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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2000

RankMovieGenreMPAA2000 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Dolphins Documentary Not Rated $54,000,000 10,018,553 $71,933,211
2 Michael Jordan to the MAX Documentary Not Rated $14,348,353 2,662,032 $19,113,390
3 Galapagos Documentary Not Rated $7,763,963 1,440,438 $10,342,345
4 Island of the Sharks Documentary Not Rated $3,738,806 693,656 $4,980,450
5 Extreme Documentary Not Rated $3,661,258 679,269 $4,877,151
6 Genghis Blues Documentary Not Rated $3,566,568 661,701 $4,751,013
7 Ride (2000) Documentary Not Rated $3,176,650 589,360 $4,231,605
8 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible Documentary PG $3,053,163 566,450 $4,067,111
9 Wolves Documentary Not Rated $2,509,093 465,509 $3,342,355
10 Everest Documentary Not Rated $2,237,051 415,037 $2,979,966
11 Africa's Elephant Kingdom Documentary Not Rated $2,197,561 407,711 $2,927,365
12 Beyond the Mat Documentary R $2,038,038 378,115 $2,714,866
13 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg Documentary PG $1,703,901 316,123 $2,269,763
14 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Documentary G $1,499,329 278,169 $1,997,253
15 Backstage Documentary R $1,184,727 219,801 $1,578,171
16 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Documentary PG-13 $1,025,234 190,210 $1,365,708
17 American Movie: The Making of Northwestern Documentary R $700,889 130,035 $933,651
18 Mark Twain's America 3D Documentary G $656,572 121,813 $874,617
19 The Filth and the Fury Documentary R $606,643 112,550 $808,109
20 Wildfire: Feel The Heat Documentary Not Rated $527,705 97,904 $702,951
21 The Girl Next Door Documentary R $496,774 92,166 $661,752
22 Bittersweet Motel Documentary Not Rated $380,927 70,673 $507,432
23 Into the Arms of Strangers Documentary PG $374,555 69,491 $498,945
24 American Pimp Documentary R $287,724 53,381 $383,276
25 42: Forty Two Up Documentary Not Rated $286,104 53,081 $381,122
26 Sex: The Annabel Chong Story Documentary Not Rated $233,076 43,242 $310,478
27 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Documentary PG-13 $211,568 39,252 $281,829
28 Better Living Through Circuitry Documentary Not Rated $80,739 14,979 $107,549
29 Buena Vista Social Club Documentary G $79,126 14,680 $105,402
30 My Best Fiend Documentary PG-13 $64,660 11,996 $86,131
31 Calle 54 Documentary G $60,232 11,175 $80,237
32 Live Nude Girls Unite Documentary Not Rated $58,965 10,940 $78,549
33 Barenaked in America Documentary Not Rated $45,170 8,380 $60,168
34 Benjamin Smoke Documentary Not Rated $36,229 6,722 $48,264
35 The Children of Chabannes Documentary Not Rated $33,413 6,199 $44,509
36 The Art of Amália Documentary Not Rated $14,445 2,680 $19,242
37 Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street Documentary Not Rated $6,851 1,271 $9,126
Total Gross of All Movies$112,946,062
Total Tickets Sold20,954,744
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$150,455,062

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2000. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2000. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1999 will most likely earn money in 1999 and 2000. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.