Documentary
1982-PresentLarge 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 , #901-967 Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 965 Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet KL $319 24.7% 2 $160 $1,294 12/12/12 2 882 Regina Spektor: Live In London CP $1,798 26.9% 9 $200 $6,684 11/19/10 3 967 America Betrayed FRun $245 18.7% 1 $245 $1,311 3/27/09 4 879 whaledreamers Mont. $1,827 17.3% 6 $305 $10,584 9/26/08 5 949 The Trials of Darryl Hunt Think $619 50.9% 2 $309 $1,217 6/15/07 6 966 Rank IFC $314 12.6% 1 $314 $2,485 6/28/06 7 964 Return to the Land of Wonders Arab $357 26.7% 1 $357 $1,338 7/13/05 8 931 The Empire in Africa Libre $1,088 100.0% 3 $362 $1,088 12/8/06 9 53 Trekkies ParC $125,636 39.5% 339 $370 $318,246 5/21/99 10 963 Gypsy Caravan Shad. $379 0.1% 1 $379 $442,936 1/19/07 11 962 Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child FRun $402 66.9% 1 $402 $601 11/23/12 12 961 Carbon Nation CWM $402 2.4% 1 $402 $16,901 5/7/10 13 921 The Ballad of Bering Strait Emr. $1,232 85.6% 3 $410 $1,440 2/19/03 14 942 A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism FRun $822 42.9% 2 $411 $1,916 9/24/10 15 960 Triumph of the Wall FRun $430 90.3% 1 $430 $476 5/31/13 16 959 Making Grace FRun $456 30.5% 1 $456 $1,496 7/20/05 17 35 I Want Your Money Free $249,428 57.5% 537 $464 $433,588 10/15/10 18 958 The Big Question Think $466 20.7% 1 $466 $2,248 3/17/06 19 835 Fraude Maya $2,369 65.1% 5 $474 $3,637 10/10/08 20 25 Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland PicH $464,170 76.9% 962 $483 $603,894 2/8/08 21 957 Sushi: The Global Catch AM $516 9.0% 1 $516 $5,757 8/3/12 22 956 Act of God Zeit. $522 5.2% 1 $522 $9,955 7/31/09 23 955 Beyond Hatred FRun $533 56.2% 1 $533 $949 6/15/07 24 861 Fired! ICir $2,158 38.1% 4 $539 $5,661 2/2/07 25 954 The Color of Olives Arab $555 47.5% 1 $555 $1,169 7/12/06 26 953 With God on Our Side: George W. Bush... Lum. $563 29.9% 1 $563 $1,884 1/19/05 27 927 Head Games Vari. $1,152 8.2% 2 $576 $14,056 9/21/12 28 952 Notes on Marie Menken Icar. $577 100.0% 1 $577 $577 2/9/07 29 951 Food Beware FRun $595 50.4% 1 $595 $1,181 10/16/09 30 950 Jesus, You Know Leis. $604 100.0% 1 $604 $604 12/3/04 31 148 Sharkwater Free $37,140 4.4% 60 $619 $850,920 9/28/07 32 918 The Yes Men Fix the World Shad. $1,242 0.6% 2 $621 $194,533 9/25/09 33 948 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Shad. $630 2.9% 1 $630 $21,507 12/7/07 34 947 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision Icar. $642 51.5% 1 $642 $1,246 8/5/05 35 815 So Goes the Nation IFC $2,622 25.4% 4 $655 $10,337 10/4/06 36 202 Cool It RAtt. $26,847 42.8% 41 $655 $62,713 11/12/10 37 946 Brothers in Arms FRun $658 18.0% 1 $658 $3,664 8/27/04 38 573 Something to Cheer About Truly $6,410 65.6% 9 $712 $9,777 4/27/07 39 908 God and Gays: Bridging the Gap Indic. $1,460 28.7% 2 $730 $5,095 10/24/08 40 945 Plastic Planet FRun $740 23.4% 1 $740 $3,164 1/14/11 41 906 To the Limit FRun $1,483 8.1% 2 $742 $18,254 6/13/08 42 841 Words of My Perfect Teacher ICir $2,300 11.3% 3 $766 $20,318 12/22/06 43 170 The Hip Hop Project Think $32,520 70.4% 42 $774 $46,208 5/11/07 44 944 The Fall of Fujimori Libre $779 16.8% 1 $779 $4,630 5/5/06 45 715 Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Magn. $3,936 59.6% 5 $787 $6,609 6/7/13 46 943 The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' Arab $789 53.3% 1 $789 $1,479 2/9/05 47 898 El Inmigrante Indic. $1,578 10.5% 2 $789 $15,100 7/13/07 48 63 Celsius 41.11: The Truth Behind the Lies of Fahrenheit 9/11 CitU $93,000 100.0% 116 $801 $93,000 10/22/04 49 941 Monumental FRun $842 58.9% 1 $842 $1,430 7/22/05 50 751 Man on a Mission FRun $3,430 39.5% 4 $858 $8,688 1/13/12 51 190 Rock School PicH $28,136 43.8% 32 $879 $64,310 6/3/05 52 809 Knuckle Vita. $2,647 100.0% 3 $882 $2,647 12/9/11 53 886 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Magn. $1,772 71.1% 2 $886 $2,493 4/14/06 54 940 Casting About Kino $893 12.3% 1 $893 $7,279 5/11/07 55 884 This Binary Universe Indic. $1,794 11.3% 2 $897 $15,875 5/4/12 56 397 Ever Again RM $10,802 62.4% 12 $900 $17,304 12/8/06 57 132 Greedy Lying Bastards LR $45,000 100.0% 50 $900 $45,000 3/8/13 58 803 Pink Ribbons, Inc. FRun $2,721 10.2% 3 $907 $26,608 6/1/12 59 733 Eleven Minutes Reg. $3,670 46.0% 4 $918 $7,986 2/20/09 60 272 Mansome Pala. $18,395 50.7% 20 $920 $36,280 5/18/12 61 939 Where Are You Taking Me? Icar. $937 62.8% 1 $937 $1,492 3/2/12 62 876 Up for Grabs L/Z $1,881 13.5% 2 $940 $13,931 5/6/05 63 44 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap IM $150,337 52.1% 157 $958 $288,312 6/15/12 64 788 A Trip to the Moon/The Extraordinary Voyage FA $2,915 5.5% 3 $972 $52,986 2/10/12 65 938 A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... Indic. $980 18.8% 1 $980 $5,202 2/29/08 66 937 Patagonia Rising FRun $981 47.5% 1 $981 $2,064 6/8/12 67 936 Dumbstruck Truly $981 6.4% 1 $981 $15,379 4/15/11 68 869 Voices in Wartime Libre $1,966 9.5% 2 $983 $20,702 4/8/05 69 656 With All Deliberate Speed Emp. $4,920 64.0% 5 $984 $7,690 5/14/04 70 714 Hellbound? A23 $3,938 17.2% 4 $985 $22,887 9/21/12 71 935 Three Stars FRun $1,003 11.2% 1 $1,003 $8,942 9/21/12 72 865 Heavy Metal in Baghdad ArtsA $2,012 49.4% 2 $1,006 $4,070 5/23/08 73 934 So Much So Fast Bal. $1,015 4.7% 1 $1,015 $21,525 10/11/06 74 933 Unborn in the USA FRun $1,035 70.2% 1 $1,035 $1,475 6/15/07 75 932 The Weird World of Blowfly Vari. $1,036 33.8% 1 $1,036 $3,062 9/16/11 76 863 Twist of Faith AL $2,085 25.6% 2 $1,042 $8,129 7/1/05 77 476 Mandela Palm $8,413 20.0% 8 $1,051 $42,056 3/21/97 78 91 Go Tigers! IFC $64,479 42.5% 61 $1,057 $151,779 9/21/01 79 862 Running with Arnold Lant $2,119 100.0% 2 $1,059 $2,119 1/11/08 80 856 The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair RedE $2,194 70.7% 2 $1,097 $3,103 3/23/07 81 930 Children of Fate FRun $1,099 63.2% 1 $1,099 $1,738 11/23/93 82 855 Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo CP $2,198 37.1% 2 $1,099 $5,922 9/17/10 83 851 Workingman's Death 7Art $2,214 100.0% 2 $1,107 $2,214 2/24/06 84 209 Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey Cdgm. $25,573 41.9% 23 $1,112 $61,018 3/8/13 85 929 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers FRun $1,114 0.2% 1 $1,114 $453,650 1/29/10 86 928 The Ister Icar. $1,124 100.0% 1 $1,124 $1,124 2/10/06 87 243 Southpaw: The Francis Barrett Story Shoot. $21,381 75.4% 19 $1,125 $28,365 4/7/00 88 547 Sarah Palin - You Betcha! Free $6,911 63.2% 6 $1,152 $10,935 9/30/11 89 926 On the Rumba River FRun $1,156 68.1% 1 $1,156 $1,698 6/6/08 90 672 Bert Stern: Original Mad Man FRun $4,691 14.0% 4 $1,173 $33,541 4/5/13 91 925 Nenette Kino $1,176 6.5% 1 $1,176 $18,009 12/22/10 92 924 Glastonbury Think $1,179 14.0% 1 $1,179 $8,419 2/23/07 93 669 Defamation FRun $4,725 39.3% 4 $1,181 $12,038 11/20/09 94 923 Ferlinghetti: The Rebirth of Wonder FRun $1,197 24.9% 1 $1,197 $4,816 2/8/13 95 831 The Beauty Academy of Kabul Shad. $2,407 1.1% 2 $1,203 $225,448 11/4/05 96 922 Beautopia Wells $1,219 42.5% 1 $1,219 $2,870 3/5/99 97 829 Bookers Place Trib. $2,455 44.2% 2 $1,228 $5,549 4/25/12 98 920 You Don't Need Feet to Dance FRun $1,239 72.1% 1 $1,239 $1,719 3/22/13 99 919 No Restraint IFC $1,241 7.7% 1 $1,241 $16,136 12/20/06 100 244 Steep SPC $21,189 8.1% 17 $1,246 $260,586 12/21/07 AVERAGE $7,698,112 24.7% 1,270 $6,062 $31,151,697 -
Rows: #1-100 , #101-200 , #201-300 , #301-400 , #401-500 , #501-600 , #601-700 , #701-800 , #801-900 , #901-967 Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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