| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 101 | Man on Wire | $2,962,242 | 93 | $51,392 | 2 | Jul 25, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 102 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | $2,930,687 | 115 | $164,351 | 7 | Jun 11, 2010 | IFC Films |
| 103 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | $2,930,414 | 155 | $785,336 | 85 | Sep 15, 2016 | Abramorama |
| 104 | Unzipped | $2,875,086 | 119 | $71,275 | 2 | Aug 4, 1995 | Miramax |
| 105 | Kedi | $2,835,047 | 130 | $40,103 | 1 | Feb 10, 2017 | Oscilloscope |
| 106 | Citizenfour | $2,800,870 | 105 | $126,321 | 5 | Oct 24, 2014 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 107 | When We Were Kings | $2,789,985 | 92 | $12,479 | 2 | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 108 | Comedian | $2,751,988 | 244 | $60,224 | 4 | Oct 11, 2002 | Miramax |
| 109 | My Architect | $2,750,707 | 39 | $37,929 | 2 | Nov 12, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 110 | Freeriders | $2,750,064 | 30 | $264,548 | 11 | Oct 20, 1998 | - |
| 111 | Samsara | $2,672,413 | 70 | $76,222 | 2 | Aug 24, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 112 | He Named Me Malala | $2,668,936 | 477 | $61,808 | 4 | Oct 2, 2015 | - |
| 113 | Control Room | $2,589,616 | 74 | $27,125 | 1 | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 114 | Is Genesis History? | $2,570,392 | 704 | - | - | Feb 23, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 115 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $2,552,478 | 80 | $42,035 | 2 | Mar 9, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 116 | IN OUR HANDS: Battle for Jerusalem | $2,534,370 | 733 | - | - | May 23, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 117 | The Endurance | $2,453,083 | 40 | $18,931 | 3 | Oct 5, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 118 | The Gatekeepers | $2,415,727 | 131 | $61,552 | 3 | Feb 1, 2013 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 119 | The Queen of Versailles | $2,401,999 | 89 | $51,326 | 3 | Jul 20, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 120 | Hillsong: Let Hope Rise | $2,394,386 | 816 | $1,357,243 | 816 | Sep 16, 2016 | Pure Flix Entertainment |
| 121 | Meru | $2,334,228 | 176 | $91,279 | 7 | Aug 14, 2015 | Music Box Films |
| 122 | WARx2 | $2,310,625 | 16 | $30,931 | 1 | Sep 18, 2015 | Strasson Group |
| 123 | Snowriders II | $2,287,639 | - | - | - | Oct 15, 1997 | - |
| 124 | A Brief History of Time | $2,279,692 | 45 | $84,025 | 5 | Aug 21, 1992 | Triton Pictures |
| 125 | Riding Giants | $2,276,368 | 64 | $134,400 | 26 | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 126 | Rivers and Tides | $2,200,276 | 15 | - | - | Jun 26, 2002 | Roxie Releasing |
| 127 | The Endless Summer 2 | $2,155,385 | 302 | $657,292 | 302 | Jun 3, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 128 | Blackfish | $2,073,582 | 99 | $75,962 | 5 | Jul 19, 2013 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 129 | Snowriders | $2,068,490 | - | - | - | Oct 16, 1996 | - |
| 130 | Beyond the Mat | $2,053,648 | 298 | $9,532 | 1 | Oct 22, 1999 | Lionsgate Films |
| 131 | This Is Elvis | $2,028,612 | 309 | $429,146 | 309 | Apr 10, 1981 | Warner Bros. |
| 132 | Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | $2,008,385 | 385 | $507,870 | 346 | May 18, 2018 | Focus Features |
| 133 | Endless Winter | $1,966,454 | - | - | - | Oct 20, 1995 | - |
| 134 | Vertical Reality | $1,951,429 | - | - | - | Oct 19, 1994 | - |
| 135 | The Corporation | $1,879,983 | 28 | $28,671 | 2 | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 136 | Fantastic Fungi | $1,788,322 | 37 | $9,419 | 1 | Sep 20, 2019 | Area 23a |
| 137 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | $1,763,052 | 55 | $21,767 | 2 | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 138 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $1,755,134 | 38 | $21,762 | 1 | Mar 18, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 139 | Girl Rising | $1,727,259 | 170 | $81,640 | 34 | Mar 7, 2013 | GathrFilms |
| 140 | Every Little Step | $1,725,141 | 70 | $68,504 | 8 | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 141 | Koyaanisqatsi | $1,723,872 | - | - | - | Apr 27, 1983 | Island Alive |
| 142 | Jane | $1,723,379 | 96 | $58,348 | 3 | Oct 20, 2017 | Abramorama |
| 143 | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | $1,712,385 | 31 | $21,675 | 1 | Jan 12, 2000 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 144 | To Joey, with Love | $1,709,073 | 753 | - | - | Sep 20, 2016 | Fathom Events |
| 145 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | $1,678,874 | 74 | $45,138 | 8 | Jun 28, 2006 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 146 | Weiner | $1,676,108 | 88 | $84,173 | 5 | May 20, 2016 | IFC Films |
| 147 | Tim's Vermeer | $1,671,377 | 129 | $49,777 | 4 | Jan 31, 2014 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 148 | Black Diamond Rush | $1,634,386 | 47 | $161,115 | 11 | Oct 12, 1993 | - |
| 149 | Senna | $1,612,430 | 47 | $73,497 | 2 | Aug 12, 2011 | - |
| 150 | It Might Get Loud | $1,610,163 | 75 | $92,679 | 7 | Aug 14, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 151 | Rhyme & Reason | $1,608,277 | 280 | $853,589 | 280 | Mar 7, 1997 | Miramax |
| 152 | Stories We Tell | $1,600,145 | 70 | $27,053 | 2 | May 10, 2013 | Roadside Attractions |
| 153 | I Am | $1,591,034 | 74 | $10,092 | 1 | Feb 18, 2011 | Paladin |
| 154 | Western Stars | $1,581,681 | 553 | $560,282 | 345 | Oct 25, 2019 | Warner Bros. |
| 155 | Vincent | $1,577,480 | 16 | $4,632 | 1 | Aug 19, 1988 | Roxie Releasing |
| 156 | Genesis: Paradise Lost | $1,575,000 | 419 | - | - | Nov 13, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 157 | Awake: The Life of Yogananda | $1,539,680 | 21 | $18,885 | 1 | Oct 10, 2014 | - |
| 158 | Fed Up | $1,538,899 | 104 | $126,028 | 18 | May 9, 2014 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 159 | Murderball | $1,531,154 | 97 | $57,286 | 8 | Jul 8, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 160 | Finding Vivian Maier | $1,514,782 | 97 | $63,600 | 3 | Mar 28, 2014 | IFC Films |
| 161 | Bill Cunningham: New York | $1,510,026 | 34 | $33,677 | 1 | Mar 16, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 162 | Mully | $1,489,771 | 738 | - | - | Oct 3, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 163 | Why We Fight | $1,439,972 | 64 | $53,571 | 6 | Jan 20, 2006 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 164 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | $1,439,232 | 56 | $89,087 | 4 | Jul 26, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 165 | No End in Sight | $1,433,319 | 117 | $31,533 | 2 | Jul 27, 2007 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 166 | Microcosmos | $1,433,210 | 43 | $35,189 | 2 | Oct 9, 1996 | Miramax |
| 167 | Marley | $1,413,480 | 73 | $262,004 | 42 | Apr 20, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 168 | Looking for Richard | $1,408,575 | 81 | $33,843 | 2 | Oct 11, 1996 | - |
| 169 | The Celluloid Closet | $1,400,591 | 38 | $95,047 | 9 | Mar 15, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 170 | X Games 3D: The Movie | $1,391,434 | 1,399 | $837,216 | 1,399 | Aug 21, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 171 | The Salt of the Earth | $1,343,349 | 80 | $44,900 | 4 | Mar 27, 2015 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 172 | Restrepo | $1,330,894 | 52 | $35,581 | 2 | Jun 25, 2010 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 173 | Chasing Ice | $1,328,467 | 53 | - | - | Nov 9, 2012 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 174 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | $1,318,449 | 28 | $42,992 | 4 | Nov 27, 1991 | Triton Pictures |
| 175 | Iris | $1,310,678 | 92 | $57,254 | 6 | Apr 29, 2015 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 176 | Anne Frank Remembered | $1,310,200 | 31 | $26,697 | 4 | Feb 23, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 177 | Air Racers | $1,309,987 | 10 | - | - | Apr 6, 2012 | 3D Entertainment |
| 178 | Brother's Keeper | $1,305,915 | 15 | $10,758 | 1 | Sep 9, 1992 | - |
| 179 | The Wolfpack | $1,301,696 | 94 | $43,920 | 2 | Jun 12, 2015 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 180 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | $1,300,682 | 70 | $103,355 | 20 | Apr 26, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 181 | No Safe Spaces | $1,291,514 | 200 | $45,236 | 1 | Oct 25, 2019 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 182 | Startup.com | $1,283,356 | 35 | $16,118 | 1 | May 11, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 183 | Maria By Callas | $1,267,301 | 149 | $91,915 | 16 | Nov 2, 2018 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 184 | Chonda Pierce: Enough | $1,260,116 | 798 | - | - | Apr 25, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 185 | McQueen | $1,257,275 | 95 | $98,873 | 4 | Jul 20, 2018 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 186 | Baraka | $1,254,237 | 15 | $26,812 | 2 | Sep 24, 1993 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 187 | Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 | $1,252,385 | 655 | $144,736 | 157 | Oct 9, 2019 | Trafalgar Releasing |
| 188 | Gonzo | $1,252,100 | 59 | $191,942 | 26 | Jul 4, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 189 | The Wedding Weekend | $1,232,961 | 84 | $50,103 | 4 | Oct 27, 2006 | The Weinstein Company |
| 190 | Steve McQueen: American Icon | $1,229,782 | 787 | - | - | Sep 28, 2017 | Fathom Events |
| 191 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | $1,222,708 | 147 | $46,359 | 3 | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 192 | The Thin Blue Line | $1,209,846 | 23 | $17,814 | 1 | Aug 26, 1988 | Miramax |
| 193 | Inequality for All | $1,205,273 | 103 | $140,888 | 28 | Sep 27, 2013 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 194 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $1,200,326 | 54 | $111,982 | 4 | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 195 | Backstage | $1,191,835 | 322 | $496,226 | 322 | Sep 6, 2000 | Miramax |
| 196 | Kingdom Men Rising | $1,188,936 | 705 | - | - | Apr 29, 2019 | Fathom Events |
| 197 | The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | $1,176,781 | 82 | $24,614 | 3 | Jun 10, 2016 | The Orchard |
| 198 | Festival Express | $1,174,079 | 43 | $12,074 | 1 | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 199 | American Movie | $1,165,795 | 29 | $20,260 | 2 | Nov 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 200 | Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe | $1,163,265 | 95 | $28,339 | 1 | Apr 1, 2016 | Cinema Libre Studio |
