Market Charts > 2006 > Genres > Documentary
Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2006
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 2006 Gross | Tickets 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 Sold | 29,407,485 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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