Adjuster:

Genres

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
RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 3 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Par. $73,013,910 3,118 $29,514,054 3,105 2/11/11
2 1 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions $119,194,771 2,011 $23,920,637 868 6/23/04
3 6 Chimpanzee BV $28,972,764 1,567 $10,673,748 1,563 4/20/12
4 5 Earth (2009) BV $32,011,576 1,804 $8,825,760 1,804 4/22/09
5 7 Katy Perry: Part of Me Par. $25,326,071 2,732 $7,138,266 2,730 7/5/12
6 11 Oceans BV $19,422,319 1,232 $6,058,958 1,206 4/22/10
7 12 African Cats BV $15,428,747 1,224 $6,003,200 1,220 4/22/11
8 21 Tupac: Resurrection Par. $7,718,961 804 $4,632,847 801 11/14/03
9 15 Religulous LGF $13,011,160 568 $3,409,643 502 10/1/08
10 20 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed RM $7,720,487 1,052 $2,970,848 1,052 4/18/08
11 22 Babies Focus $7,320,323 543 $2,160,460 534 5/7/10
12 48 Rize Lions $3,336,391 352 $1,574,787 352 6/24/05
13 33 That's Dancing! MGM $4,210,938 906 $1,506,802 906 1/18/85
14 27 Shine a Light ParV $5,505,267 277 $1,488,081 276 4/4/08
15 41 Imagine: John Lennon WB $3,753,977 561 $1,412,213 561 10/7/88
16 35 Good Hair RAtt. $4,157,223 466 $1,039,220 186 10/9/09
17 87 Rhyme & Reason Mira. $1,608,277 280 $853,589 280 3/7/97
18 73 The Endless Summer II NL $2,155,385 302 $657,292 302 6/3/94
19 13 Madonna: Truth or Dare Mira. $15,012,935 652 $543,250 51 5/10/91
20 17 Super Size Me IDP $11,536,423 230 $516,641 41 5/7/04
21 175 Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland PicH $603,894 962 $464,170 962 2/8/08
22 154 First Descent Uni. $750,805 243 $438,615 243 12/2/05
23 40 Paris is Burning Mira. $3,779,620 91 $310,127 23 8/9/91
24 155 The Cross: The Arthur Blessit Story 8X $741,557 221 $309,455 221 3/27/09
25 9 An Inconvenient Truth ParC $24,146,161 587 $281,330 4 5/24/06
26 172 Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry Think $614,138 163 $279,219 163 10/1/04
27 51 Grizzly Man Lions $3,178,403 105 $269,131 29 8/12/05
28 62 Freeriders WM $2,750,064 30 $264,548 11 10/20/98
29 96 Marley Magn. $1,413,480 73 $262,004 42 4/20/12
30 50 Catfish Rog. $3,237,343 143 $257,285 12 9/17/10
31 205 I Want Your Money Free $433,588 537 $249,428 537 10/15/10
32 25 The Aristocrats Think $6,377,461 234 $243,796 4 7/29/05
33 14 Capitalism: A Love Story Over. $14,363,397 995 $231,964 4 9/23/09
34 39 The September Issue RAtt. $3,820,067 143 $220,633 6 8/28/09
35 10 Bowling for Columbine UA $21,576,018 248 $209,148 8 10/11/02
36 108 Gonzo Magn. $1,252,100 59 $191,942 26 7/4/08
37 126 More Than a Game LGF $950,675 111 $182,943 14 10/2/09
38 49 Exit Through the Gift Shop PDA $3,291,250 46 $170,756 8 4/16/10
39 57 Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work IFC $2,930,687 115 $164,351 7 6/11/10
40 84 Black Diamond Rush WM $1,634,386 47 $161,115 11 10/12/93
41 255 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap IM $288,312 157 $150,337 157 6/15/12
42 217 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? Wein. $384,955 102 $148,698 102 4/18/08
43 158 The Big One Mira. $720,074 53 $146,909 33 4/10/98
44 28 Cave of Forgotten Dreams IFC $5,304,920 123 $139,101 5 4/29/11
45 24 Waiting for "Superman" ParV $6,417,135 330 $139,033 4 9/24/10
46 2 March of the Penguins WIP $77,437,223 2,506 $137,492 4 6/24/05
47 42 Step Into Liquid Art. $3,681,803 91 $135,985 5 8/8/03
48 237 America's Heart and Soul BV $314,402 98 $134,939 98 7/2/04
49 71 Riding Giants SPC $2,276,368 64 $134,400 26 7/9/04
50 260 Morning Light BV $275,497 55 $129,295 55 10/17/08
51 235 Trekkies ParC $318,246 339 $125,636 339 5/21/99
52 169 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold SPC $638,476 141 $118,294 18 4/22/11
53 46 Bully (2012) Wein. $3,495,043 6 $116,472 5 3/30/12
54 113 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest SPC $1,200,326 54 $111,982 4 7/8/11
55 106 Dogtown and Z-Boys SPC $1,300,682 70 $103,355 20 4/26/02
56 197 Pearl Jam Twenty Abr. $471,334 60 $102,448 7 9/20/11
57 151 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones WB $776,699 111 $99,740 26 10/5/90
58 269 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Abr. $267,965 24 $97,043 24 6/24/11
59 30 Touching the Void IFC $4,593,598 137 $96,973 5 1/23/04
60 98 The Celluloid Closet SPC $1,400,591 38 $95,047 9 3/15/96
61 449 Celsius 41.11: The Truth Behind the Lies of Fahrenheit 9/11 CitU $93,000 116 $93,000 116 10/22/04
62 86 It Might Get Loud SPC $1,610,163 75 $92,679 7 8/14/09
63 300 A Place at the Table Magn. $231,378 35 $92,257 35 3/1/13
64 213 Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie Think $396,803 54 $91,388 17 5/7/04
65 161 Tabloid IFC $696,921 37 $91,201 14 7/15/11
66 93 The Kid Stays in the Picture Focus $1,439,232 56 $89,087 4 7/26/02
67 163 Inside Deep Throat Uni. $691,880 27 $88,709 12 2/11/05
68 135 Tyson SPC $887,918 56 $85,046 11 4/24/09
69 70 A Brief History of Time Trit $2,279,692 45 $84,025 5 8/21/92
70 109 Girl Rising Gathr $1,230,745 170 $81,640 34 3/7/13
71 23 Roger and Me WB $6,706,368 265 $80,253 4 12/22/89
72 198 Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Libre $461,572 18 $77,982 5 8/6/04
73 36 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Magn. $4,071,700 151 $76,639 3 4/22/05
74 63 Samsara Osci. $2,672,413 70 $76,222 2 8/24/12
75 369 Hecho En Mexico LGF $151,133 26 $76,123 12 11/30/12
76 85 Senna PDA $1,612,430 47 $73,497 2 8/12/11
77 58 Unzipped Mira. $2,875,086 119 $71,275 2 8/4/95
78 334 Jig Scre. $183,790 5 $70,432 5 6/17/11
79 216 Turtle: The Incredible Journey Hann. $386,073 24 $69,389 24 6/24/11
80 392 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Code $129,102 16 $69,306 16 4/5/13
81 119 The U.S. Vs. John Lennon LGF $1,109,146 65 $69,143 6 9/15/06
82 265 Heavy Petting Skou $272,371 11 $69,007 10 9/22/89
83 8 Sicko LGF $24,540,079 1,117 $68,969 1 6/22/07
84 80 Every Little Step SPC $1,725,141 70 $68,504 8 4/17/09
85 44 Pina IFC $3,524,826 84 $68,012 3 12/23/11
86 134 The Wildest Dream NGE $898,137 21 $67,848 12 8/6/10
87 37 Buck IFC $4,038,912 152 $67,548 4 6/17/11
88 53 Capturing the Friedmans Magn. $3,119,113 78 $65,154 3 5/30/03
89 406 The Undefeated (2011) ArcEnt $116,381 14 $65,132 10 7/15/11
90 368 Go Tigers! IFC $151,779 61 $64,479 61 9/21/01
91 124 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Gold. $1,017,579 27 $63,700 3 9/21/12
92 174 Gunner Palace Palm $607,844 56 $63,520 8 3/4/05
93 157 Lost in La Mancha IFC $732,393 24 $63,303 8 1/31/03
94 210 Sound City Vari. $412,605 50 $62,842 16 2/1/13
95 68 The Gatekeepers SPC $2,391,849 131 $61,552 3 2/1/13
96 141 I.O.U.S.A. RAtt. $821,046 358 $61,313 18 8/22/08
97 463 America: Freedom to Fascism Libre $87,400 10 $61,200 10 7/28/06
98 160 The 11th Hour WIP $707,343 111 $60,853 4 8/17/07
99 31 Food, Inc. Magn. $4,417,674 155 $60,513 3 6/12/09
100 60 Comedian Mira. $2,751,988 244 $60,224 4 10/11/02
TOTAL (All Movies):$976,967,439----
AVERAGE (All Movies):$955,93747$132,54325-
TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only):		$498,427,158----
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only):		$31,151,6971,544$9,246,2991,474-
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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UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease Date
Persons of Interest FRun 9/3/04
Muscle Shoals Magn. Summer 2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks Focus 5/24/13
Triumph of the Wall FRun 5/31/13
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Magn. 6/7/13
Dirty Wars IFC 6/7/13
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story FRun 6/14/13
20 Feet from Stardom RTWC 6/14/13
Call Me Kuchu Cdgm. 6/14/13
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Trib. 6/26/13
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Magn. 7/3/13
Cutie and the Boxer RTWC 8/16/13
Salinger Wein. 9/6/13
Le Joli Mai Icar. 9/13/13
Bears BV 4/18/14