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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2005

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2005 GrossTickets Sold
1 La marche de l'empereur Jul 22, 2005 Documentary G $77,437,223 12,080,690
2 Sharks 3D Jan 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,500,000 1,326,053
3 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,154,655 1,272,177
4 Mad Hot Ballroom May 13, 2005 Documentary PG $8,117,961 1,266,452
5 Adrenaline Rush: The Scienc… Oct 18, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $8,024,745 1,251,910
6 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $7,538,256 1,176,014
7 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,657,557 1,038,620
8 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,361,554 992,442
9 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,687,646 887,308
10 Enron: The Smartest Guys in… Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,071,700 635,210
11 Born Into Brothels: Calcutt… Dec 8, 2004 Documentary R $3,375,072 526,532
12 Rize Jun 24, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $3,278,611 511,483
13 Grizzly Man Aug 12, 2005 Documentary R $3,178,403 495,850
14 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $3,041,591 474,507
15 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $2,757,946 430,256
16 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,099,989 327,611
17 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience Mar 12, 2004 Documentary PG $1,991,838 310,739
18 Murderball Jul 8, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $1,531,154 238,869
19 Sarah Silverman: Jesus is M… Nov 11, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,149,330 179,302
20 Paper Clips Nov 24, 2004 Documentary G $1,079,433 168,398
21 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $945,269 147,467
22 What the #$'! Do We Know Feb 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $849,898 132,589
23 First Descent Dec 2, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $739,690 115,396
24 Inside Deep Throat Feb 11, 2005 Documentary NC-17 $691,880 107,937
25 Dust to Glory Apr 1, 2005 Documentary PG $639,990 99,842
26 Gunner Palace Mar 4, 2005 Documentary PG $607,502 94,774
27 Ghosts of the Abyss Apr 11, 2003 Documentary G $487,507 76,054
28 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $451,123 70,378
29 In the Realms of the Unreal Dec 24, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $343,243 53,548
30 Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh… Oct 22, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $312,141 48,695
31 Watermarks Jan 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $245,845 38,353
32 Naked Fame Feb 18, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $213,621 33,326
33 Mondovino Mar 23, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $209,618 32,701
34 My Date With Drew Aug 5, 2005 Documentary PG $181,041 28,243
35 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $176,547 27,542
36 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $174,391 27,206
37 Protocols of Zion Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $161,317 25,166
38 The New World Dec 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $156,471 24,410
39 Touch the Sound Sep 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $136,047 21,224
40 Deep Blue Jun 3, 2005 Documentary G $132,261 20,633
41 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $124,693 19,452
42 Tarnation Oct 6, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $113,902 17,769
43 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $113,740 17,744
44 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $97,614 15,228
45 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $92,586 14,443
46 The Future of Food Sep 14, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $81,280 12,680
47 The Nomi Song Feb 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $74,216 11,578
48 Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus Jul 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $73,009 11,389
49 Shake Hands with the Devil:… May 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $68,249 10,647
50 Lightning in a Bottle Oct 22, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $65,207 10,172
51 Rock School Jun 3, 2005 Documentary R $64,310 10,032
52 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $62,109 9,689
53 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $47,542 7,416
54 William Eggleston in the Re… Sep 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $44,435 6,932
55 A State of Mind Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $41,468 6,469
56 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $41,137 6,417
57 Tell Them Who You Are May 13, 2005 Documentary R $39,075 6,095
58 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $36,188 5,645
59 The Year of Yao Apr 15, 2005 Documentary PG $34,699 5,413
60 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $29,720 4,636
61 Guerrilla: The Taking of Pa… Nov 26, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $28,506 4,447
62 Lipstick & Dynamite Mar 25, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $26,073 4,067
63 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $25,467 3,973
64 Emmanuel's Gift Oct 21, 2005 Documentary G $23,578 3,678
65 Three of Hearts Oct 21, 2005 Documentary R $21,429 3,343
66 Voices in Wartime Apr 15, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,702 3,229
67 The Last Dispatch Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,684 3,227
68 Zizek! Nov 18, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $20,117 3,138
69 A League of Ordinary Gentlemen May 27, 2005 Documentary R $18,326 2,858
70 Genesis May 27, 2005 Documentary G $16,413 2,560
71 The 3 Rooms of Melancholia Jul 27, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $16,080 2,508
72 The Last Mogul: Life and Ti… Jun 24, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $15,655 2,442
73 One Bright Shining Moment Sep 16, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $15,504 2,418
74 Bright Leaves Aug 27, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $15,414 2,404
75 Up For Grabs May 6, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $13,931 2,173
76 Wall Aug 26, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $13,913 2,170
77 Broadway: The Golden Age, b… Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $12,087 1,885
78 Sunset Story Feb 25, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,802 1,373
79 Twist of Faith Jul 1, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,129 1,268
80 Writer of O May 6, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,127 1,267
81 Occupation: Dreamland Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $8,018 1,250
82 A Decent Factory Jun 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,395 997
83 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,226 971
84 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Dec 3, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $5,458 851
85 Peace, Propaganda and the P… Jan 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,930 769
86 Isn't This a Time! A Tribut… Dec 9, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $4,433 691
87 Sacred Stage Oct 7, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,410 687
88 McLibel Jun 10, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,337 676
89 Howard Zinn Jun 18, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $4,020 627
90 Swenkas Nov 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,875 604
91 Innocence and Experience: T… Jan 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,845 599
92 The Aggressives Oct 7, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,769 587
93 This Divided State Jul 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,724 580
94 Congo: White King, Red Rubb… Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,238 505
95 Stolen Childhoods May 20, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,996 467
96 The Optimists Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,377 370
97 With God on Our Side Jan 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,806 281
98 Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of… Mar 5, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $1,790 279
99 Making Grace Jul 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,496 233
100 Monumental: David Broners F… Jul 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,430 223
101 Return to the Land of Wonders Jul 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,338 208
102 The Letter: An American Tow… Feb 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $1,058 165
103 Proteus Aug 5, 2005 Documentary R $642 100
Total Gross of All Movies$173,665,793
Total Tickets Sold27,092,901

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2005. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2005. 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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