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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $30,460,417 5,242,756
2 Martin Lawrence Live: RunTe… Aug 2, 2002 Concert/Perfor… R $19,184,820 3,302,034
3 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $16,030,877 2,759,187
4 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $6,996,294 1,204,181
5 ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie May 10, 2002 Documentary PG $4,197,175 722,405
6 Comedian Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $2,744,253 472,332
7 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,781,616 306,646
8 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Documentary R $1,434,436 246,890
9 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Documentary PG $1,331,012 229,089
10 Dogtown and Z-Boys Apr 26, 2002 Documentary PG-13 $1,293,295 222,598
11 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $1,133,288 195,058
12 Notorious C.H.O. Jun 28, 2002 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,033,395 177,864
13 The Endurance: Shackleton's… Oct 5, 2001 Documentary G $1,017,167 175,071
14 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $538,670 92,714
15 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $496,254 85,413
16 Trembling Before G-D Oct 26, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $482,214 82,997
17 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $388,890 66,934
18 The Last Waltz Apr 5, 2002 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $321,952 55,413
19 Scratch Feb 15, 2002 Documentary R $289,885 49,894
20 Sex with Strangers Feb 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $247,740 42,640
21 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 Documentary R $244,557 42,092
22 Promises Mar 15, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $243,769 41,956
23 Murderous Maids Apr 19, 2002 Drama Not Rated $225,390 38,793
24 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $218,867 37,670
25 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $150,662 25,931
26 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Jul 10, 2002 Documentary PG $143,204 24,647
27 N'sync: Bigger than Live Feb 9, 2001 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $119,962 20,647
28 Chop Suey Oct 5, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $95,185 16,382
29 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $86,247 14,844
30 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $55,237 9,507
31 Biggie and Tupac Sep 27, 2002 Documentary R $54,834 9,437
32 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $29,115 5,011
33 A Skin Too Few: The Days of… May 17, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $17,384 2,992
34 Ayurveda: Art of Being Jul 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $16,892 2,907
35 ABC Africa May 3, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,886 1,529
36 The Execution of Wanda Jean Sep 6, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,386 238
Total Gross of All Movies$93,115,227
Total Tickets Sold16,026,699

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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