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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2002

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2002 GrossTickets Sold
1 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $30,460,417 5,242,756
2 Bowling for Columbine Oct 11, 2002 MGM R $16,030,877 2,759,187
3 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 WGBH Giant-Screen… Not Rated $6,996,294 1,204,181
4 ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie May 10, 2002 Walt Disney PG $4,197,175 722,405
5 Comedian Oct 11, 2002 Miramax R $2,744,253 472,332
6 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $1,781,616 306,646
7 The Kid Stays in the Picture Jul 26, 2002 Focus Features R $1,434,436 246,890
8 Standing in the Shadows of … Nov 15, 2002 Artisan PG $1,331,012 229,089
9 Dogtown and Z-Boys Apr 26, 2002 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $1,293,295 222,598
10 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… G $1,133,288 195,058
11 The Endurance: Shackleton's… Oct 5, 2001 Cowboy Pictures G $1,017,167 175,071
12 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 nWave Pictures Not Rated $538,670 92,714
13 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $496,254 85,413
14 Trembling Before G-D Oct 26, 2001 New Yorker Not Rated $482,214 82,997
15 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Sep 25, 2002 First Run Features Not Rated $388,890 66,934
16 Scratch Feb 15, 2002 R $289,885 49,894
17 Sex with Strangers Feb 22, 2002 Not Rated $247,740 42,640
18 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 R $244,557 42,092
19 Promises Mar 15, 2002 Not Rated $243,769 41,956
20 The Cockettes May 10, 2002 Not Rated $218,867 37,670
21 Hybrid May 10, 2002 Indican Pictures Not Rated $150,662 25,931
22 Ziggy Stardust and the Spid… Dec 23, 1983 PG $143,204 24,647
23 Chop Suey Oct 5, 2001 Zeitgeist Not Rated $95,185 16,382
24 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $86,247 14,844
25 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Not Rated $55,237 9,507
26 Biggie and Tupac Sep 27, 2002 Roxie Releasing R $54,834 9,437
27 Shanghai Ghetto Sep 27, 2002 Menemsha Entertai… Not Rated $29,115 5,011
28 A Skin Too Few: The Days of… May 17, 2002 Not Rated $17,384 2,992
29 Ayurveda: Art of Being Jul 19, 2002 Kino International Not Rated $16,892 2,907
30 ABC Africa May 3, 2002 New Yorker Not Rated $8,886 1,529
31 Massoud, the Afghan Dec 6, 2002 Not Rated $5,859 1,008
32 Freshmen Apr 26, 2002 Not Rated $1,392 239
33 The Execution of Wanda Jean Sep 6, 2002 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $1,386 238
Total Gross of All Movies$72,236,959
Total Tickets Sold12,433,195

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. 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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