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.
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS Rows: #1-100 , #101-200 , #201-300 , #301-400 , #401-500 , #501-600 , #601-661 Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions $119,194,771 2,011 $23,920,637 868 6/23/04 2 March of the Penguins WIP $77,437,223 2,506 $137,492 4 6/24/05 3 Earth (2009) BV $32,011,576 1,804 $8,825,760 1,804 4/22/09 4 Sicko LGF $24,540,079 1,117 $68,969 1 6/22/07 5 An Inconvenient Truth ParC $24,146,161 587 $281,330 4 5/24/06 6 Bowling for Columbine UA $21,576,018 248 $209,148 8 10/11/02 7 Madonna: Truth or Dare Mira. $15,012,935 652 $543,250 51 5/10/91 8 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $14,232,656 995 $231,964 4 9/23/09 9 Religulous LGF $13,011,160 568 $3,409,643 502 10/1/08 10 Winged Migration SPC $11,689,053 202 $33,128 1 4/18/03 11 Super Size Me IDP $11,536,423 230 $516,641 41 5/7/04 12 Mad Hot Ballroom ParC $8,117,961 202 $45,348 2 5/13/05 13 Hoop Dreams FL $7,830,611 262 $18,396 3 10/14/94 14 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed RM $7,720,487 1,052 $2,970,848 1,052 4/18/08 15 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $7,718,961 804 $4,632,847 801 11/14/03 16 Roger and Me WB $6,706,368 265 $80,253 4 12/22/89 17 The Aristocrats Think $6,377,461 234 $243,796 4 7/29/05 18 Spellbound (2003) Think $5,728,581 117 $17,508 1 4/30/03 19 Shine a Light ParV $5,505,267 277 $1,488,081 276 4/4/08 20 Touching the Void IFC $4,593,598 137 $96,973 5 1/23/04 21 Food, Inc. Magn. $4,415,232 155 $60,513 3 6/12/09 22 The Fog of War SPC $4,198,566 261 $41,449 3 12/19/03 23 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Magn. $4,071,700 151 $76,639 3 4/22/05 24 Good Hair RAtt. $4,028,558 466 $1,039,220 186 10/9/09 25 Young@Heart FoxS $3,992,189 212 $50,937 4 4/9/08 26 Paris is Burning Mira. $3,779,620 91 $310,127 23 8/9/91 27 Imagine: John Lennon WB $3,753,977 561 $1,412,213 561 10/7/88 28 The September Issue RAtt. $3,747,341 143 $220,633 6 8/28/09 29 Step Into Liquid Art. $3,681,803 91 $135,985 5 8/8/03 30 Born Into Brothels Think $3,515,061 127 $14,605 1 12/8/04 31 The Corporation Zeit. $3,493,516 28 $28,671 2 6/4/04 32 Rize Lions $3,336,391 352 $1,574,787 352 6/24/05 33 Grizzly Man Lions $3,178,403 105 $269,131 29 8/12/05 34 Wordplay IFC $3,121,270 154 $32,847 2 6/16/06 35 Capturing the Friedmans Magn. $3,119,113 78 $65,154 3 5/30/03 36 The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Shad. $3,058,527 67 $36,731 5 2/9/05 37 Crumb Sony $3,041,083 56 $19,859 1 4/21/95 38 Man on Wire Magn. $2,962,242 93 $51,392 2 7/25/08 39 Unzipped Mira. $2,875,086 119 $71,275 2 8/4/95 40 When We Were Kings Gram. $2,789,985 92 $12,479 2 10/25/96 41 Comedian Mira. $2,751,988 244 $60,224 4 10/11/02 42 My Architect NYer $2,750,707 39 $37,929 2 11/12/03 43 Freeriders WM $2,750,064 30 $264,548 11 10/20/98 44 Control Room Magn. $2,589,616 74 $27,125 1 5/21/04 45 The Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure Cow. $2,453,083 40 $18,931 3 10/5/01 46 Snowriders 2 WM $2,287,639 - n/a - 10/15/97 47 A Brief History of Time Trit $2,279,692 45 $84,025 5 8/21/92 48 Riding Giants SPC $2,276,368 64 $134,400 26 7/9/04 49 Rivers and Tides Roxie $2,200,276 15 $12,256 1 6/26/02 50 The Endless Summer II NL $2,155,385 302 $657,292 302 6/3/94 51 Snowriders WM $2,068,490 - n/a - 10/16/96 52 Beyond the Mat Lions $2,053,648 298 $9,532 1 10/22/99 53 Endless Winter WM $1,966,454 - n/a - 10/20/95 54 Vertical Reality WM $1,951,429 - n/a - 10/19/94 55 The Story of the Weeping Camel Think $1,763,052 55 $21,767 2 6/4/04 56 Valentino: The Last Emperor Truly $1,755,134 38 $21,762 1 3/18/09 57 Every Little Step SPC $1,725,141 70 $68,504 8 4/17/09 58 Koyaanisqatsi IsAl $1,723,872 - n/a - 4/27/83 59 Life & Times of Hank Greenberg Cow. $1,712,385 31 $21,675 1 1/12/00 60 Who Killed the Electric Car? SPC $1,678,874 74 $45,138 8 6/28/06 61 Black Diamond Rush WM $1,634,386 47 $161,115 11 10/12/93 62 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $1,608,277 280 $853,589 280 3/7/97 64 It Might Get Loud SPC $1,579,197 75 $92,679 7 8/14/09 63 Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh Roxie $1,577,480 16 $4,632 1 8/19/88 65 Murderball Think $1,531,154 97 $57,286 8 7/8/05 66 Why We Fight SPC $1,439,972 64 $53,571 6 1/20/06 67 The Kid Stays in the Picture Focus $1,439,232 56 $89,087 4 7/26/02 68 No End in Sight Magn. $1,433,319 117 $31,533 2 7/27/07 69 Microcosmos Mira. $1,433,210 43 $35,189 2 10/9/96 70 Looking for Richard FoxS $1,408,575 81 $33,843 2 10/11/96 71 The Celluloid Closet SPC $1,400,591 38 $95,047 9 3/15/96 72 Hearts of Darkness Trit $1,318,449 28 $42,992 4 11/27/91 73 Anne Frank Remembered SPC $1,310,200 31 $26,697 4 2/23/96 74 Brother's Keeper CThnk $1,305,915 15 $10,758 1 9/9/92 75 Dogtown and Z-Boys SPC $1,300,682 70 $103,355 20 4/26/02 76 Startup.com Art. $1,283,356 35 $16,118 1 5/11/01 77 Gonzo Magn. $1,252,100 59 $191,942 26 7/4/08 78 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster IFC $1,222,708 147 $46,359 3 7/9/04 79 Shut Up and Sing Wein. $1,215,045 84 $50,103 4 10/27/06 80 The Thin Blue Line Mira. $1,209,846 23 $17,814 1 8/26/88 81 Festival Express Think $1,174,079 43 $12,074 1 7/23/04 82 American Movie SPC $1,165,795 29 $20,260 2 11/5/99 83 In the Shadow of the Moon Think $1,134,358 104 $38,281 4 9/7/07 84 Paper Clips Slow $1,121,744 43 $25,535 5 11/24/04 85 The U.S. Vs. John Lennon LGF $1,109,146 65 $69,143 6 9/15/06 86 Say Amen, Somebody MGM $1,108,299 - n/a - 3/11/83 87 Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg ICir $1,105,418 25 $19,302 2 7/10/09 88 Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man LGF $1,044,254 55 $17,130 1 6/21/06 89 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Lions $1,029,591 51 $46,111 9 7/21/00 90 Encounters at the End of the World Think $944,933 39 $17,730 1 6/11/08 91 American Teen ParV $942,441 109 $45,589 5 7/25/08 92 More Than a Game LGF $929,578 111 $182,943 14 10/2/09 93 35 Up Gold. $922,872 21 $13,690 1 1/15/92 94 Jesus Camp Magn. $902,544 52 $17,659 13 9/15/06 95 The War Room Oct. $901,668 21 $15,264 1 11/3/93 96 Tyson SPC $887,918 56 $85,046 11 4/24/09 97 Fast, Cheap and Out of Control SPC $878,960 40 $23,665 2 10/3/97 98 Marlene Aliv $852,676 6 $14,490 1 11/7/86 99 Sharkwater Free $850,920 60 $37,140 60 9/28/07 100 The Cove RAtt. $843,601 56 $57,640 4 7/31/09 TOTAL (All Movies): $659,190,040 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $1,006,397 43 $100,476 18 - TOTAL $298,472,582 - - - - AVERAGE $33,163,620 1,323 $8,162,852 1,097 -
Rows: #1-100 , #101-200 , #201-300 , #301-400 , #401-500 , #501-600 , #601-661 TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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