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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Sicko Documentary PG-13 $24,530,513 3,565,482 $25,600,161
2 Deep Sea 3-D Documentary G $11,754,511 1,708,505 $12,267,066
3 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Documentary Not Rated $5,692,253 827,362 $5,940,459
4 Wild Safari 3D Documentary Not Rated $3,984,947 579,207 $4,158,706
5 Galapagos Documentary Not Rated $3,308,148 480,835 $3,452,395
6 Roving Mars Documentary G $2,597,849 377,594 $2,711,125
7 No End In Sight Documentary Not Rated $1,433,319 208,331 $1,495,817
8 Space Station Documentary Not Rated $1,408,698 204,753 $1,470,127
9 In the Shadow of the Moon Documentary PG $1,134,358 164,878 $1,183,824
10 Sharkwater Documentary PG $847,424 123,172 $884,375
11 Arctic Tale Documentary G $833,532 121,153 $869,879
12 Bugs! Documentary Not Rated $804,245 116,896 $839,313
13 Into Great Silence Documentary Not Rated $790,452 114,891 $824,917
14 11th Hour Documentary PG $703,464 102,248 $734,141
15 The King of Kong Documentary PG-13 $674,925 98,100 $704,358
16 When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan Documentary Not Rated $442,936 64,380 $462,248
17 Manufactured Landscapes Documentary Not Rated $395,623 57,503 $412,872
18 God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan Documentary PG $301,447 43,815 $314,592
19 Crazy Love Documentary PG $301,027 43,754 $314,154
20 Deep Water Documentary PG $271,143 39,410 $282,964
21 For the Bible Tells Me So Documentary Not Rated $269,246 39,135 $280,989
22 Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Documentary Not Rated $229,992 33,429 $240,020
23 In Search of Mozart Documentary Not Rated $225,000 32,703 $234,808
24 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama Documentary Not Rated $224,546 32,638 $234,341
25 Aliens of the Deep Documentary G $221,894 32,252 $231,569
26 My Kid Could Paint That Documentary PG-13 $213,141 30,980 $222,436
27 What Would Jesus Buy? Documentary PG $188,778 27,439 $197,012
28 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Documentary PG $178,968 26,013 $186,773
29 An Unreasonable Man Documentary Not Rated $176,647 25,675 $184,347
30 Show Business Documentary PG $151,708 22,051 $158,326
31 Iraq in Fragments Documentary Not Rated $136,239 19,802 $142,178
32 The Devil Came on Horseback Documentary Not Rated $132,782 19,300 $138,574
33 Send a Bullet Documentary Not Rated $122,905 17,864 $128,264
34 Aida at La Scala Concert/Performance Not Rated $118,108 17,167 $123,259
35 Darfur Now Documentary PG $109,107 15,859 $113,868
36 Mr. Untouchable Documentary R $103,590 15,057 $108,109
37 King Corn Documentary Not Rated $95,603 13,896 $99,773
38 Shut Up and Sing Documentary R $95,040 13,814 $99,185
39 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains Documentary PG $80,529 11,705 $84,042
40 Kurt Cobain: About a Son Documentary Not Rated $74,723 10,861 $77,982
41 Air Guitar Nation Documentary R $71,471 10,388 $74,586
42 Zoo Documentary Not Rated $69,770 10,141 $72,812
43 How to Cook Your Life Documentary PG-13 $62,632 9,103 $65,360
44 Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders Documentary Not Rated $58,829 8,551 $61,396
45 War Dance Documentary PG-13 $57,685 8,384 $60,197
46 Lagerfeld Confidential Documentary Not Rated $57,080 8,297 $59,572
47 Steep Documentary PG $55,771 8,106 $58,201
48 Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard Documentary Not Rated $49,919 7,256 $52,098
49 Ghosts of Cité Soleil Documentary Not Rated $48,752 7,086 $50,877
50 Terror's Advocate Documentary Not Rated $47,724 6,937 $49,808
51 The Hip Hop Project Documentary PG-13 $46,208 6,716 $48,221
52 A Man Named Pearl Documentary G $45,513 6,615 $47,496
53 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal Documentary PG-13 $39,340 5,718 $41,055
54 The Life of Reilly Concert/Performance Not Rated $38,306 5,568 $39,978
55 Bon Jovi: The Lost Highway Concert/Performance Not Rated $35,000 5,087 $36,525
56 Jesus Camp Documentary PG-13 $29,645 4,309 $30,939
57 Nanking Documentary R $26,212 3,810 $27,356
58 Billy the Kid Documentary Not Rated $25,320 3,680 $26,422
59 Lake of Fire Documentary Not Rated $25,317 3,680 $26,422
60 Forever Documentary Not Rated $23,291 3,385 $24,304
61 Primo Levi's Journey Documentary Not Rated $22,026 3,201 $22,983
62 Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox Documentary Not Rated $20,577 2,991 $21,475
63 Meeting Resistance Documentary Not Rated $20,469 2,975 $21,361
64 Romántico Documentary Not Rated $19,862 2,887 $20,729
65 Steal a Pencil for Me Documentary Not Rated $18,918 2,750 $19,745
66 Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman Documentary Not Rated $16,856 2,450 $17,591
67 American Cannibal Documentary Not Rated $16,567 2,408 $17,289
68 The Singing Revolution Documentary Not Rated $16,059 2,334 $16,758
69 Yiddish Theater: A Love Story Documentary Not Rated $15,796 2,296 $16,485
70 Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story Documentary Not Rated $15,023 2,184 $15,681
71 Protagonist Documentary R $13,850 2,013 $14,453
72 American Hardcore Documentary R $13,673 1,987 $14,267
73 China Blue Documentary Not Rated $12,185 1,771 $12,716
74 Absolute Wilson Documentary Not Rated $12,041 1,750 $12,565
75 Blockade Documentary Not Rated $11,750 1,708 $12,263
76 Angels in the Dust Documentary Not Rated $11,606 1,687 $12,113
77 East of Havana Documentary Not Rated $11,550 1,679 $12,055
78 Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965 Documentary Not Rated $11,396 1,656 $11,890
79 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Documentary Not Rated $11,079 1,610 $11,560
80 In the Pit Documentary Not Rated $10,433 1,516 $10,885
81 El Inmigrante Documentary Not Rated $9,904 1,440 $10,339
82 Something to Cheer About Documentary Not Rated $9,777 1,421 $10,203
83 The Unknown Soldier Documentary   $9,602 1,396 $10,023
84 Crossing the Line Documentary Not Rated $9,258 1,346 $9,664
85 Glastonbury Documentary R $8,419 1,224 $8,788
86 Words of My Perfect Teacher Documentary Not Rated $7,665 1,114 $7,999
87 Quantum Hoops Documentary Not Rated $7,075 1,028 $7,381
88 Skid Row Documentary R $7,052 1,025 $7,360
89 Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Documentary Not Rated $7,000 1,017 $7,302
90 The Camden 28 Documentary Not Rated $6,983 1,015 $7,288
91 Desert Bayou Documentary Not Rated $6,976 1,014 $7,281
92 Casting About Documentary Not Rated $6,922 1,006 $7,223
93 Operation Homecoming Documentary Not Rated $6,795 988 $7,094
94 Fired! Documentary Not Rated $5,661 823 $5,909
95 Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming Documentary Not Rated $4,890 711 $5,105
96 Blood and Tears Documentary PG-13 $4,364 634 $4,552
97 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Documentary Not Rated $3,970 577 $4,143
98 The Price of Sugar Documentary Not Rated $3,384 492 $3,533
99 9 Star Hotel Documentary Not Rated $2,900 422 $3,030
100 Summercamp! Documentary Not Rated $2,600 378 $2,714
101 Looking for an Icon Documentary Not Rated $2,393 348 $2,499
102 You're Gonna Miss Me Documentary Not Rated $2,324 338 $2,427
103 The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair Documentary PG-13 $2,194 319 $2,290
104 Oswald's Ghost Documentary Not Rated $1,796 261 $1,874
105 49 Up Documentary Not Rated $1,557 226 $1,623
106 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris Documentary Not Rated $1,476 215 $1,544
107 Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion Documentary Not Rated $1,476 214 $1,537
108 The Trials of Darryl Hunt Documentary PG $1,217 177 $1,271
109 Beyond Hatred Documentary Not Rated $949 138 $991
110 The Sugar Curtain Documentary Not Rated $929 135 $969
Total Gross of All Movies$66,722,368
Total Tickets Sold9,698,021
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$69,631,791

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.