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
1015
The Color of Olives
Arab Film Dist.
$1,169
1
$555
1
7/12/06
2
153
For All Mankind
Apollo Associates
$770,132
9
$33,777
6
11/1/89
3
905
Corman's World
Anchor Bay Films
$7,000
2
$7,000
2
12/16/11
4
934
King Leopold's Ghost
Aloha Releasing
$5,194
1
$3,078
1
8/18/06
5
478
Radiant City
Alliance
$78,944
4
n/a
-
3/30/07
6
297
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
Alive Mind Cinema
$237,181
10
$12,756
1
7/27/11
7
466
Crazy Wisdom
Alive Mind Cinema
$86,202
5
$10,304
1
11/25/11
8
558
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow
Alive Mind Cinema
$51,301
3
$7,272
1
8/10/11
9
706
Raw Faith
Alive Mind Cinema
$23,667
1
n/a
1
6/24/11
10
925
Sushi: The Global Catch
Alive Mind Cinema
$5,757
1
$516
1
8/3/12
11
1022
A Good Day to Die
Alive Mind Cinema
$573
1
n/a
-
11/4/11
12
138
Marlene
Alive Films
$852,676
6
$14,490
1
11/7/86
13
832
Chelsea on the Rocks
Aliquot Films
$11,799
1
$4,286
1
10/2/09
14
167
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Abramorama
$667,911
27
$34,651
3
4/10/09
15
197
Pearl Jam Twenty
Abramorama
$471,334
60
$102,448
7
9/20/11
16
206
The Singing Revolution
Abramorama
$426,855
5
$2,475
1
12/7/07
17
269
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Abramorama
$267,965
24
$97,043
24
6/24/11
18
317
The House I Live In
Abramorama
$210,752
12
$16,453
2
10/5/12
19
420
Best Worst Movie
Abramorama
$109,895
2
$5,503
1
4/23/10
20
433
Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams
Abramorama
$103,028
76
n/a
-
3/31/13
21
459
Blindsight
Abramorama
$89,169
5
$5,279
1
3/5/08
22
594
We Live in Public
Abramorama
$41,711
2
$7,325
1
8/28/09
23
611
Refusenik
Abramorama
$39,456
3
$3,604
2
4/11/08
24
618
Paul Williams Still Alive
Abramorama
$38,691
2
$6,116
1
6/8/12
25
656
Hats Off
Abramorama
$31,272
5
$6,570
1
3/28/08
26
871
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
Abramorama
$9,166
1
$4,352
1
2/27/09
27
-
Addicted to Fame
Abramorama
n/a
-
n/a
-
11/30/12
28
-
The Zen of Bennett
Abramorama
n/a
-
n/a
-
10/24/12
29
155
The Cross: The Arthur Blessit Story
8X Entertainment
$741,557
221
$309,455
221
3/27/09
30
256
American Pimp
7th Art
$287,724
9
$28,699
5
6/9/00
31
373
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
7th Art
$148,292
5
$7,482
1
10/20/06
32
382
A Perfect Candidate
7th Art
$134,485
8
n/a
-
6/19/96
33
417
Word Wars
7th Art
$110,617
5
$7,559
1
5/28/04
34
471
Better Living Through Circuitry
7th Art
$82,378
8
$24,970
4
5/26/00
35
523
The Long Way Home
7th Art
$60,509
7
$10,606
7
9/17/97
36
560
Long Night's Journey Into Day
7th Art
$50,715
3
$6,027
1
3/29/00
37
761
Steal a Pencil for Me
7th Art
$18,918
2
$11,179
2
11/9/07
38
777
Balseros
7th Art
$16,783
1
$5,111
1
7/23/03
39
878
The Swenkas
7th Art
$8,860
1
$2,790
1
11/9/05
40
911
Speaking in Strings
7th Art
$6,859
2
$1,519
1
9/10/99
41
915
The Aggressives
7th Art
$6,533
1
$3,769
1
10/7/05
42
932
Rock the Bells
7th Art
$5,347
1
$1,325
1
4/11/07
43
965
Revolution OS
7th Art
$3,500
1
$3,500
1
8/23/02
44
990
Workingman's Death
7th Art
$2,214
2
$2,214
2
2/24/06
45
995
Oswald's Ghost
7th Art
$1,796
1
$1,796
1
11/30/07
46
331
Mondo New York
4th and Broadway
$193,209
1
$10,752
1
4/22/88
47
104
Air Racers 3D
3D Entertainment
$1,309,987
10
n/a
-
4/6/12
TOTAL (All Movies): $977,042,116 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $956,010 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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