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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jackass: Number Two Sep 22, 2006 Paramount Pictures R $72,778,712 11,111,253
2 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Warner Bros. G $39,211,782 5,986,531
3 An Inconvenient Truth May 24, 2006 Paramount Vantage PG $24,146,161 3,686,436
4 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Mar 3, 2006 Focus Features R $11,718,595 1,789,098
5 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 IMAX Films Not Rated $10,952,503 1,672,137
6 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 nWave Pictures Not Rated $5,790,595 884,060
7 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Walt Disney G $5,482,822 837,072
8 Wordplay Jun 16, 2006 IFC Films PG $3,121,270 476,529
9 Why We Fight Jan 20, 2006 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $1,880,863 287,154
10 Who Killed the Electric Car? Jun 28, 2006 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $1,678,874 256,316
11 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 SK Films Not Rated $1,619,294 247,220
12 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Walt Disney G $1,206,247 184,159
13 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $1,132,540 172,906
14 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Weinstein Co. R $1,120,005 170,993
15 The U.S. vs John Lennon Sep 15, 2006 Lionsgate PG-13 $1,109,146 169,335
16 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Jun 21, 2006 Lionsgate PG-13 $1,044,254 159,428
17 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $1,031,820 157,529
18 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Magnolia Pictures PG-13 $872,124 133,148
19 The Heart of the Game Jun 9, 2006 Miramax PG-13 $444,687 67,891
20 Sketches of Frank Gehry May 12, 2006 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $439,309 67,070
21 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Zeitgeist Not Rated $364,725 55,683
22 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Mar 31, 2006 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $334,450 51,061
23 This Film is Not Yet Rated Sep 1, 2006 IFC Films Not Rated $306,845 46,846
24 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 ThinkFilm R $276,318 42,185
25 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Sony Pictures Cla… R $265,992 40,609
26 The War Tapes Jun 2, 2006 Senart/Scranton-Lacy Not Rated $254,190 38,807
27 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 First Run Features Not Rated $240,215 36,674
28 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Giant Screen Films Not Rated $226,500 34,580
29 The Beauty Academy of Kabul Mar 24, 2006 Shadow Not Rated $225,448 34,419
30 Deliver Us From Evil Oct 13, 2006 Lionsgate Not Rated $201,275 30,729
31 Our Brand is Crisis Mar 3, 2006 Koch Lorber Films Not Rated $166,750 25,458
32 Cocaine Cowboys Oct 27, 2006 Magnolia Pictures R $163,000 24,885
33 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Lovett Not Rated $156,979 23,966
34 The Bridge Oct 27, 2006 R $150,731 23,012
35 Once in a Lifetime: the Ext… Jul 7, 2006 Miramax PG-13 $144,601 22,076
36 What the Bleep?: Down the R… Feb 3, 2006 IDP/Goldwyn/Roadside Not Rated $135,706 20,718
37 Stolen Apr 21, 2006 International Fil… Not Rated $132,596 20,243
38 Unknown White Male Feb 24, 2006 WellSpring PG-13 $126,836 19,364
39 Sir! No Sir! Apr 7, 2006 Balcony Releasing Not Rated $116,944 17,854
40 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 International Fil… Not Rated $106,132 16,203
41 Al Franken: God Spoke Sep 13, 2006 Balcony Releasing Not Rated $102,990 15,723
42 America: Freedom to Fascism Jul 28, 2006 Cinema Libre Not Rated $87,400 13,343
43 51 Birch Street Oct 18, 2006 Truly Indie Not Rated $84,689 12,929
44 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 New Yorker Not Rated $78,076 11,920
45 Crossing the Bridge: The So… Jun 9, 2006 Strand Releasing Not Rated $70,685 10,791
46 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Typecast Releasing Not Rated $68,223 10,415
47 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Palm Pictures Not Rated $67,315 10,277
48 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 New Yorker Not Rated $54,176 8,271
49 Screamers Dec 8, 2006 Maya Releasing R $52,034 7,944
50 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 nWave Pictures Not Rated $48,877 7,462
51 Shakespeare Behind Bars Mar 10, 2006 International Fil… Not Rated $48,594 7,418
52 Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy Mar 31, 2006 Thread Cross Films Not Rated $47,243 7,212
53 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 First Independent… PG-13 $43,125 6,583
54 Commune May 5, 2006 Five Points Media Not Rated $41,714 6,368
55 Touch the Sound Sep 9, 2005 Shadow Not Rated $40,004 6,107
56 Rape of the Soul Mar 17, 2006 Slowhand Cinema R $39,975 6,103
57 Been Rich All My Life Jul 21, 2006 First Run Features Not Rated $36,406 5,558
58 Bubot Niyar Sep 6, 2006 Strand Releasing Not Rated $36,089 5,509
59 The Real Dirt on Farmer John Jan 20, 2006 Slowhand Cinema Not Rated $34,298 5,236
60 My Country My Country Aug 4, 2006 Zeitgeist Not Rated $33,620 5,132
61 Sisters in Law Apr 12, 2006 Women Make Movies Not Rated $33,312 5,085
62 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 ThinkFilm Not Rated $30,565 4,666
63 Excellent Cadavers Jul 14, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $30,296 4,625
64 Who Gets to Call It Art? Feb 3, 2006 Palm Pictures Not Rated $27,344 4,174
65 Trudell Feb 3, 2006 Balcony Releasing PG $26,756 4,084
66 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Bio… Jan 13, 2006 Palm Pictures Not Rated $25,347 3,869
67 Wrestling with Angels Oct 4, 2006 Balcony Releasing Not Rated $24,729 3,775
68 Islam: What the West Needs … Jul 7, 2006 Quixotic Media Not Rated $22,938 3,501
69 F*ck Nov 10, 2006 ThinkFilm Not Rated $22,359 3,413
70 Giuliani Time May 12, 2006 Cinema Libre Not Rated $21,967 3,353
71 The Ground Truth: After the… Sep 15, 2006 Focus Features R $20,013 3,055
72 Suicide Killers Aug 25, 2006 City Lights Pictures Not Rated $18,239 2,784
73 Protocols of Zion Oct 21, 2005 ThinkFilm Not Rated $17,558 2,680
74 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Shadow G $16,936 2,585
75 So Much So Fast Oct 11, 2006 Balcony Releasing Not Rated $16,411 2,505
76 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 ThinkFilm Not Rated $15,907 2,428
77 Through the Fire Feb 10, 2006 Cinema Libre Not Rated $14,769 2,254
78 The Devil's Miner Mar 17, 2006 First Run Features Not Rated $14,289 2,181
79 Who the #$^% is Jackson Pol… Nov 15, 2006 Picturehouse Not Rated $13,710 2,093
80 I Trust You To Kill Me Sep 8, 2006 First Independent… R $12,854 1,962
81 Words of My Perfect Teacher Dec 22, 2006 IFC Films Not Rated $12,653 1,931
82 Cottonfields and Crossroads Jun 9, 2006 Self Distributed PG $12,000 1,832
83 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Emerging Pictures Not Rated $11,901 1,816
84 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Safari Media, LLC Not Rated $11,836 1,807
85 Favela Rising Jun 2, 2006 Mochary Films Not Rated $10,565 1,612
86 So Goes the Nation Oct 4, 2006 IFC Films Not Rated $10,337 1,578
87 The Photographer, His Wife,… Jul 28, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $10,330 1,577
88 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Kino International Not Rated $9,598 1,465
89 Salvadore Allende Sep 8, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $7,820 1,193
90 Kill Your Idols Jul 7, 2006 Palm Pictures Not Rated $7,753 1,183
91 The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Jun 2, 2006 The Disinformatio… Not Rated $7,451 1,137
92 Saint of 9/11 Sep 6, 2006 IFC Films Not Rated $7,137 1,089
93 The Case of the Grinning Cat Jul 21, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $7,033 1,073
94 Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus Jul 13, 2005 Shadow Not Rated $6,907 1,054
95 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 First Run Features Not Rated $6,074 927
96 Bullrider Apr 21, 2006 Emerging Pictures PG $5,800 885
97 King Leopold's Ghost Aug 18, 2006 Aloha Releasing PG-13 $5,194 792
98 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 IFC First Take Not Rated $5,057 772
99 Street Fight Feb 22, 2006 Frontier Not Rated $4,779 729
100 The Fall of Fujimori May 5, 2006 Cinema Libre Not Rated $4,630 706
101 Cowboy Del Amor Feb 10, 2006 Emerging Pictures Not Rated $4,438 677
102 Out of Place: Memories of E… Oct 13, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $3,897 594
103 95 Miles to Go Apr 7, 2006 ThinkFilm R $3,195 487
104 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Balcony Releasing Not Rated $2,658 405
105 Mardi Gras: Made in China Mar 24, 2006 Carnivalesque Films Not Rated $2,500 381
106 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Apr 14, 2006 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $2,493 380
107 Rank Jun 28, 2006 IFC Films Not Rated $2,485 379
108 Blossoms of Fire Feb 3, 2006 New Yorker Not Rated $2,390 364
109 The Big Question Mar 17, 2006 ThinkFilm PG-13 $2,248 343
110 Workingman's Death Feb 24, 2006 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $2,214 338
111 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Not Rated $1,866 284
112 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 WellSpring R $1,515 231
113 The Ister Feb 10, 2006 First Run/Icarus Not Rated $1,124 171
114 The Empire in Africa Dec 8, 2006 Cinema Libre Not Rated $1,088 166
115 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 First Run Features Not Rated $772 117
Total Gross of All Movies$192,619,406
Total Tickets Sold29,407,485

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.

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

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