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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2003

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2003 GrossTickets Sold
1 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $15,713,110 2,605,822
2 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $15,283,482 2,534,574
3 Winged Migration Apr 18, 2003 Documentary G $11,689,053 1,938,483
4 Tupac Resurrection Nov 14, 2003 Documentary R $7,718,961 1,280,093
5 Spellbound Apr 30, 2003 Documentary G $5,728,581 950,013
6 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 Documentary R $5,545,141 919,592
7 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $4,374,388 725,437
8 The Real Cancun Apr 25, 2003 Documentary R $3,816,594 632,934
9 Step Into Liquid Aug 8, 2003 Documentary PG $3,681,803 610,580
10 Capturing the Friedmans May 30, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,117,985 517,078
11 DysFunkTional Family Apr 4, 2003 Documentary R $2,255,000 373,963
12 Rivers and Tides Jun 28, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,198,237 364,550
13 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $1,874,005 310,780
14 Lost in La Mancha Jan 31, 2003 Documentary R $734,514 121,809
15 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $683,331 113,321
16 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $620,689 102,933
17 To Be and To Have Sep 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $545,153 90,406
18 The Weather Underground Jun 6, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $500,877 83,064
19 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $482,900 80,082
20 My Architect Nov 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $439,580 72,898
21 Amandla! A Revolution in Fo… Feb 21, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $405,331 67,219
22 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $391,051 64,850
23 Im Toten Winkel - Hitlers S… Jan 24, 2003 Documentary PG $376,886 62,501
24 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion Sep 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $375,249 62,230
25 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Documentary PG $284,720 47,217
26 The Fog of War Dec 19, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $276,427 45,841
27 Bonhoeffer Jun 20, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $271,237 44,981
28 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $265,482 44,026
29 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Documentary R $256,477 42,533
30 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $234,686 38,919
31 Ônibus 174 Oct 8, 2003 Documentary R $167,340 27,751
32 Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns May 23, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $160,621 26,636
33 Billabong Odyssey Nov 7, 2003 Documentary PG $155,500 25,787
34 Stoked: The Rise and Fall o… Aug 22, 2003 R $131,712 21,842
35 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $126,788 21,026
36 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $121,923 20,219
37 Fellini: Sono un Gran Bugiardo Apr 2, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $106,080 17,592
38 Stevie Mar 28, 2003 Documentary R $97,044 16,093
39 Concert for George Oct 3, 2003 Concert/Perfor… PG-13 $70,000 11,608
40 Only the Strong Survive May 9, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $57,322 9,506
41 Secret Lives: Hidden Childr… May 16, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $37,156 6,161
42 My Flesh and Blood Nov 26, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $35,838 5,943
43 A Decade Under the Influence Apr 25, 2003 Documentary R $34,514 5,723
44 Girlhood Oct 31, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $28,892 4,791
45 Beyond Vanilla May 9, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $27,396 4,543
46 Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Nov 21, 1969 Documentary Not Rated $20,073 3,328
47 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Jul 10, 2002 Documentary PG $18,430 3,056
48 7th Street Jan 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,629 2,591
49 Venus Boyz Aug 22, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,171 2,515
50 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $11,943 1,980
51 Cinemania May 16, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $11,305 1,874
52 The Settlers Jan 15, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $10,592 1,756
53 American Storytellers Nov 7, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $8,440 1,399
54 In the Mirror of Maya Deren Jan 24, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $6,015 997
55 Forget Baghdad: Jews and Ar… Dec 5, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,741 620
56 The Backyard Aug 29, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,200 530
57 The Ballad of Bering Strait Feb 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 238
58 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,210 200
59 Independent Spirits: Faith … Nov 28, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $960 159
Total Gross of All Movies$91,627,205
Total Tickets Sold15,195,193

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2003. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2003. 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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