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
|
$65,280,346 |
9,488,422 |
$65,280,343 |
| 2 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,630,244 |
1,399,745 |
$9,630,246 |
| 3 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$9,115,397 |
1,324,912 |
$9,115,395 |
| 4 |
U2 3D
|
Concert/Performance
|
G
|
$8,631,306 |
1,254,550 |
$8,631,304 |
| 5 |
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$7,598,071 |
1,104,371 |
$7,598,072 |
| 6 |
Shine a Light
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$5,371,629 |
780,760 |
$5,371,629 |
| 7 |
Young @ Heart
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$3,606,430 |
524,190 |
$3,606,427 |
| 8 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$2,726,687 |
396,321 |
$2,726,688 |
| 9 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,403,263 |
349,311 |
$2,403,260 |
| 10 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$977,074 |
142,017 |
$977,077 |
| 11 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$779,456 |
113,293 |
$779,456 |
| 12 |
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$603,564 |
87,727 |
$603,562 |
| 13 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$384,955 |
55,953 |
$384,957 |
| 14 |
Up the Yangtze
|
Documentary
|
|
$305,745 |
44,440 |
$305,747 |
| 15 |
Taxi to the Dark Side
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$274,661 |
39,922 |
$274,663 |
| 16 |
Planet B-Boy
|
Documentary
|
|
$272,791 |
39,650 |
$272,792 |
| 17 |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
|
Documentary
|
|
$246,145 |
35,777 |
$246,146 |
| 18 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
|
$236,880 |
34,430 |
$236,878 |
| 19 |
Standard Operating Procedure
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$216,012 |
31,397 |
$216,011 |
| 20 |
Surfwise
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$208,932 |
30,368 |
$208,932 |
| 21 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$204,069 |
29,661 |
$204,068 |
| 22 |
Aida at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$186,124 |
27,053 |
$186,125 |
| 23 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$176,101 |
25,596 |
$176,100 |
| 24 |
Chicago 10
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$175,797 |
25,552 |
$175,798 |
| 25 |
Girls Rock!
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$147,331 |
21,414 |
$147,328 |
| 26 |
La Traviata at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$142,873 |
20,766 |
$142,870 |
| 27 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$138,788 |
20,173 |
$138,790 |
| 28 |
Encounters at the End of the World
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$127,035 |
18,464 |
$127,032 |
| 29 |
The First Saturday in May
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$124,294 |
18,066 |
$124,294 |
| 30 |
Constantine's Sword
|
Documentary
|
|
$121,668 |
17,684 |
$121,666 |
| 31 |
Bra Boys
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$113,730 |
16,531 |
$113,733 |
| 32 |
Blindsight
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$89,169 |
12,961 |
$89,172 |
| 33 |
A Man Named Pearl
|
Documentary
|
|
$81,367 |
11,827 |
$81,370 |
| 34 |
The Unforeseen
|
Documentary
|
|
$80,610 |
11,717 |
$80,613 |
| 35 |
Praying with Lior
|
Documentary
|
|
$79,516 |
11,558 |
$79,519 |
| 36 |
Body of War
|
Documentary
|
|
$71,716 |
10,424 |
$71,717 |
| 37 |
The Business of Being Born
|
Documentary
|
|
$69,348 |
10,080 |
$69,350 |
| 38 |
Happy Valley
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$67,665 |
9,835 |
$67,665 |
| 39 |
My Winnipeg
|
Documentary
|
|
$65,845 |
9,570 |
$65,842 |
| 40 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,570 |
8,368 |
$57,572 |
| 41 |
Shoot Down
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$51,408 |
7,472 |
$51,407 |
| 42 |
A Jihad for Love
|
Documentary
|
|
$49,956 |
7,261 |
$49,956 |
| 43 |
Tristan und Isolde at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$47,631 |
6,923 |
$47,630 |
| 44 |
La Forza del Destino
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$44,909 |
6,527 |
$44,906 |
| 45 |
Bloodline
|
Documentary
|
|
$44,523 |
6,471 |
$44,520 |
| 46 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
|
$43,505 |
6,323 |
$43,502 |
| 47 |
Refusenik
|
Documentary
|
|
$39,456 |
5,735 |
$39,457 |
| 48 |
Chris and Don: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$36,335 |
5,281 |
$36,333 |
| 49 |
Hats Off
|
Documentary
|
|
$31,272 |
4,545 |
$31,270 |
| 50 |
Fighting for Life
|
Documentary
|
|
$30,606 |
4,449 |
$30,609 |
| 51 |
Trumbo
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$28,500 |
4,142 |
$28,497 |
| 52 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
|
$28,278 |
4,110 |
$28,277 |
| 53 |
La Rondine
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$27,742 |
4,032 |
$27,740 |
| 54 |
Maria Stuarda at La Scala
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$24,276 |
3,528 |
$24,273 |
| 55 |
Forever
|
Documentary
|
|
$23,291 |
3,385 |
$23,289 |
| 56 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,795 |
3,313 |
$22,793 |
| 57 |
America the Beautiful
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,577 |
3,282 |
$22,580 |
| 58 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,390 |
2,964 |
$20,392 |
| 59 |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,018 |
2,910 |
$20,021 |
| 60 |
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
|
Documentary
|
|
$19,712 |
2,865 |
$19,711 |
| 61 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
|
$18,684 |
2,716 |
$18,686 |
| 62 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$18,133 |
2,636 |
$18,136 |
| 63 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
|
$17,537 |
2,549 |
$17,537 |
| 64 |
Gunnin' for that #1 Spot
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$16,600 |
2,413 |
$16,601 |
| 65 |
Operation Filmmaker
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,573 |
1,682 |
$11,572 |
| 66 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,373 |
1,653 |
$11,373 |
| 67 |
Sputnik Mania
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,650 |
1,548 |
$10,650 |
| 68 |
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,510 |
1,528 |
$10,513 |
| 69 |
Without the King
|
Documentary
|
|
$8,663 |
1,259 |
$8,662 |
| 70 |
Twisted: A Balloonamentary
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$4,345 |
632 |
$4,348 |
| 71 |
Poisoned by Polonium: Litvinenko File
|
Documentary
|
|
$4,293 |
624 |
$4,293 |
| 72 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,968 |
577 |
$3,970 |
| 73 |
FLOW: For Love of Water
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,644 |
530 |
$3,646 |
| 74 |
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,951 |
429 |
$2,952 |
| 75 |
Running with Arnold
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,119 |
308 |
$2,119 |
| 76 |
On the Rumba River
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,698 |
247 |
$1,699 |
| 77 |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,632 |
237 |
$1,631 |
| 78 |
To the Limit
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,483 |
216 |
$1,486 |
| 79 |
Beyond Belief
|
Documentary
|
|
$667 |
97 |
$667 |
| 80 |
I for India
|
Documentary
|
|
$386 |
56 |
$385 |
| 81 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$217 |
32 |
$220 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $121,998,510 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 17,732,343 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $121,998,520 |
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.
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