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DOCUMENTARY - POLITICAL
1982-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| 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 |
Sicko |
LGF |
$24,540,079 |
1,117 |
$68,969 |
1 |
6/22/07 |
| 3 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
ParC |
$24,146,161 |
587 |
$281,330 |
4 |
5/24/06 |
| 4 |
Bowling for Columbine |
UA |
$21,576,018 |
248 |
$209,148 |
8 |
10/11/02 |
| 5 |
Capitalism: A Love Story |
Over. |
$14,232,656 |
995 |
$231,964 |
4 |
9/23/09 |
| 6 |
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed |
RM |
$7,720,487 |
1,052 |
$2,970,848 |
1,052 |
4/18/08 |
| 7 |
Roger and Me |
WB |
$6,706,368 |
265 |
$80,253 |
4 |
12/22/89 |
| 8 |
The Fog of War |
SPC |
$4,198,566 |
261 |
$41,449 |
3 |
12/19/03 |
| 9 |
The Corporation |
Zeit. |
$3,493,516 |
28 |
$28,671 |
2 |
6/4/04 |
| 10 |
Control Room |
Magn. |
$2,589,616 |
74 |
$27,125 |
1 |
5/21/04 |
| 11 |
Why We Fight |
SPC |
$1,439,972 |
64 |
$53,571 |
6 |
1/20/06 |
| 12 |
No End in Sight |
Magn. |
$1,433,319 |
117 |
$31,533 |
2 |
7/27/07 |
| 13 |
The U.S. Vs. John Lennon |
LGF |
$1,109,146 |
65 |
$69,143 |
6 |
9/15/06 |
| 14 |
The War Room |
Oct. |
$901,668 |
21 |
$15,264 |
1 |
11/3/93 |
| 15 |
I.O.U.S.A. |
RAtt. |
$821,046 |
358 |
$61,313 |
18 |
8/22/08 |
| 16 |
The Big One |
Mira. |
$720,074 |
53 |
$146,909 |
33 |
4/10/98 |
| 17 |
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry |
Think |
$614,138 |
163 |
$279,219 |
163 |
10/1/04 |
| 18 |
The Weather Underground |
Shad. |
$564,632 |
14 |
$13,984 |
1 |
6/4/03 |
| 19 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger |
FRun |
$516,726 |
8 |
$14,667 |
1 |
9/25/02 |
| 20 |
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism |
Libre |
$461,572 |
18 |
$77,982 |
5 |
8/6/04 |
| 21 |
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? |
Wein. |
$384,955 |
102 |
$148,698 |
102 |
4/18/08 |
| 22 |
The Hunting of the President |
Reg. |
$376,612 |
20 |
$23,298 |
2 |
6/18/04 |
| 23 |
Grass |
Una. |
$313,039 |
10 |
$21,578 |
2 |
5/31/00 |
| 24 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
FRun |
$312,751 |
15 |
$7,412 |
1 |
10/5/07 |
| 25 |
The Panama Deception |
EPr |
$309,596 |
11 |
$6,563 |
1 |
7/31/92 |
| 26 |
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times |
FRun |
$292,470 |
4 |
$9,442 |
1 |
11/22/02 |
| 27 |
Outrage |
Magn. |
$287,198 |
18 |
$32,589 |
5 |
5/8/09 |
| 28 |
Taxi to the Dark Side |
Think |
$274,661 |
20 |
$10,930 |
2 |
1/18/08 |
| 29 |
The Yes Men |
UA |
$255,364 |
32 |
$24,373 |
3 |
9/24/04 |
| 30 |
The War Tapes |
SenA |
$254,190 |
9 |
$12,268 |
1 |
6/2/06 |
| 31 |
A Place Called Chiapas |
Zeit. |
$252,546 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/4/98 |
| 32 |
Uncovered: The War on Iraq |
Libre |
$238,924 |
22 |
$31,481 |
7 |
8/20/04 |
| 33 |
Call + Response |
FTrd. |
$215,185 |
17 |
$41,346 |
12 |
10/10/08 |
| 34 |
Iraq in Fragments |
Arab |
$204,462 |
12 |
$24,435 |
7 |
11/8/06 |
| 35 |
Bush's Brain |
Tar. |
$177,525 |
9 |
$11,927 |
4 |
8/20/04 |
| 36 |
Chicago 10 |
RAtt. |
$177,490 |
14 |
$42,724 |
14 |
2/29/08 |
| 37 |
An Unreasonable Man |
IFC |
$176,647 |
11 |
$9,813 |
1 |
1/31/07 |
| 38 |
Our Brand Is Crisis |
Koch |
$166,750 |
2 |
$7,970 |
1 |
3/1/06 |
| 39 |
Brothers at War |
Gold. |
$153,148 |
18 |
$33,142 |
7 |
3/13/09 |
| 40 |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Osci. |
$142,569 |
11 |
$3,644 |
1 |
3/21/08 |
| 41 |
Waco: The Rules of Engagement |
Som. |
$142,193 |
5 |
n/a |
- |
2/28/97 |
| 42 |
A Perfect Candidate |
7Art |
$134,485 |
8 |
n/a |
- |
6/19/96 |
| 43 |
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train |
FRun |
$122,011 |
4 |
n/a |
- |
6/18/04 |
| 44 |
Fidel |
FRun |
$121,304 |
2 |
$19,320 |
2 |
10/18/02 |
| 45 |
In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed |
NFF |
$110,577 |
15 |
$46,975 |
6 |
10/1/04 |
| 46 |
Al Franken: God Spoke |
Bal. |
$102,990 |
10 |
$10,533 |
2 |
9/13/06 |
| 47 |
Celsius 41.11: The Truth Behind the Lies of Fahrenheit 9/11 |
CitU |
$93,000 |
116 |
$93,000 |
116 |
10/22/04 |
| 48 |
The Unforeseen |
CGld |
$90,287 |
3 |
$2,496 |
1 |
2/29/08 |
| 49 |
America: Freedom to Fascism |
Libre |
$87,400 |
10 |
$61,200 |
10 |
7/28/06 |
| 50 |
Shoot Down |
Magic |
$74,421 |
21 |
$49,182 |
21 |
1/25/08 |
| 51 |
Body of War |
FSC |
$71,716 |
5 |
$3,321 |
1 |
3/7/08 |
| 52 |
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire |
CalN |
$68,249 |
4 |
$1,848 |
1 |
5/13/05 |
| 53 |
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story |
IPos. |
$60,332 |
10 |
$10,939 |
2 |
9/26/08 |
| 54 |
Voices of Iraq |
Magn. |
$57,999 |
12 |
$30,634 |
12 |
10/29/04 |
| 55 |
Ballot Measure 9 |
Zeit. |
$53,819 |
1 |
$8,143 |
1 |
3/31/95 |
| 56 |
Feed |
OrC |
$45,488 |
1 |
$11,448 |
1 |
10/7/92 |
| 57 |
Tying the Knot |
IDP |
$40,576 |
8 |
$24,517 |
8 |
10/1/04 |
| 58 |
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? |
AtRsk |
$35,397 |
1 |
$6,742 |
1 |
7/27/06 |
| 59 |
Your Mommy Kills Animals |
Halo8 |
$34,000 |
1 |
$34,000 |
1 |
7/20/07 |
| 60 |
My Country, My Country |
Zeit. |
$33,620 |
4 |
$3,546 |
1 |
8/4/06 |
| 61 |
Weapons of Mass Deception |
Libre |
$30,210 |
4 |
$4,216 |
3 |
12/3/04 |
| 62 |
Lake of Fire |
Think |
$25,317 |
9 |
$2,559 |
1 |
10/3/07 |
| 63 |
Earth Days |
Zeit. |
$23,466 |
5 |
$2,408 |
1 |
8/14/09 |
| 64 |
Giuliani Time |
Libre |
$21,967 |
2 |
$8,661 |
1 |
5/12/06 |
| 65 |
Voices in Wartime |
Libre |
$20,702 |
5 |
$1,966 |
2 |
4/8/05 |
| 66 |
Meeting Resistance |
ICir |
$20,616 |
2 |
$7,712 |
2 |
10/19/07 |
| 67 |
Orwell Rolls in His Grave |
SHB |
$20,389 |
3 |
$6,059 |
1 |
7/23/04 |
| 68 |
The Ground Truth |
Focus |
$20,013 |
8 |
$12,207 |
8 |
9/15/06 |
| 69 |
Suicide Killers |
CityL |
$18,239 |
1 |
$10,601 |
1 |
8/25/06 |
| 70 |
Ever Again |
RM |
$17,304 |
12 |
$10,802 |
12 |
12/8/06 |
| 71 |
Wall |
Life |
$14,541 |
2 |
$4,015 |
1 |
8/26/05 |
| 72 |
Up for Grabs |
L/Z |
$13,931 |
4 |
$1,881 |
2 |
5/6/05 |
| 73 |
The Last Party |
Trit |
$11,156 |
1 |
$4,088 |
1 |
8/27/93 |
| 74 |
So Goes the Nation |
IFC |
$10,337 |
4 |
$2,622 |
4 |
10/4/06 |
| 75 |
Crossing the Line |
Kino |
$9,258 |
2 |
$2,605 |
1 |
8/10/07 |
| 76 |
Stealing America: Vote by Vote |
Drct. |
$8,350 |
3 |
$2,944 |
1 |
8/1/08 |
| 77 |
The Cult of the Suicide Bomber |
DCo. |
$7,451 |
1 |
$3,609 |
1 |
6/2/06 |
| 78 |
Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land |
Arab |
$4,930 |
1 |
$1,735 |
1 |
1/28/05 |
| 79 |
Everything's Cool |
CityL |
$4,890 |
2 |
$2,641 |
2 |
11/23/07 |
| 80 |
Blood and Tears |
Think |
$4,364 |
1 |
$2,201 |
1 |
6/15/07 |
| 81 |
This Divided State |
Mino. |
$4,255 |
1 |
$1,653 |
1 |
7/22/05 |
| 82 |
Brothers in Arms |
FRun |
$3,664 |
2 |
$658 |
1 |
8/27/04 |
| 83 |
Journeys with George |
Cn4 |
$3,588 |
1 |
$2,264 |
1 |
3/14/03 |
| 84 |
The Price of Sugar |
Mitro. |
$3,384 |
1 |
$3,384 |
1 |
9/28/07 |
| 85 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair |
RedE |
$3,103 |
2 |
$2,194 |
2 |
3/23/07 |
| 86 |
Stolen Childhoods |
Bal. |
$2,996 |
1 |
$2,996 |
1 |
5/20/05 |
| 87 |
Running with Arnold |
Lant |
$2,119 |
2 |
$2,119 |
2 |
1/11/08 |
| 88 |
With God on Our Side: George W. Bush... |
Lum. |
$1,884 |
1 |
$563 |
1 |
1/19/05 |
| 89 |
Persons of Interest |
FRun |
$1,672 |
1 |
n/a |
- |
9/3/04 |
| 90 |
The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' |
Arab |
$1,479 |
1 |
$789 |
1 |
2/9/05 |
| 91 |
Unborn in the USA |
FRun |
$1,475 |
1 |
$1,035 |
1 |
6/15/07 |
| 92 |
Return to the Land of Wonders |
Arab |
$1,338 |
1 |
$357 |
1 |
7/13/05 |
| 93 |
America Betrayed |
FRun |
$1,311 |
1 |
$245 |
1 |
3/27/09 |
| 94 |
The Empire in Africa |
Libre |
$1,088 |
3 |
$1,088 |
3 |
12/8/06 |
| - |
The Blood of My Brother |
Life |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/30/06 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $243,867,264 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $2,594,333 | 87 | $315,535 | 29 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $165,687,993 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $41,421,998 | 1,294 | $13,445,743 | 960 | - |
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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