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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jackass: Number Two Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $72,778,712 11,111,253
2 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $39,211,782 5,986,531
3 An Inconvenient Truth May 24, 2006 Documentary PG $24,146,161 3,686,436
4 The New World Dec 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $12,555,622 1,916,888
5 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Mar 3, 2006 Documentary R $11,718,595 1,789,098
6 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $10,952,503 1,672,137
7 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,790,595 884,060
8 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Documentary G $5,482,822 837,072
9 Wordplay Jun 16, 2006 Documentary PG $3,121,270 476,529
10 Why We Fight Jan 20, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,880,863 287,154
11 Neil Young: Heart of Gold Feb 10, 2006 Concert/Perfor… PG $1,828,069 279,094
12 Who Killed the Electric Car? Jun 28, 2006 Documentary PG $1,678,874 256,316
13 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,619,294 247,220
14 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $1,206,247 184,159
15 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,132,540 172,906
16 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $1,120,005 170,993
17 The U.S. vs John Lennon Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,109,146 169,335
18 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Jun 21, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,044,254 159,428
19 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,031,820 157,529
20 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $872,124 133,148
21 The Heart of the Game Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $444,687 67,891
22 Sketches of Frank Gehry May 12, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $439,309 67,070
23 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $364,725 55,683
24 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Mar 31, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $334,450 51,061
25 Don't Trip, He Ain't Throug… Mar 17, 2006 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,088 48,715
26 This Film is Not Yet Rated Sep 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $306,845 46,846
27 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $276,318 42,185
28 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $265,992 40,609
29 The War Tapes Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $254,190 38,807
30 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $240,215 36,674
31 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $226,500 34,580
32 Deliver Us From Evil Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $201,275 30,729
33 Sarah Silverman: Jesus is M… Nov 11, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $174,914 26,704
34 Our Brand is Crisis Mar 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $166,750 25,458
35 Cocaine Cowboys Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $163,000 24,885
36 Awesome: I F%!#in' Shot That Mar 31, 2006 Concert/Perfor… R $162,538 24,814
37 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $156,979 23,966
38 The Bridge Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $150,731 23,012
39 Once in a Lifetime: the Ext… Jul 7, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $144,601 22,076
40 What the Bleep?: Down the R… Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $135,706 20,718
41 Stolen Apr 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $132,596 20,243
42 Unknown White Male Feb 24, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $126,836 19,364
43 Sir! No Sir! Apr 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $116,944 17,854
44 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $106,132 16,203
45 Al Franken: God Spoke Sep 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $102,990 15,723
46 America: Freedom to Fascism Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 13,343
47 51 Birch Street Oct 18, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $84,689 12,929
48 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $78,076 11,920
49 Crossing the Bridge: The So… Jun 9, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $70,685 10,791
50 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $68,223 10,415
51 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $67,315 10,277
52 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $54,176 8,271
53 Screamers Dec 8, 2006 Documentary R $52,034 7,944
54 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $48,877 7,462
55 Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy Mar 31, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $47,243 7,212
56 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $43,125 6,583
57 Commune May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $41,714 6,368
58 Touch the Sound Sep 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $40,004 6,107
59 Been Rich All My Life Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,406 5,558
60 Bubot Niyar Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,089 5,509
61 The Real Dirt on Farmer John Jan 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $34,298 5,236
62 My Country My Country Aug 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,620 5,132
63 Sisters in Law Apr 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,312 5,085
64 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $30,565 4,666
65 Excellent Cadavers Jul 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $30,296 4,625
66 Who Gets to Call It Art? Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $27,344 4,174
67 Trudell Feb 3, 2006 Documentary PG $26,756 4,084
68 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Bio… Jan 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $25,347 3,869
69 Wrestling with Angels Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $24,729 3,775
70 Islam: What the West Needs … Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,938 3,501
71 F*ck Nov 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,359 3,413
72 Giuliani Time May 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $21,967 3,353
73 The Ground Truth: After the… Sep 15, 2006 Documentary R $20,013 3,055
74 Suicide Killers Aug 25, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $18,239 2,784
75 Protocols of Zion Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $17,558 2,680
76 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $16,936 2,585
77 So Much So Fast Oct 11, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $16,411 2,505
78 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $15,907 2,428
79 Through the Fire Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,769 2,254
80 The Devil's Miner Mar 17, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,289 2,181
81 Who the #$^% is Jackson Pol… Nov 15, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,710 2,093
82 I Trust You To Kill Me Sep 8, 2006 Documentary R $12,854 1,962
83 Words of My Perfect Teacher Dec 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $12,653 1,931
84 Cottonfields and Crossroads Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG $12,000 1,832
85 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $11,901 1,816
86 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $11,836 1,807
87 Favela Rising Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,565 1,612
88 So Goes the Nation Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,337 1,578
89 The Photographer, His Wife,… Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,330 1,577
90 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $9,598 1,465
91 Salvadore Allende Sep 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,820 1,193
92 Kill Your Idols Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,753 1,183
93 The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,451 1,137
94 Saint of 9/11 Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,137 1,089
95 The Case of the Grinning Cat Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,033 1,073
96 Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus Jul 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,907 1,054
97 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,074 927
98 Bullrider Apr 21, 2006 Documentary PG $5,800 885
99 King Leopold's Ghost Aug 18, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $5,194 792
100 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $5,057 772
101 Street Fight Feb 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,779 729
102 The Fall of Fujimori May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,630 706
103 Cowboy Del Amor Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,438 677
104 Out of Place: Memories of E… Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,897 594
105 95 Miles to Go Apr 7, 2006 Documentary R $3,195 487
106 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,658 405
107 Mardi Gras: Made in China Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,500 381
108 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Apr 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,493 380
109 Rank Jun 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,485 379
110 Blossoms of Fire Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,390 364
111 The Big Question Mar 17, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $2,248 343
112 Workingman's Death Feb 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 338
113 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,866 284
114 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $1,515 231
115 The Ister Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,124 171
116 The Empire in Africa Dec 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 166
117 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $772 117
Total Gross of All Movies$207,345,620
Total Tickets Sold31,655,760

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2006. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2006. 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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