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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Fahrenheit 9/11 Jun 23, 2004 Documentary R $119,114,517 19,181,081
2 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience Mar 12, 2004 Documentary PG $19,558,397 3,149,500
3 Super Size Me May 7, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $11,529,368 1,856,580
4 What the #$'! Do We Know Feb 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $10,091,903 1,625,105
5 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $9,598,551 1,545,660
6 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $9,528,407 1,534,365
7 Adrenaline Rush: The Scienc… Oct 18, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,909,046 1,434,628
8 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $7,760,025 1,249,601
9 To Be and To Have Sep 17, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $7,065,318 1,137,732
10 Touching the Void Jan 23, 2004 Documentary R $4,593,598 739,709
11 The Fog of War Dec 19, 2003 Documentary PG-13 $3,922,139 631,584
12 The Corporation Jan 17, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,493,516 562,562
13 Control Room May 21, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $2,589,616 417,007
14 My Architect Nov 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $2,382,942 383,726
15 Riding Giants Jul 9, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $2,276,368 366,564
16 The Story of the Weeping Camel Jun 4, 2004 Documentary PG $1,751,698 282,076
17 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $1,322,679 212,991
18 Metallica: Some Kind of Mon… Jul 9, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $1,222,708 196,893
19 Fade to Black Nov 5, 2004 Documentary R $728,802 117,359
20 Going Upriver: The Long War… Oct 1, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $613,252 98,752
21 Tarnation Oct 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $478,112 76,990
22 Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's… Aug 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $405,900 65,362
23 Still, We Believe: The Bost… May 7, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $396,803 63,897
24 End of the Century: The Sto… Aug 20, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $391,950 63,115
25 The Hunting of the President Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $376,552 60,636
26 Broadway: The Golden Age, b… Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $341,493 54,990
27 America's Heart and Soul Jul 2, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $314,000 50,563
28 Bukowski: Born Into This May 28, 2004 Documentary R $311,431 50,149
29 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $305,814 49,245
30 Mayor of the Sunset Strip Mar 26, 2004 Documentary R $257,315 41,435
31 This Old Cub Mar 26, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $253,531 40,826
32 The Agronomist Apr 23, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $226,189 36,423
33 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion Sep 19, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $202,592 32,623
34 Imelda Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $200,992 32,365
35 The Yes Men Sep 24, 2004 Documentary R $198,975 32,041
36 Uncovered: The Whole Truth … Aug 13, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $190,424 30,664
37 Lost Boys of Sudan Feb 20, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $182,839 29,442
38 Bush's Brain Aug 20, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $176,610 28,439
39 De fem benspaend May 28, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $150,966 24,310
40 Lightning in a Bottle Oct 22, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $136,367 21,959
41 Dig Oct 1, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $127,067 20,461
42 Howard Zinn Jun 18, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $116,230 18,716
43 In the Face of Evil Oct 1, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $110,577 17,806
44 Yves St. Laurent Jan 7, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $97,092 15,634
45 Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of… Mar 5, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $94,848 15,273
46 Aileen: Life and Death of a… Jan 9, 2004 Documentary R $85,992 13,847
47 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $78,181 12,589
48 Word Wars May 28, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $76,481 12,315
49 Guerrilla: The Taking of Pa… Nov 26, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $72,933 11,744
50 In the Realms of the Unreal Dec 24, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $70,465 11,347
51 Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh… Oct 22, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $69,084 11,124
52 The Weather Underground Jun 6, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $63,755 10,266
53 Bright Leaves Aug 27, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $62,474 10,060
54 Proteus Aug 5, 2005 Documentary R $62,031 9,988
55 Voices of Iraq Oct 29, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $57,102 9,195
56 Divan Mar 19, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $56,214 9,052
57 Born Into Brothels: Calcutt… Dec 8, 2004 Documentary R $55,045 8,863
58 Hiding and Seeking Feb 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $51,091 8,227
59 Ônibus 174 Oct 8, 2003 Documentary R $48,818 7,861
60 This So-Called Disaster Apr 21, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $45,195 7,277
61 Paper Clips Nov 24, 2004 Documentary G $42,311 6,813
62 Tom Dowd and the Language o… Aug 13, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $40,238 6,479
63 Power Trip Mar 12, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $38,593 6,214
64 Tying the Knot Oct 1, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $37,464 6,032
65 Incident at Loch Ness Sep 17, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $36,830 5,930
66 Beyond the Gates of Splendor Nov 5, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $36,412 5,863
67 Hearts and Minds Jan 1, 1974 Documentary R $28,287 4,555
68 Bonhoeffer Jun 20, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $24,944 4,016
69 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Dec 3, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $21,843 3,517
70 S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death… May 19, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $21,678 3,490
71 Orwell Rolls in His Grave Jul 23, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $19,257 3,100
72 Faster Apr 23, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $16,265 2,619
73 People Say I'm Crazy Apr 30, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $15,679 2,524
74 American Storytellers Nov 7, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,642 2,518
75 A Letter to True Sep 8, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $13,835 2,227
76 Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Jul 16, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $11,255 1,812
77 Let's Get Frank Jul 14, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $9,386 1,511
78 Girlhood Oct 31, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $8,935 1,438
79 Cuba: Island of Music Jan 16, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $8,806 1,418
80 I'll Sing for You Mar 26, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $8,798 1,416
81 With All Deliberate Speed May 14, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $4,920 792
82 My Flesh and Blood Nov 26, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $4,274 688
83 Saints and Sinners Jun 18, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,826 616
84 Brothers in Arms Aug 27, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $3,270 526
85 Venus Boyz Aug 22, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $3,230 520
86 The Life and Times of Allen… Aug 20, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $2,668 429
87 Moog Sep 24, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $2,227 358
88 Still, the Children are Here Nov 5, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $2,210 355
89 Rivers and Tides Jun 28, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,039 328
90 Jesus, You Know Dec 3, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $604 97
Total Gross of All Movies$235,538,106
Total Tickets Sold37,928,795

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004. 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.

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