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 Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
187
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
IFC
$534,100
37
$41,104
5
7/27/12
2
807
Planet of Snail
CGld
$13,957
2
$2,011
1
7/25/12
3
67
The Queen of Versailles
Magn.
$2,401,999
89
$51,326
3
7/20/12
4
194
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Osci.
$510,334
161
n/a
-
7/18/12
5
591
Fixing the Future
A23
$42,393
-
n/a
-
7/18/12
6
4
2016 Obama's America
RM
$33,449,086
2,017
$31,610
1
7/13/12
7
133
The Imposter
IM
$898,317
31
$22,379
1
7/13/12
8
579
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Strand
$46,109
10
$20,628
10
7/13/12
9
-
Family Portrait in Black and White
FPE
n/a
1
n/a
1
7/13/12
10
490
Runaway Slave
RM
$71,737
6
$3,626
1
7/6/12
11
853
China Heavyweight
Zeit.
$10,550
4
$3,792
1
7/6/12
12
7
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Par.
$25,326,071
2,732
$7,138,266
2,730
7/5/12
13
314
Neil Young Journeys
SPC
$215,026
23
$12,025
3
6/29/12
14
489
The Invisible War
Cdgm.
$71,968
19
$16,500
4
6/22/12
15
387
Kumare
KL
$132,160
9
$9,601
1
6/20/12
16
255
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
IM
$288,312
157
$150,337
157
6/15/12
17
465
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
MBox
$86,637
5
$11,041
2
6/13/12
18
617
Paul Williams Still Alive
Abr.
$38,691
2
$6,116
1
6/8/12
19
992
Patagonia Rising
FRun
$2,064
1
$981
1
6/8/12
20
690
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
FRun
$26,608
4
$2,721
3
6/1/12
21
764
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
FRun
$18,618
4
$5,026
3
6/1/12
22
-
Like Water
Cdgm.
n/a
-
n/a
-
6/1/12
23
419
5 Broken Cameras
KL
$109,983
9
$6,674
1
5/30/12
24
589
OC87
FKF
$43,583
6
$5,733
1
5/25/12
25
147
Bill W.
P124
$784,333
31
n/a
-
5/18/12
26
627
Mansome
Pala.
$36,280
20
$18,395
20
5/18/12
27
804
Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow
FRun
$14,272
2
$1,951
1
5/18/12
28
700
Otter 501
Pala.
$24,449
4
$5,444
3
5/11/12
29
786
Patience (After Sebald)
CGld
$15,941
1
$5,302
1
5/9/12
30
125
First Position
IFC
$1,014,071
58
$48,024
5
5/4/12
31
412
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
ICir
$112,679
19
$7,882
1
5/4/12
32
590
Last Call at the Oasis
ATO
$42,423
6
$8,899
3
5/4/12
33
787
This Binary Universe
Indic.
$15,875
2
$1,794
2
5/4/12
34
655
Whores' Glory
KL
$31,420
3
$5,358
3
4/27/12
35
740
The Highest Pass
Libre
$20,386
2
$10,125
2
4/27/12
36
778
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment
FRun
$16,734
3
$6,193
1
4/27/12
37
771
Payback (2012)
Zeit.
$17,979
3
$2,186
1
4/25/12
38
929
Bookers Place
Trib.
$5,549
2
$2,455
2
4/25/12
39
6
Chimpanzee
BV
$28,972,764
1,567
$10,673,748
1,563
4/20/12
40
96
Marley
Magn.
$1,413,480
73
$262,004
42
4/20/12
41
638
Hit So Hard
Vari.
$34,025
4
$6,500
1
4/13/12
42
747
How to Grow a Band
ICir
$20,135
2
$5,705
1
4/13/12
43
104
Air Racers 3D
3D
$1,309,987
10
n/a
-
4/6/12
44
543
Surviving Progress
FRun
$53,953
6
$4,161
2
4/6/12
45
633
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
WHE
$34,665
6
$8,203
3
4/6/12
46
957
They Come to America
C/360
$3,775
1
$3,775
1
3/31/12
47
46
Bully (2012)
Wein.
$3,495,043
6
$116,472
5
3/30/12
48
341
Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure
AAE
$177,729
27
$28,340
6
3/30/12
49
916
The Beat Hotel
FRun
$6,480
1
$1,458
1
3/30/12
50
483
The Island President
Gold.
$76,398
5
$13,998
2
3/28/12
51
291
Gerhard Richter Painting
KL
$242,646
9
$13,537
1
3/14/12
52
65
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Magn.
$2,552,478
80
$42,035
2
3/9/12
53
721
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
BTS
$21,697
4
$5,712
4
3/2/12
54
896
Last Days Here
IFC
$7,643
1
$2,671
1
3/2/12
55
949
Art Is... The Permanent Revolution
FRun
$4,291
1
$2,718
1
3/2/12
56
1002
Where Are You Taking Me?
Icar.
$1,492
1
$937
1
3/2/12
57
482
This is Not a Film
PalT
$77,016
5
$12,608
5
2/29/12
58
184
Undefeated (2012)
Wein.
$562,218
21
$33,165
5
2/17/12
59
860
Putin's Kiss
KL
$10,082
1
$1,525
1
2/17/12
60
548
A Trip to the Moon/The Extraordinary Voyage
FA
$52,986
6
$2,915
3
2/10/12
61
915
Windfall
FRun
$6,504
1
$1,780
1
2/3/12
62
498
An Inconsistent Truth
RM
$69,394
3
$20,733
1
1/27/12
63
815
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?
FRun
$13,013
4
$2,759
1
1/25/12
64
582
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
FRun
$44,883
6
$4,721
1
1/20/12
65
711
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
EOne
$22,740
3
$5,000
2
1/20/12
66
841
Ultrasuede
Trib.
$11,539
1
$3,968
1
1/20/12
67
356
Crazy Horse
Zipp.
$157,782
14
$7,963
1
1/18/12
68
869
The City Dark
Argo.
$9,269
2
$2,983
1
1/18/12
69
880
Man on a Mission
FRun
$8,688
5
$3,430
4
1/13/12
70
921
El Sicario, Room 164
Icar.
$6,123
1
$2,040
1
12/28/11
71
44
Pina
IFC
$3,524,826
84
$68,012
3
12/23/11
72
904
Corman's World
Anch.
$7,000
2
$7,000
2
12/16/11
73
607
Addiction Incorporated
Vari.
$40,106
5
$1,629
1
12/14/11
74
980
Knuckle
Vita.
$2,647
3
$2,647
3
12/9/11
75
609
Khodorkovsky
KL
$39,522
2
$6,110
1
11/30/11
76
466
Crazy Wisdom
AM
$86,202
5
$10,304
1
11/25/11
77
678
Garbo: The Spy
FRun
$28,563
2
$5,593
1
11/18/11
78
428
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
Magn.
$105,710
13
n/a
-
11/16/11
79
307
Into the Abyss
IFC
$223,880
30
$47,559
12
11/11/11
80
366
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
FRun
$153,088
12
n/a
-
11/11/11
81
545
The Other F Word
Osci.
$53,714
6
$15,792
2
11/4/11
82
752
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
KL
$19,988
2
$5,905
2
11/4/11
83
1022
A Good Day to Die
AM
$573
1
n/a
-
11/4/11
84
397
Inni
CP
$123,482
7
$14,903
3
10/28/11
85
450
My Reincarnation
Long Shot
$92,822
5
$6,498
1
10/28/11
86
247
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
SD
$304,052
15
$22,963
1
10/21/11
87
370
Revenge of the Electric Car
A23
$150,886
11
$17,482
2
10/21/11
88
928
Elevate
Vari.
$5,580
2
$3,547
1
10/21/11
89
628
Paul Goodman Changed My Life
Zeit.
$35,671
2
$5,754
1
10/19/11
90
821
America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments
PMKBNC
$12,366
3
$5,599
3
10/14/11
91
29
Flying Monsters
NGE
$5,217,211
27
n/a
6
10/7/11
92
968
The Sons of Tennessee Williams
FRun
$3,242
1
$1,492
1
10/7/11
93
601
Hell and Back Again
DF
$40,634
4
$3,413
1
10/5/11
94
537
Finding Joe
Bal.
$55,518
7
$8,753
1
9/30/11
95
646
American Teacher
FRun
$33,144
2
$6,036
2
9/30/11
96
812
Benda Bilili!
NGE
$13,420
3
$1,678
1
9/30/11
97
848
Sarah Palin - You Betcha!
Free
$10,935
6
$6,911
6
9/30/11
98
335
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
FRun
$183,342
8
$15,411
1
9/23/11
99
376
Thunder Soul
RAtt.
$143,986
37
$51,260
35
9/23/11
100
524
Limelight
Magn.
$60,335
4
$9,259
1
9/23/11
TOTAL (All Movies): $976,967,439 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $955,937 47 $132,543 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 , #1001-1047
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