Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2008

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2008 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour	Concert/Performance	G	$65,281,781	9,092,170	$65,281,781
2	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	Documentary	Not Rated	$14,710,283	2,048,786	$14,710,283
3	Religulous	Documentary	R	$13,011,160	1,812,139	$13,011,158
4	Space Station	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,904,400	1,518,719	$10,904,402
5	U2 3D	Concert/Performance	G	$9,674,438	1,347,415	$9,674,440
6	Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed	Documentary	PG	$7,720,487	1,075,277	$7,720,489
7	Shine a Light	Documentary	R	$5,505,267	766,750	$5,505,265
8	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,243,604	730,307	$5,243,604
9	Young @ Heart	Documentary	PG	$3,992,189	556,015	$3,992,188
10	Deep Sea 3-D	Documentary	G	$3,550,091	494,442	$3,550,094
11	Man on Wire	Documentary	PG-13	$2,942,990	409,887	$2,942,989
12	Roving Mars	Documentary	G	$1,775,287	247,254	$1,775,284
13	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Documentary	R	$1,252,100	174,387	$1,252,099
14	Encounters at the End of the World	Documentary	G	$944,933	131,606	$944,931
15	American Teen	Documentary	PG-13	$942,441	131,259	$942,440
16	I.O.U.S.A.	Documentary	PG	$810,196	112,841	$810,198
17	Up the Yangtze	Documentary	Not Rated	$783,969	109,188	$783,970
18	Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland	Documentary	R	$603,894	84,108	$603,895
19	Trouble the Water	Documentary	Not Rated	$486,582	67,769	$486,581
20	Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?	Documentary	PG-13	$384,955	53,615	$384,956
21	The Singing Revolution	Documentary	Not Rated	$365,660	50,928	$365,663
22	Bigger, Stronger, Faster*	Documentary	PG-13	$308,575	42,977	$308,575
23	Morning Light	Documentary	PG	$275,093	38,314	$275,095
24	Taxi to the Dark Side	Documentary	R	$274,661	38,254	$274,664
25	Planet B-Boy	Documentary	Not Rated	$272,791	37,993	$272,790
26	Surfwise	Documentary	R	$269,994	37,604	$269,997
27	Standard Operating Procedure	Documentary	R	$228,830	31,870	$228,827
28	Waltz with Bashir	Documentary	R	$220,441	30,702	$220,440
29	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$216,110	30,099	$216,111
30	Call+Response	Documentary	PG-13	$207,625	28,917	$207,624
31	Steep	Documentary	PG	$204,069	28,422	$204,070
32	La Traviata at La Scala	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$195,494	27,228	$195,497
33	Wild Safari 3D	Documentary	Not Rated	$187,606	26,129	$187,606
34	Constantine's Sword	Documentary	Not Rated	$179,507	25,001	$179,507
35	Chicago 10	Documentary	R	$176,545	24,588	$176,542
36	Girls Rock!	Documentary	PG	$159,294	22,186	$159,295
37	My Winnipeg	Documentary	Not Rated	$156,629	21,815	$156,632
38	A Man Named Pearl	Documentary	G	$156,090	21,740	$156,093
39	FLOW: For Love of Water	Documentary	Not Rated	$142,569	19,856	$142,566
40	Nanking	Documentary	R	$134,970	18,798	$134,970
41	The First Saturday in May	Documentary	PG-13	$124,294	17,311	$124,293
42	Bra Boys	Documentary	R	$113,730	15,840	$113,731
43	Trumbo	Documentary	PG-13	$108,280	15,081	$108,282
44	Bustin' Down the Door	Documentary	Not Rated	$106,100	14,777	$106,099
45	A Jihad for Love	Documentary	Not Rated	$105,651	14,715	$105,654
46	Aida at La Scala	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$104,819	14,599	$104,821
47	The Unforeseen	Documentary	Not Rated	$90,287	12,575	$90,289
48	Blindsight	Documentary	PG	$89,169	12,419	$89,168
49	Louise Bourgeois	Documentary	Not Rated	$87,997	12,256	$87,998
50	Maria Stuarda at La Scala	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$83,214	11,590	$83,216
51	Dalai Lama Renaissance	Documentary	Not Rated	$82,736	11,523	$82,735
52	Praying with Lior	Documentary	Not Rated	$82,553	11,498	$82,556
53	Il Trittico at Fenice	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$79,842	11,120	$79,842
54	One Day You'll Understand	Drama	Not Rated	$77,368	10,775	$77,365
55	America the Beautiful	Documentary	R	$76,173	10,609	$76,173
56	Body of War	Documentary	Not Rated	$71,716	9,988	$71,714
57	The Business of Being Born	Documentary	Not Rated	$69,348	9,658	$69,344
58	Happy Valley	Documentary	PG-13	$67,665	9,424	$67,664
59	Allah Made Me Funny	Documentary	Not Rated	$66,903	9,318	$66,903
60	CSNY: D�j� Vu	Documentary	R	$65,025	9,056	$65,022
61	Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains	Documentary	Not Rated	$64,000	8,914	$64,003
62	Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains	Documentary	Not Rated	$64,000	8,914	$64,003
63	Harvard Beats Yale	Documentary	Not Rated	$63,973	8,910	$63,974
64	Harvard Beats Yale	Documentary	Not Rated	$63,973	8,910	$63,974
65	Bloodline	Documentary	R	$62,248	8,670	$62,251
66	Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$60,332	8,403	$60,334
67	The Order of Myths	Documentary	Not Rated	$59,400	8,273	$59,400
68	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Documentary	Not Rated	$59,192	8,244	$59,192
69	War Dance	Documentary	PG-13	$57,525	8,012	$57,526
70	Beautiful Losers	Documentary	Not Rated	$56,386	7,853	$56,385
71	La Forza del Destino	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$52,577	7,323	$52,579
72	Dare Not Walk Alone	Documentary	Not Rated	$52,166	7,265	$52,163
73	Pray the Devil Back to Hell	Documentary	Not Rated	$51,886	7,226	$51,883
74	Shoot Down	Documentary	PG-13	$51,408	7,160	$51,409
75	Gunnin' for that #1 Spot	Documentary	PG-13	$50,804	7,076	$50,806
76	Tristan und Isolde at La Scala	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$50,172	6,988	$50,174
77	La Rondine	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$49,088	6,837	$49,090
78	For the Bible Tells Me So	Documentary	Not Rated	$43,505	6,059	$43,504
79	Moving Midway	Documentary	Not Rated	$40,864	5,691	$40,861
80	Refusenik	Documentary	Not Rated	$39,456	5,495	$39,454
81	Dhamma Brothers, The	Documentary	Not Rated	$34,727	4,837	$34,730
82	Enlighten Up!	Documentary	Not Rated	$33,226	4,628	$33,229
83	Hats Off	Documentary	Not Rated	$31,272	4,355	$31,269
84	Fighting for Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$30,606	4,263	$30,608
85	Lou Reed's Berlin	Concert/Performance	PG-13	$29,692	4,135	$29,689
86	Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains	Documentary	PG	$28,278	3,938	$28,275
87	Don Carlo	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$27,834	3,877	$27,837
88	Frontrunners	Documentary	Not Rated	$26,976	3,757	$26,975
89	How to Cook Your Life	Documentary	PG-13	$23,789	3,313	$23,787
90	Yiddish Theater: A Love Story	Documentary	Not Rated	$22,653	3,155	$22,653
91	The Matador	Documentary	Not Rated	$21,816	3,038	$21,813
92	Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,834	2,902	$20,836
93	Walking on Dead Fish	Documentary	PG-13	$20,705	2,884	$20,707
94	The First Basket	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,440	2,847	$20,441
95	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts	Documentary	Not Rated	$20,018	2,788	$20,018
96	Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon	Documentary	Not Rated	$19,712	2,745	$19,709
97	Saving Marriage	Documentary	PG-13	$18,720	2,607	$18,718
98	To the Limit	Documentary	Not Rated	$18,254	2,542	$18,252
99	Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten	Documentary	Not Rated	$18,190	2,533	$18,187
100	My Kid Could Paint That	Documentary	PG-13	$18,133	2,525	$18,130
101	Billy the Kid	Documentary	Not Rated	$17,809	2,480	$17,806
102	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust	Documentary	Not Rated	$17,537	2,442	$17,534
103	Full Battle Rattle	Documentary	Not Rated	$12,306	1,714	$12,307
104	Operation Filmmaker	Documentary	Not Rated	$11,391	1,586	$11,387
105	What Would Jesus Buy?	Documentary	PG	$11,232	1,564	$11,230
106	Sputnik Mania	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,650	1,483	$10,648
107	The Betrayal	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,648	1,483	$10,648
108	The Betrayal	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,648	1,483	$10,648
109	Whaledreamers	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,584	1,474	$10,583
110	Lord, Save Us From Your Followers	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,510	1,464	$10,512
111	Lagerfeld Confidential	Documentary	Not Rated	$10,420	1,451	$10,418
112	Without the King	Documentary	Not Rated	$8,663	1,207	$8,666
113	Battle for Haditha	Documentary	R	$8,443	1,176	$8,444
114	Kurt Cobain: About a Son	Documentary	Not Rated	$7,995	1,114	$7,999
115	Patti Smith: Dream of Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$6,703	934	$6,706
116	A Lawyer Walks into a Bar	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,202	725	$5,206
117	El Inmigrante	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,196	724	$5,198
118	God and Gays: Bridging the Gap	Documentary	Not Rated	$5,095	710	$5,098
119	Fuel	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,915	685	$4,918
120	Stealing America: Vote by Vote	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,740	660	$4,739
121	Twisted: A Balloonamentary	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,345	605	$4,344
122	Poisoned by Polonium: Litvinenko File	Documentary	Not Rated	$4,293	598	$4,294
123	Heavy Metal in Baghdad	Documentary	R	$4,070	567	$4,071
124	King Corn	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,676	512	$3,676
125	Fraude	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,373	470	$3,375
126	Who Does She Think She Is?	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,081	429	$3,080
127	The Beautiful Truth	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,026	421	$3,023
128	The Beautiful Truth	Documentary	Not Rated	$3,026	421	$3,023
129	Run For Your Life	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,992	417	$2,994
130	Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,970	414	$2,973
131	Kicking It	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,669	372	$2,671
132	Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet, The	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,125	296	$2,125
133	Running with Arnold	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,119	295	$2,118
134	Staub	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,072	289	$2,075
135	Maria Bethania: Music is Perfume	Documentary	Not Rated	$1,858	259	$1,860
136	On the Rumba River	Documentary	Not Rated	$1,698	236	$1,694
137	Beyond Belief	Documentary	Not Rated	$667	93	$668
138	The Life of Reilly	Concert/Performance	Not Rated	$654	91	$653
139	Salvadore Allende	Documentary	Not Rated	$634	88	$632
140	I for India	Documentary	Not Rated	$386	54	$388
141	Show Business	Documentary	PG	$84	12	$86
Total Gross of All Movies				$158,425,805
Total Tickets Sold					22,064,877
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$158,425,817

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2008. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2008. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2007 will most likely earn money in 2007 and 2008. 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.