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
465
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
MBox
$86,637
5
$11,041
2
6/13/12
2
466
Crazy Wisdom
AM
$86,202
5
$10,304
1
11/25/11
3
472
The Whale
Pala.
$81,881
5
$4,835
2
9/9/11
4
474
Future of Food
Libre
$81,280
5
$8,721
2
9/14/05
5
475
Waking Sleeping Beauty
BV
$80,741
5
$33,115
5
3/26/10
6
482
This is Not a Film
PalT
$77,016
5
$12,608
5
2/29/12
7
483
The Island President
Gold.
$76,398
5
$13,998
2
3/28/12
8
484
America the Beautiful
FInd.
$76,173
5
$6,760
1
5/9/08
9
491
Body of War
FSC
$71,716
5
$3,321
1
3/7/08
10
497
Zoo
Think
$69,770
5
$7,811
1
4/25/07
11
499
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
Vari.
$68,719
5
$4,620
1
10/27/10
12
505
Beyond the Gates (2004)
ETr.
$67,433
5
$36,412
5
11/5/04
13
508
Dancing Across Borders
FRun
$66,166
5
$5,204
1
3/26/10
14
509
Darshan
IFC
$66,032
5
$3,360
1
7/26/06
15
511
Bloodline
Libre
$64,698
5
$6,658
1
5/9/08
16
518
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Osci.
$61,794
5
$5,634
2
6/22/11
17
526
Crime After Crime
LSF
$60,291
5
$3,215
1
7/1/11
18
531
Leviathan (2013)
CGld
$58,691
5
$10,000
1
3/1/13
19
538
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
BV
$55,513
5
$14,632
5
5/22/09
20
553
Visual Acoustics
Arth.
$52,467
5
$3,517
1
10/9/09
21
568
Shakespeare Behind Bars
ICir
$48,594
5
$2,253
1
3/10/06
22
572
Collapse
Vita.
$46,964
5
$7,800
1
11/6/09
23
574
On the Ropes
Wells
$46,737
5
$7,431
1
8/18/99
24
587
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
ICir
$43,942
5
$4,330
1
9/14/11
25
595
A State of Mind
Kino
$41,468
5
$5,515
1
8/10/05
26
607
Addiction Incorporated
Vari.
$40,106
5
$1,629
1
12/14/11
27
612
Where Soldiers Come From
ICir
$39,201
5
n/a
1
9/9/11
28
634
Orchestra of Exiles
FRun
$34,577
5
$6,719
1
10/26/12
29
656
Hats Off
Abr.
$31,272
5
$6,570
1
3/28/08
30
657
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird
FRun
$31,135
5
$5,457
2
5/13/11
31
673
Romantico
Kino
$29,460
5
$2,808
1
11/1/06
32
674
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Argo.
$29,316
5
$2,506
1
5/13/11
33
675
You've Been Trumped
ICir
$29,273
5
$4,497
1
8/3/12
34
688
Trudell
Bal.
$26,756
5
$1,592
1
2/3/06
35
689
Earth Days
Zeit.
$26,748
5
$2,408
1
8/14/09
36
710
Hellbound?
A23
$22,887
5
$3,938
4
9/21/12
37
712
The Revisionaries
KL
$22,664
5
$2,608
1
10/5/12
38
716
F**k
Think
$22,359
5
$5,299
2
11/10/06
39
729
Girl Model
FRun
$21,154
5
$4,898
1
9/5/12
40
734
Voices in Wartime
Libre
$20,702
5
$1,966
2
4/8/05
41
806
Head Games
Vari.
$14,056
5
$1,152
2
9/21/12
42
880
Man on a Mission
FRun
$8,688
5
$3,430
4
1/13/12
43
895
With All Deliberate Speed
Emp.
$7,690
5
$4,920
5
5/14/04
44
961
Fraude
Maya
$3,637
5
$2,369
5
10/10/08
45
245
Nico-Icon
Roxie
$306,691
4
n/a
-
9/8/95
46
252
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
FRun
$292,470
4
$9,442
1
11/22/02
47
272
Life and Debt
NYer
$263,107
4
$1,494
1
6/16/01
48
298
Weapons of the Spirit
FRun
$232,981
4
$18,580
1
9/1/89
49
362
The Gleaners and I
Zeit.
$155,320
4
$12,655
2
3/7/01
50
379
Music from the Inside Out
Emr.
$141,504
4
$13,444
1
4/22/05
51
390
4 Little Girls
GV
$130,146
4
$13,528
1
7/9/97
52
400
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
FRun
$122,011
4
n/a
-
6/18/04
53
411
After Innocence
NYer
$114,264
4
$10,194
1
10/21/05
54
415
Burn (2012)
A23
$111,300
4
$1,970
1
11/9/12
55
439
Bhutto
FRun
$100,202
4
$8,275
2
12/3/10
56
446
Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine
Zeit.
$95,865
4
$9,220
1
6/25/08
57
457
Throw Down Your Heart
Argo.
$89,521
4
$7,283
2
3/13/09
58
470
Praying with Lior
FRun
$82,553
4
$8,401
1
2/1/08
59
478
Radiant City
All.
$78,944
4
n/a
-
3/30/07
60
479
Bright Leaves
FRun
$77,888
4
$4,485
1
8/25/04
61
480
Circo
FRun
$77,466
4
$5,403
1
4/1/11
62
495
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Argo.
$70,219
4
$10,537
1
1/23/09
63
500
Budrus
Bal.
$68,353
4
$7,819
1
10/8/10
64
502
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire
CalN
$68,249
4
$1,848
1
5/13/05
65
506
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
Bal.
$67,095
4
$10,884
1
3/31/10
66
515
Vajra Sky Over Tibet
Truly
$62,356
4
$4,471
1
8/18/06
67
522
How to Live Forever
Vari.
$60,630
4
$3,716
1
5/13/11
68
524
Limelight
Magn.
$60,335
4
$9,259
1
9/23/11
69
536
Divan
Zeit.
$56,214
4
$3,560
1
3/17/04
70
541
In a Dream
ICir
$54,640
4
$5,297
1
4/10/09
71
550
Occupy Unmasked
Magn.
$52,768
4
$40,952
4
9/21/12
72
551
Women, Art, Revolution
Zeit.
$52,681
4
$5,791
2
6/1/11
73
552
Cropsey
CP
$52,476
4
$6,306
1
6/4/10
74
555
Screamers (2006)
Maya
$52,034
4
$23,609
4
12/8/06
75
569
Terror's Advocate
Magn.
$47,724
4
$11,197
3
10/12/07
76
577
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Osci.
$46,380
4
$6,510
1
11/17/10
77
600
Moving Midway
FRun
$40,864
4
$6,539
2
9/12/08
78
601
Hell and Back Again
DF
$40,634
4
$3,413
1
10/5/11
79
605
Louder Than a Bomb
Bal.
$40,362
4
$2,300
1
5/18/11
80
613
Tell Them Who You Are
Think
$39,075
4
$4,060
1
5/13/05
81
620
The Legend of Pale Male
Bal.
$38,083
4
$12,910
1
11/24/10
82
622
Wagner & Me
FRun
$37,745
4
$4,891
2
12/7/12
83
638
Hit So Hard
Vari.
$34,025
4
$6,500
1
4/13/12
84
642
My Country, My Country
Zeit.
$33,620
4
$3,546
1
8/4/06
85
649
Fuel
N/A
$32,465
4
$12,386
4
9/18/09
86
664
Walking on Dead Fish
Vari.
$30,328
4
$10,524
1
9/19/08
87
665
Weapons of Mass Deception
Libre
$30,210
4
$4,216
3
12/3/04
88
667
The Windmill Movie
FDesk
$30,050
4
$3,832
1
6/17/09
89
686
The Garden
Osci.
$26,931
4
$4,114
1
4/24/09
90
690
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
FRun
$26,608
4
$2,721
3
6/1/12
91
693
Nursery University
Vari.
$26,042
4
$11,307
1
4/24/09
92
697
Gotta Dance
Mitro.
$25,108
4
$8,576
1
7/31/09
93
698
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Bal.
$24,729
4
$5,944
1
10/4/06
94
700
Otter 501
Pala.
$24,449
4
$5,444
3
5/11/12
95
721
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
BTS
$21,697
4
$5,712
4
3/2/12
96
737
Walt & El Grupo
BV
$20,521
4
$6,059
3
9/9/09
97
738
The First Basket
L/Z
$20,440
4
$1,819
1
10/29/08
98
745
A Wink and a Smile
FRun
$20,169
4
$2,346
1
5/1/09
99
761
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Magn.
$18,807
4
n/a
1
5/27/05
100
764
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
FRun
$18,618
4
$5,026
3
6/1/12
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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