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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bears Apr 18, 2014 Documentary G $17,780,194 2,176,278
2 America: Imagine a World Wi… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $14,444,502 1,767,992
3 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $8,860,004 1,084,455
4 Jerusalem Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,304,112 771,617
5 Meet the Mormons Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,028,558 737,889
6 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $5,754,866 704,389
7 Journey to the South Pacific Nov 27, 2013 Documentary G $5,238,809 641,225
8 The Fluffy Movie Jul 25, 2014 Concert/Perfor… PG-13 $2,827,393 346,070
9 CitizenFour Oct 24, 2014 Documentary R $2,263,209 277,014
10 Tim's Vermeer Jan 31, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $1,670,806 204,505
11 Fed Up May 9, 2014 Documentary PG $1,538,898 188,359
12 Finding Vivian Maier Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,509,131 184,716
13 Awake: The Life of Yogananda Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $1,001,998 122,643
14 Particle Fever Mar 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $869,838 106,467
15 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $842,817 103,159
16 Life Itself Jul 4, 2014 Documentary R $810,454 99,198
17 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $746,627 91,386
18 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $728,699 89,192
19 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $674,932 82,611
20 Jodorowsky’s Dune Mar 21, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $646,512 79,132
21 Walking the Camino: Six Way… Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $601,934 73,676
22 On Any Sunday: The Next Cha… Nov 7, 2014 Documentary PG $509,916 62,413
23 Last Days in Vietnam Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $440,031 53,859
24 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Oct 25, 2013 Comedy R $377,575 46,214
25 When Comedy Went to School Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $365,548 44,742
26 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Oct 24, 2014 Documentary PG $365,522 44,739
27 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Feb 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $330,083 40,401
28 Björk: Biophilia Live Sep 26, 2014 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,456 39,101
29 The Hornet’s Nest May 9, 2014 Documentary R $312,706 38,274
30 20,000 Days on Earth Sep 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $277,770 33,998
31 The Unknown Known Apr 2, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $275,658 33,740
32 The Green Prince Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $258,237 31,607
33 Alive Inside Jul 18, 2014 Documentary R $256,682 31,417
34 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $247,159 30,252
35 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $245,194 30,011
36 Justin Bieber’s Believe Dec 25, 2013 Documentary PG $243,584 29,814
37 Art and Craft Sep 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $237,091 29,019
38 Antarctica: A Year on Ice Nov 28, 2014 Documentary PG $234,047 28,647
39 Supermensch: The Legend of … Jun 6, 2014 Documentary R $212,701 26,034
40 I Am Eleven Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $202,911 24,836
41 Code Black Jun 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $190,229 23,283
42 National Gallery Nov 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $189,344 23,175
43 The Armstrong Lie Nov 8, 2013 Documentary R $186,846 22,869
44 Anita: Speaking Truth to Power Mar 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,634 21,130
45 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaqu… Feb 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,120 21,067
46 Nas: Time is Illmatic Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $164,540 20,139
47 Keep On Keepin’ On Sep 19, 2014 Documentary R $162,530 19,893
48 Citizen Koch Jun 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $153,908 18,838
49 James Cameron’s Deepsea Cha… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary PG $149,879 18,345
50 Kids for Cash Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $143,178 17,524
51 Mistaken for Strangers Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $138,991 17,012
52 Dancing in Jaffa Apr 11, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $136,257 16,677
53 Gore Vidal: The United Stat… May 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $133,296 16,315
54 20 Feet From Stardom Jun 14, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $124,984 15,297
55 Finding Fela! Aug 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $120,426 14,740
56 God the Father Oct 14, 2014 Documentary R $109,508 13,403
57 Korengal May 30, 2014 Documentary R $101,310 12,400
58 The Overnighters Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $100,023 12,242
59 Ivory Tower Jun 13, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $99,555 12,185
60 Pump Sep 19, 2014 Documentary PG $89,787 10,989
61 Visitors Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,470 9,971
62 Advanced Style Sep 26, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,004 9,914
63 12 O’Clock Boys Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $80,030 9,795
64 Whitey: United States of Am… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $75,881 9,287
65 Cutie and the Boxer Aug 16, 2013 Documentary R $73,892 9,044
66 The Square Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $71,290 8,725
67 Take Me to the River Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG $68,598 8,396
68 For No Good Reason Apr 25, 2014 Documentary R $67,105 8,213
69 Through a Lens Darkly Aug 27, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $64,441 7,887
70 Watermark Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $64,031 7,837
71 Maidentrip Dec 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $60,985 7,464
72 Sweet Dreams Nov 15, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $59,403 7,270
73 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $57,322 7,016
74 Big Men Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $55,032 6,735
75 To Be Takei Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,481 6,301
76 L'image manquante Mar 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,337 6,283
77 The Internet’s Own Boy: The… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $50,735 6,209
78 NOW: In the Wings on a Worl… May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $49,591 6,069
79 She's Beautiful When She's … Dec 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $48,676 5,957
80 American Mustang Jan 17, 2014 Documentary PG $48,218 5,901
81 There’s No Place Like Utopia Jul 18, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $45,254 5,539
82 The Dog Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $44,582 5,456
83 If You Build It Jan 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $43,393 5,311
84 Next Goal Wins Jan 4, 2023 Documentary Not Rated $43,089 5,274
85 Flamenco, Flamenco Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $42,297 5,177
86 Le dernier des injustes Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $40,563 4,964
87 Teenage Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $40,169 4,916
88 Fire in the Blood Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $36,228 4,434
89 Pulp: a Film About Life, De… Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $35,866 4,389
90 Ekspeditionen til verdens ende Aug 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $33,416 4,090
91 Sagrada: el misteri de la c… Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $32,600 3,990
92 Documented May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $30,662 3,752
93 Stations of the Elevated Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $28,516 3,490
94 Monk With a Camera Nov 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $27,663 3,385
95 Bettie Page Reveals All Nov 22, 2013 Documentary R $26,342 3,224
96 Elena May 30, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $25,866 3,165
97 The Act of Killing Jul 19, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $25,142 3,077
98 Muscle Shoals Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $24,431 2,990
99 Happy Valley Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,868 2,921
100 Video Games: The Movie Jul 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,043 2,820
101 Der Anstandige Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,240 2,477
102 The Past is a Grotesque Animal Jun 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,056 2,454
103 Peter Brook: The Tightrope Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,365 2,370
104 Watchers of the Sky Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,339 2,367
105 The Kill Team Jul 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,183 2,347
106 Who is Dayani Cristal? Apr 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $18,190 2,226
107 Levitated Mass Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $16,086 1,968
108 Magician: The Astonishing L… Dec 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $15,528 1,900
109 Free the Mind May 3, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $15,069 1,844
110 Fifi az khoshhali zooze mak… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,614 1,666
111 The Pleasures of Being Out … Jun 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,137 1,607
112 K2: Siren of the Himalayas Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,959 1,586
113 Inequality for All Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $12,301 1,505
114 Touch the Wall Nov 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,156 1,487
115 The Final Member Apr 18, 2014 Documentary R $11,428 1,398
116 Oxygen for the Ears: Living… Aug 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $11,293 1,382
117 Pay 2 Play: Democracy’s Hig… Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $11,021 1,348
118 American Promise Oct 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,317 1,262
119 The Endless Summer Jul 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $10,233 1,252
120 The Great Invisible Oct 29, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $9,952 1,218
121 The Search for General Tso Jan 2, 2015 Documentary Not Rated $9,336 1,142
122 Kabbalah Me Aug 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,671 1,061
123 Next Year Jerusalem May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,093 990
124 Faith Connections Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,772 951
125 Concerning Violence Dec 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,241 886
126 Plot for Peace Oct 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,051 863
127 I Am Ali Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,526 798
128 Revenge of the Mekons Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,487 794
129 More Than Honey Jun 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,347 776
130 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lesso… Jan 3, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,033 738
131 The Hacker Wars Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,916 724
132 The Punk Singer Nov 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,604 685
133 Flex is Kings Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,418 663
134 Web Junkie Aug 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,338 653
135 At Berkeley Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,254 643
136 Half the Road Apr 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,783 585
137 Death Metal Angola Nov 7, 2014 Documentary R $4,674 572
138 Smiling Through the Apocalypse Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,560 558
139 Jews of Egypt Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,506 551
140 Showrunners: The Art of Run… Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,100 379
141 Assistance mortelle Feb 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,000 367
142 Mercedes Sosa: La voz de La… Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,648 324
143 Dinosaur 13 Aug 15, 2014 Documentary PG $2,500 305
144 Evergreen: The Road to Lega… Jun 13, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,363 289
145 Design is One Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,308 282
146 Algorithms Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,021 247
147 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $2,015 246
148 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Stre… Sep 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,822 223
149 More Than the Rainbow May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,677 205
150 The Human Scale Sep 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,635 200
151 The Trials of Muhammad Ali Aug 23, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 176
152 The Life of Reilly Nov 9, 2007 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,267 155
153 People of a Feather Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,194 146
154 We Are the Giant Dec 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 133
155 A People Uncounted May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $930 113
156 Jamel Shabazz: Street Photo… Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $614 75
Total Gross of All Movies$92,071,720
Total Tickets Sold11,269,414

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2014. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2014. 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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