
Searching for Sugar Man
SPC
$3,667,230
157
$27,459
3
7/27/12
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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