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 , #1001-1057 Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
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Overnight
Think
n/a
-
n/a
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11/10/04
2
-
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
Think
n/a
-
n/a
-
12/3/04
3
-
The Blood of My Brother
Life
n/a
-
n/a
-
6/30/06
4
-
Mr. Leather
Reg.
n/a
-
n/a
-
12/8/06
5
-
Obscene
Arth.
n/a
-
n/a
-
9/26/08
6
-
The Universe of Keith Haring
Arth.
n/a
-
n/a
-
10/24/08
7
-
Rehearsal for a Sicilician Tragedy
FRun
n/a
-
n/a
-
2011
8
-
Like Water
Cdgm.
n/a
-
n/a
-
6/1/12
9
-
The Green Wave
RF
n/a
-
n/a
-
8/10/12
10
-
High Ground
RF
n/a
-
n/a
-
11/2/12
11
-
The Zen of Bennett
Abr.
n/a
-
n/a
-
10/24/12
12
-
Addicted to Fame
Abr.
n/a
-
n/a
-
11/30/12
13
-
Codebreaker
TOD
n/a
-
n/a
-
10/17/12
14
-
The Art of Flight 3D
RBMH
n/a
-
n/a
-
12/7/12
15
-
Reincarnated
Truly
n/a
-
n/a
-
3/15/13
16
-
State 194
Part.
n/a
-
n/a
-
5/17/13
17
-
The Girls in the Band
AT/OS
n/a
-
n/a
-
5/10/13
18
-
The Gardener
KDK
n/a
-
n/a
-
6/11/13
19
1032
Back to Normandy
Kino
$503
1
n/a
-
7/30/08
20
1031
A Good Day to Die
AM
$573
1
n/a
-
11/4/11
21
1017
Bestiaire
KS/Zeit
$1,428
2
n/a
-
10/19/12
22
1008
Persons of Interest
FRun
$1,672
1
n/a
-
9/3/04
23
978
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
Glds.
$3,204
1
n/a
-
10/11/96
24
960
Yangsi
KL
$4,008
1
n/a
-
12/7/12
25
927
Not Bad for a Girl
Hor.
$6,152
-
n/a
-
10/18/96
26
916
The Jew in the Lotus
Blin
$6,940
-
n/a
-
9/3/98
27
907
Gendernauts
FRun
$7,358
-
n/a
-
2/4/00
28
897
Resident Alien
Grey
$7,867
-
n/a
-
10/18/91
29
888
Salvador Allende
Icar.
$8,454
1
n/a
-
9/5/07
30
871
When the Iron Bird Flies
KL
$9,658
1
n/a
-
10/19/12
31
870
Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers
CP
$9,677
2
n/a
-
1/8/10
32
765
Make Believe
CS
$19,085
1
n/a
-
5/13/11
33
749
The Iran Job
FM
$20,196
2
n/a
-
6/7/13
34
715
Lost Bohemia
Long Shot
$23,584
2
n/a
-
5/20/11
35
710
Shut Up Little Man
Trib.
$23,901
8
n/a
-
8/26/11
36
678
A Fierce Green Fire
FRun
$29,817
11
n/a
-
2/22/13
37
655
Boxing Gym
Zipp.
$32,476
7
n/a
-
10/22/10
38
598
Fixing the Future
A23
$42,393
-
n/a
-
7/18/12
39
483
To Catch a Dollar
A23
$77,142
-
n/a
-
3/31/11
40
480
Radiant City
All.
$78,944
4
n/a
-
3/30/07
41
479
Harvest of Empire
Onyx
$79,627
2
n/a
-
9/28/12
42
471
16 Days of Glory
Par.
$83,857
-
n/a
-
3/7/86
43
470
Wretches & Jabberers
A23
$84,610
1
n/a
-
4/1/11
44
435
Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams
Abr.
$103,028
76
n/a
-
3/31/13
45
430
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
Magn.
$105,710
13
n/a
-
11/16/11
46
402
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
FRun
$122,011
4
n/a
-
6/18/04
47
384
A Perfect Candidate
7Art
$134,485
8
n/a
-
6/19/96
48
379
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Som.
$142,193
5
n/a
-
2/28/97
49
368
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
FRun
$153,088
12
n/a
-
11/11/11
50
308
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Mont.
$224,546
11
n/a
-
4/27/07
51
285
A Place Called Chiapas
Zeit.
$252,546
-
n/a
-
11/4/98
52
247
Nico-Icon
Roxie
$306,691
4
n/a
-
9/8/95
53
227
The Source
Wells
$362,649
-
n/a
-
8/25/99
54
195
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Osci.
$510,334
161
n/a
-
7/18/12
55
190
Sex Is...
OutF
$530,833
6
n/a
-
5/7/93
56
180
Elvis On Tour 75th Anniversary
WB
$587,818
-
n/a
-
7/29/10
57
172
Pumping Iron 2: The Women
Cinc
$628,050
-
n/a
-
5/3/85
58
148
Bill W.
P124
$784,333
31
n/a
-
5/18/12
59
121
Say Amen, Somebody
MGM
$1,108,299
-
n/a
-
3/11/83
60
105
Air Racers 3D
3D
$1,309,987
10
n/a
-
4/6/12
61
102
Chasing Ice
SD
$1,328,467
53
n/a
-
11/9/12
62
81
Koyaanisqatsi
IsAl
$1,723,872
-
n/a
-
4/27/83
63
77
Vertical Reality
WM
$1,951,429
-
n/a
-
10/19/94
64
76
Endless Winter
WM
$1,966,454
-
n/a
-
10/20/95
65
74
Snowriders
WM
$2,068,490
-
n/a
-
10/16/96
66
69
Snowriders 2
WM
$2,287,639
-
n/a
-
10/15/97
67
-
Dressed
Dress.
n/a
1
n/a
1
2/4/11
68
-
The Sky Turns (El cielo gira)
NYer
n/a
1
n/a
1
2/11/11
69
-
General Orders No. 9
Vari.
n/a
1
n/a
1
6/24/11
70
-
Programming the Nation?
ICir
n/a
1
n/a
1
8/19/11
71
-
We Were Here
RF
n/a
1
n/a
1
9/9/11
72
-
Family Portrait in Black and White
FPE
n/a
1
n/a
1
7/13/12
73
1033
Triumph of the Wall
FRun
$476
1
$430
1
5/31/13
74
1030
Notes on Marie Menken
Icar.
$577
1
$577
1
2/9/07
75
1029
Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child
FRun
$601
1
$402
1
11/23/12
76
1028
Jesus, You Know
Leis.
$604
1
$604
1
12/3/04
77
1027
Beyond Hatred
FRun
$949
1
$533
1
6/15/07
78
1025
The Ister
Icar.
$1,124
1
$1,124
1
2/10/06
79
1024
The Color of Olives
Arab
$1,169
1
$555
1
7/12/06
80
1023
Food Beware
FRun
$1,181
1
$595
1
10/16/09
81
1021
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Icar.
$1,246
1
$642
1
8/5/05
82
1019
America Betrayed
FRun
$1,311
1
$245
1
3/27/09
83
1018
Return to the Land of Wonders
Arab
$1,338
1
$357
1
7/13/05
84
1016
Monumental
FRun
$1,430
1
$842
1
7/22/05
85
1014
Unborn in the USA
FRun
$1,475
1
$1,035
1
6/15/07
86
1013
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
OutF
$1,476
1
$1,476
1
12/7/07
87
1012
The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'
Arab
$1,479
1
$789
1
2/9/05
88
1011
Where Are You Taking Me?
Icar.
$1,492
1
$937
1
3/2/12
89
1010
Making Grace
FRun
$1,496
1
$456
1
7/20/05
90
1009
Rockets Redglare!
SmlP
$1,605
1
$1,292
1
9/3/04
91
1007
On the Rumba River
FRun
$1,698
1
$1,156
1
6/6/08
92
1006
You Don't Need Feet to Dance
FRun
$1,719
1
$1,239
1
3/22/13
93
1005
Children of Fate
FRun
$1,738
1
$1,099
1
11/23/93
94
1004
Oswald's Ghost
7Art
$1,796
1
$1,796
1
11/30/07
95
1003
With God on Our Side: George W. Bush...
Lum.
$1,884
1
$563
1
1/19/05
96
1001
Patagonia Rising
FRun
$2,064
1
$981
1
6/8/12
97
998
The Big Question
Think
$2,248
3
$466
1
3/17/06
98
997
You're Gonna Miss Me
Palm
$2,324
1
$1,340
1
6/8/07
99
996
Split: A Deeper Divide
FPR
$2,338
1
$2,338
1
10/12/12
100
995
The Optimists: The Story of the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust
Castle
$2,377
1
$2,377
1
10/21/05
TOTAL (All Movies): $979,247,108 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $948,883 46 $131,414 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 , #1001-1057
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