Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2007
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Sicko
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$24,530,513 |
3,565,482 |
$28,131,653 |
| 2 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$11,754,511 |
1,708,505 |
$13,480,104 |
| 3 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,692,253 |
827,362 |
$6,527,886 |
| 4 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,124,397 |
744,825 |
$5,876,669 |
| 5 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,984,947 |
579,207 |
$4,569,943 |
| 6 |
Galapagos
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,308,148 |
480,835 |
$3,793,788 |
| 7 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,597,849 |
377,594 |
$2,979,217 |
| 8 |
No End In Sight
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,433,319 |
208,331 |
$1,643,732 |
| 9 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,408,698 |
204,753 |
$1,615,501 |
| 10 |
In the Shadow of the Moon
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,134,358 |
164,878 |
$1,300,887 |
| 11 |
Sharkwater
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$847,424 |
123,172 |
$971,827 |
| 12 |
Arctic Tale
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$833,532 |
121,153 |
$955,897 |
| 13 |
Bugs!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$804,245 |
116,896 |
$922,309 |
| 14 |
Die Große Stille
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$790,452 |
114,891 |
$906,490 |
| 15 |
11th Hour
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$703,464 |
102,248 |
$806,737 |
| 16 |
The King of Kong
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$674,925 |
98,100 |
$774,009 |
| 17 |
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$442,936 |
64,380 |
$507,958 |
| 18 |
Manufactured Landscapes
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$395,623 |
57,503 |
$453,699 |
| 19 |
God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,447 |
43,815 |
$345,700 |
| 20 |
Crazy Love
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,027 |
43,754 |
$345,219 |
| 21 |
Deep Water
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$271,143 |
39,410 |
$310,945 |
| 22 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$269,246 |
39,135 |
$308,775 |
| 23 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$229,992 |
33,429 |
$263,755 |
| 24 |
In Search of Mozart
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$225,000 |
32,703 |
$258,027 |
| 25 |
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$224,546 |
32,638 |
$257,514 |
| 26 |
Aliens of the Deep
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$221,894 |
32,252 |
$254,468 |
| 27 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$213,141 |
30,980 |
$244,432 |
| 28 |
What Would Jesus Buy?
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$188,778 |
27,439 |
$216,494 |
| 29 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$178,968 |
26,013 |
$205,243 |
| 30 |
An Unreasonable Man
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$176,647 |
25,675 |
$202,576 |
| 31 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$151,708 |
22,051 |
$173,982 |
| 32 |
Iraq in Fragments
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$136,239 |
19,802 |
$156,238 |
| 33 |
The Devil Came on Horseback
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$132,782 |
19,300 |
$152,277 |
| 34 |
Manda Bala
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$122,905 |
17,864 |
$140,947 |
| 35 |
Darfur Now
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$109,107 |
15,859 |
$125,128 |
| 36 |
Mr. Untouchable
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$103,590 |
15,057 |
$118,800 |
| 37 |
King Corn
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$95,603 |
13,896 |
$109,639 |
| 38 |
Shut Up and Sing
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$95,040 |
13,814 |
$108,992 |
| 39 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$80,529 |
11,705 |
$92,352 |
| 40 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$74,723 |
10,861 |
$85,693 |
| 41 |
Air Guitar Nation
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$71,471 |
10,388 |
$81,961 |
| 42 |
Zoo
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$69,770 |
10,141 |
$80,012 |
| 43 |
Wie man sein leben kocht
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$62,632 |
9,103 |
$71,823 |
| 44 |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$58,829 |
8,551 |
$67,467 |
| 45 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,685 |
8,384 |
$66,150 |
| 46 |
Lagerfeld Confidential
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$57,080 |
8,297 |
$65,463 |
| 47 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$55,771 |
8,106 |
$63,956 |
| 48 |
Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$49,919 |
7,256 |
$57,250 |
| 49 |
Ghosts of Cité Soleil
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$48,752 |
7,086 |
$55,909 |
| 50 |
L'avocat de la terreur
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$47,724 |
6,937 |
$54,733 |
| 51 |
The Hip Hop Project
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$46,208 |
6,716 |
$52,989 |
| 52 |
A Man Named Pearl
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$45,513 |
6,615 |
$52,192 |
| 53 |
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$39,340 |
5,718 |
$45,115 |
| 54 |
Jesus Camp
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$29,645 |
4,309 |
$33,998 |
| 55 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$26,212 |
3,810 |
$30,061 |
| 56 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$25,320 |
3,680 |
$29,035 |
| 57 |
Lake of Fire
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$25,317 |
3,680 |
$29,035 |
| 58 |
Forever
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$25,222 |
3,666 |
$28,925 |
| 59 |
La Strada di Levi
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$22,026 |
3,201 |
$25,256 |
| 60 |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$20,577 |
2,991 |
$23,599 |
| 61 |
Meeting Resistance
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$20,469 |
2,975 |
$23,473 |
| 62 |
Romántico
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$19,862 |
2,887 |
$22,778 |
| 63 |
Steal a Pencil for Me
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$18,918 |
2,750 |
$21,698 |
| 64 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$17,301 |
2,515 |
$19,843 |
| 65 |
Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,856 |
2,450 |
$19,331 |
| 66 |
American Cannibal
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$16,567 |
2,408 |
$18,999 |
| 67 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$15,796 |
2,296 |
$18,115 |
| 68 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$15,023 |
2,184 |
$17,232 |
| 69 |
Protagonist
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,850 |
2,013 |
$15,883 |
| 70 |
American Hardcore
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,673 |
1,987 |
$15,677 |
| 71 |
China Blue
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$12,185 |
1,771 |
$13,973 |
| 72 |
Absolute Wilson
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$12,041 |
1,750 |
$13,808 |
| 73 |
Blockade
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,750 |
1,708 |
$13,476 |
| 74 |
Angels in the Dust
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,606 |
1,687 |
$13,310 |
| 75 |
East of Havana
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,550 |
1,679 |
$13,247 |
| 76 |
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,396 |
1,656 |
$13,066 |
| 77 |
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$11,079 |
1,610 |
$12,703 |
| 78 |
En el hoyo
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$10,433 |
1,516 |
$11,961 |
| 79 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,904 |
1,440 |
$11,362 |
| 80 |
Something to Cheer About
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,777 |
1,421 |
$11,212 |
| 81 |
Der Unbekannte Soldat
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,602 |
1,396 |
$11,014 |
| 82 |
Crossing the Line
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,258 |
1,346 |
$10,620 |
| 83 |
Glastonbury
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$8,419 |
1,224 |
$9,657 |
| 84 |
Words of My Perfect Teacher
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,665 |
1,114 |
$8,789 |
| 85 |
Quantum Hoops
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,075 |
1,028 |
$8,111 |
| 86 |
Skid Row
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$7,052 |
1,025 |
$8,087 |
| 87 |
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$7,000 |
1,017 |
$8,024 |
| 88 |
The Camden 28
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,983 |
1,015 |
$8,008 |
| 89 |
Desert Bayou
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,976 |
1,014 |
$8,000 |
| 90 |
Casting About
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,922 |
1,006 |
$7,937 |
| 91 |
Operation Homecoming
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$6,795 |
988 |
$7,795 |
| 92 |
Fired!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,661 |
823 |
$6,493 |
| 93 |
Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$4,890 |
711 |
$5,610 |
| 94 |
Blood and Tears
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$4,364 |
634 |
$5,002 |
| 95 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,970 |
577 |
$4,553 |
| 96 |
The Price of Sugar
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,384 |
492 |
$3,882 |
| 97 |
Malon 9 Kochavim
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,900 |
422 |
$3,330 |
| 98 |
Summercamp!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,600 |
378 |
$2,982 |
| 99 |
Looking for an Icon
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,393 |
348 |
$2,746 |
| 100 |
You're Gonna Miss Me
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,324 |
338 |
$2,667 |
| 101 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$2,194 |
319 |
$2,517 |
| 102 |
Oswald's Ghost
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,796 |
261 |
$2,059 |
| 103 |
49 Up
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,557 |
226 |
$1,783 |
| 104 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,476 |
215 |
$1,696 |
| 105 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,476 |
214 |
$1,688 |
| 106 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,217 |
177 |
$1,397 |
| 107 |
Au-delŕ de la haine
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$949 |
138 |
$1,089 |
| 108 |
El telón de azúcar
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$929 |
135 |
$1,065 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $71,658,524 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 10,415,486 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $82,178,185 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2006 will most likely earn money in 2006 and 2007.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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