Documentary - Nature
(Excluding IMAX releases)
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total Gross | Release Date | | 1 |
21 |
Patagonia Rising |
FRun |
$981 |
47.5% |
1 |
$981 |
$2,064 |
6/8/12 |
| 2 |
18 |
Otter 501 |
Pala. |
$5,444 |
22.3% |
3 |
$1,815 |
$24,449 |
5/11/12 |
| 3 |
17 |
Last Call at the Oasis |
ATO |
$8,899 |
21.0% |
3 |
$2,966 |
$42,423 |
5/4/12 |
| 4 |
1 |
Chimpanzee |
BV |
$10,673,748 |
36.8% |
1,563 |
$6,829 |
$28,972,764 |
4/20/12 |
| 5 |
15 |
An Inconsistent Truth |
RM |
$20,733 |
29.9% |
1 |
$20,733 |
$69,394 |
1/27/12 |
| 6 |
19 |
The Whale |
Pala. |
$4,835 |
5.9% |
2 |
$2,418 |
$81,881 |
9/9/11 |
| 7 |
7 |
Turtle: The Incredible Journey |
Hann. |
$69,389 |
18.0% |
24 |
$2,891 |
$386,073 |
6/24/11 |
| 8 |
4 |
African Cats |
BV |
$6,003,200 |
38.9% |
1,220 |
$4,921 |
$15,428,747 |
4/22/11 |
| 9 |
8 |
The Last Lions |
NGE |
$53,344 |
8.4% |
4 |
$13,336 |
$635,325 |
2/18/11 |
| 10 |
13 |
Cool It |
RAtt. |
$26,847 |
42.8% |
41 |
$655 |
$62,713 |
11/12/10 |
| 11 |
20 |
GasLand |
WOW |
$2,641 |
8.6% |
1 |
$2,641 |
$30,846 |
9/15/10 |
| 12 |
22 |
Carbon Nation |
CWM |
$402 |
2.4% |
1 |
$402 |
$16,901 |
5/7/10 |
| 13 |
3 |
Oceans |
BV |
$6,058,958 |
31.2% |
1,206 |
$5,024 |
$19,422,319 |
4/22/10 |
| 14 |
2 |
Earth (2009) |
BV |
$8,825,760 |
27.6% |
1,804 |
$4,892 |
$32,011,576 |
4/22/09 |
| 15 |
16 |
Encounters at the End of the World |
Think |
$17,730 |
1.9% |
1 |
$17,730 |
$944,933 |
6/11/08 |
| 16 |
9 |
Sharkwater |
Free |
$37,140 |
4.4% |
60 |
$619 |
$850,920 |
9/28/07 |
| 17 |
14 |
Arctic Tale |
ParV |
$22,607 |
2.7% |
4 |
$5,651 |
$833,532 |
7/25/07 |
| 18 |
6 |
Grizzly Man |
Lions |
$269,131 |
8.5% |
29 |
$9,280 |
$3,178,403 |
8/12/05 |
| 19 |
5 |
March of the Penguins |
WIP |
$4,382,340 |
5.7% |
695 |
$6,305 |
$77,437,223 |
7/22/05 |
| 20 |
10 |
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
Shad. |
$36,731 |
1.2% |
5 |
$7,346 |
$3,058,527 |
2/9/05 |
| 21 |
12 |
Winged Migration |
SPC |
$33,128 |
0.3% |
1 |
$33,128 |
$10,764,402 |
4/18/03 |
| 22 |
11 |
Microcosmos |
Mira. |
$35,189 |
2.5% |
2 |
$17,594 |
$1,433,210 |
10/9/96 |
AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only, 5 titles): | $7,188,801 | 20.7% | 1,298 | $5,538 | $34,654,526 | - |
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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