Box Office History for Genre - Documentary
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2011, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Dream is Alive
|
IMAX Films
|
12/31/1985 |
$125,900,000 |
$279,817,185 |
| 2 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
Lionsgate
|
6/23/2004 |
$119,114,517 |
$151,292,841 |
| 3 |
Everest
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
3/6/1998 |
$87,178,599 |
$125,785,867 |
| 4 |
The Living Sea
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
12/31/1995 |
$64,800,000 |
$117,533,795 |
| 5 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$84,830,955 |
$106,533,857 |
| 6 |
To the Limit
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
12/31/1989 |
$53,000,000 |
$104,804,511 |
| 7 |
La marche de l'empereur
|
Warner Independent
|
6/24/2005 |
$77,437,223 |
$95,286,851 |
| 8 |
Beyond and Back
|
Sunn Classics Pictures
|
1/1/1978 |
$23,800,000 |
$80,248,717 |
| 9 |
Dolphins
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
10/20/2000 |
$54,000,000 |
$79,046,383 |
| 10 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It
|
Sony Pictures
|
10/28/2009 |
$72,091,016 |
$75,839,745 |
| 11 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/16/1998 |
$40,593,286 |
$68,290,199 |
| 12 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/3/2006 |
$44,492,773 |
$51,299,178 |
| 13 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
IMAX Films
|
9/23/2005 |
$40,144,533 |
$45,666,649 |
| 14 |
earth
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
4/22/2009 |
$32,011,576 |
$33,676,177 |
| 15 |
Under the Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
2/13/2009 |
$30,459,267 |
$31,188,168 |
| 16 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
7/11/1997 |
$18,798,682 |
$30,241,423 |
| 17 |
Hubble 3D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/19/2010 |
$30,797,187 |
$29,998,711 |
| 18 |
Bowling for Columbine
|
MGM
|
10/11/2002 |
$21,576,018 |
$28,984,507 |
| 19 |
Dirt
|
American Cinema Releasing
|
3/1/1979 |
$9,200,000 |
$28,919,525 |
| 20 |
An Inconvenient Truth
|
Paramount Vantage
|
5/24/2006 |
$24,146,161 |
$28,687,070 |
| 21 |
Sicko
|
Lionsgate
|
6/22/2007 |
$24,538,513 |
$28,131,653 |
| 22 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/12/2004 |
$21,550,235 |
$27,301,286 |
| 23 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$18,079,965 |
$27,151,928 |
| 24 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
Giant Screen Films
|
5/5/2000 |
$18,642,318 |
$26,989,189 |
| 25 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
National Geographic Entertainment
|
10/5/2007 |
$23,746,066 |
$26,153,606 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
| 1995 |
9 |
1.55% |
$81,796,269 |
18,803,739 |
$129,369,724 |
The Living Sea
|
$64,800,000 |
| 1996 |
6 |
.16% |
$8,923,476 |
2,018,886 |
$13,889,936 |
When We Were Kings
|
$2,666,118 |
| 1997 |
6 |
.12% |
$7,950,971 |
1,732,238 |
$11,917,797 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
$2,570,742 |
| 1998 |
12 |
1.71% |
$115,718,746 |
24,673,506 |
$169,753,721 |
Everest
|
$56,145,919 |
| 1999 |
21 |
.82% |
$60,123,550 |
11,835,343 |
$81,427,160 |
Everest
|
$18,064,450 |
| 2000 |
37 |
1.51% |
$112,946,062 |
20,954,744 |
$144,168,639 |
Dolphins
|
$54,000,000 |
| 2001 |
19 |
.26% |
$20,841,339 |
3,682,216 |
$25,333,646 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
$6,443,686 |
| 2002 |
26 |
1.08% |
$98,926,619 |
17,026,956 |
$117,145,457 |
Space Station
|
$29,820,971 |
| 2003 |
45 |
.95% |
$89,169,139 |
14,787,585 |
$101,738,585 |
Space Station
|
$16,352,556 |
| 2004 |
85 |
2.34% |
$217,098,868 |
34,959,559 |
$240,521,766 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
$119,078,393 |
| 2005 |
97 |
1.74% |
$155,673,323 |
24,286,012 |
$167,087,763 |
La marche de l'empereur
|
$77,413,017 |
| 2006 |
108 |
1.10% |
$101,390,085 |
15,479,404 |
$106,498,300 |
An Inconvenient Truth
|
$23,814,997 |
| 2007 |
108 |
.74% |
$71,658,525 |
10,415,486 |
$71,658,544 |
Sicko
|
$24,530,513 |
| 2008 |
125 |
.89% |
$87,974,176 |
12,252,671 |
$84,298,376 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
$14,710,283 |
| 2009 |
86 |
1.82% |
$194,238,821 |
25,898,510 |
$178,181,749 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It
|
$72,091,016 |
| 2010 |
103 |
.82% |
$85,709,112 |
10,863,009 |
$74,737,502 |
Hubble 3D
|
$20,149,829 |
| 2011 |
135 |
.76% |
$77,917,111 |
9,788,588 |
$67,345,485 |
African Cats
|
$15,428,747 |
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