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 , #901-958 Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Par. $29,514,054 40.4% 3,105 $9,505 $73,013,910 2/11/11 2 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions $23,920,637 20.1% 868 $27,558 $119,194,771 6/25/04 3 Chimpanzee BV $10,673,748 36.8% 1,563 $6,829 $28,972,764 4/20/12 4 Earth (2009) BV $8,825,760 27.6% 1,804 $4,892 $32,011,576 4/22/09 5 Katy Perry: Part of Me Par. $7,138,266 28.2% 2,730 $2,615 $25,326,071 7/5/12 6 2016 Obama's America RM $6,509,433 19.5% 1,091 $5,966 $33,449,086 8/24/12 7 Oceans BV $6,058,958 31.2% 1,206 $5,024 $19,422,319 4/22/10 8 African Cats BV $6,003,200 38.9% 1,220 $4,921 $15,428,747 4/22/11 9 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $4,632,847 60.0% 801 $5,783 $7,718,961 11/14/03 10 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $4,447,378 31.0% 962 $4,623 $14,363,397 10/2/09 11 March of the Penguins WIP $4,382,340 5.7% 695 $6,305 $77,437,223 7/22/05 12 Sicko LGF $3,600,179 14.7% 702 $5,128 $24,540,079 7/3/07 13 Religulous LGF $3,409,643 26.2% 502 $6,792 $13,011,160 10/1/08 14 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed RM $2,970,848 38.5% 1,052 $2,824 $7,720,487 4/18/08 15 Madonna: Truth or Dare Mira. $2,521,171 16.8% 652 $3,866 $15,012,935 5/24/91 16 Babies Focus $2,160,460 29.5% 534 $4,046 $7,320,323 5/7/10 17 Rize Lions $1,574,787 47.2% 352 $4,473 $3,336,391 6/24/05 18 That's Dancing! MGM $1,506,802 35.8% 906 $1,663 $4,210,938 1/18/85 19 Shine a Light ParV $1,488,081 27.0% 276 $5,391 $5,505,267 4/4/08 20 Imagine: John Lennon WB $1,412,213 37.6% 561 $2,517 $3,753,977 10/7/88 21 Good Hair RAtt. $1,039,220 25.0% 186 $5,587 $4,157,223 10/9/09 22 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $853,589 53.1% 280 $3,048 $1,608,277 3/7/97 23 The Endless Summer II NL $657,292 30.5% 302 $2,176 $2,155,385 6/3/94 24 Super Size Me IDP $516,641 4.5% 41 $12,601 $11,536,423 5/7/04 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 26 First Descent Uni. $438,615 58.4% 243 $1,805 $750,805 12/2/05 27 Paris is Burning Mira. $310,127 8.2% 23 $13,483 $3,779,620 8/9/91 28 The Cross: The Arthur Blessit Story 8X $309,455 41.7% 221 $1,400 $741,557 3/27/09 29 An Inconvenient Truth ParC $281,330 1.2% 4 $70,332 $24,146,161 5/24/06 30 Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry Think $279,219 45.5% 163 $1,713 $614,138 10/1/04 31 Grizzly Man Lions $269,131 8.5% 29 $9,280 $3,178,403 8/12/05 32 Freeriders WM $264,548 9.6% 11 $24,049 $2,750,064 10/20/98 33 Marley Magn. $262,004 18.5% 42 $6,238 $1,413,480 4/20/12 34 Catfish Rog. $257,285 7.9% 12 $21,440 $3,237,343 9/17/10 35 I Want Your Money Free $249,428 57.5% 537 $464 $433,588 10/15/10 36 The Aristocrats Think $243,796 3.8% 4 $60,949 $6,377,461 7/29/05 37 The September Issue RAtt. $220,633 5.8% 6 $36,772 $3,820,067 8/28/09 38 Bowling for Columbine UA $209,148 1.0% 8 $26,143 $21,576,018 10/11/02 39 Gonzo Magn. $191,942 15.3% 26 $7,382 $1,252,100 7/4/08 40 More Than a Game LGF $182,943 19.2% 14 $13,067 $950,675 10/2/09 41 Exit Through the Gift Shop PDA $170,756 5.2% 8 $21,345 $3,291,250 4/16/10 42 Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work IFC $164,351 5.6% 7 $23,479 $2,930,687 6/11/10 43 Black Diamond Rush WM $161,115 9.9% 11 $14,646 $1,634,386 10/12/93 44 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap IM $150,337 52.1% 157 $958 $288,312 6/15/12 45 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? Wein. $148,698 38.6% 102 $1,457 $384,955 4/18/08 46 The Big One Mira. $146,909 20.4% 33 $4,452 $720,074 4/10/98 47 Cave of Forgotten Dreams IFC $139,101 2.6% 5 $27,820 $5,304,920 4/29/11 48 Waiting for "Superman" ParV $139,033 2.2% 4 $34,758 $6,417,135 9/24/10 49 Step Into Liquid Art. $135,985 3.7% 5 $27,197 $3,681,803 8/8/03 50 America's Heart and Soul BV $134,939 42.9% 98 $1,376 $314,402 7/2/04 51 Riding Giants SPC $134,400 5.9% 26 $5,169 $2,276,368 7/9/04 52 Morning Light BV $129,295 46.9% 55 $2,351 $275,497 10/17/08 53 Trekkies ParC $125,636 39.5% 339 $370 $318,246 5/21/99 54 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold SPC $118,294 18.5% 18 $6,572 $638,476 4/22/11 55 Bully (2012) Wein. $116,472 41.7% 5 $23,294 $279,202 3/30/12 56 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest SPC $111,982 9.3% 4 $27,996 $1,200,326 7/8/11 57 Dogtown and Z-Boys SPC $103,355 7.9% 20 $5,167 $1,300,682 4/26/02 58 Pearl Jam Twenty Abr. $102,448 21.7% 7 $14,635 $471,334 9/20/11 59 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones WB $99,740 12.8% 26 $3,836 $776,699 10/5/90 60 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Abr. $97,043 36.2% 24 $4,043 $267,965 6/24/11 61 Touching the Void IFC $96,973 2.1% 5 $19,394 $4,593,598 1/23/04 62 The Celluloid Closet SPC $95,047 6.8% 9 $10,560 $1,400,591 3/15/96 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 64 It Might Get Loud SPC $92,679 5.8% 7 $13,240 $1,610,163 8/14/09 65 A Place at the Table Magn. $92,257 39.9% 35 $2,636 $231,378 3/1/13 66 Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie Think $91,388 23.0% 17 $5,375 $396,803 5/7/04 67 Tabloid IFC $91,201 13.1% 14 $6,514 $696,921 7/15/11 68 The Kid Stays in the Picture Focus $89,087 6.2% 4 $22,271 $1,439,232 7/26/02 69 Inside Deep Throat Uni. $88,709 12.8% 12 $7,392 $691,880 2/11/05 70 Tyson SPC $85,046 9.6% 11 $7,731 $887,918 4/24/09 71 A Brief History of Time Trit $84,025 3.7% 5 $16,805 $2,279,692 8/21/92 72 Girl Rising Gathr $81,640 7.1% 34 $2,401 $1,144,298 3/7/13 73 Roger and Me WB $80,253 1.2% 4 $20,063 $6,706,368 12/22/89 74 Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Libre $77,982 16.9% 5 $15,596 $461,572 8/6/04 75 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Magn. $76,639 1.9% 3 $25,546 $4,071,700 4/22/05 76 Samsara Osci. $76,222 2.9% 2 $38,111 $2,672,413 8/24/12 77 Hecho En Mexico LGF $76,123 50.4% 12 $6,344 $151,133 11/30/12 78 Senna PDA $73,497 4.6% 2 $36,749 $1,612,430 8/12/11 79 Unzipped Mira. $71,275 2.5% 2 $35,637 $2,875,086 8/4/95 80 Jig Scre. $70,432 38.3% 5 $14,086 $183,790 6/17/11 81 Turtle: The Incredible Journey Hann. $69,389 18.0% 24 $2,891 $386,073 6/24/11 82 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Code $69,306 53.7% 16 $4,332 $129,102 4/5/13 83 The U.S. Vs. John Lennon LGF $69,143 6.2% 6 $11,523 $1,109,146 9/15/06 84 Heavy Petting Skou $69,007 25.3% 10 $6,900 $272,371 9/22/89 85 Every Little Step SPC $68,504 4.0% 8 $8,563 $1,725,141 4/17/09 86 Pina IFC $68,012 1.9% 3 $22,671 $3,524,826 12/23/11 87 The Wildest Dream NGE $67,848 7.6% 12 $5,654 $898,137 8/6/10 88 Buck IFC $67,548 1.7% 4 $16,887 $4,038,912 6/17/11 89 Capturing the Friedmans Magn. $65,154 2.1% 3 $21,718 $3,119,113 5/30/03 90 The Undefeated (2011) ArcEnt $65,132 56.0% 10 $6,513 $116,381 7/15/11 91 Go Tigers! IFC $64,479 42.5% 61 $1,057 $151,779 9/21/01 92 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Gold. $63,700 6.3% 3 $21,233 $1,017,579 9/21/12 93 Gunner Palace Palm $63,520 10.5% 8 $7,940 $607,844 3/4/05 94 Lost in La Mancha IFC $63,303 8.6% 8 $7,912 $732,393 1/31/03 95 Sound City Vari. $62,842 15.2% 16 $3,928 $412,605 2/1/13 96 The Gatekeepers SPC $61,552 2.6% 3 $20,517 $2,384,599 2/1/13 97 I.O.U.S.A. RAtt. $61,313 7.5% 18 $3,406 $821,046 8/22/08 98 America: Freedom to Fascism Libre $61,200 70.0% 10 $6,120 $87,400 7/28/06 99 The 11th Hour WIP $60,853 8.6% 4 $15,213 $707,343 8/17/07 100 Food, Inc. Magn. $60,513 1.4% 3 $20,171 $4,417,674 6/12/09 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 , #901-958 Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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