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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2019

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2019 GrossTickets Sold
1 They Shall Not Grow Old Nov 9, 2018 Documentary R $12,253,074 1,337,672
2 Apollo 11 Mar 8, 2019 Documentary G $9,040,224 986,924
3 Penguins Apr 17, 2019 Documentary G $7,699,452 840,552
4 Free Solo Sep 28, 2018 Documentary PG-13 $6,093,902 665,273
5 Bring the Soul: The Movie Aug 7, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,809,800 525,087
6 Pavarotti Jun 7, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $4,686,402 511,615
7 Amazing Grace Apr 5, 2019 Documentary G $4,450,454 485,857
8 The Biggest Little Farm May 10, 2019 Documentary PG $4,367,816 476,835
9 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound o… Sep 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $4,244,894 463,416
10 Echo in the Canyon May 24, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $3,355,266 366,295
11 Maiden Jun 28, 2019 Documentary PG $3,162,490 345,250
12 Pandas Apr 6, 2018 Documentary G $1,816,106 198,265
13 Western Stars Nov 29, 2019 Documentary PG $1,581,681 172,673
14 Fantastic Fungi Sep 20, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,444,604 157,707
15 No Safe Spaces Dec 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $1,240,211 135,394
16 Marianne & Leonard: Words o… Jul 5, 2019 Documentary R $1,013,820 110,679
17 RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 Aug 21, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $958,907 104,684
18 Metallica & San Francisco S… Oct 9, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $907,163 99,035
19 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Jun 21, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $903,018 98,582
20 Jesus is King Oct 25, 2019 Musical Not Rated $850,000 92,794
21 Between Me and My Mind Jul 17, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $813,844 88,847
22 JONI 75: A Birthday Celebra… Feb 7, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $752,205 82,118
23 David Crosby: Remember My Name Jul 19, 2019 Documentary R $732,515 79,968
24 Honeyland Jul 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $712,363 77,768
25 Zhongguo jizhang Sep 28, 2019 Drama Not Rated $706,572 77,136
26 Where’s My Roy Cohn? Sep 20, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $704,780 76,941
27 Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in th… Nov 21, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $704,744 76,937
28 Raise Hell: The Life and Ti… Aug 30, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $694,410 75,808
29 Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Aug 23, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $614,201 67,052
30 Roger Waters Us + Them Oct 2, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $594,982 64,954
31 Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable Jul 12, 2019 Documentary PG $590,671 64,483
32 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Aug 23, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $549,385 59,976
33 Everybody’s Everything Nov 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $547,207 59,738
34 Grateful Dead Meet-Up at th… Aug 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $534,611 58,363
35 The Spy Behind Home Plate May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $519,525 56,716
36 Hail Satan? Apr 17, 2019 Documentary R $424,284 46,319
37 The Cure: Anniversary 1978-… Jul 11, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $378,405 41,310
38 Josh Groban Bridges from Ma… Feb 12, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $315,173 34,407
39 Aquarela Aug 16, 2019 Documentary PG $301,429 32,907
40 63 Up Nov 27, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $299,745 32,723
41 Ask Dr. Ruth May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $297,195 32,444
42 Free Spirit Mar 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $284,229 31,029
43 Mike Wallace is Here Jul 26, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $281,245 30,703
44 One Child Nation Aug 9, 2019 Documentary R $252,734 27,591
45 Meeting Gorbachev May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $251,837 27,493
46 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $246,137 26,871
47 311: Enlarged to Show Detail 3 Mar 11, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $238,791 26,068
48 Hesburgh Apr 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $204,709 22,348
49 Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, The… Apr 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $176,387 19,256
50 Halston May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $151,991 16,592
51 Jay Myself Jul 31, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $151,331 16,520
52 The River and the Wall May 3, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $150,816 16,464
53 Who Will Write Our History Jan 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $138,039 15,069
54 The Last Resort Dec 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $137,857 15,049
55 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $132,807 14,498
56 The World Before Your Feet Nov 21, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $125,857 13,739
57 Paris is Burning Mar 13, 1991 Documentary R $125,677 13,720
58 A Tuba to Cuba Feb 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $121,772 13,293
59 Free Trip to Egypt Jun 12, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $120,780 13,185
60 The Kingmaker Nov 8, 2019 Documentary R $115,253 12,582
61 Be Natural: The Untold Stor… Apr 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $114,238 12,471
62 Varda by Agnes May 30, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $107,631 11,750
63 The Brink Mar 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $106,059 11,578
64 Cold Case Hammarskjold Aug 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $104,965 11,459
65 Cunningham Dec 13, 2019 Documentary PG $102,082 11,144
66 Walking on Water May 17, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $98,358 10,737
67 Loopers: The Caddie’s Long … Jun 7, 2019 Documentary PG $90,679 9,899
68 Woodstock: Three Days That … May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $84,440 9,218
69 Mayday Life May 24, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $78,966 8,620
70 Hale County This Morning, T… Sep 14, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $71,967 7,856
71 Making Waves: The Art of Ci… Oct 25, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $53,144 5,801
72 American Dharma Nov 1, 2019 Documentary R $50,250 5,485
73 Love, Antosha Aug 2, 2019 Documentary R $50,168 5,476
74 The Queen Jun 27, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $47,818 5,220
75 The Proposal May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $45,149 4,928
76 The Cave Oct 18, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $45,096 4,923
77 What is Democracy Jan 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $44,502 4,858
78 Carmine Street Guitars Apr 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $44,253 4,831
79 For Sama Jul 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $43,796 4,781
80 Midnight Traveler Sep 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $41,265 4,504
81 The Quiet One Jun 21, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $37,012 4,040
82 Recorder: The Marion Stokes… Nov 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $36,523 3,987
83 Loro 1 Apr 24, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $35,613 3,887
84 Maria by Callas Apr 26, 2018 Documentary PG $34,017 3,713
85 Moonlight Sonata: Deafness … Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $33,841 3,694
86 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $32,831 3,584
87 Desolation Center Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $32,016 3,495
88 Gift Oct 11, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $31,588 3,448
89 Memory: The Origins of Alien Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $31,378 3,425
90 Horn From the Heart: The Pa… Oct 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $30,179 3,294
91 Leaving Home, Coming Home: … May 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $27,073 2,955
92 Wrestle Feb 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $26,597 2,903
93 Chasing Einstein Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $24,117 2,632
94 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $23,187 2,531
95 Célébration Oct 2, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $22,557 2,462
96 The Gospel of Eureka Feb 8, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,873 2,278
97 The All Americans Nov 8, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,322 2,218
98 Storia di B. — La scomparsa… Dec 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $20,293 2,215
99 Midnight Family Dec 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $19,983 2,181
100 Scandalous: The Untold Stor… Nov 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $18,759 2,047
101 Citizen K Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $17,704 1,932
102 Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of t… Mar 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $16,971 1,852
103 Wrinkles the Clown Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,938 1,630
104 ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Ban… Aug 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,879 1,624
105 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes Oct 4, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,350 1,566
106 Combat Obscura Mar 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $14,242 1,554
107 Screwball Mar 29, 2019 Multiple Genres Not Rated $13,967 1,524
108 Touch Me Not Sep 28, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $13,782 1,504
109 This One’s For The Ladies Jun 7, 2019 Documentary NC-17 $13,688 1,494
110 Rapid Response Sep 6, 2019 Documentary PG-13 $13,262 1,447
111 Zen for Nothing Mar 29, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $12,107 1,321
112 Cassandro the Exotico Jul 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $11,897 1,298
113 Stuffed Oct 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $11,683 1,275
114 Ferrante Fever Nov 23, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $11,137 1,215
115 If the Dancer Dances Apr 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $10,912 1,191
116 Vision Portraits Aug 9, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $10,771 1,175
117 The Eyes of Orson Welles Aug 17, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $10,252 1,119
118 Shooting the Mafia Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,988 1,090
119 Studio 54 Jun 15, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,355 1,021
120 When Lambs Become Lions Nov 22, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,337 1,019
121 Liyana Oct 10, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $9,223 1,006
122 Cracked Up Sep 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,197 1,004
123 Advocate Jan 3, 2020 Documentary Not Rated $9,152 999
124 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, W… Mar 15, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $9,025 985
125 That Pärt Feeling—The Unive… May 24, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $8,818 962
126 Ghost Fleet Dec 8, 2022 Documentary Not Rated $7,850 856
127 To Be of Service Nov 1, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $6,173 673
128 Monrovia, Indiana Oct 26, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,738 626
129 Kinder des Kalifats Nov 16, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $5,643 616
130 Het Wonder van Le Petit Prince Aug 28, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $5,553 606
131 What You Gonna Do When The … Aug 16, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,672 510
132 I’m Leaving Now Sep 6, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $4,443 485
133 Chasing Portraits Feb 26, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $3,076 335
134 Filmworker May 11, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $3,016 329
135 Back to the Fatherland Jun 14, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,697 294
136 TINY: The Life of Erin Blac… Jul 19, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,465 269
137 Serendipity Oct 18, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,213 241
138 Une jeunesse allemande Oct 11, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $2,177 237
139 Salafists Jan 25, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,939 211
140 Chinese Portrait Dec 13, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $1,246 136
141 Narcissister Organ Player Nov 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $1,015 110
142 Chef Flynn Nov 9, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $721 78
143 Divide and Conquer: The Sto… Dec 7, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $474 51
144 Owarani hito Miyazaki: Hayao Dec 13, 2018 Documentary Not Rated $376 41
Total Gross of All Movies$92,421,488
Total Tickets Sold10,089,613

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2019. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2019. 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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