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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2013

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2013 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Oct 25, 2013 Comedy R $101,625,444 12,500,054
2 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Jul 3, 2013 Concert/Perfor… R $32,244,051 3,966,057
3 One Direction: This is Us Aug 30, 2013 Concert/Perfor… PG $28,873,374 3,551,460
4 Justin Bieber’s Believe Dec 25, 2013 Documentary PG $5,962,982 733,454
5 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $5,361,957 659,527
6 20 Feet From Stardom Jun 14, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $4,821,266 593,021
7 Metallica Through the Never Sep 27, 2013 Concert/Perfor… R $3,419,967 420,660
8 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $2,930,286 360,428
9 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,436,846 299,735
10 The Gatekeepers Feb 1, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $2,408,553 296,254
11 Blackfish Jul 19, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $2,073,582 255,053
12 Flying Monsters 3D Oct 6, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,574,271 193,637
13 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $1,358,516 167,099
14 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $1,334,377 164,130
15 Inequality for All Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $1,192,778 146,713
16 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $1,142,800 140,565
17 Searching for Sugar Man Jul 27, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $906,423 111,491
18 Generation Iron Sep 20, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $849,521 104,492
19 Girl Rising Mar 7, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $849,484 104,487
20 Meerkats May 26, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $845,613 104,011
21 Burn Jul 20, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $693,125 85,255
22 56 Up Jan 4, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $679,190 83,541
23 Muscle Shoals Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $671,810 82,633
24 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $611,380 75,200
25 Salinger Sep 6, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $583,633 71,787
26 Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's May 3, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $516,719 63,557
27 The Act of Killing Jul 19, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $461,777 56,799
28 Sound City Jan 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $422,853 52,011
29 Dirty Wars Jun 7, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $371,245 45,663
30 Hava Nagila: The Movie Mar 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $368,724 45,353
31 Watermark Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $353,184 43,442
32 Mindless Behavior: All Arou… Mar 15, 2013 Concert/Perfor… G $344,500 42,373
33 Koch Feb 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $342,941 42,182
34 Happy People: A Year in the… Dec 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $329,464 40,524
35 West of Memphis Dec 25, 2012 Documentary R $270,705 33,297
36 Room 237 Mar 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $263,411 32,399
37 Linsanity Oct 4, 2013 Documentary PG $258,427 31,786
38 A Place at the Table Mar 1, 2013 Documentary PG $231,378 28,459
39 The Summit Oct 4, 2013 Documentary R $219,346 26,979
40 No Place on Earth Apr 5, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $200,238 24,629
41 The Armstrong Lie Nov 8, 2013 Documentary R $194,857 23,967
42 The Anonymous People Aug 16, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $187,459 23,057
43 We Steal Secrets: The Story… May 24, 2013 Documentary R $166,243 20,448
44 Somm Jun 21, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $153,620 18,895
45 Deceptive Practice: The Mys… Apr 17, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $152,449 18,751
46 Narco Cultura Nov 22, 2013 Documentary R $145,088 17,846
47 Free the Mind May 3, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $142,008 17,467
48 Good Ol' Freda Sep 6, 2013 Documentary PG $138,811 17,073
49 American Promise Oct 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $136,385 16,775
50 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Nov 22, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $132,409 16,286
51 Free Angela & All Political… Apr 5, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $129,102 15,879
52 A Band Called Death Jun 28, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $127,257 15,652
53 Cutie and the Boxer Aug 16, 2013 Documentary R $125,382 15,422
54 Spark: A Burning Man Story Aug 16, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $120,459 14,816
55 Storm Surfers 3D Apr 26, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $117,090 14,402
56 The Punk Singer Nov 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $115,814 14,245
57 Ain't in It for My Health: … Mar 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $111,794 13,750
58 Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Jul 3, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $105,998 13,037
59 One Track Heart: The Story … May 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $100,401 12,349
60 Spinning Plates Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $99,127 12,192
61 Bettie Page Reveals All Nov 22, 2013 Documentary R $81,776 10,058
62 Harvest of Empire Sep 28, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $79,627 9,794
63 Money for Nothing: Inside t… Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $77,619 9,547
64 Leviathan Mar 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $76,202 9,372
65 More Than Honey Jun 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $71,977 8,853
66 The Waiting Room Sep 21, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $67,815 8,341
67 After Tiller Sep 20, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $67,414 8,292
68 Pandora's Promise Jun 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $66,680 8,201
69 Beware of Mr. Baker Nov 30, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $63,105 7,761
70 Traviata et nous May 15, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $62,652 7,706
71 Don't Stop Believin': Every… Mar 8, 2013 Documentary R $61,018 7,505
72 The Trials of Muhammad Ali Aug 23, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $57,641 7,089
73 Terms and Conditions May Apply Jul 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $55,824 6,866
74 The Square Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $52,954 6,513
75 The Central Park Five Nov 23, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $51,906 6,384
76 Venus and Serena May 10, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $51,271 6,306
77 God Loves Uganda Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $51,229 6,301
78 Let the Fire Burn Oct 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $49,128 6,042
79 The Pervert's Guide to Ideo… Nov 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $49,072 6,035
80 American Made Movie Aug 30, 2013 Documentary G $45,175 5,556
81 Greedy Lying Bastards Mar 8, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $45,000 5,535
82 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has… Sep 21, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $41,683 5,127
83 The Human Scale Sep 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $41,098 5,055
84 Bill W. May 18, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $41,072 5,051
85 GMO OMG Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $39,901 4,907
86 Escape Fire: The Fight to R… Oct 5, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $39,428 4,849
87 How to Make Money Selling D… Jun 26, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $39,192 4,820
88 Herb & Dorothy 50X50 Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $38,933 4,788
89 The Short Game Sep 20, 2013 Documentary PG $38,856 4,779
90 Mumia: Long Distance Revolu… Feb 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $37,731 4,640
91 Rising From Ashes Jul 26, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $37,673 4,633
92 Far Out Isn't Far Enough: T… Jun 14, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $35,431 4,358
93 5 Broken Cameras May 30, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $34,376 4,228
94 Bert Stern: Original Mad Man Apr 5, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $34,005 4,182
95 Running from Crazy Nov 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $33,300 4,095
96 Dislecksia: The Movie Oct 4, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $33,066 4,067
97 Samsara Aug 24, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $32,797 4,034
98 Somewhere Between Aug 24, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $30,515 3,753
99 Long Shot: The Kevin Laue S… Oct 25, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $29,863 3,673
100 A Fierce Green Fire Mar 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $29,817 3,667
101 The House I Live In Oct 5, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $28,970 3,563
102 Broadway Idiot Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $27,595 3,394
103 At Berkeley Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $26,482 3,257
104 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Enc… Nov 2, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $26,162 3,217
105 Greenwich Village: Music Th… Jan 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $23,701 2,915
106 Evocateur: The Morton Downe… Jun 7, 2013 Documentary R $21,652 2,663
107 Brooklyn Castle Oct 19, 2012 Documentary PG $20,743 2,551
108 The Ghosts in Our Machine Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $20,709 2,547
109 Our Nixon Aug 30, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $20,486 2,519
110 Meine Familie, die Nazis un… Nov 16, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $19,160 2,356
111 Smash & Grab: The Story of … Jul 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $18,938 2,329
112 Jamel Shabazz: Street Photo… Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $17,378 2,137
113 Love, Marilyn Apr 5, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $16,164 1,988
114 Out of the Clear Blue Sky Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $16,050 1,974
115 Hating Breitbart Oct 19, 2012 Documentary R $15,296 1,881
116 Design is One Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $14,078 1,731
117 These Birds Walk Nov 1, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $14,000 1,722
118 The Invisible War Jun 22, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $13,476 1,657
119 Detropia Sep 7, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $12,805 1,575
120 Liv & Ingmar Dec 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,347 1,272
121 Shepard & Dark Sep 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,278 1,264
122 Informant Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,068 1,238
123 Red Obsession Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $9,939 1,222
124 Orchestra of Exiles Oct 26, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $9,867 1,213
125 Birth of the Living Dead Oct 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $9,802 1,205
126 Caucus Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $9,796 1,204
127 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $9,057 1,114
128 Tchoupitoulas Dec 7, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $8,944 1,100
129 Call Me Kuchu Jun 14, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $8,941 1,099
130 Wagner & Me Dec 7, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $8,558 1,052
131 Downloaded Jun 21, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $8,377 1,030
132 Only the Young Dec 7, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $8,174 1,005
133 La maison de la radio Sep 4, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $8,060 991
134 Maidentrip Dec 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $7,258 892
135 Assaulted: Civil Rights Und… Jun 20, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $7,054 867
136 In Search of Blind Joe Deat… Aug 16, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,132 754
137 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lesso… Jan 3, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,100 750
138 Bidder 70 May 17, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,074 624
139 Nuclear Nation Dec 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $4,960 610
140 Herman's House Apr 19, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $4,956 609
141 The Flat Oct 19, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,820 592
142 Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of … Feb 8, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,816 592
143 People of a Feather Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $4,483 551
144 When the Iron Bird Flies Oct 19, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,423 544
145 Radio Unnameable Sep 19, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,414 542
146 The Revisionaries Oct 5, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,155 511
147 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $3,929 483
148 Tricked Dec 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $3,533 434
149 Drew: The Man Behind the Po… Aug 16, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $3,078 378
150 A Girl and a Gun Jul 4, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $3,018 371
151 Which Way is the Front Line… Jun 21, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,945 362
152 Men at Lunch Sep 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,483 305
153 Blood Brother Dec 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,254 277
154 You Don't Need Feet to Dance Mar 22, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,719 211
155 Ouwehoeren Aug 8, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $1,453 178
156 Sushi: The Global Catch Aug 3, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $1,174 144
157 Jerusalem Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $962 118
158 Putin's Kiss Feb 17, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $938 115
159 Triumph of the Wall May 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $476 58
160 The End of Time Nov 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $221 27
161 Free Radicals: A History of… Aug 3, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $115 14
Total Gross of All Movies$215,682,712
Total Tickets Sold26,529,167

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2013. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2013. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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